Anyone imported Hyundai car or SUV from US to Canada?

I am thinking importing 2007 Santa Fe.

I've heard i need to change;
- odo meter from mile to Km - cost $1,000 at Hyundai dealer
- day headlight - cost couple of hundred?

Immobilizer is mandatory now in Canada.
US Santa Fe has immobilizer installed?

Warranty is reduced to meet Canadian warranty.
Not include road side assistants.

Any information about these importing?

you'll also need to pay for it completely, since you can't get fianacing in the USA, but if you have a line of credit that'll do. Don't forget your GST and PST when you cross the boarder, plus the 6% duty fees. Have all your paper work ready adn done at the boarder. Read up on it at Transportation Canada, they give you all the forms and information

Dear sn20,

This topic has been covered extensively, as many of your fellow Canadians feel ripped off by high dealer prices!

Use the search function with key word "import" " export' and 'Canada'.

Byron

yes, I found people talking here

http://www.hyundai-forums.com/index.php?sh...&st=0&p=118970&

We imported a Sonata in just this past month and saved conservatively over 5k on the best offer we could haggle from a Canadian dealer. You do not have to modify the odometer - just need to install the daytime driving lights. If you plan on importing, do it quickly - our dealer in Maine (one of the few left in that state that will deal with Canadians) just got word that the Hyundai America is putting the kibosh on their dealings with Canadians.

We canadians are getting ripped off alot, ex: an azera in US can be had for 24k while over in Canada its close to 40k! And thats without the taxes put on it!

Finally I bought 2007 SF from US on Nov. '07.
Now license plate attached a few days ago.
Only daytime head light to be modified.

I think I saved $6,000 even with Canadian dealer's rebate, $5,000
From now on, I'll always import from US.
No more ripped off by Canadian dealers. Period.

GO USA! :57: :beer: :banana: :P :amen: :) :bwekk: :clap: :grin: :gitara: :liebe011: :w00t: :thumbsup: :trophy: :whistling:

This post has been edited by accentman07: Dec 11 2007, 12:22 AM

I read somewhere a couple from Canada went and bought an Infinity or something from the US and saved $11,000!!!! That's after a couple flights and bus trips back and forth, taxes, fees, etcs....!

And Americans think we have it sooo good up here with health care... we're paying for it in more ways than one!

I recently imported two Veracruzes into Canada - licensed and on the road. I saved over $6000 on each car, INCLUDING the $5000 discount Hyundai is giving on in-stock 2007 VC's. I have a detailed (20 pages+) accounting I can share if there is interest.

I recently read a one-liner in an article in the local newspaper about importing vehicles into Canada, and it said that Hyundai will stop refunding Canadian dealers for warranty service on American imported vehicles - it did not provide more details than that. Does anyone have additional info?

Konacq

Looks like Hyundai in their wisdom, to stop the tide of buyers going to the US, has decide not to honour the US warranty, so if you have a problem you'll have to pay the dealer and thenseek a refund from Hyundai who will decide wheather to refund the expense or not. To add insult to injury this is retroactive to people who have alredy bought. Good Luck

So much for "Integrity Pricing"

Currently on the Hyundai Canada website they are posting that they no longer cover warranty work on US models brought into Canada. This is a change from before the holdiays. I called Hyundai Canada and asked them directly if they honour the warranty on US vehicles. They indicated that they do and as a result I went ahead and purchased a 2007 Entourage.

I am very disappointed that they have decided to change their minds. Given the huge difference in price between what I paid for the US model and what I would have paid for it here, I am way ahead $10,000, even if they never honour their word, warranty or their integrity.

All owners of US Hyundai's, make sure you drop by your local dealership and talk to the owner of the dealership and let them know, in no uncertain terms, that you will NOT be bringing your car into the dealership for servicing of any kind until Hyundai Canada reverses it's decision. Dealers make very little on the sale of a car $2,000-$5,000, but make most of their money on the servicing of vehicles. ie $40 on a 10 minute oil change. If the dealers feel the sting, they may put pressure on the manufacture to stop playing games.

