Will post some pics and more details tomorow.

 

How far from the US border is Ottawa?

 

is this the same one south of bells corners?

 

What would it take to get into the states ? I know when I looked into shipping a Jimny to the states from Bermuda it was insane . Maybe this isnt as bad to get in the country ? I am very interested in this rig .

 

yea Mike , the Red one. I am not sure on cross boarder shipping. Mabe someone who has done this could give some advice.

 

After a little checking this is what I found ,400$ for the us importer .150$ for the duties and I would still have to pay a Canadian Exporter to help it along and accross the border ..... So I think 1500 us total imported ?

 

1,500.00 CAD
Canada Dollars = 1,115.26 USD
United States Dollars

plus the 550-600 to get it in the states .

Kinda thinking out loud here . Mudlite you think its worth that to bring in ? How many Molsons do you require as a commision

? Capn Crunch you gonna buy this ???

 

I need pics before I commit to it. If it's decent we can talk. Does the truck run? If it does, just drive it across the border....

 

It ran four years ago when it was parked, but was having carb problems. I am not sure how well it will start or what is seized since then. I have been busy this week and havn't been able to get over for pics. Hopefully by the weekend.

 

Sorry it has taken so long, I've been busy running events, and selling my house. I had a closer look at the LWB and have dropped the price to 1000.00. The rust has gotten worse since I last saw it. Here are some pictures:

Let me know if you are interested. This will be a good project

Ottawa is 40 minutes north of Ogdensburg New York

 

I'd still say our swb to lwb conversion is a better choice. In the long run, it would be cheaper also.

 

Nice Hi-Jack!!!!

 

Those are the most "honest" photos I've ever seen. I think we've all seen vehicles with "surface rust" where you could stick your hand through the body -- or worse yet, a whole body panel's been slathered with tigerhair or putty to hide the rust. I'll probably tick someone off and get banned from the board, but please don't take offense: I'm practically falling off my couch laughing so hard at the photos. I'm laughing so hard, tears are running down my face .... look at the poor thing !!!

 

I'm gonna have to pass. Thanks for the pics though...

 

I didn't want to flower it up for anyone that had to make a trip of it. It is true the poor bugger is in rough shape, but hey my frankenZuk was worse off and I was able to make a truck out of it.

 

The sad part is all the folks from the Suuth and the West coast don't have a clue what we deal with up here. I remember once sending pictures of my skid plate to someone in California and him asking me what all the "brown" stuff was under my <nobr>truck</nobr>.........I replied it was RUST and he was shocked!!!!!

Hey better to have a rusty LWB than none at all.....!

I have 3 rusty's now....lol

 

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If that thing sits a bit longer there will be none at all. It is a shame too...

 

What needs to be done to get a truck across the boarder on a trailer? What have people done in the past, what paper work needs to be done, what lies need to be told?

 

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Not sure how to do it legally. All I know is that when I crossed the border last week to get to Indiana there were four customs monkeys climbing all over my trailered rig. And I'll bet they asked me a half dozen times "Are you selling this vehicle in the States", "Will this vehicle be coming back with you to Canada", and so on..........

 

RGDL: was there some sort of check when you came back in that made sure you brought that rig with you. If not that may be the way we get our beloved LWB into the States.

 

you could always bring a friends sammy up and have him drive his back while you tow the new one. I think they ask less questions when the trailer is not empty.

Just Tell them your going wheeling in Calibogie. On the way back just tell them look what canada did to your truck

 

Mudlite the idea is right but the one bringing the vehicle into the states has the be the owner of the vehicle, meaning the person selling the sammy. So the best idea would be to have the seller and maybe a friend of his drive the sammy For sale on a trailer and follow in another vehicle. Once you cross make the change and toss the friends ride on the trailer and go home. Or if the for sale one is driveable drive it along with another ride over. make the switch and head home in the other guys ride. Just 2 ideas.

 

I did some checking a while back (two years) and was told I could bring on in for parts, but not a complete running rig. If I wanted a complete running rig there is a bunch of hoops to jump through. That may require legal assistance. But if I brought one in without the motor and trans I could call it parts. The more dis-assembled the better. Another option is to have the owner drive it over the line and have a friend drive them back. The person the US side would have to figure out how to get tabs on it. The LWB I have now was brought into the states by a couple that were snow birds. They transfered it over to a US title and sold it after that.

 

This thread got me thinking... What do people do that buy vehicles from just over the boarder? For example, is it different for a person who is from New Hampshire to buy something used from Quebec? I really have no clue it just seems as though there has to be some easier way to do this.

I remember hearing stories from people trying to finagle their way him and they always sound painful. However I know a few people that pay for the right to bring a vehicle back (many times these are newer vehicles though).

 

So what good was FREE TRADE?

I really don't understand what this has to be such a big issue. The more I deal with boarder crossings the more I hate dealing with them. I love getting free stuff from vendors for SuziCan and having to pay half of its value in Taxes, Duity and f'ing brokerage fees. Why bother?!!!!

What are the issues at the boarder? What are they trying to stop? the infiltration of rusty canadian vehicles? Thats just crazy

so basically you put it on a trailer, throw the tires in the back, pull the valve cover, vank a door, and make it look like a parts truck.

would this work?