Re: RE: 98 Dakota's

From: Bruce Aaron Hefner (gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu)
Date: Sat Oct 18 1997 - 23:44:51 EDT


> Dave:
> Apparently (I don't know 100% for sure), there is a little X-border
> arrangement such that if a Canadian dealer sells to a US citizen, Chrysler
> assesses that Canadian dealer the dollar amount that his US counterpart
> (ie. where you take it in for it's service/warranty work) 'should have'
> profitted if you had purchased in the US.
>
> Therefore, no Canadian dealer will sell to a US citizen because it will
> cost them more money that they made on the sale. I got this information
> from the auto broker who supplied my truck.
>
> I did the math for my '97 and it was significantly cheaper to purchase in
> Canada.
>
>
>
>
> Rob Agnew
> ragnew@islandnet.com
>
> Victoria, B.C.
> Canada
>

Well, I must say, that's a pretty shitty thing for Chrysler to do. Is
there no way to go around it, like give you the money, and let you go get
what we want or anything like that?

Bruce



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