AlexH

Terra2imports has an RSS feed, so you can watch the new cars come in through your RSS reader.

The Japanese have an interesting method of keeping their economy going, it is called ’shaken’, where cars have an inspection fee that is paid every 2 years, apparently it works out to about $2000 CDN. This is on top of paying for parking spots, insurance, gas, and high maintenance fees. This encourages people to buy new cars quite often. It also applies to motorcycles, scooters, and farm equipment like tractors.

Now, Canadian regulations state that a car doesn’t need crash testing and approval if it is over 15 years old, so there have always been importers bringing in grey market vehicles, with really good deals if you’re willing to take the risk of driving a vehicle that was never sold in Canada. Mechanics probably won’t know how to deal with them, and there is always the right-hand-drive problem.
But the big news recently is that the really desirable Japanese sports cars are now legal for import: Skyline, Supra, MR-2, etc. So importers have been popping up all over, and it looks like there is going to be an excellent aftermarket for the Skyline in Vancouver. I’m starting to save my pennies for a GTR.