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greyshep · 08-16-2010, 02:17 PM

Just a quick comment on the "not CSA approved" thing mentioned by a dealer I believe?..... What a bunch of Bull.

The large majority of trailers that are sold at dealerships in Canada are built in the US and then shipped here for our middlemen to rake in margins.

The ones sold here are no different than what you would find in the US. Maybe aside from a sticker pasted on the side due to govt. regulations. Everything is the same.

Any trailer that is purchased in the US and brought across is required to be inspected before it gets its own special sticker. I know this cause I saved 20% by purchasing our trailer in the US a couple years ago. This inspection is paid for as part of the import process and is typically done at Canadian Tire. (they have a contract for this with the govt.)

I would have no qualms about buying another trailer in the US and bringing it across. Especially with the strength of our dollar presently.

08-16-2010, 02:17 PM	#22
greyshep #1 Goaltender Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Satellite Community Exp:	Just a quick comment on the "not CSA approved" thing mentioned by a dealer I believe?..... What a bunch of Bull. The large majority of trailers that are sold at dealerships in Canada are built in the US and then shipped here for our middlemen to rake in margins. The ones sold here are no different than what you would find in the US. Maybe aside from a sticker pasted on the side due to govt. regulations. Everything is the same. Any trailer that is purchased in the US and brought across is required to be inspected before it gets its own special sticker. I know this cause I saved 20% by purchasing our trailer in the US a couple years ago. This inspection is paid for as part of the import process and is typically done at Canadian Tire. (they have a contract for this with the govt.) I would have no qualms about buying another trailer in the US and bringing it across. Especially with the strength of our dollar presently.