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I have just bought a 2004 RTP from California and am having a heck of a time sourcing a warranty Vehicle inquiry document to allow me to register it in Canada. No luck with the original owners dealer. The snow has finally gone and I would like to be able to ride it.
Any ideas that may help would be much appreciated.
Providing that document has always worked for me on any Canadian sale. It's really not a document per say; it's actually a printout of the screen for the most part but it seems to keep the Canadian authorities happy.
In the past I often was able to obtain a printout of a vehicles mfg./dealer record via a dealer's friendly(and genuinely helpful!)warranty clerk for the purpose (much like Carfax) of looking at the repair/service history.
Apparently some dealers are turned off by the part in red that says:
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT TO BE USED OR RELIED UPON FOR IMPORT OR EXPORT PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED OR SHARED WITH THIRD PARTIES*
And refuse to provide a copy of the report. Not all dealers are that way as I found the above pertaining to a bimmer on the web I guess youngatheart needs to find a friendlier dealer.
Some dealers have a fly and buy. They'll pick you up from the airport, give you lunch and you get to ride home. I almost did this with Chicago BMW. I ended up buying a leftover locally though.
... I imagine it's there for legitimate legal reasons....
That would reflect warranty and recall repairs only and that is available nationwide at any BMW motorcycle dealer. Service history beyond that is not obtainable anywhere other than the servicing dealer. To my knowledge there is nothing similar to Carfax in the motorcycle industry. Carfax has done an excellent job in marketing but there is no guarantee whatsoever that its detailed information is complete.
The reason is that BMW Canada is trying to reduce/restrict the flow of foreign used bikes into the Canadian market which, in their mind, negatively impacts their sales. Dealers in Canada often flat refuse to provide this required paperwork. Ducati dealers charge a fee to provide this recall form.
A dealer in Vancouver once had a sign posted in their service department stating that if you bought your bike from a US source you were going to be waiting a VERY long time for service and you were going to pay more for that service. That dealership has since changed ownership.
I have just bought a 2004 RTP from California and am having a heck of a time sourcing a warranty Vehicle inquiry document to allow me to register it in Canada. No luck with the original owners dealer. The snow has finally gone and I would like to be able to ride it.
Any ideas that may help would be much appreciated.
3 words:
Cash
Cash
Cash
Just thought you might like to hear my experience.
Put a bike on the MOA website and IBMWR for sale
Was contacted by a scammer who referred to the bike as "the item"
Decided to play him out and continued corresponding
He sent the requisite rubber check
He asked where the bike could be picked up
I directed him to MY OFFICE (which interestingly was the office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General).
I notified the Pennsylvania Attorney General and sent a record of the correspondence along with the rubber check
I told him to go to "MY Office" and told him to ask for Tom Corbit (present governor of Pennsylvania and former Attorney General)
I often wonder what ever happened to the silly bastard.
Sure was fun.
Regards,
Will