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Originally Posted by Tim SS
Of course an American can buy a new car in Canada. EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK! And vice versa. Now I didn't say it was hassle free, quite the opposite. But if you're willing to jump through the hoops then it's completely do-able.
And manufacturers WILL transfer the warranty if you want to tell the 'right' white lie, again one of the hoops to jump through. But there typically is a 6 month time elapse before the warranty will be in force.
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I do not know of any legal means of purchasing a new car in either the US or Canada as a non resident. Buying from a broker (whether they are a pro that does it on a daily basis or just a buddy that agreed to do it for you once) isn't buying new. The broker buys it new & you're buying it from them used. Even if they don't drive it off the dealers lot, they are still technically the original owner.
I guess it is possible to fraudulently represent your nationality. But that doesn't exactly fall within the 'legal means' category. Ditto for lying to get warranty coverage. And I'm not even sure that would even work. Every OEM knows where each of their cars were sent & where they are currently registered. It shouldn't be that hard for them to compare the two data sets to see if a car isn't in its home country. Whether they do that as a regular practice or not is another question.
I believe GM is the only one that has a 6 month waiting period (from the time of original sale) for warranty coverage on cross border vehicles. Chrysler just considers it void once its exported from (or to) Canada. Other manufacturers simply don't care.