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Here is a link from Nissan Canada for dealers in British Columbia
<http://www.nissancanada.com/eng/dealers/index.asp?prov=BC&province=British+Columbia>
For your information, Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby, North Vancouver, and Port Coquitlam are all part of greater Vancouver. Abbotsford and Chilliwack are within 90 minutes in the Fraser River valley.
The Canadian dollar is at all time lows, so it is a real good time for US consumers to buy. Nissan has recently released the Chilkoot edition, a base model with some SE parts, such as the 6 disc CD player, SE step rails, etc.
Enjoy,
Woody in interior British Columbia
As usual, I have info for anyone on how I bought my Path in Canada and brought it back to the US. We're at sixty strong and still going! I also can give you a great dealer contact in Vancouver that everyone has been using if you want it. Just write me.
-Jon
What forms are required at the border for duty?
How much is the duty?
I am aware about the manufacturer letter since I brought an Acura 1.6EL in 1998 but my US residency status at that time was temporary. Now, I am a permanent resident, so I'm thinking the rules may have changed for me.
I just bought one of the last 2001 SE's on the lot. Came with cloth seats and I'd really like leather. Have heard about leatherseats.com and know that there's a leather kit available from Nissan, but am being told it's $1000 at cost (not including installation). Anyone have any idea whether it's possible to replace the seats? If not, is it a good decision to use the leather kit...and how much should I expect to pay for that option? Thanks!
An example of when the diversity antenna might help is when you are stopping at a stop light and just as you stop, the radio station gets fuzzy. So, you roll forward just a few inches and the radio station comes in strong, again. With the diversity antenna, you don't have to creep forward (or sideways) because you've got an antenna in both places.
Ideally, the second antenna would be in the back window instead of the windshield. Putting it back there would put more distance between the antennas, thereby providing more "diversity."
AM antennas (at least every one that I have dealt with) are typically a coil of wire...not a single, long, straight peice of wire. (I'm probably WAY over-simplifying this)
Honda/Acura strictly prohibits their Canadian dealers from selling vehicles to US customers. It's just about impossible to get one to sell it to you because of the penalities that hit them if Acura finds out they did. [As we all know, Nissan has no such restriction].
But maybe you have a chance if you present yourself as a Canadian still living in Canada. But problems still arise. You'd have to pay the GST and would have a hard time getting Revenue Canada to give you a refund since you're Canadian (more checking needed here). Also, in no case will Acura give you a safety/emissions certification letter, so you would need to use a Registered Importer (another $300+).
Bottom line: Bringing in a Nissan is easy. Acura will take much more investigation and work, and some extra costs.
Write me and maybe I can help offline if you want to pursue.
-Jon
$.637 or which translates to $1 US = $1.57 Canadian. Not a bad deal for US residents seeing you can apply to the Canadian Government to get the GST back, and add the fact that Canadian vechicles are priced lower in Canadian Dollars than the same Vechicle compared to the same vechicle in the USA when converted to US $. Generally speaking a $30,000 US $ car would be approx. $40,000 Canadian $. Hope this info helps.
Dano
the power & heated seast option..This package available from Nissan-Would it have these options or just leather seats??Thanks
-Rob
Just one opinion to consider. I'm sure others (who are honest to themselves) might make similar comments.
The power and heat is in the seat itself. You could just re-cover the seat with leather and retain those features. Check with auto upholstery places.
Antenna: The service manual indicates that the wire in the window is for FM and the other antenna is for AM. Diversity Antenna....Nada
I think the deterrent might be the manufacturer instructing their Canadian dealers not to sell the vehicles for specific importation to the U.S. as it cannibalizes U.S. sales. Also, warranty hassles might also be a deterrent.
I'd also be tracking the gas you put in the Path. With previous cars i've gotten bad gas (water laden, poor grade, residues) and the vehicle exhibited similar symptoms to what you mentioned and then mysteriously disappeared after a few days. If you can recall the last place you filled up maybe you can correlate it to that. I see your Path is a 99.5. Have you exceeded the warranty?
You mentioned that the dealership wanted to charge you $80 bucks to do a diagnostic and then charge for any necessary work. Isn't it wonderful how dealer service shops can find a piece of equipment that makes their job a 1000 times easier (i.e computer diagnostic)so they can sit on their duffs and drink coffee while the computer does the work, and then have the nerve to charge you an arm and a leg just to tell you it's gonna cost you another arm and leg to fix it.
