Canadian Eh?

[blackontan]

I have family in Canada and travel there often; so I can look for a 5mt wagon there too.

 

The car is the same, just the cluster is in metric (KpH); and there may be a spare hockey stick in the back.

 

Question is this: Would you guys care about buying a used car from Canada?

[BradyCat]

Not sure why you'd want to, everything costs more up here - vehicles probably cost at least 10-15% more plus the Canadian dollar is currently a little higher than the US's. No other reason why not, just the cost. DRL's have been standard here for many years, and the English/French labels, don't forget that. Not sure if American importation rules require you to modify the vehicle to US specs (swap gauge cluster etc..)

[blackontan]

two reasons to look in Canada:

 

1. The 5MT LGT wagon was sold in Canada from 05 to 07 or 08

 

2. Most cars built since 1998 are listed as "identical models" for importation

 

The exchange rate is currently about $1000CDN for every $1050US or aprox. 5% of the total. Duties are 2.5%

 

N American guage clusters have been dual read for decades... they just reverse which numbers are bigger

 

I guess I'm asking if this is a psychological issue for people for a resale. I don't plan on owning the car forever.

[katalyst]

it probably would be

 

US cars imported into canada have lower resale value like it's spooked

 

but to get the vehicle of your preference (ie. 08 wagon) it might be worth it in the long run