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So I have been thinking about getting dual citizenship for several reasons for a couple of years now. My mom is Canadian so I don't think it would be too hard but I haven't looked real hard into it. When I saw the thing on one of the posts about being able to get 15 year old pinzgauers in Canada, it got me thinking...

Does any one know, if you are a citizen of Canada but do not live there, can you register a car there?

Not really all that interested but I have been reading a little about diesel systems that you can run on both diesel and used cooking oil. I still need to find out more to see if a Pinz is a suitable candidate but this idea just sparked my interest to look in to more.

From just reading some basic stuff about it, in cold weather people who use cooking oil start off of diesel and run that until everything warms up (because cooking grease gets real thick at colder temps) then they flip a lever and switch to the oil. Before the engine is shut off, the car is run for a while back on diesel to clear out the lines and make it ready to start again.

Does anyone know anything about such laws or anything about running off of used oil?

It would be fun to park a pinz in one of those "hybrid vehicle only" parking spaces I have been seeing. Don't know how well it would work but it's fun to think about- free gas!

Hi AZ Dave,

Much like in the individual States, the Provinces determine their own vehicular laws.

You would have to check with the Ministry of Transportation in a particular Province to see what they would accept. My (semi) educated guess would be that a Western Province, such as Alberta, or the Yukon Territories (JerBear) would be a little more progressive that way. They are probably more likely to allow a non-resident to register.

I remember a number of years ago seeing an Ontario vehicle that was registered to a non-resident in Nova Scotia. That example, mind you, is from another Province, but the principal should apply!

There was talk a few years back of disallowing people to have dual-citizenship. So that might not be an option anymore. There were too many people who were "Canadian-by-convenience", and rarely set foot in the country. A good example was when Israel invaded Lebanon a few years back. We had to foot the bill for a mass-evacuation of "Canadians" who were permanent residents there.

Does anyone know anything about such laws or anything about running off of used oil?

It would be fun to park a pinz in one of those "hybrid vehicle only" parking spaces I have been seeing. Don't know how well it would work but it's fun to think about- free gas!

I have a freedom fueler it cost about a dollar a gallon to make the bio diesel. Problem here is most restaurants have sold there used oil to processor. So the fry oil is getting hard to come by the cops have started arresting people for steeling used oil.

so what are the laws that prevent a 716 from coming into the US? I read on one post that there are import laws or something. but does anyone know any specifics of why and of what they are?

The simple answer. Any vehicle being imported into the US must meet all Federal EPA and DOT laws. The exemption is any vehicle 25 years or older. But even if you get a vehicle into the country, it still must meet the state's requirements for registration, which may be stricter than the Fed.

I even had to provide EPA documents on the engine to Customs when I brought my Supacat into the US from Canada. Fortunately, that particular engine did have compliance docs, or the Cat would still be in Canada. And that was for an "off road only" vehicle.