On Sep 24, 10:23 am, "Canuck57" <dave-no_s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Dave Brown" <rec.bo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> news:-d6dnSCy98ztn2rbnZ2dnUVZ_r2nnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Canuck57 wrote:
>
> >> Ok, here goes. Want to buy a boat. But suspect like cars, you go
south
> >> an im****t to beat the price rip-off.
> >> Or are there Canadian dealers that acknowledge the buck is par? If
so
> >> which ones? I would rather buy Canadian provided I don't get screwed
for
> >> it.
>
> > I hereby acknowledge the buck is at par. That was easy. I bought my
> > inventory 6-8 months ago when it wasn't. Oops. Now what?
>
> Sorry to hear. Suppose your going to say when the dollar fell you
passed it
> on to your customers.
>
> I would say if you haven't sold them by now your going to have to
discount
> them. Or hold them until inflation picks up the prices. Besides, the
price
> differences I am getting locally where I am are 30% higher. Not the
recent
> nickel hop. Vehicles too are like that, and it is why I usually im****t
> unless I can get a local dealer to come to their senses.
>
> There are a couple of places in MN/WI I am looking at. At least one I
have
> been too and know they deal in volume. Getting the Canadian boat tag
isn't
> that expensive.
I asked the same question to a boat dealer. I priced a new Baja on
line, checked with a local US dealer and then called the CDN dealer. I
told the CDN dealer I preferred to buy in Canada so the profit would
stay in country, but I was not going to pay more than I would spend
cross border. (all costs factored in of course)
The CDN dealer agreed to be competitive, in fact. he also agreed to
deliver. Score a point for the CDN dealer.
Unlike cars, the CDN dealer can buy direct from the US manufacturer.
So he can be price competitive all the time he he choses to be. With
out strengthening dollar he sometimes has to slash prices, but he is
still making his profit margin because hhis replacement costs are
dropping.
FWIW, fall is always a good time to buy a boat, as it becomes a
buyer's market.
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