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bjbear
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Feb 14, 2017

Importing 2006 Monaco Camelot 42DSQ to Canada

I am thinking of buying a 2006 Monaco Camelot 42DSQ from a friend here in Arizona and importing it into Canada.

Has anyone done this and have any advice? One of the things I see it will need is a metric spedometer. Is this a difficult installation? ... or a hard to find item?

I am aware of the process as I have imported a car before. Just wondering if there is anything unique to a motorhome that I should be aware of?
  • "Also, how difficult and/or expensive it might be to change the speedometer/odometer to a metric unit. "

    Ok, if you are sure it is onlyonly in MPH you may have an issue as replacing the speedometer/odometer could involve some hoops as you will be/could be changing the mileage on the coach. This could be flagged at vehicle registration or flagged on any future car reports(eg CarFax).
    I had a coach where there was an electrical issue and the odometer had been reset to zero under the previous owner.
    I had to provide signed statements to vehicle registration saying why the mileage was now 40K less than the previous registration.
    Not a great big deal, but it was an issue.It still showed up as an issue in CarFax when I sold the coach.

    My current 2003 DSDP has both miles and kph. KPH is in small print - I use my GPS as my primary speedometer in Canada. When in the US, everything is good.

    If you go that route get everything documented just to be safe.

    Chris
  • When I brought my older motorhome over the border I was expecting a federal and provincial inspection. I put a set of driving lights on it and the speedo had both km and mph. Got to the border paid the taxes, got my licence plates, insurance and nothing else was needed. Because of the age of mine, it was exempt from any inspection. The age makes a big difference in what is required.
  • Our Monaco has both mph and metric on it. Maybe take a look at that speedometer again. Outer numbers larger - mph - inner smaller less bold numbers metric.
  • Jarvis1 wrote:
    Better have a look at the CCRA website. There is a list acceptable vehicles, taxes and paper work requirements


    I have imported a vehicle all ready so am aware of the process. Was hoping that someone would be able to tell me if there was anythng not on the variuos websites dedicated to importing vehicles that I needed to know to avoid any surprises.

    Also, how difficult and/or expensive it might be to change the speedometer/odometer to a metric unit.
  • Better have a look at the CCRA website. There is a list acceptable vehicles, taxes and paper work requirements
  • The coach I have was imported into Canada by the previous owner. The only thing he ran into was it needed daytime running lights. Some coaches already have it on. Mine has a plug in module in the front electrical bay. The speedo on mine has both km and mph.
    I think he said it had to be up to date on any recalls. You will also need an inspection for a vehicle coming in from out of province. I also think there is a list of coaches not conforming to Canadian standards but I think most Monaco's are fine.