[ROVERNET - UK] price

[Brooks]

I think I can answer that question...it's simply a matter of economics and 
greed for profit. In a perfect world the prices of most big ticket items 
should be close to the same on both sides of the border , however over the 
past 2 decades at least the Canadian dollar could not support equal pricing 
for obvious economic reasons...now that the Canadian dollar is at par (above 
and below depending on the day) the auto makers have tried to ignore this 
and did not lower the cost of Canadian automobiles untill public pressure 
became too much for them to bear. Importing a vehicle fron the USA is not a 
problem however there are a few cars that are not permitted to be sold in 
Canada because of regulations , the remainder have to undergo slight 
modifications and once that has been completed they are permitted to enter 
Canada.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Wilson" <rovercar at comcast.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] price


> Ben Rodgers wrote:
>> Hi Glen Et Al
>>                The price problem still exists today, the dollars are 
>> almost at par, yet hundreds of Canadians crossed the border to buy new 
>> cars in the States.
>>
>
> So, Ben, could you expand on that a bit? What's the difference in prices, 
> why, and what's involved in  buying a car south of the border (or west of 
> the border, in your case)?
>
> Glen
>
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