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Originally Posted by Pijetro
Not me.....It was a headache, regardless of how easy it might seem..
How is somebody able to avoid taxes on a brand new truck??You need to register with the DMV..
Nissan requires this for warranty approval.
Hey Islander, i'm going through some really turbulent (self inflicted) times...
I thought that the LE models had DRL's already installed???
@Dogbone....
I'm crossing my fingers on the 72hour issue....
If it doesn't include weekends, then i'm screwed. The paperwork is going through this Thursday, and i'm coming back on Sunday..I'll probably be forced to drive through, and back again..
Or stay in a hotel until everything's processed..  |
Hey Pijetro. Unfortunately, the 72 hour thing at the border is in reality "3 working days" (not including weekends and US Stat holidays). The US Border people are not flexible on this (believe me I asked). As they describe it, they use this time as a "cooling off" period so they can do a back ground check and make sure the vehicle is not stolen or anything. Beats me why they need 3 days to run a 15 minute history check ...
The checklist in this thread that Tiny put together pretty much mirrored the checklist that I used. Fortunately for me I had the prior experiences of a couple friends and a family members to rely on. If you get all your ducks in order before you leave to pick up your new ride, you can get the whole transaction done in a couple days.
As for taxes... just like death, they are unavoidable. Sorry dude. The government wants their cut of the action as soon as you bring any consumer good into the country. The good news is you don't have to pay any tax in the state that you purchase it in. All the dealer needs is your signature on an exemption form and away you go. As soon as you hit the border though, you will have to cough up that tax bill for the GST.
PST is up to your individual province. We have to pay it in BC as soon as we register the vehicle with ICBC.
As for DRL. As far as I have found from searching the various forums and asking for advice, there is no factory equiped DRL in any US model. Only Canadian models that were destined for Canada and installed that way from the factory.
I found that the main relay box (behind the battery) has all the slots ready to accept a nice little plug in DRL module (if you were so inclined to buy one from Nissan) but the wiring harness to connect it all is not installed from the factory. I talked to a couple Nissan service guys and they confirmed that it would be a nightmare to run all the wires you need and they don't even do it when someone imports a truck from the US. They simply install a $25 - $50 aftermarket module and hit you up for 3 hours labour :-)
I hope your import goes smoothly.
Cheers