Smaller Vehicles in Seattle Area?

[happyhunting]

Originally Posted by Puddin' Tang

Also, though not related to the thread-topic, my wife does not have a passport & man, we would love to see some of Canada whilst so close.

Seems like I read something about some sort of pass she could purchase for $60 or so...Or, will she have to possess a passport?

Sorry for all the queries, but, man, am I ever thankful for this forum (wish I would've found it about 8 years ago!).

The NEXUS pass is $50. I believe it lasts 5 years, replaces the need for a passport and expedites the whole crossover process. It's basically pre-approval to travel back and forth, you are already "screened" and this is for land and marine, not sure of air.


Love your screen name by the way..........ask me again and I'll tell you the same.

Travel often? Apply for NEXUS - Official Web site

[flyingsaucermom]

Originally Posted by happyhunting

The NEXUS pass is $50. I believe it lasts 5 years, replaces the need for a passport and expedites the whole crossover process. It's basically pre-approval to travel back and forth, you are already "screened" and this is for land and marine, not sure of air.


Love your screen name by the way..........ask me again and I'll tell you the same.

[URL="http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/nexus/menu-eng.html"]Travel often? Apply for NEXUS - Official Web site[/URL]

Sure... it's cheaper than a passport but the process includes being interviewed... lot of work just to get into Canada for a quick trip

[Botev1912]

When you said you have a small car, I imagined you have something like this



Cruze is a regular car, not small not big. Also 13K miles is still a brand new car. People start having most of the problems past 100K miles.

[jm31828]

Lots of people drive small cars out here, and it's absolutely no problem. Both of our cars are smaller than the Cruze- I have a little Kia Spectra and my wife has a 2001 Chevy Prizm- which is really more the size of a Fiesta, I think, with not much horsepower.
We have done a lot of sight seeing in the 4 years we have been out here, spending a lot of time in the mountains and have had zero trouble with these cars. Much of that running around was in the Prizm just because it was older and we didn't care how many miles we racked up on it. No trouble getting up any of the mountain roads. Of course they are all paved roads, so they are not bad roads for vehicles of any size.

[Puddin' Tang]

Originally Posted by happyhunting

The NEXUS pass is $50. I believe it lasts 5 years, replaces the need for a passport and expedites the whole crossover process. It's basically pre-approval to travel back and forth, you are already "screened" and this is for land and marine, not sure of air.


Love your screen name by the way..........ask me again and I'll tell you the same.

Travel often? Apply for NEXUS - Official Web site

Excellent! Thank you sooooo much ! She has been fussing @ me for months to get her a passport so we could enter Canada. Forwarded her the link.


I am also known as "Homeskillet" BTW !

[Puddin' Tang]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

When you said you have a small car, I imagined you have something like this



Cruze is a regular car, not small not big. Also 13K miles is still a brand new car. People start having most of the problems past 100K miles.

Yea', I love those little cars like that, but the wife hates them.

Thank you much.

[Puddin' Tang]

Originally Posted by jm31828

Lots of people drive small cars out here, and it's absolutely no problem. Both of our cars are smaller than the Cruze- I have a little Kia Spectra and my wife has a 2001 Chevy Prizm- which is really more the size of a Fiesta, I think, with not much horsepower.
We have done a lot of sight seeing in the 4 years we have been out here, spending a lot of time in the mountains and have had zero trouble with these cars. Much of that running around was in the Prizm just because it was older and we didn't care how many miles we racked up on it. No trouble getting up any of the mountain roads. Of course they are all paved roads, so they are not bad roads for vehicles of any size.

Very good.

Thank you all soooo much!

[sean98125]

13,000 miles is a new car. You're fine.