---- Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote: 
> But I am not keen on driving it
> back to the US - I don't know if I can do that without crossing the border,
> which is a long drive from St. John's NL.
> 

Joy, it would be hard for you to drive it back to the U.S. without crossing the border.  :-) just kidding.

> 
> 
> 
> Joy
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > dear importer
> > done this twice personally in the last two years ....but do not take hersay
> > and what my cousins brother did last time in 1974 as the gospel
> > go to the horses mouth in the usa it is
> > http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/export_docs/motor_vehicle.xml
> > and in canada it is ...
> >
> > i can not argue about what regs have changed in the last few years or not
> > ...
> > i do know that the actual policies and regulations at the border have not
> > changed materially since the mid to late 1940s
> >
> > guidelines and directives issued by the ministers (cananda) office or
> > secretary (usa) office have been issued ot reflect changes in
> > circumstantial mandates
> >
> > side arms issued to canadians was asked for a long long time ago and only
> > recently came into policy and it is by individual choice ...so your
> > canadian cbsa person may or may not have a side arm
> >
> > attitude of the guard is about as arbitrary as the attitude of a dog ...
> > depends on a great deal and mostly depends on how you smell and look to
> > them ...
> >
> > tow successful vehicle imports in the last two years ... with out so much
> > as a burp ...
> > and once with a special slip granting 3 month permission so long as i did
> > not use it as a daily driver ...
> > had special coaching from RIV in ottawa for that one
> > best of luck
> > regards
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 10:15 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all.
> > >
> > > Importing a Vanagon Westy seems relatively easy, as the Vanagons have all
> > > been RIV exempt for a while, but.....
> > >
> > > My far fetched plan would be to finish work in US, purchase a Westy in
> > the
> > > US (likely CA), camp in it for a week or so, drive it (import it) home to
> > > Canada.
> > >
> > > Obviously insurance companies and laws vary from state to state, but for
> > a
> > > foreigner driving a vehicle in the US, can that person get sufficient
> > > insurance for short term use? Like do I get the vehicle in my name, then
> > > simply buy insurance for the term required?
> > >
> > > e.g. if the mileage is truly original and vehicle is rust free (or nearly
> > > so), this one might be nice:
> > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1248521
> > >
> > > Thinking out loud,
> > >
> > > Neil.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Neil n
> > >
> > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
> > >
> > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> > >
> > > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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