i tried importing my 2008 scion xb 2 weeks ago... the car is made in 07/07 and so i arrive at the boarder got my US stamp on my title but then cdn boarder guy rejected me i did tell him its built before sept but he said it was "except those listed in the
inadmissible column" ...
which officer did u spoke to?
maybe i can give them another call before driving again...

 

if you're thinkin of dealing with the Border service, don't bother, they only know what the RIV tells them. The two steps listed earlier were the key to him getting that 08 in:

 

icic will try on monday@@
thanks

 

made the call today...
the riv guy said he cant make a record but he took down my name...?
but he did say that should be allowed...
and also he mention that its best if i get a letter from the manufacturer saying its comply with canadian regulation...

 

good stuff, hope it works out. When you gonna try to bring it across?

 

hopefully on the 18th but then i think its a US holiday?
the car is just collecting dust in my uncle house...

i tried calling scion for a letter of admissible to canada and they refuse... saying they dont want any scion across border... so they wont help me at all lol

 

y'know, I don't think that letter is necessary. I didn't need one when I brought my 06 across, all they wanted at the border was the "no recall" Letter. I wouldn't even sweat that.
Though Scion is acting on pressure from Toyota about the border crossing is kind of a dick thing to do.

 

ya i got the recall letter already but just hope the car can go in smoothly this time

 

kinda good news
but bad news for me

riv updated again

the scion xb is now classifed as MPV and now admissable
2008 Scion XB, if built after September 1st,

 

did you try bringing it across the border with the RIV's backing?

 

good news
got my car over now

i made a call to riv..
since the xb is a mpv
any models made before sept 2007 is all admissible...

i had no problems going in the boarder this time, i dont think they even check if its admissible or not... the lady just kept writing and stamping and took like 5 min

doing my federal inspection this week

 

5 mins? Fack, my 06 took 30mins to get processed!

The Federal inspection should take about 3 mins. All they do is check the DRL's and the gauges.

 

I noticed that the door tag for the xb says MPV right after the VIN #
Does anyboby know if the XD says MPV also?
If so it might also be inportable?

 

i was out the door in less then 20 min

i had to get my drl installed today... doing the federal and provincial inspection tm... i was told i need the provincial too? b


i dont think XD is a MPV... its more like a compact car?
but u can always call to confirm to riv..

 

it varies from province to province. I had to get an "Out Of Province" inspection done, which was 100$ and you're somewhat at their mercy because they can claim to find anything wrong and charge you for parts, labour to get it passed inspection. I took mine to Toyota and they said the sway bar was damaged, even though the XB handled great. So another 100$ tacked on and I got it passed and registered. However mine does have a salvage title, so it could have been legit, but I'm still suspicious.

 

That sucks! that you have a salvage title. Did you ever look at carfax.com on your vin number to see your box had any previous accidents?

 

oh I know it's been in an accident, it was mentioned when I bought it on ebay. Plus the title was a dead giveaway.
it took some front end damage but it looks like it was mostly body damage. The frame is straight and it doesn't pull to either side when driving or braking and Scion parts were used to fix it up, so I got a decent deal out of it. The only thing I had to fix was the sway bar as per the inspection, which may or may not have been worth fixing, but like I said, i was at Toyota's mercy for the inspection.

 

well everything is done now
bought the insurance paid the pst
and now officially broke lol
so the car is stock for a bit

but total after everything done is around $22k

 

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