Canada Import
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Fleet Owner
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From: Gilbert, PA
Canada Import
I'm looking at a truck that was originally sold in Canada.
- car fax shows...
does any of this look suspicious or any need for concerning? - How do they change KMH to MPH
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07/18/2018 - NICB
- Vehicle manufactured and shipped to original dealer
04/15/2019
270- Jacques Olivier Ford
- Saint-Hubert, QC
- 450-445-3673
- olivierford.com
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- Vehicle serviced
- Vehicle washed/detailed
- Odometer reported as 435 kilometers
04/19/2019- Quebec
- Motor Vehicle Dept.
- Registration issued or renewed
- First owner reported
- Registered as commercial vehicle
04/25/2019- Jacques Olivier Ford
- Saint-Hubert, QC
- 450-445-3673
- olivierford.com
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- Vehicle serviced
10/01/2019- Ford Motor Company
- Manufacturer Customer Satisfaction Program issued
- Program #19N06 DOOR LATCH FREEZING CONCERNS
- Locate an authorized Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer or call 866-436-7332 to obtain more information
04/08/2020- Quebec
- Motor Vehicle Dept.
- Registration issued or renewed
- Registered as commercial vehicle
09/02/2020
17,398- Jacques Olivier Ford
- Saint-Hubert, QC
- 450-445-3673
- olivierford.com
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Customer Favorites - Vehicle sold
- Odometer reported as 27,999 kilometers
09/03/2020
23,266- Quebec
- Motor Vehicle Dept.
- Registration issued or renewed
- New owner reported
- Odometer reported as 37,443 kilometers
09/22/2020- Ontario
- Ministry of Transportation
- Registration issued or renewed
- New owner reported
- Passed safety inspection
- Vehicle previously registered in Quebec
- Vehicle color noted as White
09/24/2020- Embrun Ford
- Embrun, ON
- 613-443-2985
- embrunford.com
- Vehicle serviced
- Engine block heater serviced
09/28/2020- US Dept of Transportation
- Vehicle imported and declared to meet US highway safety specifications
- Bond released on 11/22/2020
10/16/2020
23,382- Ohio
- Motor Vehicle Dept.
- Vehicle purchase reported
10/31/2020- Ohio
- Motor Vehicle Dept.
- Medina, OH
- Title #1813307401
- Title issued or updated
- Dealer took title of this vehicle while it was in inventory
12/14/2020
23,407- Auto Auction
- Listed as a dealer vehicle
- Vehicle sold
Millions of used vehicles are bought and sold at auction every year.
12/21/2020- Kia of Woodbridge
- Woodbridge, VA
- Vehicle offered for sale
12/29/2020
23,413- Virginia
- Inspection Station
- Passed safety inspection
01/07/2021- CARFAX Car Care
- Manufacturer Recommended Maintenance Schedules
Get this vehicle's maintenance schedule, service history and recall alerts at carfax.com/service.
Fleet Owner
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From: Brentwood,CA
They don't change the cluster on these, I have seen lots of these trucks run through the Manheim auction. Your MPH will be the inner portion of the speedometer and the outer will remain in KMH. Understand the warranty or lack of warranty. Run a OASIS on the truck and verify warranty eligibility.
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Fleet Owner
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From: Gilbert, PA
They don't change the cluster on these, I have seen lots of these trucks run through the Manheim auction. Your MPH will be the inner portion of the speedometer and the outer will remain in KMH. Understand the warranty or lack of warranty. Run a OASIS on the truck and verify warranty eligibility.
Why lack of warranty? if it was sold new in 4/19 that means It should have the 3/36 till 4/22
Or does import effect that?
Laughing Gas
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Be sure the import documents are all taken care of
I bought one from Canada this spring and had a major go around getting it registered.
The title office of course is never any more helpful than they can be. The only thing they seem to like is
telling you that you are still missing one more piece of paper.
Had to go back 3 times 😡
I bought one from Canada this spring and had a major go around getting it registered.
The title office of course is never any more helpful than they can be. The only thing they seem to like is
telling you that you are still missing one more piece of paper.
Had to go back 3 times 😡
Fleet Owner
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From: Brentwood,CA
The trucks were sold to the Canadian market and sold with the Ford Canada warranty coverage. This is why I suggest you check the warranty status. These trucks are normally best to avoid unless you get a good deal on them. Be warned these often come with titling and registration headaches galore. They are also restricted from mainstream financial lenders for financing.
