Buying a second hand car in another province
 

I note that cars appear to be up to 25% cheaper in Onterio than BC. What is the proces of paying the necessary taxes and registration in BC. Thanks for the help.fletch

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And probably a lot rustier. Not worth the effort and if there is a price difference i would imagine it is due to higher mileage.

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http://ontario.kijiji.ca/f-cars-vehi...serQQCatIdZ174

No, not the case, unless they are rust buckets for some reason.. Open up the above and then click BC top right.

The prices are just not even close.

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You pay the tax at the same time as registration at service BC. Out of province vehicles sell for less than comparable BC vehicles when you come to get rid. Out of province is a bit like accelerated depreciation after an accident, a lot of buyers are more cautious and expect to pay less. Many other provinces use a lot more road salt than BC, hence the expectation of rust.

By the time all the inconvenience and costs of getting to ON to pick it up and get it back its hardly worth the bother. Also, not sure how you would register and insure it to bring it back, unless you do it on a trailer. You may want to go into a service BC office and ask.

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If this was the case that cars in another prov will be cheaper, logic would suggest that Onterio residents should get a discount when buying a car in BC. I suspect that is not the case.

Is it not possible to arrange insurance for a car once you have bought it, one that is valid for the whole of canada? Then you could drive it back - albeit in a few days.

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Ok,
I'll just find out when the next flight over from the UK is,then pop over for an hour in the BC office;). Cheers.

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If you are going to be factitious then figure it out for yourself.

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Salt.

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But it's bullshit innit? I've driven cars of various ages in Ontario since 1982 (on and off) and I've never once had any rust whatsoever. In fact the last time I drove a rust bucket was in Southern California, and the time before that in the UK.

Cars are better protected now. And the salt is much more refined. ;)

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Dunno. My 1993 is pretty rusty, but it is a 93. Perhaps depends on how long you expect a car to last for and how much salt it is exposed to. My sense is that generally cars rust here before the mechanicals give up, but this isn't based on evidence.

I only buy aluminium body cars now anyway....

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No, its definitely salt!

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Salt - Nice movie with Angelina Jolie :thumbup:

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At least let me know if it is open in the morning, you don't have a hol on Mon, would hate to come all that way to find it closed.:p

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So it would seem there is no logical reason for cars to be cheaper in Ont, they just are. seems folk don't want to save themselves a few grand. Strange..

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Is it really worth the hassle of going from BC to Ontario to look at vehicles and then ship them back? It'll be a minimum of a 2 day trip, so flight, hotel and rental car while you're there, then shipping costs or move travel expense and hotels if you're driving it home yourself. You wouldn't save a bean, and as Aviator pointed out, would then own a care that's depreciating faster than local vehicles just because it's from out of province.

Would you travel across 3 time zones in Europe to buy a car?