December 19, 2024

3 common misconceptions about buying and shipping cars from Canada to overseas

This is not a Canada versus US thing. The chances of a car having rust mostly depends o the salty nature of the soil or snow-removal process of the location of purchase. For instance in Canada, cars from Atlantic and some Eastern provinces such as Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and sometimes Ontario have a higher chance of rust unlike cars from western provinces - Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan. Similarly in the US,

(1) Vehicles purchased from Canada all have rust unlike the US.
This is not a Canada versus US thing. The chances of a car having rust mostly depends o the salty nature of the soil or snow-removal process of the location of purchase. For instance in Canada, cars from Atlantic and some Eastern provinces such as Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and sometimes Ontario have a higher chance of rust unlike cars from western provinces - Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan. Similarly in the US,
cars from colder states - Alaska, Chicago, Detroit etc have a high chance of rust unlike cars from warm states California, Texas, etc


(2) You cannot ship vehicles from Canada using RoRo unlike the US.
You can actually RoRo-ship a car through the Halifax seaport in Nova Scotia, Canada. Also, cars located in Canada can be RoRo-shipped  via US ports, especially when the car’s location in Canada is close to a US RoRo seaport. . For instant car shipping quotes via RoRo seaports in Canada and the US, visit https://lnkd.in/gn8vRaA2

(3) There are no Copart and IAA vehicle auctions in Canada.
Canada’s Copart and IAA car auction websites are Copart.ca and ca.iaai.com respectively and are located across the country. What other misconceptions have you heard about buying and shipping cars overseas from Canada?

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