Can you take a loaner to Canada?

westchester335i · 11-13-2013, 06:13 PM

I need some work done and want to drop the car off before I go to Canada for the weekend. I already have the appt with a loaner set but will I get any issues taking it to Canada?

Anyone done this before?

thanks

Yvette · 11-13-2013, 06:17 PM

i don't think you can. I recall there is a small writing say you can't drive out of province, at least here in Canada. I doubt you can drive it to another country lol

Dark_Knight_335 · 11-13-2013, 06:18 PM

How about checking with the dealer eh?

Bob Shiftright · 11-13-2013, 06:18 PM

MY New Jersey dealer doesn't even allow service loaners to be taken to New York -- and a fair number of locals here commute into New York City.

I'd suggest asking your dealer.

westchester335i · 11-13-2013, 07:36 PM

Really thats weird I usually drive loaners all around. What happens if you have a family emergency and you have a loaner? You can't drive anywhere lol?

Loaner from Lexus I drove from NY to FL for 5 days and back. Racked up maybe 5200 miles and they didn't even bat a eye.

Kernel Kurtz · 11-13-2013, 07:48 PM

Agree with the others, ask the dealer. Probably they are all different.

My dealer has never asked me to sign anything for a loaner so I've never seen any fine print. They take a photocopy of my license and hand me the keys.

notnow · 11-13-2013, 07:55 PM

LOL, oh really...ahem

tmo24 · 11-13-2013, 11:15 PM

My dealer said I can't go out of the state. They never found out...

yarviinn · 11-14-2013, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tmo24

My dealer said I can't go out of the state. They never found out...

Yes!

Brian! · 11-14-2013, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by e90sexion

i don't think you can. I recall there is a small writing say you can't drive out of province, at least here in Canada. I doubt you can drive it to another country lol

LOL

I got a loaner from Brian Jessel twice (vancouver)

they said I can drive to the States if I want to (last loaner I had was in August)

but it might different between ca and us, ask your dealer

Raja Ventureshield · 11-14-2013, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by westchester335i

Really thats weird I usually drive loaners all around. What happens if you have a family emergency and you have a loaner? You can't drive anywhere lol?

Loaner from Lexus I drove from NY to FL for 5 days and back. Racked up maybe 5200 miles and they didn't even bat a eye.

5200 miles on a loaner?? I would not feel right about it.

J38 · 11-14-2013, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Raja Ventureshield

5200 miles on a loaner?? I would not feel right about it.

You and me both. OP is future cast member of Jersey Shore or something. Entitled, tanning bed every day, 17 years old and had two BMWs already. Not worth reading or replying except purely for entertainment purposes only.

Unsubscribing right now as a matter of fact. I'd appreciate it if people would stop bumping this too, but probably not going to happen.

JAL0988 · 11-14-2013, 10:20 AM

It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission. I wouldn't even ask them about it.

hybridel · 11-14-2013, 01:39 PM

I would be careful with that.... if anything were to happen, insurance may not be valid on the vehicle

kunal_d · 11-14-2013, 01:45 PM

All dealers probably work differently, but I have driven a loaner to the US before. My dealer even mentioned that the vehicle can be driven anywhere my insurance allows me to drive, which is anywhere in Canada or the USA.

BenTrovato · 11-14-2013, 01:47 PM

You can always ask the dealer for a rental instead of loaners and let them you know you need to cross the border. They might be able to do that for you.

Monster900 · 11-14-2013, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by westchester335i

I need some work done and want to drop the car off before I go to Canada for the weekend. I already have the appt with a loaner set but will I get any issues taking it to Canada?

Anyone done this before?

thanks

I do that every time I have my car serviced as I work in US and live in Canada. You shouldn't have any problems.

chumley · 11-14-2013, 02:57 PM

Simple, either ask or roll the dice.

In recent years, my dealer has gone from pointing in the general direction of parked cars and saying "take one of those" to requiring multiple signatures disclaiming everything, license, insurance and the obligatory "please fill back up any gas you use".

If I had to guess it's because of people like you!

upstatedoc · 11-14-2013, 03:18 PM

TCo4482 · 11-14-2013, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

How about checking with the dealer eh?

bumere90 · 11-14-2013, 04:16 PM

some loaners have GPS built in. If they find out, they can fine you.

mou11002 · 11-14-2013, 06:47 PM

My dealer in Utah does not let me take the loaners out of state. I go to school in Idaho and I've taken it a few times there - simply because my personal insurance covers any car I'm driving. I would never risk anything if I don't know for sure the insurance situation.

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westchester335i First Lieutenant 34 Rep 356 Posts Drives: Sour Diesel and Haze Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Westchester iTrader: (2)	Really thats weird I usually drive loaners all around. What happens if you have a family emergency and you have a loaner? You can't drive anywhere lol? Loaner from Lexus I drove from NY to FL for 5 days and back. Racked up maybe 5200 miles and they didn't even bat a eye.
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Kernel Kurtz Major 347 Rep 1,019 Posts Drives: 2020 M240i xDrive Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Canada iTrader: (0)	Agree with the others, ask the dealer. Probably they are all different. My dealer has never asked me to sign anything for a loaner so I've never seen any fine print. They take a photocopy of my license and hand me the keys.
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hybridel First Lieutenant 126 Rep 330 Posts Drives: Brooklyn Grey X3MC Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Calgary iTrader: (2)	I would be careful with that.... if anything were to happen, insurance may not be valid on the vehicle
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kunal_d First Lieutenant 16 Rep 376 Posts Drives: 08 335i 3 pedals Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	All dealers probably work differently, but I have driven a loaner to the US before. My dealer even mentioned that the vehicle can be driven anywhere my insurance allows me to drive, which is anywhere in Canada or the USA.
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BenTrovato Driver 37 Rep 1,577 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (4)	You can always ask the dealer for a rental instead of loaners and let them you know you need to cross the border. They might be able to do that for you.
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chumley Captain 50 Rep 776 Posts Drives: 2009 335 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Naples, FL iTrader: (1)	Simple, either ask or roll the dice. In recent years, my dealer has gone from pointing in the general direction of parked cars and saying "take one of those" to requiring multiple signatures disclaiming everything, license, insurance and the obligatory "please fill back up any gas you use". If I had to guess it's because of people like you! __________________ MHD flash, DCI, BMW PE, ETS FMIC, Powerflex, SWS8xi's, VMR 803's in Solar Rain, LUX V4
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mou11002 Private 2 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 2010 335xi (E90) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Salt Lake City - Utah iTrader: (0)	My dealer in Utah does not let me take the loaners out of state. I go to school in Idaho and I've taken it a few times there - simply because my personal insurance covers any car I'm driving. I would never risk anything if I don't know for sure the insurance situation.
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