Should I Sell My Car Here Or In The US?
I bought my car down in the States when I was doing my MBA, and I drove it up here in January. Border guy didn't give me much trouble because I had an I-20 (student papers for the US) so he thought I was going back. I didn't, and now I want to sell the car, so should I:
i) Sell it on eBay, drive it across the border to ship it/deliver it, which seems ok, except if for some reason, the buyer declines (if they're picking it up) I can't drive it back to Canada, and I'll be screwed in many ways...
or
ii) Register it here and sell it here... which would involve paying the RIV fee (~$220 I think?) but more significantly, tax on the car ($884 @ 13%), perhaps duty (is it 8.1 or 1.1 percent?) and might have to make some changes to the car ($ unknown, scary)... sounds like a lot of money and work, but the car will sell for ~$2000 more here.
i) Sell it on eBay, drive it across the border to ship it/deliver it, which seems ok, except if for some reason, the buyer declines (if they're picking it up) I can't drive it back to Canada, and I'll be screwed in many ways...
or
ii) Register it here and sell it here... which would involve paying the RIV fee (~$220 I think?) but more significantly, tax on the car ($884 @ 13%), perhaps duty (is it 8.1 or 1.1 percent?) and might have to make some changes to the car ($ unknown, scary)... sounds like a lot of money and work, but the car will sell for ~$2000 more here.