Yeah, there's been a lot of talk about pricing in Canada, especially now that our dollars are pretty much on par. There have been several articles in publications, asking why we pay more here, and no one can seem to offer a good reason, other than we put up with it, so want not. I've read articles where higher end cars, such as a Porsche GT3 can cost as much as $30,000 less to buy new and bring in from the US, taxes and all, than buying local.
I think it's been said before, in many parts of the world, a mercedes is just a good dependable car, but here, even the lower end models have been marketed as lux items. Once a product gets the reputation, it's pretty much like stamping "For Marine Use" on it. Doesn't matter what it is, the price just doubled. hee hee. Ed 300E > taxi :-) On 07/02/2008, John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Feb 7, 2008, at 10:57 AM, E M wrote: > > > I'm in Canada. Toyota offer cars almost as good economy, but more > > space and > > just more car in general. While advertised starting at 12, I've > > never seen > > one for that. Used they sell for more here. > > > > Ed > > 300E > > > > Ah, well pricing in canada was much higher, in fact a fully optioned > out model could run upwards of $24K > Something about canada niche market, sell a few 100, oh look sell > 10,000 why change price? > > Pricing now is less, but more than USA. Our smart dealer had some > material about why buying the > higher priced cdn model was better than buying cheaper USA model.... > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
