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With that said, in the 90s cars were different in 49 states from California. What makes the 1M a little easier is that it comes from the factory with a US EPA AND CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD certification under the hood! Canadian 1Ms have them, which really helps. When I crossed into the US and Customs was inspecting the car, they were looking for a bit then all of sudden a guy yells out..."Joe, it has an US EPA sticker....ALL GOOD!" Same when registering at DMV, the guy noticed the decal too. The SMOG test was a non-event and the hardest part was that they took close to 3 months to issue me plates. They did give me a temporary permit, but I couldn't get a bank loan on it until it was registered with tags. |
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04-11-2017, 06:27 PM | #24 |
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Just wanting to report that my formerly Canadian 1M did finally get its airbag replaced, last Friday. This is not a comment on the general process of getting new driver's side airbags for 1Ms, or 1-Series cars in general, but rather on the ordeal required to get a Canadian car recognized in the USA and to get the airbag recall done. Once BMW of the USA acknowledged that I was due a new airbag under the US and Canadian recalls, they decided to expedite the delivery of the part to my dealer so that I would not get lost in the system, again. I believe the same thing happened with Nacho's 1M.
So, my 1M now sports a new airbag, finally, the deed is done. My other two, 1-Series cars are waiting patiently in the queue. |
11-28-2018, 06:29 PM | #25 |
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Do Canadian 1M's get a gas guzzler tax assessment on importation to the US? I read that cars that get under 22 mpg combined can be assessed per the Internal Revenue Code. I looked it up and at 21.4 mpg the 1M would have a $1300 tax.
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Never heard of that. I didn't get that and don't know if anyone that has. I think the 1M combined was 22 or more.
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12-01-2018, 09:12 AM | #27 |
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Thanks nachob!
I think you can certainly find great value in doing that. However, I suspect many potential buyers don't want to go through the hassle and time of coordinating all that is required. I think it's pretty cool to have in Km like the German's as well Oh, and I agree we should sticky this post for future buyers who want to reference this good info and sync with forum members with questions!!! |
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Speaking of which, there's a low mileage AW 1M for sale in Vancouver Canada if anyone is looking. About $73k usd at today's rate with under 24k miles.
https://www.classicgarage.ca/listing/2011-bmw-1m/
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Good thread. Waking up to ask simple question in case I'm ever in situation. What's the best/easiest/safest way to send money when buying Canadian car? TIA.
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International wire is the best. What I did was went to inspect the car, met the owner in the morning and when satisfied, did an international wire from US bank to Canadian bank. The exchange rates vary by bank so do some research as a small change in the exchange rate, can mean $500-$1000 eaten up. The money arrived the next day and we did the transaction of title etc. Some Canadians have US Bank accounts and you can wire money there. Another thing I did is because the exchange rate is variable, I estimated to send a little less money than the total, then gave the seller the difference in cash which was about $1000 USD. It's a pain in the in the butt finding and coordinating it. You might also try to organize this with the seller's bank as well. I do that in the US a lot where you meet at the bank that holds the title or where the seller banks at and coordinate it with a third party also. I hope that helps.
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