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Date:         Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:03:15 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Canadian Importing Vanagon Westfalia to Canada:
              insurance while in US?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>
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dear importer done this twice personally in the last two years ....but do not take hersay and what my cousins brother did last time in 1974 as the gospel go to the horses mouth in the usa it is http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/export_docs/motor_vehicle.xml and in canada it is ...

i can not argue about what regs have changed in the last few years or not ... i do know that the actual policies and regulations at the border have not changed materially since the mid to late 1940s

guidelines and directives issued by the ministers (cananda) office or secretary (usa) office have been issued ot reflect changes in circumstantial mandates

side arms issued to canadians was asked for a long long time ago and only recently came into policy and it is by individual choice ...so your canadian cbsa person may or may not have a side arm

attitude of the guard is about as arbitrary as the attitude of a dog ... depends on a great deal and mostly depends on how you smell and look to them ...

tow successful vehicle imports in the last two years ... with out so much as a burp ... and once with a special slip granting 3 month permission so long as i did not use it as a daily driver ... had special coaching from RIV in ottawa for that one best of luck regards

On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 10:15 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> ** > > > Hi all. > > Importing a Vanagon Westy seems relatively easy, as the Vanagons have all > been RIV exempt for a while, but..... > > My far fetched plan would be to finish work in US, purchase a Westy in the > US (likely CA), camp in it for a week or so, drive it (import it) home to > Canada. > > Obviously insurance companies and laws vary from state to state, but for a > foreigner driving a vehicle in the US, can that person get sufficient > insurance for short term use? Like do I get the vehicle in my name, then > simply buy insurance for the term required? > > e.g. if the mileage is truly original and vehicle is rust free (or nearly > so), this one might be nice: > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1248521 > > Thinking out loud, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: > > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender<musomuso@gmail.com?subject=Re%3A%20Canadian%20Importing%20Vanagon%20Westfalia%20to%20Canada%3A%20insurance%20while%20in%20US%3F>| Reply > to group<wetwesties@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20Canadian%20Importing%20Vanagon%20Westfalia%20to%20Canada%3A%20insurance%20while%20in%20US%3F>| Reply > via web post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJvZXE2aHRpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQ3NzQ4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NDk5OARtc2dJZAM1MTM3OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzMzEzNjAxNDg-?act=reply&messageNum=51379>| Start > a New Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJjZ3Noc2wzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQ3NzQ4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NDk5OARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzMzEzNjAxNDg-> > Messages in this topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/message/51379;_ylc=X3oDMTM0bTk4ZjFyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQ3NzQ4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NDk5OARtc2dJZAM1MTM3OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzMzEzNjAxNDgEdHBjSWQDNTEzNzk->( > 1) > Recent Activity: > > - New Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJkOTU5ZXZrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQ3NzQ4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NDk5OARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzMxMzYwMTQ4?o=6> > 4 > - New Photos<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJkaWVkaGE5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQ3NzQ4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NDk5OARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2cGhvdARzdGltZQMxMzMxMzYwMTQ4> > 4 > > Visit Your Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties;_ylc=X3oDMTJjN2tqcWtmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQ3NzQ4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NDk5OARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzMzEzNjAxNDg-> > PICTURES! http://picasaweb.google.com/wetwesties/ > > To leave us: wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Calendar of events: http://www.wetwesties.org/calendar > > For technical resources: http://www.wetwesties.org/links.htm > > Please conserve bandwidth and clip quoted material in your posts. > Include only the information that is relevant to your response. > > [image: Yahoo! Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJiY25lYWlkBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQ3NzQ4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NDk5OARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTMzMTM2MDE0OA--> > Switch to: Text-Only<wetwesties-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional>, > Daily Digest<wetwesties-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest>• > Unsubscribe <wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe>• Terms > of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > . > > __,_._,___ >

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