American C63 vs Canadian C63

[Buster]

I would love to hear some comments from those that might have cross-shopped US C63's, vs Canadian C63's.

Some comments I have seen:

- difficult to compare prices due to differences in standard equipment with the CDN cars having more

- duty and GST are significant costs of importing (6% plus 5%) respectively.

- Cdn cars were priced (new) comparably to US cars, which is somewhat unusual for premium vehicles.





A couple of items make me hesitate on a Canadian car:

- Many parts of the US (arizona) are somewhat easier on cars/paint due to lack of winter

- It's possible that the depreciation curve on US cars is steeper, making a used 2011 or 2010 a slightly better buy in the US

- My 535xi wagon was a LOT cheaper in the US, I just had to find the right sources.


That aside, I have found I prefer turbo cars in Calgary due to the altitude...but it's just too sexy.

[rage2]

Canadian C63's are more "loaded" standard than US cars. So the only time you want a US car is if you want a really base one, no leather, no seat heaters, etc. The depreciation in the US for C63's is higher than Canada, as there are way more cars, so you might get one used a little cheaper. Tack on GST and Duty, and you're about the same price.

If you're worried about paint, look for cars here that have 3M clear bra on them. The cars are only 4 years old at most. There are also a lot of cars that are parked for the winter, so you won't have to worry about winter salts, etc.

The reason why BMWs are a lot cheaper is because of the pricing discrepancy between Canada and US.

[benyl]

Good luck importing one from the US.

MB Canada makes it way too hard.

[Buster]

Originally posted by benyl
Good luck importing one from the US.

MB Canada makes it way too hard.

AFAIK, that is primarily a concern if you want warranty, correct?

BMW doesn't make it easy, and I found it relatively simple, still...although I know that MB is much worse when it comes to warranty transfer.

Some nightmares on the GL forum about people switching computers, clusters, and then stuff not working together, etc.

[nismodrifter]

Originally posted by Buster


AFAIK, that is primarily a concern if you want warranty, correct?

BMW doesn't make it easy, and I found it relatively simple, still...although I know that MB is much worse when it comes to warranty transfer.

Some nightmares on the GL forum about people switching computers, clusters, and then stuff not working together, etc.

GL/ML are the easiest to bring across as the cluster displays km/h digitally by pressing a couple of buttons, same for DRL's.

edit: can someone verify if that is possible on AMG's? I did some reading and I see you can get temp read out to display as km/h, unsure about DRL's though.

[JAYMEZ]

To much effort to import from the US.. I looked into.. Decided it was wayyy better to get a Canadian C63

[rage2]

Right, totally forgot about the cluster change and all the MB Canada requirements. That will easily make a US C63 much more expensive, as it's about $10k worth of work to be compliant and get the recall letter.