Stephane et al:
Thanks for your responses. Here is my decision process in a nutshell.
1) Driving down is out of the question because of the time required. This
would be the cheapest option.
2) Shipping the car to the border is possible but the transport would have to
drop the car off at a given address. I don't know anyone in Sweet Grass,
Montana and I don't think leaving an antique Porsche at the side of the road is
a good idea (call me crazy!). This would save a significant amount of cash. It
would also mean that all the papers would have to be in perfect order of I'd be
driving back to Calgary to sort it out (without the 911).
3) Fly down and drive the car back. Nope. The cost of a short notice ticket
is prohibitive: $1450 USD. Boy would that be a fun drive! Again the border
crossing could be sticky as many of you mentioned.
4) The most expensive option ($2500 CDN) is also the safest. I'm going to have
the car shipped to Canada Customs at the Calgary airport. It will come across
the border in bond ($100 fee). This allows me to pick the car up locally. If
there are any paperwork problems I won't be far from home. And yes, there is
the omnipresent GST! (I think it is a hot tub fund for the PM!)
She should be on her way by late this afternoon. Transportation time is about 7
to 10 days. She is riding indoors too and so should be relatively clean. I'll
let you know how it turns out.
Regards,
Mark Dickinson
Stephane St-Amant wrote:
> Take two!!! Snd yyou this last week but bounced back. Here it is again
> ===========================================
>
> Just picked up a Spit myself in the US. I chooose to drive down there
> 'cause it was much cheaper than have it delivered. Even driving there I had
> a few options:
> 1) Drive down, take a 1-way rent trailer and bring the car back
> 2) Rent a trailer here (local rental), drive down with the trailer, pickup
> the car and bring both back here.
>
> Option 1) would have cost $290US for the trailer
> Option 2) cost me $120CAN including taxes (Just add avout $20CAN worth of
> gas for extra weight on the way down) (U-HAUL auto-transport local rental:
> $49.99CAN per 24 hours)
>
> I know that in your case, it's probably out of the question to drive down
> there (around 5000kms round trip, as opposed to me with only 1200kms) but
> you may want to check if you can have the car delivered near the border on
> the US side and pick the car yourself there. Will probably be ALOT cheaper.
>
> Maybe a lister lives somewhere around there and may be willing to help you!
> (i.e. receive the car for you or something...)
>
> Hope this help
> Steph
> '69 Spit - Hers (May see the road this summer!)
> '71 TR6 - Mine (In pieces!)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Dickinson <amdickin@ucalgary.ca>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 12:45 PM
> Subject: Moving a vehicle: USA to Canada
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello everyone:
> >
> > Has anybody out there moved a vehicle from the USA to Canada? I'm
> > trying to get a car from Tuscon, AZ to Calgary, AB. So far the only
> > quote I've managed to drum up is from DAS: $1800 USD <OUCH!>. I know it
> > is only $500 CDN to get a car from Calgary to Toronto by rail, but I've
> > been unable to get a quote for rail across the border. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark Dickinson
> > '80 Spifire
> > '67 Porsche 911S 306903S
> > '67 Porsche 911S 307787S <- in Tuscon
> > and misc. daily drivers.
> >
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