so this friday im going to party in bellingham and I heard when we go to canada at night that my 2008 Scion TC is not allowed in canada.... WTF never heard of this does anyone know ????

 

i've never heard of that! i dont see why Canada wouldnt allow you to drive up....????

 

you can drive your car to canada all you want, you can't however REGISTER your car in canada if you were to become a canadian resident because it doesn't meet some recently passed legislation or whatever, only the 06 or 07 tc can be sold and registered in canada i think. so unbunch your panties. sheesh.

 

lol nice... ya I was just ____ed because all my friends have crappy cars so they wanted me to drive but they told me I couldn't get into canada

 

hey DRAX you can only register your car (tC) in Canada if its an 06-07? WOW! thanks pretty crazy...

Do you know what made them (Canada) change regulations on the 08-09's?

 

i don't remember it exactly, it was something to do with safety or emissions i think. it was weird, it was like...something the 05-06 didn't have, that toyota changed for 07, but then they passed a new law that said all 08 or newer model cars need this requirement or something, and the 08 didn't have it, so i think only the 07 scion tc can legally be registered in canada.

i think it was initially emissions, which is why the 07 was now legally allowed, since the engine had some minor changes and tweaks, then in 08 the laws changes, i think it was a safety equipment requirement or something, so thus thusly, the 08 model was ineligible for sale and registration in cananda.

 

it's the all glass roof i thought...

but either way, it's the inability to register it there, not to drive one there.

 

I think there is a 07 tc that registered his in Canada...thread somewhere about it.

 

I Googled it and they were saying that it is the '05 to '06 years that can't be registered in Canada.

http://www.yoursciontc.com/forums/in...st=15&start=15

(I didn't read the entire post just this one page.)

 

ADMISSIBLE
2002 TO 2009 All Scion models, if built after September 1st, 2007 [EIS] (see notes)

http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/impor...YOTA_LEXUS.htm

I bought my 08 in october of 2007.. lol.. when was it built.. idk

 

if that is their reasoning, then I think its due to the std airbags on the sides etc.

 

could be DRL

 

New tcs have DRL?

 

Well the '09s don't have DRL, just the little light in the high beam when you have your parking lights and/or lights on.

 

it's because of the roof crush standards. the all glass roof didnt pass in the early years

 

Totally correct. I was just in Toronto last month and stopped at the Toyota dealer downtown. I asked why there were no Scions on the highways and no Scion dealers and he told me that was the reason why. There are used Scions that he services, but only a handful and they all came from the States. But nothing stops you from driving around in the Country.

 

The tC's roof holds 4x the car's weight (~12000 pounds)... MUCH more than many other (registerable) vehicles on the market right now. How could it not pass roof crush standards?

 

^^ ditto. I think tcs the only one of like 5 cars that can do that.

 

wow thats crazy because of the roof... thanks everyone for the info I appreciate it my co worker tried tellin me i couldn't even take the tc into canada so now i can call him out he claims to know all laws

 

Easy, check the sticker in the frame of the driver's door. I bought my 06 in July of 05, but its manufacturer date is May 05.