It sucks! Well kind of The current rise in the Canadian Dollar has opened up the ideal of going south of the border to purchase a car. The current auto prices are so outdated that they still reflect the old $0.75 USD ammount that it actually becomes cheaper to go south of the boarder for most autos. The Tiburon (Fully speced) Will save you about $5000. The Veracruz will save you almost $10000. SO although it might cost you $500 - $1000 on a trip south it's worth it. Just pickup a Canadian KMs speedo for about $200 - $400 and get it installed on purchase. Most colour options as well. Just sucks that the auto industry hasn't changed the prices to reflect the change in dollar.
Keep in mind that if you import a car from the US you will have to pay duty 6.1% if the vehicle was not manufactured in the US. GST when you bring it over the border (only monday to friday) plus RIV fee of around $207. You will also need to install daytime running lights and get a provincial inspection. Then you need to take it Canadian Tire to get the federal inspection (free). When you register the vehicle you will have to pay PST. Still if you want to do the work you will save around 15%.
Alternatively there are dealers in Ontario who will do all the legwork and still save you around 10%+/-.
yea it will come out to about the same if you import a car. where it's at is buying replacement parts made in the U.S. i'm fortunate to live right on the border so i can go over buy parts or pick up ordered parts and sneak them over the border and save a lot of money.
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The current rise in the Canadian Dollar has opened up the ideal of going south of the border to purchase a car. The current auto prices are so outdated that they still reflect the old $0.75 USD ammount that it actually becomes cheaper to go south of the boarder for most autos. The Tiburon (Fully speced) Will save you about $5000. The Veracruz will save you almost $10000. SO although it might cost you $500 - $1000 on a trip south it's worth it. Just pickup a Canadian KMs speedo for about $200 - $400 and get it installed on purchase. Most colour options as well. Just sucks that the auto industry hasn't changed the prices to reflect the change in dollar.
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