"Serious" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:tTwQi.51314 > Nope, no such thing as a perfect car. All cars, all mechanic devices > will have problems. Some owners may not be aware of the problems or > defects until it gets too late. The US recognizes that no vehicle is > perfect, hence the lemon law. In Canada, no such thing. Canada is a > wimpy country that seems to protect businesses, corporations, and > criminals but not the honest law abiding average people. Very true. So cars should be cheaper in Canada as there is no lemon law to protect us and reduces costs them for defective products. I know first hand about US lemon law, it works. > Any way, you watch. Sometime soon more automakers will be imposing > buying restrictions on Canadians purchasing their vehicles from the USA. Yep. We need some stiff anti-trust laws, and to enforce them. If you want to sell in Canada, you have to offer the same price as you do everywhere else. Would be much more simple just to drop the RIV and drop the daytime luminosity thing. US has daytime lights, just not as bright as Canada, bet the dealer associations slide that one in. Maybe let a Carmax setup shop in Toronto and Vancouver selling US vehicles.

"Serious" <hatespam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:ii25h3hmmhmsilhp9r08t8ome8pi6494vp@4ax.com... > Be aware that the list may not be current: > > Looks like Toyota Canada is honouring the US warranty but as stated > previously Toyota US is "warning" their US dealers not to sell to > Canadians. > > http://www.apa.ca/template.asp?DocID=253#gm0 RIV Canada usually publishes and accurate and reasonably current list. http://www.riv.ca/ Their list is at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/VAFUS/list/Menu.htm Plus, you can call them ahead of time to get confirmation. Study the RIV site well everything you need is in there somewhere.

"Wolfagang" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:o6uah31opagbuti8g6ca32p3slkgocua6r@4ax.com... > On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:58:00 GMT, Lance A Boyle <Lance_Boyle@shaw.ca> > wrote: > > :Wolfagang wrote: > :> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:01:44 GMT, Lance Boyle <Lance_Boyle@shaw.ca> > :> wrote: > :> : I've heard that Toyota and Nissan have diesel trucks that they sell > in > :> :other world markets, but for some reason they think Canadians wouldn't > :> :buy them. > :> > :> It's true, their market research has shown this. > : > :Who are the automakers asking then? Soccer moms? Yuppies? Male > :hairdressers? I did an impromptu survey of ten of my co-workers today > :and asked if they would be interested in a mid sized pickup with a I4 or > :V6 diesel. Something the size of a Toyota Tacoma, that got good > :mileage, and could still pull a 4000 lb. trailer when needed. 8 out of > :the ten said sure, and 5 of them said they would buy one today if it > :were available. Go to any automotive discussion group and you'll see > :the constant lamenting because there are no small diesel trucks > :available here. > : > :You can buy a Jeep Cherokee for 2008 that has a nice little 3.0l > :Mercedes V-6 diesel. The stupid part is they put that engine in a > :$50,000 truck. Duh Chrysler. Like I'm going to spend $50k to get a few > :more MPG. Why didn't they put that engine in a $30,000 Dakota? That > :might have been Chrysler's next "K car". > > Remember, diesel vehicles are expensive to maintain, they are high > maintance actually. They cost more than the same gasoline model. For > an average person driving, it will take about 50-60,000 km to > breakeven in comparison to the same gasoline model. That's a big > difference. In North America, the diesel fuel vs gasoline price is > not drastic as in Europe or elsewhere. Their diesel is significantly > cheaper. Diesels do not take more to maintain. Perhaps some cost more to fix. But maintenance is not higher on a diesel. Well built ones also last longer than gasoline ones.