Safety question

Any issues with bringing an car with a salvage title over from alberta? The car has already passed inspection there. Would I have to do any extra inspection or something?

i think thats only an issue when bringing a vehicle from the U.S. But im not sure.

Supra wrote:

i think thats only an issue when bringing a vehicle from the U.S. But im not sure.

Thats what I though to.

But this particular vehicle was written off in the states and is apparently safetied in alberta right now. I also believe thats how the mk4 R32 got into regina before the bumper law changed. I'm confused by all this and am looking for some clarification.

The guy who owns the R32 is a buddy of mine it came in as a salvage title from the states then was repaired and saftied.

Only watch out for if its a repairable salvage title, if its deemed unrepairable then stay far away or youll end up with my problems

Moneypits wrote:

The guy who owns the R32 is a buddy of mine it came in as a salvage title from the states then was repaired and saftied.

Only watch out for if its a repairable salvage title, if its deemed unrepairable then stay far away or youll end up with my problems

Please elaborate on your "problems". I think I would be fine in this case, because it's licensed in alberta already.

As long as the car was repaired correctly and is back to spec. Best bet is to go see the car in person and go from there.

it was plated in Alberta correct?
If so, all you will need is a mechanical inspection. Easy peasy.
When a vehichle has a been deemed a "total loss", and has been re-saftied, in the eyes of SGI and the law, it is deemed repaired and "as-new".
my dad and I have delt with this several times, and aslogn as the law hasn;t changed, you're all set

All sounds good! And I would definitely go look at an out of province car before buying.

i was actually going to start a safety thread too...what makes a vehicle require a safety? looking at a truck that has been licensed in sask before but not for a few years. anyone have any links or answers for me? thanks and sorry for the threadjack big guy

No thread jack, I got my answer and to answer yours. Unless it's been registered in another province while it wasn't registered here you should be good to go. If it was registered somewhere else you would have to safety it. I think...

i hope my car passes saftey

If it has ever been registered in sask, or you have proof its ever been registered in sask, your good to go (unless its been flagged). I went through a lot of bullshit with my supra because it wasent showing up on their system and i didnt have a registration so they said it needed safety. Turned out i gave them the wrong VIN number.. hah

I bought a car that hadn't been registered in over 7 years, and it needed BOTH safties becasue of it.
That is all I know.

Marshal wrote:

I bought a car that hadn't been registered in over 7 years, and it needed BOTH safties becasue of it.
That is all I know.

my supra wasent registered or 6 or 7 years, was no problem getting it plated after i gave them the right vin number lol

wat kind of car?

Supra wrote:

Marshal wrote:

I bought a car that hadn't been registered in over 7 years, and it needed BOTH safties becasue of it.
That is all I know.

my supra wasent registered or 6 or 7 years, was no problem getting it plated after i gave them the right vin number lol

they use to have a rule that if it hadnt been registerd for 3 years than it needs saftey but they scraped that rule i know

OCHO wrote:

wat kind of car?

if you were asking me its just a ranger. friend inherited it from his grandpa with all the body work done and just needed a coat of primer. has been sitting on his driveway ever since he primed it and he wants it gone so im getting it for a song and dance. just need something to haul my toys i still have my other vehicle.

Although everyones saying this trust me brett. I bought a car that was saftied and driven in manitoba for 13 years! I brought it here had it saftied and low and behold couldnt register it because even tho it was repaired to spec, it was deemed an UN-repairable total loss in 1993 first year it was made, reason? couldnt tell you all i know is it took me an extra two months of bitching and some string pulling to get a new vin reissued so be extra careful

Well when we brought my mom\s wagon over from Germany, it passed teh saftey no problem, but SGI wouldn't register it becasue they say the vin didn't exist.
Everyone has different experiences. I think Cam's was becasue the owner never told him it was a previous total loss, which is ILLEGAL in every province. in sask, vehicles aren;t deemed "unrepairable", they are just considered a total loss, I don't knwo what alberta's laws are.
Maybe get teh VIN from the owner, and take it to SGI and see what they say it needs

Marshal wrote:

Well when we brought my mom\s wagon over from Germany, it passed teh saftey no problem, but SGI wouldn't register it becasue they say the vin didn't exist.
Everyone has different experiences. I think Cam's was becasue the owner never told him it was a previous total loss, which is ILLEGAL in every province. in sask, vehicles aren;t deemed "unrepairable", they are just considered a total loss, I don't knwo what alberta's laws are.
Maybe get teh VIN from the owner, and take it to SGI and see what they say it needs

well techincally it wasnt the owner so much as to go into detail in 1993 British Columbia deemed the car unrepairable total loss (SGI says cause around this time there were alot of chop show type places running and cars were stolen and stripped) so best i can figure out is the original manitoba owner brought it over as a shell, rebuilt it, saftied it and drove it. As this was all before insurance places were connected using the internet, winnipeg did not know the car was a total loss deemed unrepairable so they registered it and that was that. Long story short i brought the car here insurance places are now computerized, flag goes up saying car was deemed unrepairable, i suffer consequences, i rip vin off with needle nose pliers i get new one reissued and i drive the car

Moneypits wrote:

Marshal wrote:

Well when we brought my mom\s wagon over from Germany, it passed teh saftey no problem, but SGI wouldn't register it becasue they say the vin didn't exist.
Everyone has different experiences. I think Cam's was becasue the owner never told him it was a previous total loss, which is ILLEGAL in every province. in sask, vehicles aren;t deemed "unrepairable", they are just considered a total loss, I don't knwo what alberta's laws are.
Maybe get teh VIN from the owner, and take it to SGI and see what they say it needs

well techincally it wasnt the owner so much as to go into detail in 1993 British Columbia deemed the car unrepairable total loss (SGI says cause around this time there were alot of chop show type places running and cars were stolen and stripped) so best i can figure out is the original manitoba owner brought it over as a shell, rebuilt it, saftied it and drove it. As this was all before insurance places were connected using the internet, winnipeg did not know the car was a total loss deemed unrepairable so they registered it and that was that. Long story short i brought the car here insurance places are now computerized, flag goes up saying car was deemed unrepairable, i suffer consequences, i rip vin off with needle nose pliers i get new one reissued and i drive the car

Haha (i remember i had to go to three different license issuers before someone knew what to do with my Form 1 from the import on my GSX)

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