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Friend of mine (from Montreal) bought himself a brand new Subaru Outback In NH and imported (or exported, depending on your POV) it into Canada. When all was said and done (various taxes, duty, inspections etc.) he saved $CDN 8,0000!The best, the most successful adventurer, is the one having the most fun.
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Why All The Subarus?
Originally posted by Neil View PostFriend of mine (from Montreal) bought himself a brand new Subaru Outback In NH and imported (or exported, depending on your POV) it into Canada. When all was said and done (various taxes, duty, inspections etc.) he saved $CDN 8,0000!
I wish that worked when Americans try and import Canadian beer. The fees at the border can be steep.
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Originally posted by cuterocky View PostI'm hoping to get an Outback or Forester for my next car (currently have a FWD Pontiac Vibe with OEM roof rails and Inno crossbars). Won't be for a few years though unfortunately
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Wow! I can't believe I started a 51 response thread! I feel like a rock star! I think I'll celebrate by posing another provocative Adirondack question. Such as, why has it been anything but very easy for me to locate a 6-pack of Saranac Black Cherry soda whenever I am in Saranac Lake?!?? I know, I know - not transportation related. Here comes the administrator's warning......
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Originally posted by Neil View PostFriend of mine (from Montreal) bought himself a brand new Subaru Outback In NH and imported (or exported, depending on your POV) it into Canada. When all was said and done (various taxes, duty, inspections etc.) he saved $CDN 8,0000!
To get all US rebates you need to be local (to have US driver's license).
Otherwise price difference is not that great.
Also, after CAD$ started sliding down, price difference started diminishing.
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Originally posted by Yury View PostNot that simple.
To get all US rebates you need to be local (to have US driver's license).
Otherwise price difference is not that great.
Also, after CAD$ started sliding down, price difference started diminishing.
(he said he kept a spreadsheet and recorded all of his expenses so I am assuming the figure is accurate)The best, the most successful adventurer, is the one having the most fun.
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Originally posted by Alpine1 View PostI've heard that when buying a Florida car and bringing it north it will rust very fast. Not sure how reliable the info is. VTFLYFISH curious how the Portland car held up to rust?
Note that my buddy John oil undercoats all of his cars. His wife's 2001 Subee is completely rust free and looks brand new. I'm doing the same to my Forester.Oscar Wilde:Work is the curse of the drinking class
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I have never had any rust on any of my Volvo's. Even those with 2 or 300,000 miles. The paint is absolutely amazing.
My sisters 2008 Subaru (Florida and Illinois car) and my mothers 2006 (Northern NY car) both rusted in the rear quarter panels and wheel wells. They got rid of them due to other issues so neither of them held on to the cars long enough to see how bad it would get.....94,000 and 68,000 miles respectively.
My buddies 1800 was practically see through (from Denver to NY) and the EA80 someone gave my son (Idaho/Wyoming) simply died of old age and lack of interest....also a rust heap. The older ones were not as good as the newer ones. I hope the current ones are better yet. You should never need to add a rust inhibitor to a newly purchased car. Rusty Jones should have been out of business 30 years ago.
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Our '04 Outback is starting to rust just above and behind the rear wheels but nothing too serious yet. It has been kept outside for the last 5.5 years and before that I don't know. Out here we get a lot of sand and a little salt on the roads, in Pulaski and on the state/federal roads it's all salt which I think must be worse.
Zach
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Looks like Subaru is taking lessons from GM?
“Once there were brook trout in the streams in the mountains. They smelled of moss in your hand. On their backs were vermiculate patterns that were maps of the world in its becoming. Maps and mazes. Of a thing which could not be put back. Not be made right again. In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.”
― Cormac McCarthy
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Actually, I'd say money-grubbing so-called "plaintiffs" and their blood-sucker attorneys are taking "me too" lessons from the folks with a legit grievance against GM. I read the details; this new suit is idiotic. Any car can wear out and eventually fail.
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