British Columbia MR2 Owners Group

by **oldsnail** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:08 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2431546254

by **RePete** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 4:28 am

One of the nicest mid engine rides. But isn't this the one that keeps popping up once in a while and never seems to sell? Not much you can do with a car that will cost you its own principle to get it on public roads (and only if you have a connection at the DOT). Seems a waste to just rally or auto-x this car only.

by **drscam** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:37 am

RePete wrote:Seems a waste to just rally or auto-x this car only.

I would have to agree; however, if I had extra cash lying around...I would buy it and store it in the living room of my castle until such time at which I could legally register it.

by **ReDRuM** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 9:12 pm

I was going to purchase it .. then MR2quik turned up , plus there was the hassle of not getting it properly registered ... the rules seemed to risky to deal with . Funny how this car doesnt have LSD ....seems very lame and pointless to purchase without it .

by **drscam** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 9:20 pm

ReDRuM wrote:I was going to purchase it ..

This would have been worthy of your garage and on the track or autoX, Manj:

by **dutch** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 11:14 pm

i emailed this guy a few times about the car. he keeps changing his mind about what he wants to do with it!

does anybody know whats involved in regards to getting a title for the car?

by **drscam** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 12:13 pm

dutch wrote:i emailed this guy a few times about the car. he keeps changing his mind about what he wants to do with it!

does anybody know whats involved in regards to getting a title for the car?

As it is RHD..NO TITLE CAN BE OBTAINED without first converting it to CDN specs until 2011.

by **LittleDragon** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 7:45 pm

You can register it and drive it legally. There's a loophole that'll get you around it. If a car was previously available in Canada, you can import later models of the same generation. Because the car was previously sold in Canada, you can import, register and drive it because they already know it meets crash tests. You may have problems with emissions tho.

by **oldsnail** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:08 am

something to keep in mind.

by **drscam** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:40 am

LittleDragon wrote:You can register it and drive it legally. There's a loophole that'll get you around it. If a car was previously available in Canada, you can import later models of the same generation. Because the car was previously sold in Canada, you can import, register and drive it because they already know it meets crash tests. You may have problems with emissions tho.

Interesting......

by **ReDRuM** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 11:29 pm

This car had not through federal inspection and it cannot do so . The vehicle was bought in as a salvage vehicle and as I kow it this is the only way of bringing a vehicle from Japan. The " trick " is to get another legit vehicle and swap in the dash and VIN ... the issue is then will they look at the chassis number on the front wall... I did read through a shite load of paperwork trying to figure out whether when you use want legit car and a second salvaged vehicle and amalgamate them you can get it registered under a new VIN that you must apply for ... it may be possivle but I just dont have the time currently to go thru the hassle.

by **ReDRuM** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 11:32 pm

did it actually sell?

by **drscam** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:43 am

ReDRuM wrote:did it actually sell?

I do not think so.

by **Narfy** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:51 pm

salvage title cars can be re-inspected prior to re-insuring... my corolla gts has a salvage title... now it has been changed to rebuilt...

by **ReDRuM** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 12:46 am

sure but what happens when it hasnt been federally inspected ... according to DOT there's no way it can be put on the road as it is .

British Columbia MR2 Owners Group

a rare 96 MR2 for sale in canada.

a rare 96 MR2 for sale in canada.

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