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Push · 01-03-2005, 06:14 AM

Can I buy a car in the states and only pay tax on it? The car in Canada is 30% more expensive than in the US. I guess Porsche wanted a certian amount in $US, so the Canadians had to pony up an additional 30% due to the low dollar. Now that the dollar is near 85c to the American, paying that 30% hike {so the original buyers don't take a bath} seems lame. If I buy a US car for say 20K {24k Canadian}, will customs charge me the difference {10ish thousand Canadian} from the Canadian price? Do you follow me?

01-03-2005, 06:14 AM	#1
Push Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Canada Posts: 49	Canadian cars are more pricey, can I buy a US car? Can I buy a car in the states and only pay tax on it? The car in Canada is 30% more expensive than in the US. I guess Porsche wanted a certian amount in $US, so the Canadians had to pony up an additional 30% due to the low dollar. Now that the dollar is near 85c to the American, paying that 30% hike {so the original buyers don't take a bath} seems lame. If I buy a US car for say 20K {24k Canadian}, will customs charge me the difference {10ish thousand Canadian} from the Canadian price? Do you follow me? __________________ Yeah yeah, "license and registration."