buying sled in canada

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joearcticcat

Discussion Starter · Feb 20, 2002

has anyone gone north of the border to buy a sled in canada if so what are the loop holes.

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Sled_Dog

· #2 · Feb 20, 2002

is there a customs thing for bringing something like that across the border back into the US? and you would probably have to reregister in the US or maybe Retitle not sure.

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Polaris-Man

· #3 · Feb 20, 2002

I figure you have to pay duty, I know we have to on stuff we buy in the states and bring back home.

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FLYIN RYAN

· #4 · Feb 20, 2002

No duty if sled was made in the US.

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n8fgb

· #5 · Feb 20, 2002

No duty(NAFTA)), get your taxes back at boarder.Only drawback is warrenty is only good in Cannada.Thgis is done to protect dealers from what you wan to do.
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jacqui583

· #6 · Feb 20, 2002

If you are looking for used a good site to check out is www.autotrader.ca for sled listings across Ontario.

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XCSP 700GUY

· #7 · Feb 20, 2002

otherewise go to www.pinewoodsports.com its located in Fort Franses Onterio they have a pretty good selection.

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Sled_Dog

· #8 · Feb 20, 2002

to be fair they have a good selection of Polaris sleds. a guy named Joe Arctic Cat may not want to hit that place

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Tell ya the truth joearcticcat....buying from the north would benefit the Americans. There's a paper trail but with the exchange, the U.S. is making a killing. The south would have to pay duty of course but that wouldn't amount to much. I can't believe the price difference in the States compared to Canada. If not for the exchange...I'd be down in the States every other weekend picking up some sweet deal. Not many loop holes anymore for the border. It's pretty tight.

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jmck70eb

· #10 · Feb 21, 2002

I went across the boader last year and looked at their sleds and 4-wheelers in the Fort.. I dont remember all the particulars about buying in Canada but some of the guys I know have bought sleds and 4-wheelers over there.. You pay the GST(Goverment state tax) then have to apply for a refund at Canadian Customs or similar office? something like that anyway.. Best thing is to call U.S. Customs and talk to them also you could call a place like pinewood, They do alot of U.S. business and could give you the scoop.. There's some savings to be had because of the exchange...But, I've also heard that they jack up the price because your a American.. If the exchange rate is 40 cents on the dollar their not going to give your a 40 percent discount!.. At the time I was looking at buying a Skidoo Tundra and the best deal I found in Canada was $3200 and in the U.S. $3600...

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intendedacceleration

· #11 · Feb 21, 2002

On the canadian sleds are the speedo's in KM/h or MPH?

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mrpolaris18

· #12 · Feb 21, 2002

Ours show both intedd. Mine being a Polaris has mph in bild numbers with the kmh under in small numbers. I believe the cats are the same way. Ski-doo and Yamaha show in Kmh bold with Mph underneath smaller.

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jacqui583

· #13 · Feb 21, 2002

It's a quick fix to convert from kms to miles; you just swap one wire on the speedo to show mileage in miles.

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Bman

· #14 · Feb 21, 2002

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Originally posted by jacqui583:

It's a quick fix to convert from kms to miles; you just swap one wire on the speedo to show mileage in miles.

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Yes, Jacqui is correct! And they also show the numbers in English and French!!

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Edited by - Bman on February 21 2002 2:28:48 PM

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