Exporting Truck To Canada

[rigpigonjuice]

I am looking to find out if anyone has shipped a vehicle to Canada. Did you use Roll on Roll off, or a container? Who did you use? and what was the price?

Thanks

[ajahnlau]

I am looking to find out if anyone has shipped a vehicle to Canada. Did you use Roll on Roll off, or a container? Who did you use? and what was the price?

Thanks

Why would you want to import a Thai pick-up?

[Tony Clifton]

We`re moving in about 7 or 8 months and mostly everything we own will come with the house when bought except for clothes and objects of sentimental value. I haven`t checked thoroughly but I think it`s not worth shipping stuff so far away.

Would the truck even meet the rules on Canadian emissions and safety standards?

[MarcoH]

I am looking to find out if anyone has shipped a vehicle to Canada. Did you use Roll on Roll off, or a container? Who did you use? and what was the price?

Thanks

Why would you want to import a Thai pick-up?

Not worht it,,, 1st of all, in Thai we drive in left side, Canada in the right side of the road, even if you would managed to import it to CAN, you will face all tests for foreign car and then you have to change all head\rear lights to be right had driven traffic, lot of work and expenses, i tink it's better to seel it in TH and buy new in CAN.

[philipm]

i agree, its actual cheaper to just buy a new or used truck their. the only reason trucks are cheap here in thailand, is because they are commercial vechiel, they have leaf suspension and so forth and ofcourse most are produced here to avoiding dozens of different taxes.

taking it to canada would mean paying more tax, duty. plus im sure u should go for a full time 4x4 in canada concidering how its snows so often. no AWD means slide slide slide slide and just more sliding unless u plan to basicly trot along a 5km/h.

go for full time awd system suv, or trucks u should be able to buy one second hand is much cheaper, allowing u to sell your pickup here. (cash in hand is better then a truck asset being shipped over....also to meet emission standards and so forth will be hetic.....

just my 2cents...

Edited January 10, 2008 by philipm

[rigpigonjuice]

I am just starting to work here in Thailand. I negotiated a 40 ft container back to Canada as part of my package. So I guess I don't have to worry about the cost of shipping.

Now I just have to deal with Transport Canada. Oh the joy.

Thanks

[bino]

Would the truck even meet the rules on Canadian emissions and safety standards?

I think this will be the biggest hurdle. Some work to the truck will be needed to make it comply with Canadian safety regulations.

The first one that springs to mind is daytime running lights. for the non-Canadians reading this... it has been law in Canada for about 10 years now that all vehicles manufactured after a certain year must have the headlights on during the daytime. The manufacturers solved this by installing lower wattage bulbs in the headlights for daytime driving. So- a system like this will need to be retrofitted. Gawd knows what else.

Marco raised the left / right hand drive issue. I think you might have a problem with the insurance companies over this- getting collision (what we know in Thailand as "first class") insurance coverage. If the truck is involved in a front-end accident, will the insurance company happily pay to source and ship the steering parts from overseas? This would be worthwhile for you to check out.

If you do proceed with shipping the truck to Canada, check in here once in a while to let us know how you get on. I've often entertained the idea of shipping a Tuk Tuk home- a Patong style 4 wheeled one, not a Bangkok 3 wheeler - for use as a promotional item in my parent's business, but have ditched the idea for fear of all the complications that would arise. I would be interested to know what you go through to get the vehicle on the road in Canada.

[mikethevigoman]

I am just starting to work here in Thailand. I negotiated a 40 ft container back to Canada as part of my package. So I guess I don't have to worry about the cost of shipping.

Now I just have to deal with Transport Canada. Oh the joy.

Thanks

GO to cambodia and buy a left hand drive one,.

[rigpigonjuice]

The right hand drive is not an issue. I have two friends in Canada that imported a Skyline and a Supra from Japan. Their insurance companies did charge them a slightly higher preimium, but not too bad.

The biggest hurdles are daytime running lights, a heater, and if it needs to conform with the emissions standards.

Thanks for the input.

[bino]

a heater

Aowww... I didn't even consider that!

Installing the heater core, fan and all the ducting for a windsheild defroster will probably definitely be required, and a real b*tch to do.

Which truck (or vehicle- you didn't say it was a truck... another poster did) are you considering to import? Is there an equivalent model in North America that would allow you to source all of the parts from auto salvage yards?

[rigpigonjuice]

I bought a 2007 Chevy Colorado. I should be able to source the heater controls through a friend that works for Chevy in Canada. The heater core will have to be a custom job, as the climate control/ heater core is all on the right side of the firewall. I will only have to install a heater core and plumb it into the existing duct work.

I have a 2005 Chev Crew Cab 1 Ton 4x4 with a duramax at home, and this mini , right hand drive duramax will fit in the garage nicely.

And be a good conversation starter too.

Thanks Rig Pig

[bino]

As they say here in Thailand... Chok dee! Let us know how you get on when you do ship it back!