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hey guys
seems like a few guys here are car fanatics and have experience so i would like to ask you guys a few questions

1)i'm looking to purchase a coupe...a couple cars that interest me are
a) bmw m3 2008 (amazing car..prob creame of the crop)
b) chevy camaro (yet to come out but looks deadly and nice)
c) dodge challenger (likewise)
d) audi s5 (new car..looks sharp and powerful but can it compete wid bmw?0
e) mustang shelby (price wise it's amazing for what you get..but handling aint that super)

now i know the m3 and s5 are in a league of their own and the camaro and challanger in another ....but is it worth purchasing the camaro or the challenger when they come out?

2) what is the process of purchasing from down in the states? what exactly do u have to pay at customs....so purchasing from the states is really attracting me

i dont have the $ to purchase the vehicle, so i will be either getting a loan if i buy in states and pay for a bit

but yeah..i would like some input as what you guys think and where a suitable location would be from the states to purchase....i would like to purchase a new car from the states but i heard there are ways to get around customs...

any help would be grealy appreciated...

cheers
 
Over the course of about 25 years I have owned many different makes of cars. What I have learned over this time is that I WILL NEVER BUY AN AMERICAN MADE MODEL EVER AGAIN.

When I was a kid I had the Mustang - back then it seemed like a good machine but looking back it had nothing but problems. Through schoold I had a couple others - Grand AM, Grand Prix, Chrysler Intrepid. All of these cars were full of problems. I bought them new, used, off lease - you name it.

In the last 8 years I have owed a couple of German and Japanese cars. I will never go back to the American made machines. The workmanship put into the Euro and Japanese cars is second to none.

These are all nice cars and a pretty good list to choose from. I would stick with the Audi or the BMW. You just can't go wrong with these companies. The only downside I could mention is that the cost of replacement parts is higher with the Euro cars and the cost to maintain them can be slightly higher. The reality is that these cars just don't break down like their American counterparts.

As for the buying in the US - there was a thread on here a while ago about that. I will try to look it up and post the link.
 
jw01 said:
…edit….i would like to purchase a new car from the states but i heard there are ways to get around customs...

any help would be grealy appreciated...

cheers
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I'd be interested in how you think you might "…get around customs". That's usually called smuggling, and a car's a pretty big item to stuff down your drawers or hide in the false bottom of a suitcase. Of course you might have meant "getting around" literally with prairie border posts and a cross-country run in mind. But me, I'd think twice or six times before risking a 50K auto over the dirt or in an illegal entry scheme.

If you were to Search the various threads that have been posted here in the last year by helpful members who have done it, you'd discover it's not that hard to do above-board, and the savings over Canadian prices are still considerable, especially considering the small amount of work—largely on paper—involved.

And you'll find in those posts it isn't Customs, who have a whole how-to-do-it web page you can Google, who likely will be against the project, but the manufacturer who's more loyal to Canadian dealers than customers.
 
what to buy

My 2 cents;

If you are going to drive the car in four seasons.....get the Audi....quattro with snow tires is the way to go for winter driving

I would also seriously consider leasing the vehicle of your choice....I have seen many people lease high end cars and come out further ahead than if they purchased it. For example a friend of mine leased an M3 three years ago, the buyout at the end of the lease ended up being almost $10,000 more than it was worth.

These cars will be less expensive to buy in the US....The BMW will be a pain in the ass to import as they have just changed their rules....it now takes 6-8 weeks to complete the process. This means the car sits for 6-8 weeks before you can get it plated.

The dodge will not have any warranty in Canada

The Camero is a cool looking car and will be a collectors item some day.

The Audi would be easy to import for the US.

If you need any more help feel free to PM me
 
yaya17 said:
Over the course of about 25 years I have owned many different makes of cars. What I have learned over this time is that I WILL NEVER BUY AN AMERICAN MADE MODEL EVER AGAIN.

When I was a kid I had the Mustang - back then it seemed like a good machine but looking back it had nothing but problems. Through schoold I had a couple others - Grand AM, Grand Prix, Chrysler Intrepid. All of these cars were full of problems. I bought them new, used, off lease - you name it.

In the last 8 years I have owed a couple of German and Japanese cars. I will never go back to the American made machines. The workmanship put into the Euro and Japanese cars is second to none.

These are all nice cars and a pretty good list to choose from. I would stick with the Audi or the BMW. You just can't go wrong with these companies. The only downside I could mention is that the cost of replacement parts is higher with the Euro cars and the cost to maintain them can be slightly higher. The reality is that these cars just don't break down like their American counterparts.

As for the buying in the US - there was a thread on here a while ago about that. I will try to look it up and post the link.
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Oh boy. Not to stand up against your personal experience.
But...I've worked 20 yrs. Average between 50kkm to 75 kkm a year.
One year close to 100k Km.
All American made cars....Some better than others.Two of them did over 200,000 km with only Oil Changes, Tires and One Brake job, which I did my self.(Only one car Stranded me, due to a failed fuel pump supply ckt.
(By the way..In that time, I have had two Japanse rental cars strand me...One 300km from Thunder Bay in minus 35 weather...Go figure.)
Company I work for, replaces cars every 3 yrs...
Last go round..I was given a higher monthly lease alotment due to supurb sales.
Went to BMW and Audi. ( Along with Jag)...Ford, Gm and Crslr.
Just try getting a lease on a Bimmer for 50k km a year...No farking way.
The Audi salesman looked like he was going to faint, when I told him how much I drive.(He actually TOLD ME: "You shouldn't drive that much...."
Wow..what a weird way to sell a "drivers car"
Why are these so called superior/more reliable car makers afraid to offer high mileage leases?Are they afraid their superior machines will be worthless when returned?
Sorry mate..I don't buy the Offshore is better Bullshit.

My guess is Most BMW drivers would never think of driving their cars to Halifax, or Tulsa...Or Miami...or New Orleanes...Or Washington State..or Los Angles...once...let alone all of these places the same year.
 
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