Cargo Master
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From: ME
I picked up a 2013 XTR last summer. I didn't have any issues with the title or paper work. The speedometer was converted to MPH. It has some sort of overlay on the speedometer and tach.
Of course... this truck is 8 years old and is way out of factory warranty so I just got the 1 month 1K mile warranty from the dealer.
However I wouldn't buy a newer Canadian truck if the factory warranty was void not because of age or mileage, but because it was sold outside of Canada.
As funny as it sounds I picked up this 2013 Canadian truck because it's never seen snow, even the frame and under carriage look like new. An older gentleman owned it (snow bird) and spent most of the year in Florida.
Of course... this truck is 8 years old and is way out of factory warranty so I just got the 1 month 1K mile warranty from the dealer.
However I wouldn't buy a newer Canadian truck if the factory warranty was void not because of age or mileage, but because it was sold outside of Canada.
As funny as it sounds I picked up this 2013 Canadian truck because it's never seen snow, even the frame and under carriage look like new. An older gentleman owned it (snow bird) and spent most of the year in Florida.
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Yeah you've got to be careful with vehicles coming from Canada - usually through no fault of the previous owners though.
Down state, there were a few used car dealers who sold converted Canadian vehicles.
My inlaws were looking for an H3 (no idea why) and they found one relatively cheap. Odometer claimed something like 72k miles - not horrible for its age.
Carfax showed it was Canadian, but also showed something like 175k kilometers - BIG red flag, since that's over 100k miles! Once they brought that up, they quickly ended up walking away from it, because what else was wrong? Then they took all their copies of the paperwork (because they got the info and wanted to think on it for a few days at first), they took everything to the DMV...they found out later the conversion shop that this thing went through ROUTINELY was putting lower mileage on their conversions. It was forced to close.
This was back in like, 2015 - I don't know if there's an issue with newer vehicles.
Down state, there were a few used car dealers who sold converted Canadian vehicles.
My inlaws were looking for an H3 (no idea why) and they found one relatively cheap. Odometer claimed something like 72k miles - not horrible for its age.
Carfax showed it was Canadian, but also showed something like 175k kilometers - BIG red flag, since that's over 100k miles! Once they brought that up, they quickly ended up walking away from it, because what else was wrong? Then they took all their copies of the paperwork (because they got the info and wanted to think on it for a few days at first), they took everything to the DMV...they found out later the conversion shop that this thing went through ROUTINELY was putting lower mileage on their conversions. It was forced to close.
This was back in like, 2015 - I don't know if there's an issue with newer vehicles.
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From: Calgary Canada
Speaking as a Canadian who has multiple times sold trucks that get exported to the USA, there's a few points I'd suggest you verify. 1) is the warranty. It SHOULD transfer, but you would want to verify that for each truck. 2) is the condition. Some parts of Canada (quebec especially) use insane amounts of salt and the trucks rust faster than you can imagine. I'm out went and nobody here would buy a truck from Quebec.
Back when the Canadian dollar was 1:1 with USD, we used to import a lot of trucks from the USA. Now that it's lower, we export them. Taking advantage of differences across that border has been a big Canadian business since back in the days of prohibition.
Back when the Canadian dollar was 1:1 with USD, we used to import a lot of trucks from the USA. Now that it's lower, we export them. Taking advantage of differences across that border has been a big Canadian business since back in the days of prohibition.
More Turbo
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From: Michigan
I purchased a Canadian truck from a local Ford dealer here in MI. The transfer was flawless, warranty transfer was no problem. I had the front brakes done and a new A/C compressor swapped under warranty. The only problem I did have was the radio or seri talking to me in french. It took a young guy at the dealership that under stood french to reset the unit. I got some chuckles telling them I would like to leave it because she sounded so sexy, but my wife was getting jealous at the amount of time I was spending in the truck trying to learn how to understand french, I just know she told me she loved me. I wouldn't worry about it anymore than a stateside purchase, just go through the truck and paper work. Good Luck with your purchase.
Fleet Owner
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From: Brentwood,CA
As mentioned get a OASIS, this can be requested from a dealership service department. There may be a fee but often not. All you need is the vin. You are also highly encouraged to call Ford US customer support to verify.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Winnipeg
In Canada when our dollar was at par people would buy new US vehicles to bring back to Canada as there was better deals in the US. Once that started happening, the dealers started to complain they were loosing sales so dealers like Honda Canada wouldn't honor the US warranty. I don't know if it applied to used sales as well. It would be wise to verify if the vehicle warranty is valid in your country.