1,600 Mile Black 1994 RT/10 on the Block

[v10enomous]

This looks very good... Essentially a 1 owner car.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/dodge-viper-1994-rt10/

[ellowviper]

Lots of A$$ hole comments on the corresponding blog.

[v10enomous]

Lots of A$$ hole comments on the corresponding blog.

I actually appreciate how misunderstood these cars are. The comments make for great entertainment and put things into perspective. Point of view is everything.

[Joel]

The comments seem to be pretty nice to me and most are about the old tires - which is accurate. Most of the comments compliment the car. Main comment besides tires is whether the car can be imported. I'd say the car ends up being a steal.

[Track Pack]

So I've sold one of my Viper to a buyer in Canada. How hard is it to buy a Viper from Canada???

[duffman04]

So I've sold one of my Viper to a buyer in Canada. How hard is it to buy a Viper from Canada???

I had to look into this for mine. Once the car is >25 years old its very simple and there really aren't any modifications that need to be done. If its <25 years old the biggest mod you need to do is put the seat belts onto the doors like the US cars came with for the first gen cars.

[Atari_Prime]

The transition between the USA and Canada normally isn't an issue. It's all about meeting safety requirements. Canada can be more stringent than the US when it comes to safety requirements. A Viper would have been manufactured to meet USA safety standards anyway, so it should not be an issue.

The 25 year trigger effects cars that are not manufactured to US safety standards. I would love to have a TVR Sagaris, unfortunately they have basically no safety equipment and do not even remotely meet USA requirements. They came out in 2009, so I'll be waiting a while on that one. To make matters worse, TVRs aren't exactly known for being reliable new, so I imagine a 25 year old one will be...well...fun.

[Canuck]

So I've sold one of my Viper to a buyer in Canada. How hard is it to buy a Viper from Canada???

If your question is the buyer is in Canada and car is US, then fairly straightforward.

All stock Dodge passenger vehicles, period, are admissible. Start here:
https://www.riv.ca/ImportingAVehicle.aspx

Look to see if admissible car. That will lead you here:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/motorvehiclesafe...EP____FIAT.htm

In Canada, all stock passenger cars over 15 years old can be imported, and the Dodge ones 2000-current can also be imported.
Dodge cars Sept 2007 and newer need an EIS (electronic immobilization system) if it doesn't have one.

Buy, get ownership transfer by vendor, get importation number (need a US custom agent to do this on your behalf), fax papers and import number to US customs place few days in advance, place in trailer, go to border, stamp papers by customs person on US side of border, cross border, pay 5% GST (value added tax) on import on Canadian side. If car newer than 15 years old, then get an inspection at a Canadian Tire.
Use forms to get Canadian province title/registration and license it.

Gotchas:
(1) Some provinces have their own restrictions on licensing a car. Eg: Getting smog test and licensing Volkwagen Eurovan Camper may be a bitch in Ontario.
(2) Cars with a country of origin stamped on the door tag outside of NAFTA zone, is subject to a 6% duty on top of everything else, even if over 15 years old. Dodge Viper made in Detroit so no 6% duty.