jap imports
 

hi .. i'm a canadian girl that's been living in ireland for nearly 9 years. i want to move back to canada soon - i have a 00 honda civic type R that came in from japan and my boyfriend has a 98 nissan skyline R34 GTT .... we would be interested in bringing our cars into canada.. but i heard this is quite difficult and not worth it. (strict guidelines with emissions, etc)

we have a test here every two years called the NCT that tests everything including emissions and general roadworthiness. both our cars have the NCT certificates.... so what ya reckon? import - pain in the ass?
if i have to sell my EK9 before going (cry) are there many jap imports available already for sale in canada? like evos or AE86's.... ??
thanks for any help :veryhappy

Both the Civic Type R and R34 skylines are too new to import to Canada, you could import them both but they would have to be either show cars or race cars, so there's no point since they won't be street legal, as far as import cars from japan are concerned, there are some importers that have cars like AE86's,R32's,180SX'S in Canada, the rule is that if you want to import a car from Japan to Canada it must be 15 years or older since there is no need for an emissions test for that car anymore.

sry, those cars wont be able to come in, not as road cars anyways

here u can only import cars over 15 years of age, like midnight said

man that really sucks!!! ah well sure what can ya do? i'll have at least another year with the type R anyways...
thanks lads!

this is what you can do if you really like your EK. strip it completely and ship all the parts over here. then get a canadian EK and switch everything over... if you want :thumbsup:

true...and if ur boyfriend comes back here i guess he'll have to settle for an
R32!!!

Not quite true. Although the cars may not be 15 years old, since you will be new citizens to Canada, the laws are a little bit less restrictive to you. As far as I know of, new citizens to be may import cars regardless of year as long as they meet safety standards.

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Also, since the EK was a model that was produced by Honda in North America, you may be able to register it. The R34 on the other hand may only be able to get a temporary registration, then it would have to either be exported or stored until it can be registered.

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VEHICLES PURCHASED OUTSIDE CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES

The Motor Vehicle Safety Act and Regulations require that all vehicles imported into Canada comply, at the time of importation, with the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in effect on the date the vehicle was manufactured. Vehicles manufactured for sale in countries other than Canada and the United States do not comply with the requirements of the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Act, CANNOT be altered to comply and CANNOT be imported into Canada. The only exceptions to this rule are vehicles fifteen (15) years old or older as determined by the month and year in which the vehicle was manufactured and buses manufactured before January 1, 1971.

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bring over the r34 and store it...its worth it. who cares about the civic...really? just buy one here...its a civic.