So the drive to Canadia was uneventful. I plugged in the ancient but trusty Tom-Tom, fired up the Suzuki and set off for the border at a fair old rate. As ever Michigan did its best to help its car industry by throwing up roads designed to shake your car to pieces long before you'd imagined you'd have to buy a new one, but being wise to this I aimed for the scars and potholes and avoided the small car swallowing sinkholes and soon as at the border.
No cars there and in minutes I'm on a silky smooth road, driving in kilometers per hour and heading towards the house of the guy who's going to attempt to do the impossible and fit a Canada Approved Immobilizer to a US specced Suzuki. We meet at his house rather than his garage so that I have somewhere nice to sit - they're that kind of people. He's friendly, fast and gets the job done with only one setback - a blown 50A Fuse that nobody has in stock. We call around, Tuesday is the earliest - he throws in a 40A, gives me a spare (just in case) and knocks $100 off the bill for the hassle. It's a $5 fuse.
I drive back in a state of mild paranoia without turning off the engine (just in case) and manage to average the 38mpg (UK) it takes to get to the house before spluttering to a stop or having to turn off the engine at a gas station
But so far - all good
We're legal... bar that one fuse, Tuesday... legal