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Date:         Mon, 19 Jun 2000 09:03:12 -0400
Reply-To:     "Anthony L. Mourkas" <frankenstein@telplus.net>
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From:         "Anthony L. Mourkas" <frankenstein@telplus.net>
Subject:      Re: Buying tires from Canada...
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>Just a thought, but with the current exchange rates so favorable to us >here in the States, would there be any advantage to purchasing a set of >tires from, say, Canadian Tire or Sears in Canada? > >Would I be subject to duty or some sort of tax? At US$1 = CN$1.50, a >$400 set of Michelin MXT's or Yokohama Y-370's would only set me back >about $270.

>Am I missing something?

Granted the exchange rate is favorable, however, you are assuming that the set of tires that sells in the USA for $400 US dollars would sell in Canada for $400 Canadian dollars. This is most likely not the case.

In my summer travels to Canada the past few years I have often found Canadian prices to be higher in "dollar" terms than those in the US. IE: that soft drink that costs $1.00 US in a vending machine in Maine may require $1.50 in Canadian coins in Quebec. Or, that seafood dinner that costs $12.95 in Maine might cost $19.95 in New Brunswick.

I suspect that tire pricing would be similar. Wouldn't hurt to investigate though.

Best wishes,

Tony

Anthony L. Mourkas Hampden, Maine, USA ......and planning at least three trips to Canada this year! 1984 Vanagon Westfalia 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro 1991 Jetta Eco Diesel


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