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[OldSkoolToys]

You could live near Alaska and drive all the way to Niagra Falls to buy a car and still save money.

Thats an $11k difference. It just doesn't add up.

[GT]

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

You could live near Alaska and drive all the way to Niagra Falls to buy a car and still save money.

Thats an $11k difference. It just doesn't add up.

ya thats true. I am not sure whats up with the price difference. There probably some reason behind it but I don't know what it is

[White Comet]

Originally Posted by scape

it's not all a loss

It's a total loss, unless the real car is something totally different than what Honda has told us. The CR-Z = the suck.

[White Comet]

Originally Posted by GT

ya thats true. I am not sure whats up with the price difference. There probably some reason behind it but I don't know what it is

It's because the Canadian arms of all the car companies bitch that since we only have about 10% the population of the US, that amounts to only approx 10% the total customer base, hence why they jack up the price of each unit. Understand that when our dollar was worth about 63-75 cents US (and it was this way for over a decade) they could get away with it, since Canadians couldn't exercise any buying power in the US with such a shitty dollar.

However, due to the recent near-parity between the US and CDN dollar over the past 2 years, the car companies have felt the heat as Canadian consumers took their strong dollar and bought their cars in the US, then went through the legal process to bring them to Canada, still saving a huge amount of money. The companies then went ahead and tried to screw the consumer by saying cars purchased in the US would have any existing warranty voided once registered in Canada. There is now a class-action lawsuit against these greedy swine.

At the same time that the companies went ahead with this sleazy method of screwing Canadians (again), they tried damage control by "dropping" their prices... but it still didn't reflect the parity between the CDN and US dollar. So fuck them. I hope they choke on this class-action suit.

FYI, it wasn't just the S2000. The STI used to cost 50k, as did the 350Z. Hell, even a WRX was 35k! Now, with the "new" prices, an STI costs about 41K, and a 370Z is about the same.

[GT]

Originally Posted by White Comet

It's because the Canadian arms of all the car companies bitch that since we only have about 10% the population of the US, that amounts to only approx 10% the total customer base, hence why they jack up the price of each unit. Understand that when our dollar was worth about 63-75 cents US (and it was this way for over a decade) they could get away with it, since Canadians couldn't exercise any buying power in the US with such a shitty dollar.

However, due to the recent near-parity between the US and CDN dollar over the past 2 years, the car companies have felt the heat as Canadian consumers took their strong dollar and bought their cars in the US, then went through the legal process to bring them to Canada, still saving a huge amount of money. The companies then went ahead and tried to screw the consumer by saying cars purchased in the US would have any existing warranty voided once registered in Canada. There is now a class-action lawsuit against these greedy swine.

At the same time that the companies went ahead with this sleazy method of screwing Canadians (again), they tried damage control by "dropping" their prices... but it still didn't reflect the parity between the CDN and US dollar. So fuck them. I hope they choke on this class-action suit.

FYI, it wasn't just the S2000. The STI used to cost 50k, as did the 350Z. Hell, even a WRX was 35k! Now, with the "new" prices, an STI costs about 41K, and a 370Z is about the same.

ahh I see. The price for the 370z is retarded >_>

[S2KtoFT86]

Originally Posted by White Comet

It's because the Canadian arms of all the car companies bitch that since we only have about 10% the population of the US, that amounts to only approx 10% the total customer base, hence why they jack up the price of each unit. Understand that when our dollar was worth about 63-75 cents US (and it was this way for over a decade) they could get away with it, since Canadians couldn't exercise any buying power in the US with such a shitty dollar.

However, due to the recent near-parity between the US and CDN dollar over the past 2 years, the car companies have felt the heat as Canadian consumers took their strong dollar and bought their cars in the US, then went through the legal process to bring them to Canada, still saving a huge amount of money. The companies then went ahead and tried to screw the consumer by saying cars purchased in the US would have any existing warranty voided once registered in Canada. There is now a class-action lawsuit against these greedy swine.

At the same time that the companies went ahead with this sleazy method of screwing Canadians (again), they tried damage control by "dropping" their prices... but it still didn't reflect the parity between the CDN and US dollar. So fuck them. I hope they choke on this class-action suit.

FYI, it wasn't just the S2000. The STI used to cost 50k, as did the 350Z. Hell, even a WRX was 35k! Now, with the "new" prices, an STI costs about 41K, and a 370Z is about the same.

Wow, Canadians got screwed much more than I thought. That sucks.

[White Comet]

Originally Posted by S2KtoFT86

Wow, Canadians got screwed much more than I thought. That sucks.

You only know the half of it! It's true.... we get reamed.

[4agze]

I noticed that in other country, like Philippines my mom is retired went back to the mother land and 1 year ago me and my brother got her a toyota camry AT, 2.4liter, ac and not leather seats its almost basic but cost 1.5M (phil. currency) on US dollars thats $30,000 a base camry is $19,000+ tax and all the bs they add on that it will be $21,000 thats $9,000 less on what we pay here,why is that?

[OldSkoolToys]

It should be noted that sales volume is a legitimate concern when it comes to pricing.

The more volume you can sell, the more you can curb fixed production costs and lower the price of the commodity, while retaining a respectable profit margin.

Other things to consider:
Government Tariffs
Country specific safety/emission standards (that deviate from the standards of cars sold in bigger markets)
Cost of physical importation
Exchange rates
Corporate Income tax rates
Government Tax Credits
etc.

All effect a companies bottom-line when operating in a foreign country.

I'm not defending the car companies, but I won't completely demonize them without knowing all the facts.

[White Comet]

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

It should be noted that sales volume is a legitimate concern when it comes to pricing.

The more volume you can sell, the more you can curb fixed production costs and lower the price of the commodity, while retaining a respectable profit margin.

Other things to consider:
Government Tariffs
Country specific safety/emission standards (that deviate from the standards of cars sold in bigger markets)
Cost of physical importation
Exchange rates
Corporate Income tax rates
Government Tax Credits
etc.

All effect a companies bottom-line when operating in a foreign country.

I'm not defending the car companies, but I won't completely demonize them without knowing all the facts.

Canada and the US have supposed "free trade." Here the Canadian consumers are exercising their rights to that free trade and car companies are taking away product warranties as a way to keep 'em in line.

I've been living with this crap for most of my life. I can understand you wanting to get more info on this, but trust me when I say this is pure greed and these fuckers need to be shot.

[OldSkoolToys]

Yeah, that warranty thing is completely fucked up.

I hope they get utterly screwed in the court system.

[Matador]

[S2KtoFT86]

Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1

That is pure sex.

[Matador]

So, the Honda was out and about today....

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