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Canadian car buyers blocked from cheaper U.S. prices
CBC News ^ | November 22, 2013 | Megan Griffith-Greene

Posted on 11/22/2013 1:36:05 PM PST by Stoat

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Steve Rogers, who runs a business that buys cars in the U.S. for Canadian consumers,

I love Capitalism....giving people what they want.

1 posted on 11/22/2013 1:36:06 PM PST by Stoat
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To: GMMAC; fanfan

Canada ping, eh? ;-)


2 posted on 11/22/2013 1:37:32 PM PST by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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Years ago, I think the problem was just the opposite; new cars actually being cheaper in Canada. And you could buy a car there if you were an American, but the warranty would not be honored if you brought it back to the States.


3 posted on 11/22/2013 1:39:21 PM PST by steelhead_trout (MYOB)
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To: Stoat
In some cases, cars manufactured in Canada were more expensive to buy at Canadian dealerships than in the U.S.

While stationed in Germany, I bought a BMW made in Germany. (as opposed to SC) The car was not only cheaper than what I would have paid in the US, but MUCH cheaper than the cost in Germany! The VAT drove the price through the roof!

4 posted on 11/22/2013 1:44:02 PM PST by Gamecock (If you like your constitution, you can keep your constitution. Period. (M.S.))
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It’s because Canadians have tails and they require modifications of the vehicle seats.


5 posted on 11/22/2013 1:45:46 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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Years ago, I think the problem was just the opposite; new cars actually being cheaper in Canada. And you could buy a car there if you were an American, but the warranty would not be honored if you brought it back to the States.

 

According to the article, the warranty issue may still exist as well as a lack of financing options .

In some cases, dealers said that vehicles purchased in the U.S. and brought across the border would not be protected by warranty.

Rogers says that in his experience bringing cars across the border, this has not been the case. “Some manufacturers do not honour the warranty in Canada, but very few.”

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Some dealers were more accommodating to Canadian consumers, though this varied by location. Ford, Kia and Nissan all agreed to sell new cars to Canadian customers, though the Kia and Nissan dealerships said they could not guarantee their warranty would be valid in Canada. And in all cases, the vehicles have to be paid up for upfront, as financing isn't available.

6 posted on 11/22/2013 1:45:51 PM PST by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: Gamecock
The VAT drove the price through the roof! 

Tax-hungry bureaucrats can't just sit back and allow people to get a good deal....that would be terribly unfair....to them   ;-) 

7 posted on 11/22/2013 1:49:41 PM PST by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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It’s because Canadians have tails and they require modifications of the vehicle seats.

And those heated maple syrup dispensers can get pretty costly.  Oh wait, that actually sounds like a great idea....  (scurrying off to Patent Office)

8 posted on 11/22/2013 1:52:16 PM PST by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: Stoat

Indeed. I see an opportunity for American FReepers near the border to buy cars on behalf of their FreeDominion brethren in the Great White North.


9 posted on 11/22/2013 2:03:54 PM PST by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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Indeed. I see an opportunity for American FReepers near the border to buy cars on behalf of their FreeDominion brethren in the Great White North

Agreed; providing any warranty or financing concerns could be resolved, it sounds like a great opportunity.

10 posted on 11/22/2013 2:08:04 PM PST by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: Stoat

The Canadians should tell the dealers they are here illegally, buy the car, and then return to Canada - hopefully before amnesty passes.


11 posted on 11/22/2013 2:22:30 PM PST by posterchild
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I’d be happy for the opportunity to buy direct from the factory in the US and drive it home myself instead of paying ‘destination charges.’


12 posted on 11/22/2013 2:28:00 PM PST by posterchild
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In 1962 as a member of the USAF in Europe I bought a VW 1200 (Beetle) and paid $1120.00. The price at that time in America was $1595.00 so I saved $475. Doesn’t seem like much until you realize it amounted to a 30% savings.


13 posted on 11/22/2013 2:36:32 PM PST by billyboy15
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To: null and void; Stoat
You can get some great deals in Mexico.


14 posted on 11/22/2013 2:37:44 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: billyboy15

I made a similar purchase from a VW dealer in Manila and picked up the car at the Burlingame California dealer.

I don’t know who did what but there was a large savings


15 posted on 11/22/2013 2:41:10 PM PST by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: Stoat

Now if he could sell me Viagra pills in the US what they sell for in Canada, he’d have a business running both ways.


16 posted on 11/22/2013 3:12:24 PM PST by BipolarBob
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You can get some great deals in Mexico.

I get that gull-winged baby would clean up real good.

17 posted on 11/22/2013 3:15:44 PM PST by BfloGuy (The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment. [Ludwig Von Mises])
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It’s starting to show a little bit of rust.


18 posted on 11/22/2013 3:25:06 PM PST by posterchild
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It’s starting to show a little bit of rust.

Heh. Wait'll it goes through a Buffalo winter.

19 posted on 11/22/2013 3:29:12 PM PST by BfloGuy (The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment. [Ludwig Von Mises])
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To: Stoat

But it is cheaper to have your US car service in Canada than in the States.

Labor charges in the local VW dealer here in NJ are $110 an hour. It is about half that in Canada, and the parts are the same.


20 posted on 11/22/2013 3:49:42 PM PST by docbnj
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