# buying a imported car from canada **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 19, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784 "2009-07-19T19:45:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/21 "2009-07-21T11:08:04Z")
Just get a PO box some place in Canada and register it there. bamo done. ---
**Author:** ![brilliantyellowg60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6f9a4e/32.png) [@brilliantyellowg60](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brilliantyellowg60)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/22 "2009-07-21T12:41:54Z")
> [@ronromes](#): > > seriousness folks haha ok seriously i’ve done it, dont bother ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/23 "2009-07-21T12:56:54Z")
> [@newman](#): > > YOU CANNOT IMPORT A SKYLINE LEGALLY INTO THE UNITED STATES UNTIL 2014. whats the deal with Kustom Works’ Skyline? did he pay out the ass to bring it over legally? ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/24 "2009-07-21T13:17:44Z")
> [@brilliantyellowg60](#): > > ok seriously > > i’ve done it, dont bother geeze 10+ pages… good thing its slow at work today. lol ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/25 "2009-10-08T13:30:24Z")
what about moronrex do they still import cars legally? i want a skyline too! ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/26 "2010-09-15T19:57:38Z")
ok bump. what about a plain-jane e30? ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/27 "2010-09-15T20:04:18Z")
I had a RHD Del Sol with a title registered and drove it for three years, go to the dmv and play dumb like I did and you might get it on the road. It was a $8500 risk I took but it worked out for me. I miss that fucking car and still wish I had it, kid owns it now in AZ and wont sell it back to me. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/28 "2010-09-15T20:10:21Z")
I’m going to stop by the DMV tomorrow and maybe the local border patrol/customs office ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/29 "2010-09-15T20:24:22Z")
you will be required to complete EPA form 3520-1 and DOT form HS-7 you will need to have the title and bill of sale along with a letter from the manufacturer stating that it meets or exceeds the dot/epa standards for the US market and because ive seen it before… make sure you bring the car. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/30 "2010-09-15T20:44:34Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#): > > you will be required to complete EPA form 3520-1 and DOT form HS-7 > > you will need to have the title and bill of sale along with a letter from the manufacturer stating that it meets or exceeds the dot/epa standards for the US market Awesome, thanks! from the epa site [http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/canadian.htm](http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/canadian.htm) under '1995 and prior model years" > [@EPZ](#): > > All 1988-1995 Canadian automobiles (gasoline or diesel fueled), light-duty trucks (gasoline or diesel fueled) and heavy-duty gasoline fueled engines are considered by EPA to conform with U.S. emission requirements. Now I just need to get something for the DOT form, my best guess would be to call bmw usa ---
**Author:** ![ImsloIkno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58956e/32.png) [@ImsloIkno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImsloIkno)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/31 "2010-09-15T21:29:12Z")
for the kustom workz skyline i think they registered it as a sentra to be honest ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/32 "2010-09-15T21:48:15Z")
> [@ImsloIkno](#): > > for the kustom workz skyline i think they registered it as a sentra to be honest dealer plates ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/33 "2010-09-15T22:00:23Z")
id love to seize it HAHAHAHAH ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/34 "2010-09-16T08:41:19Z")
> [@ImsloIkno](#): > > for the kustom workz skyline i think they registered it as a sentra to be honest you sure its not a motorex skyline since its an r33? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784/35 "2010-09-16T08:47:40Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > Awesome, thanks! > > from the epa site [http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/canadian.htm](http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/canadian.htm) under '1995 and prior model years" > > Now I just need to get something for the DOT form, my best guess would be to call bmw usa When I did this many years ago on a Canadian Geo Tracker it only had one of the two certs on the vehicle (I think it was EPA). I just had to call GM, pay $50, and they faxed me an official form stating the vehicle met the DOT regs. I had all my paperwork in order at the border, vehicle on a trailer, and the process went perfectly with US customs. They reviewed the paperwork, collected my sales tax, and stamped everything so I had no problems registering with NYSDMV. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-imported-car-from-canada/70784.md?page=1)