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01-03-2014, 10:13 PM | #15 | |
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Or seized on the suspicion on being modified. Canada now takes a person's car even if they only suspect a modification without any proof needed. Exactly what a communist/nazi country would do. |
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We had a provincial representative for the NB MVI (motor vehicle inspection) in our class, people asked about things such as modifications, and it is usually no problem (I've never heard of anyone of my friends getting into problems with modifications). He pretty much made a point that if everything looked safe to the mechanic's eye, it was all that was needed to be OK. Unless you go parade your fart cannon in front of the cops / and or break traffic laws, there isn't any problems. The province is well aware of the aftermarket business and the shitty economy and can't ticket people for crap all the time, we're definitly not nazis.
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Being an ex-pat Canadian I'd love to see some articles related to this because this is the first I've heard of it.
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Definitely keep the Canadian car! Like another poster said, no one will give a shit the odometer is in kms. Speedo can be switched to Mi.
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Wherever that story has come from (assuming there is any truth to it), there's probably a hell of a lot of back-story. I doubt that "A police officer thought a car was modified so he had it impounded and crushed without due process." And cut the shit about Canada being a nazi or nanny state - we have health care. That's about the sum of the differences between Canada and the US.
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No truth to that whatsoever. In fact, with less stringent pollution laws up here, you can probably do more extensive mods without government interference. I live in Ontario, Canada.
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I very much doubt it. Americans to comment.
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Yes it does because cars cost more new in Canada. Then there's the fluctuating exchange rate which is now unfavourable to Canadians trying to sell into the US.
There's a thriving business transporting cars and especially pick ups across the 49 th but only when monetary conditions are in favour of higher prices in Canada for domestically produced vehicles. |
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You might be surprised at how many modifications made to cars in Canada are actually illegal modifications.
Window tinting, headlights, tail light colours, bumper height (that's a biggie if you drop your car) disabling ABS and so on can all theoretically result in seizure of your vehicle. Then there's the little issue of invalidating your insurance. You should check with your insurer if you make any modifications that might affect the rating of your car. Just because you weren't ticketed or your car wasn't impounded doesn't mean it was legal for you to modify your car. Impounding and destruction of vehicles as fixed penalties for certain offences are probably illegal laws in Canada. Fortunately only the idiots in BC and Ontario have tried to impose these irrational laws. It'll get worse as the population ages. Most drivers are not competent to drive in North America. Driving scares most people at some point during their driving. Talk to any North American who has driven on vacation in Europe and chances are they will have some terrifying story to relate about how dangerous Europe is to drive in. It is if you can't drive. |
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I should mention though that you should forget about trying to trade it in. We found that most dealers don't want to deal with an out-of-country vehicle. Go into it knowing that you'll need to sell it yourself when/if you decide to get rid of it.
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