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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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I would try to contact Honda of America directly.I'm not surprised the dealer is neglecting to help you, most of them don't really care.

You will need to get the sticker issued directly from Honda of America (I would imagine).

http://automobiles.honda.com/information/c...-relations.aspx
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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Hmm I remember they don't check for that sticker.
Actually no one even checked to see I was actually importing a s2k.
Do you mean cdn tire won't pass the car and documents to send to riv?
If that is the case, I would try to reason with cdn tire.
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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Another suggestion is to get a broker involved. They may have some contacts to get this done. I can suggest one if you need.
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dbchang,Dec 4 2009, 03:39 PM
SW Honda says they don't issue that sticker, and they refuse to help me in anyway beyond that

I'm not sure about RIV sending that sticker out but i don't think they will if i don't have the USA one
Best option is to try and have the seller contact Honda of America and ask for the Statement of Compliance sticker. You will have an awfully hard time trying to get that as Honda of America does not like Canadians purchasing and importing their cars...

Good luck with the importing process, I am currently in the process of doing mine as well.
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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You know I can understand Canadian dealers getting upset with a person that imports and S2000 but the American dealers are selling a car. Do they really car where the car goes once they get thier money? I don't think so, they get to sell a car and probably not adhear to the warantee
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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^^ ya but i've heard that Honda America is coming down hard on dealers who sell to Canadians. They are really against bringing cars up to Canada. Also another thing I heard is that if they do sell it to a Canadian, it doesn't actually register as 'sold' on their systems, which effects how many cars they get sent to them the year after....something like that anyways..
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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^^^It's not just Honda. Before I bought my car I had called a Toyota dealership and a Carmax asking about used S2s they had, both said they wouldn't sell to a Canadian.
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by alSpeed2k,Dec 4 2009, 06:05 PM
^^^It's not just Honda. Before I bought my car I had called a Toyota dealership and a Carmax asking about used S2s they had, both said they wouldn't sell to a Canadian.
bunch of crap if you ask me...lol
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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You should have received a letter and a sticker that looks something like this after you imported your car and passed the inspection:


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