Damn car companies rip CANADIANS OFF!

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  • Paraskass
    Confirmed User
    • May 2002
    • 5829
    #1

    Damn car companies rip CANADIANS OFF!

    Ever notice how car companies never adapted their prices to the NEW exchange rate. A couple of years ago, I could understand why a $US 50K car would cost 75K Canadian...

    But can anybody explain why a 60k US car costs about 85k here? (Cayman S)
    Or why a car that costs 30k in the US is 50k here? (Sti)

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    • GTS Mark
      Vrume Mark
      • Jan 2001
      • 20912
      #2
      Yeah I noticed that as well, I thought maybe because we have more stringent emission standards and safety requirements?

      DH

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        • travelingmike
          Confirmed User
          • Nov 2005
          • 182
          #3
          me too was in CA looked at the same car i looked at in the states...63K states.... 85K plus tax 15%.... in CA
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            • Paraskass
              Confirmed User
              • May 2002
              • 5829
              #4
              Originally posted by DrinkingHARDEST
              Yeah I noticed that as well, I thought maybe because we have more stringent emission standards and safety requirements?

              DH

              Nah, if that was the case cars would be more expensive in California also.

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                • Jakke PNG
                  ex-TeenGodFather
                  • Nov 2001
                  • 20306
                  #5
                  taxes taxes import taxes customs etc.

                  ..I always post in these threads as a car in the US costs approx 50% of what it costs in Finland, and car in Canada is like 30% cheaper too. So stop whining.
                  ..and I'm off.

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                    • DaddyHalbucks
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                      • Feb 2004
                      • 18975
                      #6
                      Yipes, what a rip-off!
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                        • northboy
                          Confirmed User
                          • Oct 2005
                          • 807
                          #7
                          it's not just taxes or import taxes. There's NAFTA and a lot of cars are assembled in Canada. Say a BMW 2005 was 50k canadian, and the us equivalent was 35k. If the 2006 canadian BMW came out at 40 or even 45k which is the US price converted to cad, you devalue all previous years of that model by lowering your price on the new model. I don't see how they could just drop prices without causing a huge mess in the industry.

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                            • KRL
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                              • Oct 2002
                              • 31429
                              #8
                              Can't you just buy down in the states and drive it home?
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                                • PimpDaddyPants
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Aug 2005
                                  • 1581
                                  #9
                                  ill pick something nice for you in south florida and drive it up +1% and expenses

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                                    • Jakke PNG
                                      ex-TeenGodFather
                                      • Nov 2001
                                      • 20306
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by KRL
                                      Can't you just buy down in the states and drive it home?
                                      My bet:
                                      Originally posted by TeenGodFather
                                      taxes taxes import taxes customs etc.
                                      That's how it works in finland. I can't go and buy a cheap car in germany, I still have to pay the VAT, import tax and customs. An used car from Germany costs me 10k in germany, and by the time it's on my yard is 25k...
                                      ..and I'm off.

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                                        • L0stMind
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Sep 2002
                                          • 1681
                                          #11
                                          IMporting a car to canada is actually quite cheap and easy. Total costs should be under $500 in documentation. Most cars are built to canadian safety and emissions already (why have two models for the same continent?). Any car built in the USA is import tax exempt (subaru legacy gt limited is assembled in Indiana, so it's exempt).

                                          You could buy the legacy for $26k USD, drive it home to Canada for $500 in paperwork and you'd pay only 7% tax on the purchase I believe...

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                                            • L0stMind
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                                              • Sep 2002
                                              • 1681
                                              #12
                                              That $26k USD car costs $41,975 in Canada...

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                                                • 3M TA3
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                                                  • Aug 2005
                                                  • 2972
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by L0stMind
                                                  IMporting a car to canada is actually quite cheap and easy. Total costs should be under $500 in documentation. Most cars are built to canadian safety and emissions already (why have two models for the same continent?). Any car built in the USA is import tax exempt (subaru legacy gt limited is assembled in Indiana, so it's exempt).

                                                  You could buy the legacy for $26k USD, drive it home to Canada for $500 in paperwork and you'd pay only 7% tax on the purchase I believe...
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                                                    • GTS Mark
                                                      Vrume Mark
                                                      • Jan 2001
                                                      • 20912
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by KRL
                                                      Can't you just buy down in the states and drive it home?
                                                      I think your next issue (if it was a new car) would be that warranty... I doubt any Canadian Dealerships would be willing to do warranty work on a vehicle that was bought in the USA.

                                                      DH

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                                                        • northboy
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Oct 2005
                                                          • 807
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by DrinkingHARDEST
                                                          I think your next issue (if it was a new car) would be that warranty... I doubt any Canadian Dealerships would be willing to do warranty work on a vehicle that was bought in the USA.

                                                          DH
                                                          Bmw/Audi/Porsche are all covered anywhere in NA, I think most are actually.

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                                                            • flashfire
                                                              ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2
                                                              • Feb 2003
                                                              • 13098
                                                              #16
                                                              interesting...I thought it would be way more of a pain to import a car

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                                                                • Gentle_Ben
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Nov 2005
                                                                  • 733
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by TeenGodFather
                                                                  taxes taxes import taxes customs etc.

                                                                  ..I always post in these threads as a car in the US costs approx 50% of what it costs in Finland, and car in Canada is like 30% cheaper too. So stop whining.
                                                                  Finland is crazy expensive for sure. But wouldn't it follow that because the cost of living is so much higher, that in general the salaries would also be higher than in the US or Canada? It's all relative dude
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                                                                    • chadglni
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                                      • 6924
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by TeenGodFather
                                                                      My bet:


                                                                      That's how it works in finland. I can't go and buy a cheap car in germany, I still have to pay the VAT, import tax and customs. An used car from Germany costs me 10k in germany, and by the time it's on my yard is 25k...
                                                                      Sure but what everyone is saying is that they weren't this expensive a few years ago. Exchange rate evened out but the prices didn't move.


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                                                                        • Manowar
                                                                          jellyfish  
                                                                          • Dec 2003
                                                                          • 71528
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by northboy
                                                                          it's not just taxes or import taxes. There's NAFTA and a lot of cars are assembled in Canada. Say a BMW 2005 was 50k canadian, and the us equivalent was 35k. If the 2006 canadian BMW came out at 40 or even 45k which is the US price converted to cad, you devalue all previous years of that model by lowering your price on the new model. I don't see how they could just drop prices without causing a huge mess in the industry.
                                                                          good point.

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                                                                            • Jakke PNG
                                                                              ex-TeenGodFather
                                                                              • Nov 2001
                                                                              • 20306
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by Gentle_Ben
                                                                              Finland is crazy expensive for sure. But wouldn't it follow that because the cost of living is so much higher, that in general the salaries would also be higher than in the US or Canada? It's all relative dude
                                                                              Lol. The general salary is less than in the US...but taxes are higher and so is the cost of living. I'm not kidding. Finland has excellent equal rights system, everyone gets ripped a new asshole. Seriously. There's no honest way of getting rich in finland. If my mom was to die now, the taxman would take 20% of her money before inherintance, the taxman gets his dirty fucking paws in every hole possible.

                                                                              So IT IS NOT all relative...dude.
                                                                              ..and I'm off.

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                                                                                • Vitasoy
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                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                  • 58202
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Ya it sucks, but what can you do?


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