I think you have to change the instrument cluster so that you have the Canadian one that shows only KMs, not miles and KMs. It is total bs, and the cost is in the $2,000 range from what I have read.
Other costs will be as follows:
AC tax of $100
RIV fee of just over $200
Duty of 6.1% (unlike your dad's X5, which was made in the US and therefore exempt from duty)
GST and PST (you will pay GST on the CAD price, plus the AC tax and duty -- that's right, tax on tax...; PST is levied only on the CAD cost of the vehicle before other taxes)
Inspection fee at Canadian Tire of about $120
With all of the above in mind, a $30,000 US vehicle would cost:
CAD price: $31,500 (assuming xr of .95)
Duty: $1,921.50
AC tax: $100
GST: $1,676.08
RIV fee: $204.74 (inc. taxes)
Can Tire inspection: $120 (estimate)
Recall clearance: $750
PST: $2,205
Instrument cluster and DRL fix: $2,000 (estimate)
Grand total (excluding any travel / shipping costs): $40,627.33
Actually just read
elsewhere that it is $250 for the letter of admissibility you need at the border, and then $500 for a separate recall clearance letter. The cluster apparently costs $1,400, but in some cases you also need a heater control module ($1,000), and then labour is about $900, so a total of up to $3,300 plus taxes.
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Originally Posted by weezyf
Just wondering what the costs will be.. My dad imported his x5 about 2 years ago.. He had to pay $500 to bmw for a recall letter + tax at the border.
I read a little while ago now you have to purchase a $350 + $500 letter from bmw.. Does this still apply?
Besides the DRLs what will I have to change?
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