[Auto] WOW ---- New and used cars from US up to 30% cheaper - Read post #1

[heavychemist]

What is very concerning to me is the bleak picture that the media is painting about importing a vehicle. The seem to focus on the problems with importing a vehicle, that the vehicle you import might suddenly be inadmissible or that there might be duties on any vehicle that you import. It's gotten to the point that everyone in my family was scared that we wouldn't get an Ontario plate for the 08 Tribeca that we imported. Well, we got a nice new Ontario plate on Saturday. If you do your homework you should have no problem with importing a vehicle. The process may seem intimidating, but in actuality it went pretty smoothly. Now to find a good deal on winter tires...

[Danno2005]

I agree that Transport Canada and the vehicle manufacturers would like to retain the status quo. I am disgusted with the way our Government has treated the people who purchased vehicles in the US only to find out that the rules were changed on them to their detriment. There should be an immediate Order-in-Council exempting those vehicles from CMVSS114 and whatever other impediment Transport Canada has created in protecting us from ourselves.

The Government and the manufacturers need to recognize that the cat is out of the bag and there is an election in the future. There are alot of people who buy cars who realize how much more they are paying in Canada than in the US. The internet has changed the landscape.

Thanks for your response. Having to wait another two weeks just before Christmas is terrible. Shame on you, Minister Cannon. Get new bureaucrats who work for Canadians, not against them.

I would consider this government action to be a "lightning speed" response. Let's provide a large amount of positive feedback to Davis on this proposed change and win one battle at a time. As well, it is a go forward proposition as he could have easily made it a "one time deal".

Bravo Minister Canon !!

[inkognito81]

+1
They should be giving advise with the sales pitch, not just 100% sale pitch.
Karl and Zach both have given valuable advise and mentioned SOA/SCI information that has helped us plus Zach even started www.carburner.com for us. Thank you Zach for starting www.carburner.com.
Xan's posts were 80-95% sales pitches. I too would like to see Xan back as he's an asset to the Subaru invasion, but he needs to tone down the sales pitch and share some information once in awhile.

My thoughts exactly, shopper-X. I'm glad you articulated it so well, because then I can just +1 that quote

I always find recommandations are worth more when they are not coming from the recommmended party, but the more information we have the better - so I hope Xan will be back.

[Marzipan]

See Audi's December pricing.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=798498

But don't rush out to buy. On one model I checked it had an MSRP 30% higher in Canada. After the "unpresidented" price drop it is still 25% higher.

All manufacturers should now be announcing their December price lists and today we should get November auto sales. Let's see if the data shows dealers are hurting.

[Lost Horizon]

well researched, mdbuffy.. right on.

do you have names, rank and serial numbers for the relevant (still anonymous and safe) bureaucrats over the timeline who participated in the TC academic non action on the non harmonizing view of "we're special"? Such cockroachery can't stand the light of public exposure for long, so that would help also. Also, TC is an entrenched and old bureaucracy, full of tube radios and a particular 20th century view of things. If you back off at all, they will slither back to the status quo, and you will have gained little. There has to be enough pressure over a long enough stretch to force a changing of the guard at the top..

[perfchris]

there's no difference between him and a guy/girl who would go into the Rogers Wireless thread proclaiming he could save people money by buying directly fromh im.

Maybe we should ban you ! Xan probably saved people thousands of dollars, probaly more than most of the other threads out there.

Sounds like you might be a bitter auto salesman... maybe even a Subaru salesman !

We need to have Xan reinstated !

[perfchris]

What is very concerning to me is the bleak picture that the media is painting about importing a vehicle. The seem to focus on the problems with importing a vehicle, that the vehicle you import might suddenly be inadmissible or that there might be duties on any vehicle that you import. It's gotten to the point that everyone in my family was scared that we wouldn't get an Ontario plate for the 08 Tribeca that we imported. Well, we got a nice new Ontario plate on Saturday. If you do your homework you should have no problem with importing a vehicle. The process may seem intimidating, but in actuality it went pretty smoothly. Now to find a good deal on winter tires...

You do not bite off the hand that feeds you, the media outlets get a significant amount of their advertising dollar from Canadian car manufacturers.

No surprise that they are discouraging people from importing....

[jrvic]

See Audi's December pricing.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=798498

But don't rush out to buy. On one model I checked it had an MSRP 30% higher in Canada. After the "unpresidented" price drop it is still 25% higher.

All manufacturers should now be announcing their December price lists and today we should get November auto sales. Let's see if the data shows dealers are hurting.

Lexus is a tad better, giving $8500 cash back on the RX350 cash purchase, where the difference has been around $15-20K depending on the exchange rate. Now if they given this cash rebate AND low financing rate then we would be much closer to US price.

[stock_junkie]

I faxed the MCO for my parents Camry to the Queenston-Lewiston U.S. Customs Office on Nov 26th. Today my Dad calls to double check that they received the fax and and the officer told him they are no longer accepting faxes so there's not point in checking for the fax! He said your dealership is responsible for bringing the car over??? What's going on??? I called myself and the instructions to fax the MCO are still there but when I try to talk to someon in person I just get a busy signal! Has anyone exported using the Queenston-Lewiston U.S. Customs office recently?

[dotcalamitie]

i think it's been covered here before, but too far back to find it...Toyota won't do my DRL conversion on my 2007 Prius. Where do I go for that?

[shopper-X]

i think it's been covered here before, but too far back to find it...Toyota won't do my DRL conversion on my 2007 Prius. Where do I go for that?

Option 1:
Do the headlights turn off when you turn off the Prius? If so you could try pulling a fast one and leave the headlights on and when they turn the car on the lights are on.

We leave the headlights on all the time in our Tribeca because they turn off with it. It has DRL's but prefer the full lights all the time.

Option 2:
Download the instructions here
http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33563
If you are not comfortable with the install, find a shop that will help you.

[Ventrick]

Hope this isn't true, dealer is supposed to be faxing my COO tomorrow.

I faxed the MCO for my parents Camry to the Queenston-Lewiston U.S. Customs Office on Nov 26th. Today my Dad calls to double check that they received the fax and and the officer told him they are no longer accepting faxes so there's not point in checking for the fax! He said your dealership is responsible for bringing the car over??? What's going on???

[FilipK]

Hope this isn't true, dealer is supposed to be faxing my COO tomorrow.

good luck lol

[Ventrick]

Well I called the 716-282-1400 number and the recording still lists the Fax number and says to fax documents 72 hours in advance.

[2ride4life]

just ran across this at TTAC,

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/new...ng-incentives/

Do canadians quailify for these incentives? I am not sure what type of incentives these are, if it matters?
Maybe Karl/Zach/Xan can clarify how the $3500 off the tribeca applies, and if any other vehicles in subaru's line-up are getting any of these large incentives?