May 18 2010

Montreal Gazette and Canwest asleep at the wheel again!

Tag: Consumers — Robert Lamb @ 9:25 am

Well now that the Toronto Star and La Presse have come out with non-bias multi-page articles on importing a Car from the U.S. , maybe just maybe Canwest will run a 2 line article informing Canadians that this is dangerous and Canadians need to spend their hard earned dollars in Canada!

For those of our members that have a bit of command of the French Language take a look at these two articles from LaPresse that ran over the last few days:

Acheter aux Etats-Unit redevient interessant ( Buying in the U.S. is becoming popular again!) and

 Comment importer un Vehicle au Canada.  (How do you import a vehicle into Canada)

Particularly about Sylvain Cousineau… he purchased a 2007 Subaru Tribeca in Burlington and saved $16,000!

Everybody Knows… EveryBody Knows…

Car Companies continue to treat Canadians like second class citizens.  When will they adopt fair pricing for Canadians!

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May 09 2010

Confessions From the Dealership Service Department

Tag: Consumers — Robert Lamb @ 10:01 am

Here is an excellent document outlining how Consumers are often overcharged for repairs by Philip Reed, Senior Consumer Advice Editor for Edmonds.com

We also advise Canadians to shop around for their repair parts.  Significant price savings can be achieved by purchasing your repair parts in the U.S.   Of course you have to expend some effort but it might be worth your time.  Unless of course you are a strong believer in allowing the Car Companies to fleece you.   Why not spend your hard earned dollars on being taken to the cleaners by over-priced Canadian companies, when you could save some dollars to help pay for your children’s education, the dentist or a nice vacation.

Be careful with some repair shops, if you bring in your own parts they might charge you much more for the labor.  Aways ask for quotes first!   We have found that labor costs are pretty close on both sides of the border.

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