Importing 1998 V70 AWD from Canada to USA

I have a 1998 V70 AWD (manual transmission) from Ontario Canada, that I
want to register in California, USA while I am studying here for the
next two years.

I'm in California now, but still have Ontario plates and permit; I'm
worried that I should be registering my car here to avoid any
problems..

Has anyone been through this process at all before? What about for a
simliar model/year of car?

 

My question to you is why would you want to register the car in
California for a 2 year temporary stay. The only reason I can think of
would be to show you were residing in California to obtain in-state
tuition rates. Otherwise, I would just keep the car registered in
Canada.

 

I agree with you that is a pain to import and register a car in the US
for only a temporary stay. However I was stopped by the CHP the other
day and given a ticket for failure to register in California.

Apparently within 20 days of taking up residency one must obtain a
California driver's license and registration.

 

Well then, the CHP officer has given you the answer you need.

 

Hi there, I am currently in the process of importing a 1998 volvo v70r. I was hoping you could help me out since you already imported same car. Registration isn't my problem, its the warning lights. My letter of compliance from volvo of north america told me i needed to change the speedo and the warning lights. I have been skewing the internet looking for parts numbers for warning lights and haven't been able to find anything. does anybody have parts codes for the warning lights? thanks!