S-66
S-66
Those computers cost a lot of money to develop so someone has to pick up the cost! ;-)
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I'll add a couple comments about the manufacturers too. Many of them had problems with the US dealers buying popular vehicles from the Canadian dealers and reselling here. Like LOTS of vehicles. List price in Canada was less than the invoice price in the US. So the manufacturers just cut it all off and said no more. Nissan also doesn't allow cross-border dealer sales (but individual sales are still ok). It totally messes up the suppy balance.
As far as where the vehicle is built, some of the manufactures have agreements with the Canadian govt that a certian pct (or number) of the vehicles built in Canada must stay there. Happened with the Honda Odyssey. Recently you couldn't get one at all here in the US, but there were tons of them sitting on the lots in Canada.
-Jon
Gross changes in alignment are usually the result of a radial tire's steel belts or carcass performing differently than the opposite tire. Often, in this case, the car will pull to one side, even if the alignment is in spec.
The slight changes you're experiencing are probably due to tire wear patterns, or even the particular road surface you're driving on. If the car doesn't pull, and your steering wheel isn't more than a couple of degrees off center while driving straight, don't fret it.
PS. Be thankful that your biggest worries so far are "my steering wheel isn't centered when I drive straight" and not more serious problems that you can read about on other SUV boards.
Also do you recommend a wheel alignment at this mileage of the car eventhough there is no noticeable problem with the alignment like excessive tire wear or car moving to left or right? Appreciate your input..
and tried to argue the specs of Canadian vs. American. Awhile after we ended the conversation he called me back to tell me that the dealership owner said I should be careful importing from Canada because the owners manual clearly states that the warranty would only be transferred if a Canadian vehicle was purchased by a Canadian resident relocating to the US. not if a US citizen purchased in Canada. Is this really in the manual? Have any of you that purchased in Canada had a problem transferring the warranty?
How about difficulty registering the vehicle?
Thanks for your help
Favorable Canadian pricing for US buyers is largely due to advantageous currency exchange rates. We can buy a Path for less than the dealer. The dealer has to make some profit, else his kids starve. US cost data is readily available and those who can't go to CDN should use it to make the best deal they can.
If US dealers sense they are losing significant $'s to CDN sales, they will push back on Nissan to prohibit these transactions. That hurts most of the people on this board and many others who will come here in the future.
There is nothing in the manual about not being able to transfer the warranty. My local dealer's service dept even did it for me. Or you can call Nissan and they will send you a form. I had a small warranty item done on my Canadian Pathfinder at the dealer with no problem at all.
When you buy in Toronto you will get an Ontario title with your name on it. That, along with the Customs docs will get you registered in your state.
The vehicle specs are the same. Except for the nice additions you get in Canada like All-mode 4x4 on the automatic trans SE and a power antenna that you can't get at all in the US.
I agree with yride that US dealers are miles away from being able to meet the Canadian prices (like about $4000). Knowing that they are losing sales might make some dealers cry to Nissan. But on the grand scale of the whole US, a few dozen sales a year lost to Canada doesn't even register on the chart. If you buy in Canada, explain to the salesguy that you just couldn't pass up the deal and give him a $50 gift cert for dinner (I would have suggested $75 except he lied to you about the warranty). That's as much commission as he would have made on a leftover 2001 sale.
And don't forget that new Path from Canada would be a new 2002, not a used 2001. I imagine that in a few years the resale on being a year newer with lower miles might be better than having nav and ent.
-Jon
-Jon
IN MY LEFT ELBOW FROM RESTING IT ON THE TOP OF THE DOOR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. SOMEONE SHOULD INVENT SOME SOFT OF CUSTOM SOFT PADDING FOR UP THERE SO THAT ONE'S ELBOW IS COMFORTABLE. OTHERWISE, WHAT A GREAT TRUCK. DROVE FROM ST. PETERSBURG TO FT. LAUDERDALE ON I75 A LOT LATELY. TRUCK DOES 95 MPH SO EFFORTLESSLY ACROSS ALLIGATOR ALLEY.... IT FEELS LIKE 55 MPH!! SO SMOOTH AND POWERFUL. WOULD LIKE TO TEST THAT BMW X5 THOUGH AND COMPARE.
PRESS UNLOCK
ONCE: DRIVER DOOR
TWICE: ALL DOORS
If it's not operating like that, something is definately wrong. I've been using mine for over two years and I've never had a problem although the range has decreased as the batteries have wore down.
Thanks!
tidester
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-Greg
I thought it was just my boney elbows ;-)
Gritz
I too find the armrest very hard. One of these days I'm going to glue on a piece of 1/8" "ethafoam" (the white closed cell packing material you often find) and glue over it a piece of leather (colour co-ordinated of course ;-). Contact cement works very well for this.