[MBZ] how to get a car from canada

2006-06-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
How do you bring a car in from Canada? There is one in Canada that im interested in. Its WAY too far away so I would have to have it shipped. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: [MBZ] how to get a car from canada

2006-06-12 Thread Steve MacSween
Unless it's 25 years old, dude, it's a lot of trouble from what I have heard. For cars 25 years or more old, it's a lot easier. Here in Canada they've made the process pretty easy for anything over 15 years, as people bring up a lot of cars from the dry states into Canada. Basically our border

Re: [MBZ] how to get a car from canada

2006-06-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Well this car is up in Victoria, its another one of those LWB 123's except this one is diesel. Looks like it has some rust though so just depends on how cheap it ends up being. Should be able to drive it back though. Its a 1980 btw I do believe. Steve MacSween wrote: Unless it's 25 years

Re: [MBZ] how to get a car from canada

2006-06-12 Thread Bill
old rules. Of course, YMMV Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:52 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] how to get a car from canada How do you bring a car in from Canada

Re: [MBZ] how to get a car from canada

2006-06-12 Thread John M McIntosh
On 11-Jun-06, at 9:51 PM, Steve MacSween wrote: Here in Canada they've made the process pretty easy for anything over 15 years, as people bring up a lot of cars from the dry states into Canada. Basically our border services agency handles most of it in one stop. I'll note if you take the

Re: [MBZ] how to get a car from canada

2006-06-12 Thread Jeff Zedic
I must have the bureau-gods smiling on me because I've not had that problem.mind you, I always cross in NY statethey're the Okies of the north I guess...;-) I'm glad because those US border dudes are so Uber-serious.it's always a Kafka-esque experience.. they make me laugh

Re: [MBZ] how to get a car from canada

2006-06-12 Thread R A Bennell
. Striplin Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 9:52 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] how to get a car from canada How do you bring a car in from Canada? There is one in Canada that im interested in. Its WAY too far away so I would have to have it shipped. Any help would be appreciated

Re: [MBZ] how to get a car from canada

2006-06-12 Thread John M McIntosh
On 12-Jun-06, at 3:34 PM, R A Bennell wrote: Who knows with an old MB but I doubt if they made anything special for a market as small as ours. We likely get the same thing you folks do which is why it is hard to buy a new diesel here. Ah, well you can get things like euro headlamps, and