Author Topic: Boycotting car companies in Canada (Read 9528 times)

Ottawa · « **on:** October 07, 2007, 02:05:35 pm »

XC90 6 Cyclinder model

Price in Canada = 50k+
Price in US = 36K

Canadians get to pay a whopping 38% premium (assuming dollar at par)

Enough Said.

Ottawa · « **Reply #1 on:** October 07, 2007, 02:22:31 pm »

ML320 CDI 6 Cyclinder model

Price in Canada = 61.4k
Price in US = 45.5K

Canadians get to pay a whopping 35% premium (assuming dollar at par)

Enough Said.

Ottawa · « **Reply #2 on:** October 07, 2007, 02:26:59 pm »

BMW 528ix

Price in Canada = 62.5k
Price in US = 46.5K

Canadians get to pay a whopping 34.5% premium (assuming dollar at par)

Enough Said.

AVToller · « **Reply #3 on:** October 07, 2007, 02:35:12 pm »

OK, I promise I won't buy a new Volvo. Satisfied?

AVToller · « **Reply #4 on:** October 07, 2007, 02:37:14 pm »

How many threads do you intend to start, all saying the same thing?

ovr50 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2007, 03:03:20 pm »

Boycott all you want, I'm getting my BMW in Canada, and I have my reasons which won't be laid out here.

Boycotts hardly ever, virtually never, work if the product is desirable.

ovr50 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2007, 03:04:34 pm »

Are you having fun, ottawa??

mmret · « **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2007, 03:43:03 pm »

I, for one, promise to not buy an ML.

Zombie · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2007, 03:55:44 pm »

I'm with you bud!!

Zombie · « **Reply #9 on:** October 07, 2007, 04:06:43 pm »

Quote from: ovr50 on October 07, 2007, 03:03:20 pm

Boycott all you want, I'm getting my BMW in Canada, and I have my reasons which won't be laid out here.

Boycotts hardly ever, virtually never, work if the product is desirable.

You know what they say about a fool and there money. Especially since according to this BMW will cover the warranty.
http://www.apa.ca/template.asp?DocID=253#BMW

If you don't need the money you could save, why not give it to charity.
Whatever have fun with your new ride.

tpl · « **Reply #10 on:** October 07, 2007, 04:30:24 pm »

Have you done an accurate comparison of equipment? I don't argue that BMW Canada charges too much but historically BMW USA cars have had less base equipment.

tpl · « **Reply #11 on:** October 07, 2007, 04:31:48 pm »

Zombie why don't you start a business importing and grab all this money for yourself?

Zombie · « **Reply #12 on:** October 07, 2007, 05:11:19 pm »

Quote from: tpl on October 07, 2007, 04:31:48 pm

Zombie why don't you atrta a business importing and grab all this money for yourself?

Hi does atrta mean start were you are from.
I'm not sure how I would do that but thanks for the tip Donald Trump!!

Wetson · « **Reply #13 on:** October 07, 2007, 05:32:12 pm »

We should just boycott all of em.

All of them are charging way more than they should in Canada and laughing all the way to the bank. Us Canadians seem to just roll with it and do nothing when we're getting screwed.

Wetson · « **Reply #14 on:** October 07, 2007, 05:44:02 pm »

Accord Coupe EX-L V6 with Navi model

Price in Canada = 39.29K
Price in US = 30.51K

Canadians get to pay a whopping 28% premium (assuming dollar at par)

Yepppp we're getting screwed.......

AVToller · « **Reply #15 on:** October 07, 2007, 05:46:09 pm »

Quote from: Wetson on October 07, 2007, 05:32:12 pm

We should just boycott all of em. All of them are charging way more than they should in Canada and laughing all the way to the bank. Us Canadians seem to just roll with it and do nothing when we're getting screwed.

That's the great Canadian way - we ~~roll~~ rule.

Ottawa · « **Reply #16 on:** October 07, 2007, 06:08:22 pm »

Love it...........Let's keep it up

ovr50 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 07, 2007, 06:53:34 pm »

Quote from: Zombie on October 07, 2007, 04:06:43 pm

Quote from: ovr50 on October 07, 2007, 03:03:20 pm
Boycott all you want, I'm getting my BMW in Canada, and I have my reasons which won't be laid out here.

Boycotts hardly ever, virtually never, work if the product is desirable.

You know what they say about a fool and there money. Especially since according to this BMW will cover the warranty.
http://www.apa.ca/template.asp?DocID=253#BMW

If you don't need the money you could save, why not give it to charity.
Whatever have fun with your new ride.

You know what they say about a fool who comments without all the facts. Whatever yourself.

ovr50 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 07, 2007, 06:57:27 pm »

Quote from: tpl on October 07, 2007, 04:30:24 pm

Have you done an accurate comparison of equipment? I don't argue that BMW Canada charges too much but historically BMW USA cars have had less base equipment.

Agreed, there is a large difference between base cars in the US vs a base car in Canada. The base car in Canada has much more equipment standard. I have done the comparisons for my car and they are less than the OP makes out. Of course the US market is cheaper overall, if for no other reason than BMW USA can spread it's overhead over 10 times the population that BMW Canada can. I'm not defending either one, but in my case, Canada is where I am buying.

airbalancer · « **Reply #19 on:** October 07, 2007, 07:11:19 pm »

Quote from: tpl on October 07, 2007, 04:30:24 pm

Have you done an accurate comparison of equipment? I don't argue that BMW Canada charges too much but historically BMW USA cars have had less base equipment.

once they have the same equipment price is not that much difference
Also the maintence part of warranty is not covered in Canada
A used BMW is a good ideal in the States