Buying a car

[emma329]

Thank you.I will take a look on the Internet tonight.Its so hard thinking of where to go.People are only interested in giving I a job when ur there which is fair enough do want to decide on an area and then look into handing out my husbands cv xx

[skiaddict]

Originally Posted by Durbinator

Hi - I recently moved to Ontario from the UK and would recommend buying a car when you get here rather than importing from the UK (steering wheel is on the wrong side !). Re insurance - it is EXPENSIVE ! I have had a UK licence for over 20 years but as I don't have any insurance history in Canada it was like starting over again. The best price I could get for a 2006 Chev HHR was $3000 although I've been told that I should be able to get a better price after 6 mths (assuming I don't have an accident). Don't make the mistake of thinking that a small car will have the best insurance price - it won't. The insurance companies here consider a small car as a bigger risk (more likely to crumple in an accident and cause injuries).

I was thinking of importing a motorcycle and I know that there are vehicle age limits with regard to importation in that they must be over a certain age but what I am interested in right now is insurance. Did you have hassles with you car ins no claims when you started a new policy?

[skiaddict]

Originally Posted by Durbinator

Hi - I recently moved to Ontario from the UK and would recommend buying a car when you get here rather than importing from the UK (steering wheel is on the wrong side !). Re insurance - it is EXPENSIVE ! I have had a UK licence for over 20 years but as I don't have any insurance history in Canada it was like starting over again. The best price I could get for a 2006 Chev HHR was $3000 although I've been told that I should be able to get a better price after 6 mths (assuming I don't have an accident). Don't make the mistake of thinking that a small car will have the best insurance price - it won't. The insurance companies here consider a small car as a bigger risk (more likely to crumple in an accident and cause injuries).

I was thinking of importing a motorcycle & I know that there is a minimum age limit for vehicle importation (10 yrs?). What I would really like to know is how much hassle you had with existing UK no claims and how it applied to your new insurance policy in Canada please?