Buying in USA vs Canada

[Alstoy]

purchasing USA

I agree with what you are saying, but to be classified as used you must be the second registerd owner.
If you buy new then you cannot bring the vehicle across the boarder without paying the applicable tax in the state you purchased unless you wait six months or have 10,000 miles on it.
If you are the second owner the mileage does not matter and you don't have to pay the state tax.
Prices have changed in the last year, I checked out the prices on chevy cruze's for my wife and the prices are cheaper at home in Canada. I agree that this did not used to be the case but it is now. At least this is the case in Arizona.
This is new stuff that has just happened in the last year.

 

[Riley P]

I saved quite a bit on my Corvette by getting it out of the States. However, as mentioned, this is only because the initial price difference between US and Canadian cars was so great and our dollar climbed to par years later. Within the past year and the price of the Corvette being similar between both Countries, we no longer are getting this advantage with the new cars, especially now since our dollar is dropping.

I see getting deals on older vehicles, but there not being the same deal on the new stuff now, a few years down the road.

 

[Ntmd8r]

One other factor to consider if buying USED from the US....

What price are you getting it for ?????

If there is a GLUT of vehicles for sale, then you will likely get it at a lower price.
And, in the US, there are 10 times more people than in Canada,
and (extrapolating), there are probably 10 times more vehicles available too.
This SHOULD result in lower asking prices (for used vehicles).

Of course, DEMAND/Desire/Availability also can come into play.

I want a C7 Triple Black Convertible. My 2007 is one, my 1967 is one, my 2000 was one.
Using GM's "build a car" capability...
From the GM Canada site, brand new with all the options I want, it is $74315.
From the GM US site, brand new with all the same options I want, it is $69785.

IF I was to buy new, today, I would save $2400 by buying it in Canada.
This is ignoring the fact that I can't buy it new from the US.
($69785 US plus 10% exchange rate = $76785, versus $74315 from Canada)
Also, if I bought it in the US, I'd have to transport it here, and broker it, etc., etc.
So TODAY, there is no way I would buy out of the US.

However, if tomorrow (2015), I could buy a used car out of the US, I would have to consider what the exchange rate was, and the transport/brokerage.
Of course, I also need to consider what price the seller and I agree on.

My experience is that Canadians always ask MUCH more $$$ for their used car
than Americans.

 

[Riley P]

I agree, however, one of the reasons why I think Canadians ask more for their used cars is because up until this year, the initial price difference between the Canadian and US cars was so great that even if they depreciated the same percentage, the used price would still be higher in Canada. Another reason why our cars are more here is that the economy hit the US much harder than it hit Canada and as sports cars are not normally primary vehicles, they are the first thing to go when money is tight so I think the US market got flooded dropping the price even more. Canadian cars for the most part can also only be used for part of the year so I would suspect Canadian cars to have less miles on them making them more valuable.
But in general, the US does have 10 times the number of cars for sale but with a normal economy, they should also have 10 time the number of people looking for cars to buy so it should even out in that respect.
I also have to agree with you that right now is the perfect time to purchase a new Corvette in Canada as the price just dropped by roughly $7,000 and now that the dollar is sinking, we may not get this deal again.