Actually, it isn't quite that simple anyway, the fly down and drive back
part. To bring it into Canada, you have to clear U.S. Customs on exit and
they require the original title and two copies be placed on file with them
72 hours before you cross.
Then you have the issues of whose registration (tags) and insurance you
drive on, if you are lucky your insurance company may issue a 'rider' on the
policy to allow you to drive the car without valid Ontario plates (read:
inspection), some do and some don't. Some states will issue a temp permit to
an out-of-state purchaser, some don't, some only if you buy from a dealer,
and so on.
Cross-border trucking is pricey, the company I now use more or less charges
$1200 to $1800 US to bring cars into Canada, but they are dead reliable and
efficient.
Plus, no offense to Donald, but then when all is said and done you never,
EVER, really know what you are getting. BTDT five times and counting:
- 1960 220s from Los Angeles, vendor never said the seats were three
different colors (I got this way back when photography on eBay was a bonus,
not the norm), shipper broke the WHITE bone steering wheel and one taillight
(note to old list members, shipper was a friend of Chip Lamb)
- 1982 Volvo wagon with a Ford V8 conversion installed, from Arizona
- 1983 300sd, ex-Kaleb, totalled by a red-light runner 5 wks after I got it
- 1982 240d from Texas, vendor 'forgot' to mention the five major dings in
the roof, plus the grille was bashed in after auction
- 1982 300sd from California desert, vendor said paint was 'tired', I
assumed he meant sun-faded (I've buffed out other sun belt cars) -- my bad
-- turns out it's a cheapo repaint that's covered all over in scratches that
are jussst too deep for buffing so it goes
Mac
on 3/28/07 17:44, E M at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Truth is, I'm a little lazy. That's one reason I may seem not too put off
> it the price is a little higher than what some think it's worth for such
> high mileage. (maybe I'm the sucker born every minute. hee hee). But time
> is worth something. So I fly down somewhere, take a few days driving back,
> all the hassle with the paperworkYou see, the extra $1500 to have the
> guy drive it to my house is worth it. If we were talking 10-20G difference,
> maybe, but this is a pretty cheap car to start with, and I can touch it
> before I pay. :-) Your car does sound very nice tough.
>
> Ed
>
> On 28/03/07, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Ed wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> The more I think about this E300, I think I'll get it. It's a good
>> start into the world of Benz and then I'll be an official part of the
>> gang here. hee hee.
>>
>>
>>
>> Question is, the car has high mileage (320,000 KMS) but runs very well.
>> It will receive very light use, about 3000-4000 KMS per year, but as the
>> trans and engine become wore, do you suggest rebuilding, or just finding
>> a lower mileage used engine and swapping it out. The body and interior
>> is very good, with almost zero rust.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey Ed, you should just buy a good car that doesn't have any problems.
>> I happen to have a very nice 1990 300SEL. That would not cost you much
>> more than this car. It doesn't need anything and I have TONS of service
>> records. You drive it back to Canada from Kansas or have it shipped.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Donald H. Snook
>>
>> 1990 300SEL 136K
>>
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