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#21

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Last post by Bridgecity - Jul 09, 2026, 10:19 AM

That's wild. I can buy junk like that all day long down here for $1000-1500, should just start sending them up to you 

Could probably make a go of it honestly. 15-18 year old civics with 300k are 7-8k cars.

Wonder how much the import duties would be & shipping, probably still worth it, would almost need a dealers license.

I would assume to make it worth while you'd have to bring in a truck load and be very proficient with the paper work to import them.  Then you'd want whatever vehicles you bring it to be easily "certified" in the province that you are bringing them, some cars require a bit more work than others to be "certified" for Canada.  At least that's how it used to be.

On second thought, with all that outlined above, probably not worth it.  Although, you do see quite a few vehicles from out of province that state "requires out of province inspection".  Regardless, the difference in markets is interesting.

I stopped in at a dubious shop a couple weeks ago prior to buying the Mazda3 to look at an older Accord.  Talking to the owner, he sends a bunch of the cars he buys at auction from Saskatoon down to a lady in Regina.  He said she makes her money by financing the cars at 18% and doesn't mark them up much over what he sold them to her for.  He said he sends about 10 cars per month to her.  Crazy.

#22

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Last post by Johnnymac - Jul 09, 2026, 09:53 AM

That's wild. I can buy junk like that all day long down here for $1000-1500, should just start sending them up to you 

Could probably make a go of it honestly. 15-18 year old civics with 300k are 7-8k cars.

Wonder how much the import duties would be & shipping, probably still worth it, would almost need a dealers license.

I would assume to make it worth while you'd have to bring in a truck load and be very proficient with the paper work to import them.  Then you'd want whatever vehicles you bring it to be easily "certified" in the province that you are bringing them, some cars require a bit more work than others to be "certified" for Canada.  At least that's how it used to be.

#23

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Last post by Gurgie - Jul 09, 2026, 08:33 AM

That's wild. I can buy junk like that all day long down here for $1000-1500, should just start sending them up to you 

Could probably make a go of it honestly. 15-18 year old civics with 300k are 7-8k cars.

Wonder how much the import duties would be & shipping, probably still worth it, would almost need a dealers license.

#24

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Last post by Bridgecity - Jul 09, 2026, 08:14 AM

Sentra saga is over. Listed for $4900 and was gone within the hour. I was fully transparent about the CVT. Buyer didnt care. That's where the compact market is in SK.

Well that's great that you were able to get out of it so easily.  Am I wrong to say that it has been replaced by a Mazda 3?

That's right Johnny.

#25

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Last post by Johnnymac - Jul 09, 2026, 07:36 AM

Sentra saga is over. Listed for $4900 and was gone within the hour. I was fully transparent about the CVT. Buyer didnt care. That's where the compact market is in SK.

Well that's great that you were able to get out of it so easily.  Am I wrong to say that it has been replaced by a Mazda 3?

#26

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Last post by Bridgecity - Jul 08, 2026, 11:57 PM

That's wild. I can buy junk like that all day long down here for $1000-1500, should just start sending them up to you 

Could probably make a go of it honestly. 15-18 year old civics with 300k are 7-8k cars.

#27

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Last post by Firm - Jul 08, 2026, 11:51 PM

That's wild. I can buy junk like that all day long down here for $1000-1500, should just start sending them up to you 

#28

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Last post by Bridgecity - Jul 08, 2026, 08:55 PM

Sentra saga is over. Listed for $4900 and was gone within the hour. I was fully transparent about the CVT. Buyer didnt care. That's where the compact market is in SK.

#29

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Last post by Firm - Jul 07, 2026, 04:57 PM

We live in the woods, in the humid south, and two sides of the property are bordered by creeks. Bugs & Mosquitos are probably our largest inconvenience...It's a real PITA. Recently someone told me about 'Spartan Mosquite Tubes'. Basically you hang them in the trees around the perimeter and they've suppose to be really effective. Started using them in the spring and probably a 60-70% reduction in mosquitos. Not perfect, but definitely way better. These things are vicious though, some will bite right through your clothing if you've got thin enough clothing on. 

#30

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Last post by Johnnymac - Jul 07, 2026, 08:17 AM

We have some property out in the country and when I mow out there I always hear pants, long sleeve UV shirt with hood, ball cap, sunglasses, and about a gallon of bug spray.  I feel ya.

At home we have a screened in gazebo that does a good job of keeping the bugs at bay, but we also put bug screen under the deck boards to keep the fuckers from coming up from below.  After about 7pm we will light one of those old school mosquito coils.

We left NB just as the mosquitos were starting...and they can be crazy on the island.  We'll go back when they've calmed down.

Have you heard of this stuff https://puregard.ca/   It's from Nova Scotia, alternative to DEET

Cool, no I haven't seen that but it certainly would be a better solution as DEET is quite toxic, especially for pets.

I did see this different mosquito trap thing, not sure I like that it's sort of subscription based, but does sound decent.

https://pestproofco.com/products/biteshield