Moving to canada from australia. getting a feel for the scene.

[chefo]

Hi all,
as the title states i am moving to Canada from Australia. i'll be heading over in about 18 months for work and i am on here to get a feel for the local import scene and meet a few people

i LOVE imports and currently drive a pretty modified 180sx. i think the hardest part of moving will be leaving her behind

i know next to nothing about your local scene, what cars are available, how the police interact with the import community etc so i am hoping you guys can teach me a thing or 2.

i apologise if this is in the wrong section.

take care and i hope to get to know a few of you

[DreadedFist]

Looking forward to your arrival All I can say is: If you're in BC, don't go 40kmh over the limit, if you're in Ontario, don't do 50kmh over the limit. Police in BC are legit, they don't bother you. I've had my r32 for 3 years and I've never been pulled over. I've had a straight pipe for like a year and I've still never been pulled over.

Bring money for a warm coat. And if you're in BC, anywhere near Vancouver, buy an umbrella.

We have plenty of Skylines around, as well as the other usual JDM cars. Plus a TON of bro trucks (ten feet off the ground, only ever used to drive to the office job). Most of the JDM cars here have tanked price wise. Skylines used to be worth something... Not anymore, though. Same with pretty much any other JDM car, except for the vans that I see every day (Mistubishi Delicas being driven by guys wearing glasses from 1955).

Where in Canada are you ending up?

[chefo]

you get screwed bad if you speed over here. 30km over the limit you lose your license on the spot for 12 months.

glad to hear the import scene is alive and well

i'll be hopefully heading to vancouver. i am a baker who works for a company called bakers delight. a few years back the started expanding into canada under the name "cobs". they are desperate for qualified bakers from australia, i always thought canada looked beautiful so i figure why not go

[chefo]

oh, any idea about track days? over here i race several times a year and was hoping to continue that. hopefully start a vancouver chapter of the touge royals (our club)

[evilgtr]

I live in Oz for 5 years and our car scene flat out sucks in comparisson to yours. Our imports are the quality of the low end street cars you are used to but the people here are just as friendly and willing to chat about cars and lend a helping hand so in that respect they are similar.
Our pump gas sucks compared to BP ultimate and we dont produce and 6 cylinders that would keep up with a VL turbo or even a stock XR6 turbo haha so whats your plan for work ? where do you live now ?

Oh and our burnout comps consist of a one foot on the break and one on the gas and smoking the tires in one spot, so basically zero driver skill involved when you compare it to a true aussie burnout comp. ( for those of you who arent familiar youtube summernats or springnats burnout comp)

[evilgtr]

can you find me a cheap built RB30 before you come ? and a box or carleton draught ? cheers

[Oakville]

a Cobs just opened near my house, small world. How old are you? that will be a big factor lol

[Snake556]

I think you'll enjoy Canada, boss! Our car scene is pretty healthy. Like evilgtr said, we don't have a lot of the cool stuff that you do down in Oz, but we still give 'er good Track days, we've got lots! BC is probably the best place for you to move. Tracks, nice roads, barely any winter, insurance is far, far nicer than pretty much every other province. But you should have fun here, man!

[frankiman]

move to Quebec, there are tracks days every weekend during the summer
even in the winter there is a couple track days in the snow

theres 9 tracks within 3 hours of driving from Montreal

[Z-Tuned]

Welcome, never been to Aus myself but have a few mates from: Haltech , APS, Fast Fours and some few enthusiasts.

Canada has its highlights mostly the 15 year rule which allows us to buy JDM cars. On the downside, in my province of Ontario it is a police state. Owning a modified import around here is pretty much a target on your back for nuisance tickets and harassment. Between emissions and the over-zealous traffic cops, it can be a pain but will be fun if you take it to the track. In Toronto we have 4 tracks within 3 hours (one is old GP track Mosport) and another great facility Calabogie is a bit further.

But again, you have to be smart, know the law, know your rights and consider a stealth radar detector because our province along issues over $80 million in tickets per year, which helps pay for the $900 million is costs to run the police services in Toronto.