# Help Needed. Getting familiar with 240sx and owning it in Ontario

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [February 27, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-needed-getting-familiar-with-240sx-and-owning-it-in-ontario/273658 "2016-02-27T19:36:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eclipse\_lite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/73ab20/32.png) [@Eclipse\_lite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eclipse_lite)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-needed-getting-familiar-with-240sx-and-owning-it-in-ontario/273658/1 "2016-02-27T19:36:22Z")

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Hey

I am new to the forum as well as to Canada and am going crazy about buying [240sx](http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=240sx) pignose.

I live in Toronto have G2 and will be turning 25 soon. I am trying to do as much research as possible now to learn everything about [240sx](http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=240sx). I would be very thankful if someone gives me tips and advises on buying and maintaining the car. The questions I have in mind at the moment are:

1. **Purchase**. I constantly monitor Kijiji, Autotrader, this forum etc. for listings. I am even considering buying the car in the US. This morning I checked shipping cost at [Uship.com](http://uship.com/) and was given a rate of CAD 967$ for shipping 240sx from Florida to Toronto. Has anyone imported pignoses from the US? What will I have to pay at the borders for bringing the car to Canada? Will I have issues with registering the vehicle? If total cost of bringing the car to Canada will be around 1500 Cad, I think I can handle that.

2. **Rust**. Given the age of these cars we all know how easily they rust and many say that salt on the roads will destroy the body in 1-2 years. So far I have seen that entire Toronto is covered with salt in winters. How long will the car last here, if I drive it in winters? Obviously I will try only to drive when the roads are more or less dry. I read[this thread](http://www.son240sx.org/showthread.php?225954-winter-prep-tips-best-rust-proofing&highlight=winter) and want to know if any of those coatings really help. I don’t want to spend too much time on finding/bringing a car in decent condition with minimum or no rust and seeing in being eaten by rust in 2-3 years.

3. **Insurance**. I know that zero insurance history in North America will spike my insurance rates, yet I think I will manage to pay around 300 a month. Such high rates will not allow me to pay another insurance for a winter beater, yet I heard of something called “seasonal vehicle insurance suspension”. How much on average will it cost me to keep one of the cars parked during the “non-season’? By that I mean storing [240sx](http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=240sx) from Dec to April, and storing the beater from April to December.

4. **_This is going to be my first car in life_** , so what other things I should consider before buying it? Registrations, emission test, safety test etc…

Thanks for reading this long post and hope to see some useful advises and tips.