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12-22-2010, 07:58 PM

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welp, #2 goes pretty much with the popular opinion of the XB2.
And Scion is in there 3 times!!
http://autos.ca.msn.com/specials/buy...entid=26838278

12-22-2010, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wdiddy

Can someone make a sticky to show what is involved in importing the XB for various years as this question gets asked a lot but I can't ever see an answer to it. For a 2008 XB here are some questions and I'm in BC.
1. Digital speedo, does it do metric, and if not does it have to be replaced?
2. Does it have immobiliser and if not what is the best way to get this done?
3. Odometer, does it need alterations?
Anyone who has imported a 2008 or similar please answer these questions.

Answers to your 3 questions:
1. most digital odometer gauges in passenger vehicles in North America usually have the option to switch between miles & KM's.
2. This is vehicle specific. If it was an option & was installed on the vehicle you are purchasing then yes... if not then obiviously the answer would be no.
3. Generally they do not modify the odometer of the vehicle when importing between the US and Canada. The odometer reading is taken, recorded, then if necessary, they will calculate the conversion into the appropriate system of measurement and record that figure on the new title for the vehicle.

I know this thread was started a few months back, but I was scanning over some of the posts and had a little input from personal first hand knowledge.
I'm actually from Germany... but I live in the U.S. now, and I have also lived in a few other countries around the world.
Generally speaking, between the USA and Canada, if someone wants to import a vehicle originally intended for the market in the opposite of each of these two countries... It's fairly simple. Most of the time, they won't even physically convert things such as mileage between the USA's standard system of measurement & metric. They will just calculate the conversion of the mileage in the appropriate measurement system and list it on file when the title is applied for. If the owner finds a replacement gauge/ gauge face with the correct system and wants to change it out so it's easier to see the correct speed, etc. that's entirely legal, but you are not required to do so.
Also, the only other major issue that importing can encounter is... If the vehicle itself will pass the emissions & safety standards laws of the country it is being imported to.
Hope that helps anyone who may still have questions about importing a passenger car to Canada from the US.