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letter to the editor
Our open Letter to Mr. Low and the Gazette.
Mr. Low in your letter to the editor of August 13th, you indicate that the Gazette article of August 6th unfairly criticized GM and that the writer’s assertions were not supported by facts. You went on to provide some facts as to why you felt GM deserves to be treated better by Canadians.
Well Mr. Low, CarsWithoutBorders, operates with facts as well, and we wonder why you continue to gouge and treat Canadians like second class citizens. Americans pay 10 to 35% less for their GM vehicles than Canadians. The cars are the same.
You can check this out in the recently published article in Macleans Magazine Recently one of our members purchased a 2008 Cadillac SRX and saved over $20,000 on the transaction.
On the price of car parts, Mr. Low, why do you charge Canadians over 23%, for the same parts that you sell to Americans. Many of these parts are manufactured in Canada. We recently headed south to Plattsburg to purchase parts for our Oldsmobile, you can find the entire story at CarsWithoutBorders - July 24th,2008 posting.
On Service Mr. Low, the manner in which your company treats cost conscious Canadians that have ventured into the US to buy your cars is deplorable. Refusing to download “Canadianized” software and charging for recall letters is uncalled for. Hiding behind “bumper laws” to prevent Canadians from purchasing vehicles in the U.S. is another example. Just ask our member Mario from Edmonton, who spent 10 months with a U.S. market 2008 Corvette sitting in his garage. All of these events have been reported by CarsWithoutBorders in recent months.
So in summary, Mr. Low you might think that Mr. Mark Needelman’s article, made some unfair assertions. Your reply asking Canadians for “fair play GM” seems to substantiate your reasons, but you fail to answer to the real issues.
Why do you continue to stoop so low and treat Canadians as second class citizens, Mr. Low?
We deserve better, particularly after the millions our Governments have given GM. We have provided GM with carte blanche subsidies over the last half century.
And you want Fair Play? Canadians want Fair Play! We want a level playing field with our cousins to our south!
Toyota is certainly trying to restrict export of new vehicles to Canada, but with some effort it is very possible.
It is quite likely that forums such as this are reviewed by manufacturer representatives so I would prefer to avoid too much specific explanation, but be assured that any make or model is available for purchase.
Take care
I have relative in New York, could you tell me if NY has sales tax? and if he bought the car, can he transfer title to me 2-3 days after? or have to wait 3 months(some one told me that), thanks.
The warranty is available for exported vehicles, without any questions. In fact, you can have the work done under warranty anywhere in North America for that matter. Transmission falls out of the Sienna in Mexico City...you are protected and can have it fixed there.
Take care.
It is worth to buy the 2008 Sienna LE in US. It is much cheaper. We have a lot of customers importing Sienna's.
Thanks for any input.
Alex
Any Honda dealer sells new cars to Canadians near Vancouver, Canada? I am looking to buy 2009 Honda Pilot.
Thanks in advance.
Robert
Lexus Canada’s Customer Service Line has a fairly terse message they read you indicating Lexus dealers will perform valid warranty work but the work is done on behalf of Lexus U.S. and the dealer :confuse: may invoice Lexus U.S. or they may invoice the owner and leave it to them to recover the costs from Lexus U.S.
You can’t register the vehicle with Club Lexus in Canada as their system won’t accept the American VIN or My Lexus in the U.S. as their system will not accept a Canadian address. This appears to be a necessary step before you can get road side assistance.
If you're in Winnipeg I can give you the name of a dealer closer to you, and you'll also avoid sales tax. My e mail is azruss@cox.net
Cheers !
Just check with riv.ca to make sure it's addmisable for import. I think that one should be an easy one.
Good luck
Is it ok to transport the car to the border with just those documents? I'll of course setup insurance.
Ralph, you seem to know best. Can anyone shed some light? I'm picking it up in Sweetgrass, MT so it won't even be that far of a drive to the border, I mean it's right there.
Thanks for any help!
Did you import the car yourself? Did you get a broker from here to help? Could you email me some details. I am planning to make a purchase soon. Still debating between a Rav4 and Accord.
Thanks.
I located and negotiated the deal directly with the dealership, but it had to registered in the US so I used someone I located on this site to look after that.
Has anyone imported a vehicle through Hachey Auto Imports? Did everything go OK?
Thanks.
How do i contact you?
Thanks
Ben
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SUVs and Smart Shopper
thanks
I'm planning on buying a car in NY State using my uncle's address in Florida. Only Problem is that the dealer is asking me for my SSN. I do not have one but my uncle does.
How can I get around that?
Could I just give the money to my uncle who could then buy it for me. He would then resell the car to me.
Only problem I see with that is that my name will not be on the Title. Could this pose a problem when exporting/importing/plating the car?
Please help me, i'm lost
Today CarsWithoutBorders formally requested that the Government establish a "Car or Vehicle Rights" group to protect Canadian Automobile Consumers against Price Gouging, warranty, recall letter and overall purchasing descrimmination based on nationality, race, sex or religion!
To help kick start Mr. Cannon's department CarsWithoutBorders has submitted a "draft" Rights statement of principles and Code of conduct for Car Manufacturers and Dealers.
All comments and improvements to these documents are welcomed. email us at info@carswithoutborders.com.
Harper.S@parl.gc.ca; ‘DionS@parl.gc.ca’; ‘Layton.J@parl.gc.ca’; ‘leader@greenparty.ca’; ‘Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca’
Sent: September 3, 2008 12:43 PM
Subject: Your Party’s position on “Fair Automobile Pricing for Canadians” Letter to the Leaders all of the key political parties of Canada!
As most of you are aware, CarsWithoutBorders was founded last November 2007, as a result of Government “bungling” over the rules regarding the importation of vehicles into Canada. Many average hard working Canadians were prevented from freely purchasing less expensive vehicles in the U.S.
Working hard with Transport Canada, our group of members has been successful in helping to change the regulations and make it easier for Canadians to realize substantial savings. Many have reduced their cost of living significantly! This year to date, over 89,000 Canadians have saved over $450 M purchasing their vehicles in the U.S. But the “gouging” by the Canadian Car Manufacturers continues!Recent articles in MacLean’s Magazine and the Saint Jean Telegraph point out that although prices in Canada have come down 6-8%, Canadians are still paying billions of dollars more than their cousins in the U.S. for the same equivalent automobiles. Similarly, car parts and services are also higher in Canada.
So with the country on the verge of an election, and many hundreds of our members located in the “key” turn-around ridings, that will make or break your changes of forming the next Government, we need to understand your parties’ stance on these key consumer issues.
If elected, what will your Government do to even the playing field and ensure that hard working Canadians are no longer “gouged” by the Canadian Car Manufacturers? What will your Government do to ensure that Canadians have the choice to freely shop in the U.S. to achieve substantial savings? What will your Government do to help establish “Fair Automobile Pricing” for hard working Canadians?
We would appreciate a timely response, or if you would like further clarification please have your people call us.
Robert Lamb Serge Bergeron Founders of CarsWithoutBorders
I have called some dealler ,but they can't.If you know,Please tell me the phonenumber or web.
New to this forum. I'm hoping to import a 2008 Boxster S and was wondering if you had any problems with the CMVSS 114 (immobiliser) requirement on your Cayenne?
thx.
Did you clearance letter state that as well and if so did you have to change the instrument cluster?
Thanks again for the help.