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Originally Posted by linus
Copied from another thread I posted to earlier today:
I used to figure it was not worth the hassle when the Cdn was worth US$0.85. Now at parity, things change DRAMATICALLY.
Here's what I'm considering:
E92 335i Sport, 19", PDC, Premium, Cold Weather (incl as std in Canada), USB, Comf Acc., Bluetooth (extra in Canada, incl in PP in US)
US Price including destination charge before taxes and duties: US$48.7k
Cdn Price including destination charge before taxes: Cdn$63.6k
Now, I assume I will get a 4% discount on the Canadian vehicle and 0% on the US (not sure if the latter will be the case, but I'm being conservative). Second, I'll apply duties and taxes to vehicles as relevant. What I will not factor in are some of the fees that would be required in the customizing for Canada process.
All in (excluding import/customization fees, but including duties and taxes)
US vehicle into Ontario: $59k
Cdn vehicle: $70k
The difference between the two of about $11k is huge. Assuming that other costs amount to $1-2k, the savings is still substantial. I'd say well worth the hassle given the state of the currencies today.
Let me know if I've missed anything here.
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And that is why the USA can no longer sell new BMW vehicles to Canada. We all could have saved a few thousand dollars. :|