Importing to Canada, don't worry, not another GT4 topic Options

[946thGenGT]

Hey, this is mostly directed towards the Canadians but I'm grateful for any help anyone can offer. Any of you Canadian owners import your Celicas from the US? I've been looking into bringing one up for a friend of mine since they're so much cheaper down there. I've read a bunch of articles on it like this one and this one (which is actually regarding an MR2 specifically) but I'd like someone to actually talk to about it to ask questions and whatever else.

The articles talk about having to convert the speedo from MPH to KPH, but I was wondering since the speedo displays both MPH and KPH if you have to change it so KPH is the primary?

I can think of an easy way to change it to KPH, just scan my current bezel and print off inserts to put in the new Celi but then you're left with an odometer that still reads miles... anyone know how, if at all possible, to make the car start recording in kms instead of miles? That's not really a big issue but it would be cool if possible.

So if there's anyone out there who has tried importing a car (not necessarily a Celica even) from the US I'd love to hear about your experiences and get your advice. Thanks.

[red_94gts]

im pretty sure you dont need to change the speedo over. just have to make sure before buying it, that it is eligible to bring into Canada. ive heard that you can expect to pay double what you bought it for in the end due to all the taxes and resigstration fees involved. it might not be worth it, but if you cant find a good celica around here, which i know is hard to do, it would be worth it