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Would they, though? Wouldn't they just write it off? I mean, I have no idea what it costs to ship a vehicle from the middle east, but if it involves cargo ships and freight trains, would they bother? Has he got to arrange and pay for it himself and get reimbursed? Just buy a new car. Trying to get it back at this point is over the top. Maybe don't buy a douchemobile next time.
They'd absolutely write it off, the shipping would pale in comparison to the effort to clear all the foreign paperwork and then get it back into Canada. And as the owner, you'd want it replaced because you have no idea what's been done to it in the several months it would take to get it back.
Apparently the shipping wasn't too much for the thieves. Wonder why they bother stealing a vehicle from Canada and not somewhere closer to where it was going to end up.
The Canadian government subsidizes their shipping at the expense of tax payers.