Importing from US

Cheech

Hi Guys,
Just had to jump in here..... I purchased a 370Z down in Tacoma Washington, the dealer drove it up to Bellingham for me to sign the papers and take ownership.

Pretty much what everyone is saying here is true, you save big bucks purchasing one from our southern neighbours.

Two things I wanted to chime in on;
1. The DRL is simply a matter of the dealership reprogramming the ECU. Morrey Nissan in Burnaby BC did mine for $56.00(ask for Rob). Several other dealerships gave me quotes from $200 to $500.

2. After you've imported your vehicle, the warranty will be void if you sell it within six months. After that, it's fair game. Another warranty point is that when you bring your vehicle in for warranty service, the dealer will punch the VIN into the computer to check on the warranty status, which could be void if it wasn't properly registered in a state first or waited past the six month "in service" date. It could be up to the dealership's discretion whether to honour the warranty or not. But if it hasn't met the criteria to be valid, then Nissan Canada will decline the work to be performed and thus the dealership will not be paid.

my 2 cents.

Good luck importing.

Gurps

Cheech, quick question.

If I purchased the car brand new in the US, but it sat on the lot more than 6 months, and was never driven or owned in the US for that 6 months, would that count? I purchased the car and have not resold it. It was bought brand new in the US and only ever dirven in Canada.

Talking to the dealer in Bellingham, he will fully honour my warranty in Belligham.(Have it in writing so no big issue with warrnty. Would just have to get it towed to Border worst case). Just curious if my warranty may be valid here in Canada based on the fact that the car sat on the lot for more than 6 months in the US. However,it was bought brand new.

I will call up Nissan here who always do my service and get them to run the VIN and see what comes up. I know that the service department up here said they would do there best to cover any warranty work up here, as they want the business, even though I bought the car in the US. Apprently Nissan will bend the rules here and there.