Maybe Hyundai is not confident in their product that they want to limit their exposure to claims. Perhaps it will be in the new ad campaign - JD Powers ranks Hyundai #1 in Canada and US but not if the car ever crosses the border.

Unfair trade practices. Maybe it is time for a lawyer to put together a class action suit against the car companies for stealing our money. I would be ready to be a party to that action.

Adrian

Well, it's confirmed: we're now officially cut off in Canada from having our warranty claims performed by Hyundai Canada dealers.

When I bought my Santa Fe back in August, all was rosy between Canada-US and in fact, I have it on my file that there are no concerns regarding my warranty situation.

Then, in December the change to make us up-front the costs and submit claims to Hyundai USA - this I could deal with (more air miles on the credit card).

Now they've cut us off altogether. So now I have to make a trip down to my closest Hyundai USA dealer which in most cases won't be worth it by the time I factor in gas, food, overnight etc. Major issues sure but all the little things that come up I'll have to cover by myself. Now that $8k savings is looking like it may erode itself to a wash over a 5 year period pending how many claims I go through (hopefully very few to none).

On a positive note, if your vehicle is inoperable, they (Hyundai USA) will have it transported to the nearest dealer. No word if they return it though (highly doubt it).

Also, in order to still have even your Hyundai USA warranty, you need to have all your maintenance work done at an authorized Hyundai Canada dealer and using genuine Hyundai parts or your warranty may be void altogether!

This is a very unfortunate turn of events for those of us who bought in good faith before all of this unfolded. Definitely some bad politics going on.

If you live in the US and move to Canada with your Hyundai you can still have all of your warranty work done at a Canadian Hyundai Dealer. This only applies to people who import a vehicle into Canada then you have to pay and then be reimbursed although i have heard of dealers going to bat for customers and having them approve the warranty work.

This post has been edited by C-DUBYA: Jun 26 2008, 12:12 PM

Is this still the case? I'm going to be importing my 2006 Sonata GLS V6 with 43k on it in the next couple months. I bought it new when I was living in the US and will be in Windsor (across from Detroit) so getting back to the US for warranty work isn't really a problem. Asides from the DRL's and some bi-lingual airbag warning stickers, there isn't anything else you have to do to the Sonata. Fortunately I got the V6 model which is American made. If you have the Korean 4 cylinder you'd have to pay an extra 6% duty on the value because it is not made in North America. Still have to pay GST & PST no matter what which is the bulk of the import costs. Oh and the vehicle has to be paid off as Hyundai Motor Finance Company USA will not transfer your remaining lien to Canada if you are financed with them.

This post has been edited by Sonata06GLSV6: Mar 24 2009, 09:43 AM

Hi there, can somebody tell me, where in the US the terracan is been sold? and do they sell diesel, too?
thanks for an answer.

Terracan has never been sold in the US and probably never will be. No Diesel Hyundais are sold in the US either.

Well I have successfully imported my American Sonata to Canada and thought I would share my experience since it is 1st hand and current as of May 2009. Before you do anything, check with www.riv.ca to see if the car you want is importable into Canada. Be aware you may have no warranty on the vehicle once imported and will be responsible for any necessary conversion costs such as daytime running lights, child seat latches, stonger bumpers, etc. Some manufacturers require the work be done at an authorized dealer. Fortunately Hyundai does not have that requirement. Get a computer print out from your dealer showing no outstanding recalls on your vehicle as you'll need it for importation. Also, get a copy of your driving record for the past 3 years. You'll need it for your drivers license.

I am an American and recently got my permanent residence status in Canada. I purchased my Sonata new in Cincinnati, Ohio back in January 2006 and had financed it through HMFC. The first step in the process was to pay off the car in full to get the title. You cannot generally import a financed car into Canada, unless you have specific permission from the financial institution. (Impossible to get, I called Hyundai and they will not transfer the lien as is the case with most auto manufacturers financial arms) It took about 2-3 weeks to get the Ohio title. It can take up to a month to get the title.

