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Originally posted by magikb But even if you were to drive it over the border, would you not still have to get the safety here??

Yes, among other things. It's a long and tedious process, but you do save yourself quite a bit of money.

I'm anxious about the Christmas shopping season that's about to hit and all the Canadians going south to buy all their shit. Would really plant a firm kick in the retailers' asses who refuse to adapt to the changing economy. I love how they whine about consumers using their purchasing power to the full extent. Oh noes, GM you poor thing, you can't change $8000 more for the exact same product 200km north. Fuck em. It's the same as with the recording industry (who are also adamant to evolve in a changing landscape), and the same thing is going to happen to them - ultimately, consumers have the last word on prices.

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car companies are just greedy crooks. and with the rising dollar, no doubt more canadians will buy cars in the US, companies like GM cant stop us. fuck you chrysler, ford and GM.

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Originally posted by AustralianGQ fuck you

+1

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I love how they say that the price differential is due to different labour and materials markets in Canada, and then in the next breath try to tell us that there is no difference when you take into account terms like safety inspections and financing. You dumb shits, which is it, does it cost more to make a car here or doesn't it?

Really now, do they think that Canadians are a bunch of idiots? They're not legally allowed to require U.S.-specific ID either. They can demand an American address for a lease, but if a customer is paying in cash (i.e. do your financing through the bank, because the dealerships rip you off anyway) then you just need a valid driver's license, they can't ask you for a social security number or any of that.

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Originally posted by magikb And I had also heard that you would have to change everything to km's instead of miles before it passes the safety here.

You can change back and forth between miles and km's with a push of a button (almost all new cars have this feature now).

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Originally posted by magikb And I had also heard that you would have to change everything to km's instead of miles before it passes the safety here.

Oh, didn't see this part of your post, Jenn. No, you are not required to change everything to km. As long as your speedometer has the km marks on it (and even the American cars still have smaller km/h markings on the speedo), then you are fine. I'm still driving with Fahrenheit and miles everywhere.

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur Oh, didn't see this part of your post, Jenn. No, you are not required to change everything to km. As long as your speedometer has the km marks on it (and even the American cars still have smaller km/h markings on the speedo), then you are fine. I'm still driving with Fahrenheit and miles everywhere.

Talked to a guy today that supposedly is in the know. Hilarious part is that even IF the gauge is in miles (no kilometer reading at all), all you need is stickers that note the kilometer speed (literally, can be glued to the glass of the gauge). No need to replace the whole thing.

As for safety, he also mentioned that you need an airbag sticker in both languages (you know, the ones typically under the visor or something like that?) Well, for THAT, the dealers charge you hundreds of dollars (in the US, if they know you're border-shopping). Better to just skip it there - you can buy a couple of stickers here in Canada (at Chrysler for example, for $5/piece), and glue them on yourself. Make sure you have them before you leave for US.

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