Question on Buying a Car in Canada

some manufacturers such as Toyota and Chrysler will not honour the warranty.

Nobody will honour a warranty on anything bought from another company.

Sony Canada Honda Canada JVC Canada...etc. warranty is issued by, and honoured by, _them_.

Sony, Honda, and JVC USA are entirely different companies.

Now, onto some answers....

Well, I was at the Lexus showroom last weekend. My friend is looking into buying either a Lexus IS300 or Acura TSX. So, the salesman actually told us that a lot of their orders come from the US and people in the US generally make it a point to buy a Lexus from Canada and then import it. I guess, taxes aside he claimed it is still a cheaper for American buyers. I am not sure about the intricate details, but I guess people do it for a good enough reason.

Reason number 1 .... feel that dollar bill in your pocket?. Think of it as a buck and a half in Canada. A $20,000 vehicle here in Canada will only cost you $14,000 USD. While you are at it, you can pick up some real beer, too! But then we are talking big money there. $20. for a dozen.

I think I remember paying $6.50 USD for a beer at a bar in Kingston Ontario. Had I known it was that much it wouldn't have been a Labatt's.

Up to a year ago US used car dealers bought a lot of cars out of Ontario and converted them miles from kilometres and did very well for themselves.

Now that the US dollar has dropped or the Canadian one has risen it is not all that advantageous.

I have found the list price of new cars here in Canada seem to be lower than the US when the dollar is converted but have not done a comparison of late.

Mike

You have been cheated.

Daniel, Montreal

Well, it is around $1.29-$1.30

Depends on the "entertainment", eh?

You are forgetting that a vehicle costs half again as much in Canada, one that sells for 20K in the US sells for 30K in Canada. ;)

mike hunt

Gordo wrote:

Please be specific.

New Tacoma for 22,500 CDN MSRP ... pretty good deal. Other used deals ...

Sample of local dealer in Vancouver, BC suburb of Surrey

"Artfulcodger" wrote in news:v6FHb.188483$ea%. snipped-for-privacy@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com:

*Shudder* thinking of buying a car that has been through several Canadian winters... A friend from Toronto once told me he had to toss away an otherwise perfectly good car, because the floor was completely rusted through...

Southern Ontario is no different in climate than Detroit, Cleveland Pittsburgh, Buffalo or even Boston for that matter. I had a floor give out on a 90 Fifth Avenue after 11 winters and that was only because I didn't oil spray it each year. Those horror stories of two years and rot are old hat now with the better undercoating coming from the factory and winters are not near as harsh as they were ten years ago so less salt is used on our roads.

The Artful Codger Basking in 35- 40 degree weather and no snow .

what are the cuirrent canadian interest rates?

auto interest rate rom bank?

30 year house mortgage rate?

certificate of deposit or treasury rate(s) ?

Ontario is not any colder than most of the US states such as, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Massechussets, NY, Washington, Minnesota etc.

Thanks to all for keeping this very civil .... like a discussion between friends across the kitchen table. Happy New Year to All!