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Originally Posted by Lucky13
A big part of the extra price of Europe and Canada is taxes. VAT taxes in Canada could account for the difference or a good part of it. Isn't VAT automatically added, what % is VAT in Canad around 8.5% or is it higher? The is no national sales tax is the US.
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The MSRP of Canadian vehicles are always stated before any Federal and Provincial sales taxes (which in my Province total an additional 13%). It is also prior to any PDI (prep and delivery) charges - which tend to be double of that stateside).
So the MSRP comparison of a BMW in Canada vs an identical vehicle in the States is a true apples to apples comparison - and we're getting screwed to the tune of an additional 20%
That Aussies are getting screwed even worse doesn't really make me feel any better about it.