03-11-2011, 05:08 PM | #23 |
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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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03-11-2011, 06:13 PM | #24 | |
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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.
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03-12-2011, 01:26 AM | #25 | |
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For instance, France is probably the country where French manufactured cars are the most expensive... Go figure...
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03-12-2011, 10:57 AM | #26 | |
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I'd be willing to pay a surcharge for 6MT...
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Actually, funny thing.. my girlfriend despised manual transmissions. After a few months of favours and rom-coms, she owed me. She learned it and now loves it!
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03-16-2011, 01:58 PM | #28 | |
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Anyway I am willing to pay 20% more for my cars and have free health care. |
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03-16-2011, 06:21 PM | #29 | |
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And I doubt you'd be willing to pay an extra 20% for a vehicle (for free health care) when you've already paid for it through income and health taxes. But, thanks for playing.
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03-17-2011, 01:19 PM | #30 |
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Well, if in US you have a family and one of them has a chronic health problem and then you loose your job and health insurance due to recession, then that 20% discount seems souperfluous.
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03-18-2011, 03:52 AM | #32 |
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Agreed.
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Could you let me know which BMW dealer informed you of a 6MT X1 in Canada?
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06-23-2011, 12:27 PM | #35 |
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While I would love to be proven wrong, I really really doubt if one exists.
fx55's lone post about the 6MT was well before the final specs for US/CAN were released, so s/he may have been subjected to mere speculation/hearsay from the dealer. I suspect the cost of a specially ordering and re-certifying a 6MT X1 will be much much higher than the $400 quoted. |
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Could you give the name of the Canadian dealer offering a manual transmission option for $400.00? and who was your contact?
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09-11-2011, 07:05 AM | #39 |
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Color options
There is only limited color options available on the Canadian website. Does anybody know if we Canucks can special order colors available to US that are not on the Canadian site? And how much extra?
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According to a little note on BMW Gallery (Calgary)'s site they have 5 of them on order.....
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11-12-2011, 12:48 PM | #43 | |
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However, the Cdn manual also covers the old 135/335 engine, but I am guessing that was for when they were planning to release it in the U.S. That all changed when the US cancelled their plans in the Feb timeframe and BMW announed thenew one. BMW has announced a lot of the engine plans fo the future.
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