Selling canadian car in US

[baby74 6]

Hi

 

I'm waiting for my visa, CR1. I'll be importing my car, Nissan versa 2009, to Florida. I have my compliance letter from Nissan. When I'll get to Florida, I'll conform my car to a register car vehicule garage to make it conform to FL standards.

 

I would like to know if it could be a problem for me to resell my car in Florida in 1-2 years because it's a Canadian car. The distance is in KM and not in milleage. Also, is there any other reasons why it might be a problem to sell it in FL.

 

Could I resell it to a car dealer without any problems? or I'm better to sell it in Canada before I Ieave.

 

I just want to make the right decision before I leave.

 

Thanks for your help.

[Exocet 88]

When I moved to Florida, I sold my Canadian Ford Ranger to the Mitsubishi dealership in Deland within the first month of being here.

 

I did not make any changes to the truck.  The dealership did say that they would have to get the dash converted, but I didn't have to do anything other than sign over the title and accept a cashiers chq for it

 

Good luck!

 

 

[baby74 6]

1 minute ago, Exocet said:

When I moved to Florida, I sold my Canadian Ford Ranger to the Mitsubishi dealership in Deland within the first month of being here.

 

I did not make any changes to the truck.  The dealership did say that they would have to get the dash converted, but I didn't have to do anything other than sign over the title and accept a cashiers chq for it

 

Good luck!

 

 

 Great! Do the price that they offer you for your car was decent ? or the gave you a very low price because they need to convert the dash ?

[Exocet 88]

I got a very respectable price for my truck... Waaaaay more than I would have gotten in Canada.  Granted, my truck was a rare model for this area.

 

I actually went onto auto trader here in the US, and they have a special feature on there about selling your vehicle to a dealership.  You put in all the info on your vehicle, and then it comes back to you with a quote.  You print that out and take it to a dealership they specify, and then you get that for your vehicle.  It was very easy, and waaay less stressful then trying to sell it privately.

 

Also, I think its only a hundred dollars or so for a dealer to convert the car... So not a big factor.

 

 

[baby74 6]

4 minutes ago, Exocet said:

I got a very respectable price for my truck... Waaaaay more than I would have gotten in Canada.  Granted, my truck was a rare model for this area.

 

I actually went onto auto trader here in the US, and they have a special feature on there about selling your vehicle to a dealership.  You put in all the info on your vehicle, and then it comes back to you with a quote.  You print that out and take it to a dealership they specify, and then you get that for your vehicle.  It was very easy, and waaay less stressful then trying to sell it privately.

 

Also, I think its only a hundred dollars or so for a dealer to convert the car... So not a big factor.

 

 

Thanks for the info. I also looked for the price they would give me in FL and seems like higher than what I would have in FL. Also, with the money exchange, it might worth it to FL if they give me a better price for it.

 

I'll give a try for sure with auto trader website Thanks again

 

 

[NovaSprings 89]

If the CBP agent allows the import at the boarder, hands you back your stamped paperwork, you have everything you need to sell your car in the US.  Funny enough there are lots of ex-pats or Canadians with vacation homes in the US who have no problem purchasing a car with metric measurements.  good luck.

[baby74 6]

2 hours ago, NovaSprings said:

If the CBP agent allows the import at the boarder, hands you back your stamped paperwork, you have everything you need to sell your car in the US.  Funny enough there are lots of ex-pats or Canadians with vacation homes in the US who have no problem purchasing a car with metric measurements.  good luck.

Thanks Nova Springs

[NikLR 13,227]

I sold my car before I moved. I didn't want to have issues selling it down here and wanted the money for the uhaul.  I doubt I could have sold it for more down here.  

 

Your car has to be compliant before you can even import. 

 

We were looking at trucks to buy recently and I completely shied away from a Canadian made F-150.  Since cars can be stolen and taken down here, or haven't had the dashes changed over etc... I just didn't want the issues that may arise.  And I'm Canadian.  LOL  The truck was selling for much less (5kish) than similar US made models were.  We ended up with a truck with about 10k more in miles, but had way more options for only 2k more. 

Edited January 22, 2017 by NikLR

[baby74 6]

10 hours ago, NikLR said:

I sold my car before I moved. I didn't want to have issues selling it down here and wanted the money for the uhaul.  I doubt I could have sold it for more down here.  

 

Your car has to be compliant before you can even import. 

 

We were looking at trucks to buy recently and I completely shied away from a Canadian made F-150.  Since cars can be stolen and taken down here, or haven't had the dashes changed over etc... I just didn't want the issues that may arise.  And I'm Canadian.  LOL  The truck was selling for much less (5kish) than similar US made models were.  We ended up with a truck with about 10k more in miles, but had way more options for only 2k more. 

Thanks NikLR

[HollywoodNorth 22]

No issues... myself and my family have imported / sold cars both ways. As long as the car is compliant and the paperwork is done correctly it's not a big deal.

 

Depending on the make/model a Canadian version of a US vehicle will fetch a similar price if its a very desirable vehicle.

 

Only case I had an issue was with CarMax. CarMax is a used car chain in the US and they are known as a place to go to sell your car for cash without having to buy another car. They sometimes won't take a vehicle registered in Canada, it varies.

 

Never had a problem at other dealerships.

 

[baby74 6]

10 minutes ago, HollywoodNorth said:

No issues... myself and my family have imported / sold cars both ways. As long as the car is compliant and the paperwork is done correctly it's not a big deal.

 

Depending on the make/model a Canadian version of a US vehicle will fetch a similar price if its a very desirable vehicle.

 

Only case I had an issue was with CarMax. CarMax is a used car chain in the US and they are known as a place to go to sell your car for cash without having to buy another car. They sometimes won't take a vehicle registered in Canada, it varies.

 

Never had a problem at other dealerships.

 

Thanks. Do you know if the compliance letter have an expiration date ?It's been more than 1 year that I had it. Do you think I'll need a new one ?

[HollywoodNorth 22]

I keep a copy on file [one of my cars is a collector car that just crossed the 25 year old threshold], but once it's registered in the US with plates with a state DMV you shouldn't need a compliance letter anymore legally speaking.

 

The letter has to be relatively current for importation purposes but once processed by CBP and the state level DMV you are fine.

 

 

[baby74 6]

4 minutes ago, HollywoodNorth said:

I keep a copy on file [one of my cars is a collector car that just crossed the 25 year old threshold], but once it's registered in the US with plates with a state DMV you shouldn't need a compliance letter anymore legally speaking.

 

The letter has to be relatively current for importation purposes but once processed by CBP and the state level DMV you are fine.

 

 

But my compliance letter date from November 2015. Do you think I'll need another one if I'll pass the customs to import it in March 2017 ?