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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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...at last,I can afford to go shopping in the "States".

So,today,I ordered a Garmin Nuvi 660,for $447.00,and a set of Chargespeed C.F. brake ducts,(from Evasive.)

...but,a S2000,MY08,is still selling for $52000.00 over here;how do you explain that.???
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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1st time the $ has been on par since Nov. 1976. You should have waited to get those tires
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 05:21 AM
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Hmmmm. Bad time to buy things in Canada, but a good time to sell things to Canadiens.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Legal Bill,Sep 21 2007, 08:21 AM
Hmmmm. Bad time to buy things in Canada, but a good time to sell things to Canadiens.
,but,how do you explain,the $$$ qap ???

After all,they all come from the same Country,JAPAN...???
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Sep 21 2007, 08:01 PM
,but,how do you explain,the $$$ qap ???
Honda is still mad that they haven't been invited to visit Possum Lodge.

(Check the CAD/JPY exchange rate. You'll see that the prices should have been dropping, since the CAD now buys more Yen than it used to. But maybe the dealers paid for those cars from Honda at the higher prices, and now can't afford to sell them for less?)
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Sep 20 2007, 08:24 PM
...but,a S2000,MY08,is still selling for $52000.00 over here;how do you explain that.???
Emil, I was wondering, are all the Honda models premium priced like the S2000 in Cananda?
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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A Civic's base price,4 doors etc...goes for $19000.00 Cdn.
A S 2000 goes for $52000.00 Cdn. (naked,no options whatsoever...)

See here:

http://www.honda.ca/HondaCA2006/BuildYourH...C-1F4F2BC39191}
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 09:52 AM
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Don't understand the pricing but it sure is a neat website
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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Isn't it usually taxes that makes up most of the difference? For example, most countries in Europe have high gas prices mainly from the taxes.

Random guess.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by cordycord,Sep 22 2007, 05:11 PM
Isn't it usually taxes that makes up most of the difference? For example, most countries in Europe have high gas prices mainly from the taxes.

Random guess.
On top,and above the sticker price of $52 K,you have to pay,right there 15% taxes;so the price of a naked S2K,taxes in,=+/-,$60,000.00.CDN
Mine cost me around $63,000.00, 7 years ago...
How's that grab you ???
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