Paying for a car in the US?

[Fozzie_DeBear]

I have a question,

There is a car I am thinking of buying from North Carolina and I'm not sure what the best way to pay for it would be.

When I bought my bike from Oregon I bought through Ebay then paid 50% as a deposit and then the other 50% when I had confirmation the bike was shipped.

Has anyone got any experience in this and would have any other ideas?

[Fozzie_DeBear]

Arg wrong forum...Mods if you can hear me can we get this over to the off-topic forum please?

[the lemming]

What are you looking to pick up Fozzie? Perhaps something from the CP Car Draft

[mykalberta]

Are you shipping the car? Or going down and picking it up. My parents used cash to buy their vehicle from the US. Dealership handled all the export docs etc. Then a trip to Canadian Tire to get ti checked and certified and that was it.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

Are you shipping the car? Or going down and picking it up. My parents used cash to buy their vehicle from the US. Dealership handled all the export docs etc. Then a trip to Canadian Tire to get ti checked and certified and that was it.

That's basically how I did it as well. I wired the dealership the money for a deposit and brought a bank draft to pay the balance when I arrived. Easy as pie and saved $10,000.

[STAMPEDRED]

We went through a dealership and wired the full amount... quite trusting now I think about it, but thought it was better to buy from a dealer than a private sale.

If you're driving back, remember to get all the paper work to the border 72 hours before you cross and it has to be to the border you cross at. Bit of a process but definitely worth the savings. Also a great road trip!

Also if you don't know, the car has to be registered in the States for at least 6 months - you're buying used. Not sure if this is still the case but I remember it being so when we bought.

Hope that helps!