Re: Gotta Love Ebay! - Page 2

 

You know the only moderation due to the stronger dollar in retail
Canadian prices I have seen has been the price of gasoline. While the
price for a barrel of oil is strong the retail price at the pump has
been going down. I am thinking it must be due to the dollar.

Everything else seems to keep going up. If I pick up a new bike this
winter I just may go south to buy it.
  

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 On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:29:37 GMT, Calgary


I was discussing this with my Brother-in-law yesterday.
He owns a new car dealership.
One of his customers bought a new car in Grand Forks or Fargo and then
looked to buy another one. He wanted my B-i-L to come within $5000 of
the US price.
When I popped in he was reading up on the importation regulations and
checking prices.
Normally he wouldn't touch a US car due to warranty and various other
aspects but even he is considering it if he can get some good deals.

I was looking to get a late model Grand Cherokee to replace my old
pick-up. The model I am looking at (Hemi Limited) is roughly $10-12k
cheaper anywhere in the US.

One thing my BiL mentioned was that his brand doesn't allow cross
border purchasing. The guy I mentioned above tried to buy a second new
car and was unable to do it.
Chrysler automatically voids the warranty on any of its vehicles as
soon as they are exported/imported in either direction although I was
told there are law suits pending over that.

Of course, with the Jeep, I found a local one with 138,000km for
$23,000. The warranty has expired. For $22,000US and expenses I can
get one with less than half the mileage so losing the warranty isn't a
huge consideration. I'd rather have the vehicle with lower mileage.

My BiL agreed that the Canadian auto companies are screwing us.

Harley appears to be the only brand (car or bike) that is adjusting
for the dollar on a regular basis.
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I was told by the Canadian regional rep for yamaha that one reason for
not honouring warranties for bikes purchased out of country is that it
is a separate company up here. While that sounds good I suspect if you
had a problem with a new US purchased Yamaha up here they would look
after the repair and find someway to bill the US company.

  

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Remember

It is the VETERAN , not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN , not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN , not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN , Not the Campus Organizer
who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN , not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.

 On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:56:20 GMT, Calgary


The Chrysler call centre clerk told me it was because they were built
for the particular market.  :-)

The warranties are different but that can be worked around. There
really is only one company, maybe different distributors but only one
company.
FWIW - VW/Audi does honour the warranties but they can't certify
(which carries additional warranty) used cars from out of the country.
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Bob Mann

Sex is like air; it's not important unless you
aren't getting any