Fuck dealerships and fuck Trump even more. Canada was the perfect ally to the US and the motherfucker pissed it all away
this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2026
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Turns out, if you're an asshole to everyone, you start getting treated like an asshole.
This.
Given how much dealers rip people off, I can't say I feel bad for em.
So as an American, are there any hoops I have to jump through to buy one of these? Besides, you know, going to Canada...
Not certified for the US, won’t be able to be imported to the US. You can stand at the the border with your face against the glass and wish you were Canadian.
Already been doing that digitally for years
looks at our existent (but remarkably shitty) healthcare system, the insane costs of living even when forgoing any sibilance of happiness, and the fact that we were gonna slide into fascism too if it weren't for the USA doing it first Yeah, better look somewhere else, I'm afraid...
Maybe wait 20 years , figure out what loophole allowed a handful of Kei trucks to be imported.
At that point even 20 year old car tech might be more advanced than what we’d be saddled with
It's not a loophole. You are permitted to import kei trucks >=25 years old.
The loophole is that “antiques” are exempted from safety regulations.
I thought I remembered seeing something about an explicit ban a year or so, but trying to find it I see state level registration bans
There's a one-time import duty (some small % of the car's value) and there's likely to be more red tape on insurance and registration than with a car bought in the US. I'm assuming an electric car compliant with Canadian laws would have no trouble meeting US safety and emissions standards.
Though, it wouldn't surprise me if they create additional regulations explicitly for people trying to do this with Chinese EVs
I wonder how many of these dumbfucks voted for Pedonald?
Good. Let's see them release an anti-Chevy truck and an Anti-Ford truck, so Canadians can give this shithole a proper "what-fer".
Maybe they're tired of America fooking them in the arse, don'tcha know?
Google finds a lot of responses saying it has generally been possible
- You need to provide evidence that the vehicle meets U.S. federal safety and emissions standards.
- But safety and emissions standards have generally been harmonized between us and Canada.
So you can currently buy a car in Canada for the us because passing Canadian requires is proof that it satisfies American requirements. Protectionism does not currently matter but you’d need to cover tariffs. Maybe that will remain true, at least temporarily
