Can I get my Cerbera through Canada....

[pizle]

--Is TVR as stubborn when it comes to shipping in Canada?
--Say I had my Cerbera shipped to Canada, where i then picked it up and drove it to my homestate of Washington. Do you think this would work? (I am fully willing to have a shoot-out at the boarder)
--If anyone has had any success with this please get in touch with me...im on the verge of moving to England just to own one...

thanx,
drew
(PS:...what does TVR stand for?)

[JonGwynne]

--Is TVR as stubborn when it comes to shipping in Canada?
--Say I had my Cerbera shipped to Canada, where i then picked it up and drove it to my homestate of Washington. Do you think this would work? (I am fully willing to have a shoot-out at the boarder)
--If anyone has had any success with this please get in touch with me...im on the verge of moving to England just to own one...

thanx,
drew
(PS:...what does TVR stand for?)

I don't know about Canada. If you're serious about doing this, call a lawyer in Canada who knows their way around import regulations. Bringing it into Canada is one thing. Getting it registered there is quite another - and I suspect you WILL need to get it registered in order to drive it legally on the road. After all, if you can't legally drive the thing, how do you expect to get it back to Washington to have your "shoot out"?

If this works, please let us know. I suspect there will be a lot of people who would be willing to give it a try.


p.s. TVR comes from TreVoR, the founder of the company's first name.

p.p.s. Last name was Wilkinson if memory serves.

[Johnny Freon]

Sorry, this is not possible.

I've been checking into importing a Skyline into Canada for a while and the only way is if the car is over 15 years old.

[cutmonster]

Not quite as simple as "no", I suspect: in the context of owning a TVR in the US, there have been ways and means of getting the blackpool beasts over Stateside: do a search and look out for words of wisdom from Pistonheader Faisel on this subject. There was some talk about shipping the car over to the US minus the engine so as to qualify as a kit car: questionable whether it works in the US, not sure about Canada. But never say never...
My Chimaera will be touring the US and Canada for 3 months next year. And I am open to offers because I plan to get a Tuscan on return to Blighty...

[Johnny Freon]

There are certainly ways and means; all I said was that it wasn't possible to do it through Canada, assuming that one would have to get it registered in Canada first.

A temporary resident of Canada can bring in a vehicle for one year at most. It may be possible (haven't checked this as it wasn't relevant for me) to bring in a vehicle for track use or show use. But none of that would help you to bring it to the US.

It is a LOT easier to import vehicles to the US than to Canada.

[JonGwynne]

Johnny Freon said: There are certainly ways and means; all I said was that it wasn't possible to do it through Canada, assuming that one would have to get it registered in Canada first.

A temporary resident of Canada can bring in a vehicle for one year at most. It may be possible (haven't checked this as it wasn't relevant for me) to bring in a vehicle for track use or show use. But none of that would help you to bring it to the US.

It is a LOT easier to import vehicles to the US than to Canada.

Hmmm, I wonder... What about Mexico? I suspect import regs are more relaxed with America's southern neighbor. Of course, you'd have to be careful about getting someone you trust to handle things down there for you.

I wonder if you could establish residency in northern Mexico (e.g. rent a mailbox or a cheap apartment), import and register the car there and then either drive it or ship it across the border. This would be a nice option for people who live in SoCal, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas or Lousiana.

[pizle]

Iv'e considered Mexico and so far the problem is finding someone i trust. I hav family in SoCal, who would kill just to look at a Cerbera, let alone deliver it to me...
Currently, I am talking with a military buddy in Germany about shipping it via military transport for cheap. He hasn't responded yet, but im sure he will come through..(hes the kinda guy who loves a challenge)..
if anything goes through, you guys will be the first to know...
because after all, the only thing better than racing down the freeway at 120mph in a TVR Cerbera is racing down the freeway at 120mph against your buddies TVR Tuscan.....and winning...

[VYT]

Racing your buddy @120mph, hmmm that's just out of third gear......... or 12 seconds after leaving the light's.......

Seriously though, a friend of mine in NJ would like to import a Tuscan. I have been talking to the MVA and a guy in DC, nothing concrete at the moment but as far as I can see the registered importer route seems like it should work. Just got to find sombody willing to do this. The kit car route is possible but it seems that the finished vehicle has to "meet code" and a registered importer is still the best way to achieve that.

[al27]

Have any relatives who live in Canada and are Canadian citizens?

[pizle]

---I could find some...anyone will be a relative for a price.
---the money has never been a problem, its the boarder control and registering thats the obsticle. from my research it seems awfuly difficult so ive been looking into purchasing a '98 Dodge Viper and doing some boddy mods to get the TVR effects i want....i know, i know, its no TVR...but we all have to make sacrifices...