Newbie question on CAD-USA pricing delta
#1
Newbie question on CAD-USD pricing delta
Hi All,
Longtime lurker, first time poster...
I'm in the market for a Q5 in the Ottawa area. Given the CAD-USD near-parity recently, I've been browsing pricing sites on both sides of the border, in hopes of finding significantly lower pricing down south which I could take advantage of by importing a new Q5 up north, at near parity for the dollar.
Surprisingly, I'm finding MSRP to be roughly the same from both American and Canadian sites (CAD & USD)! This is counter-intuitive as I'm always hearing about huge savings by those who import from the US.
I know there are different incentives for American Audi Dealers, and street pricing varies by location, but I really expected over a $10K difference when pricing out fully-loaded Q5's.
Apart from the different tax rates, what am I missing?
Longtime lurker, first time poster...
I'm in the market for a Q5 in the Ottawa area. Given the CAD-USD near-parity recently, I've been browsing pricing sites on both sides of the border, in hopes of finding significantly lower pricing down south which I could take advantage of by importing a new Q5 up north, at near parity for the dollar.
Surprisingly, I'm finding MSRP to be roughly the same from both American and Canadian sites (CAD & USD)! This is counter-intuitive as I'm always hearing about huge savings by those who import from the US.
I know there are different incentives for American Audi Dealers, and street pricing varies by location, but I really expected over a $10K difference when pricing out fully-loaded Q5's.
Apart from the different tax rates, what am I missing?
Last edited by bvn100; 03-13-2010 at 06:30 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Bart Oleksy
Audi Mailing List
4
08-21-2007 02:56 PM
dczoomzoom@yahoo.com
Audi Mailing List
12
03-19-2005 08:28 AM
Paul Tivnan
Audi Mailing List
0
04-27-2004 12:52 PM
Stephan P. alias Junior D.
Audi Mailing List
0
04-10-2004 06:48 AM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)