Once you have the title, you will need to fax a copy of it to the CBP (US Border Patrol) 72 hours in advance of your arrival at the border. They will stamp your title for export. There is no cost for the stamp. It only took about 5 minutes but then it took 45 minutes to get out of the gated complex. They take your plate number and only open the gate about every half hour or so. Failure to do this can result in a $500 fine so don't forget it.

Once I arrived at the Canadian side of the border, I declared my intent to land as an immigrant and was pulled in. I was given a Form #1 for the vehicle which is very important. (You keep it in your vehicle while driving on your US plates. You can drive in Ontario on US plates as a permanent resident for 30 days. You can drive on your US license for 60 days. Be sure to make sure your auto insurance will cover you in Canada, as you can't get Canadian insurance until you have your car and license switched over.) You will also get a blue and white casual goods accounting document. That is where my car was listed. Because I was a new immigrant, I didn't have to pay duty on the car. Not sure if this is protcol as I fully expected to pay duty on the value ($14k CAN for an 06 GLS V6 w/45k miles). The duty is 5% GST, 8% PST in Ontario. You will also have to pay an extra 6% tax if the vehicle is not North American made. (US, Canada, Mexico) Fortunately my Sonata was built in Alabama. There was also supposed to be a $100 environmental tax for having an air conditioner but that was waived for me as well.

When you arrive in Canada, go to riv.ca and enter the Form #1 in the upper right corner of the page, your name and address info and then pay the $200 for your federal inspection. You'll have to fax a copy of the recall letter you got from the dealer to them. After those requirements have been satisfied, they will fax or e-mail you the Form #2. This takes about 3 days. Be aware you have 45 days in Ontario to get your car imported, otherwise you have to return it to the US. Once you have both Form #1 & #2, go to the local Canadian Tire (authorized to do inspections for the RIV) and they will do the federal inspection. It is included in the $200 fee you paid. You will also need a Provincial safety check ($89.95) at Canadian Tire) and an emissions test ($39.95) In my case, I had to have Daytime running lights added. The kit for that ran $39.95 but with labor to install it ran about $140)

I had checked with the Hyundai dealer I bought my vehicle at as well as one here in Canada and neither knew anything about adding DRLS to a US Sonata even thought the manual mentions them. I decided to just have Canadian tire install the their kit. It is wired to the low beams and they stay on all the time. Canadian spec Sonatas have the DRLS wired to the high beams at half power but doing this in a US Sonata makes the high beam light show up as on all the time on the instrument cluster. You can have the parking lights wired up as an alternative. You cannot have them use the fogs as DRLS though. These inspections and the lights took a few hours so I left the car and came back later to pick it up. They didn't require me to put the bilingual airbag stickers on as they said it was only for airbag systems that require periodic maintenance. They also didn't require any changes to the miles or instrument cluster since it does show kilometers on the inside.

They will stamp your Form #1 & #2. You can then go and get an Ontario title and plates. It cost $75 for standard plates. Custom plates are crazily priced at over $200 and $300 if you want a graphic. Now I know why so few Ontario cars have custom plates!

Before you go and switch your plates over, go get your drivers license first. If you have a US license and 3 years of documented driving experience they will exchange your license with a vision test. Then go switch your plates over. I know this the hard way. That way you can make sure you can get Canadian insurance.

All and all, the process wasn't too bad. Only cost me about $500 to get my car up here. No doubt it would have been more if I had to pay duty. I compared prices and buying a new Sonata V6 sport here they sticker for $30k Canadian. Quite a bit more than the $23K sticker on my Sonata even considering exchange rates. I do know that Canadian Hyundai dealers WILL NOT honor the warranty on my vehicle. I am not even sure the US dealers will, but I was 75% through my bumper to bumper warranty and have never been back to the dealer for anything other than fluid changes. Since I make frequent trips back to Ohio, if something comes up I can take it in and find out provided it isn't too serious. Also, US import cars tend to fetch slightly less when you sell them because many Canadians prefer metric instrumentation. Shouldn't be an issue since my Hyundai will be pretty old by the time I'm ready to get rid of it. Best of luck and if you have any questions feel free to ask!

This post has been edited by Sonata06GLSV6: May 25 2009, 08:47 AM