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		<title>Another new RIV List!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    
 Looks like Transport Canada hired a bunch of summer students to really shake up the list.  It used to look like a dogs breakfast, now it looks like&#8230;..(you fill in the words) 
We had trouble spending  time trying to find the differences, but if you are buying an Audi or BMW take care. 
diff2008-05-01and2008-05-09.pdf 
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		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/05/09/another-new-riv-list-2/</link>
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		<title>The Economist exposes Transport Canada to the world!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
The latest issue of the Economist contains an article titled
&#8220;Not on our Roads&#8221;  &#8220;Bureaucrats against electric cars and Progress&#8221;  &#8212; 
Now the entire world knows just how backwards Transport Canada really is.  At the same time Harper and his oil backed Conservative Government look like a bunch of &#8220;banana republic&#8221; hoodlums.  
We have captured the comments [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/05/08/the-economist-exposes-transport-canada-to-the-world/</link>
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		<title>We were wrong!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like we were wrong concerning Chrysler&#8217;s web site.  If you look hard enough the prices are displayed and you can build a model in order to try and compare the pricing to the U.S.   We might have jumped the gun too quickly. 

 They do,though,  make pricing very difficult.  The site is not very user friendly.  

Thanks to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/05/08/we-were-wrong/</link>
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		<title>Chrysler thinks Canadians are Mushooms!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After announcing big price cuts in Canada this week, Chrysler is treating Canadians just like mushrooms!  They might have lowered their prices, but they disabled the &#8220;pricing / build your own car&#8221; features on their web site!
That&#8217;s right Canadians, they keep us in the dark and throw crap at us!  
Make sure you price out your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/05/02/chrysler-thinks-canadians-are-mushooms/</link>
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		<title>Another new RIV list.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Another new and revised list was posted today on the RIV site.   Dated May 1st.
You can see the new list here.
Changes are as follows:  diff2008-04-18and2008-05-01.pdf
 8 additions, 8 deletions and 47 changes.
Ford Focus , Mitsubishi - Bumpers&#8230;
Toyota 2008 Scion
Note: If the bumper rules change, they might be able to shrink the list by 50%! 
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		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/05/02/another-new-riv-list/</link>
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		<title>Bumpers - an update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We rec&#8217;d the following email today&#8230;.
&#8220;Thank you for your comments on the proposed bumper amendment.
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		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/05/01/bumpers-an-update/</link>
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		<title>Used-Car Prices Coming Down Quickly! but bottom in Prices Unlikely until early 2009!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Rising Lease Expiries Lift Supply, While Higher Unemployment Reduces Demand!
The Scotiabank Group - has just released it&#8217;s &#8220;Global Auto Report&#8221; by Carlos Gomes.  The Gazette picked it up, but the National POST appears to have missed it!   2008-05-01bns_auto.pdf     2008-05-01gazette.pdf 
Looks like you might want to really check out the prices before you jump! 
Chrysler also Just Lowered [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/05/01/used-car-prices-coming-down-quickly/</link>
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		<title>Honda&#8217;s Profit drops 86%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Part of the drop is a provision they made for a possible tax settlement - they appear to be avoiding taxes on income from China!  
Where there is smoke there is fire - how much would you bet that they are probably avoiding taxes in Canada too!  All related to higher prices charged in Canada [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/04/26/hondas-profit-drops-86/</link>
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		<title>Reg 215 Bumpers - an update.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Coons  at Transport Canada was kind enough to return our call regarding the &#8220;eventual?&#8221; implementation of the new amendment to regulation 215.  - As we reported last month the consultation period was closed off on April 22nd.
 
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		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/04/25/reg-215-bumpers-an-update/</link>
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		<title>Honda kicks Canadians again!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[   Honda really doesn&#8217;t like Canadians, now they have adopted a new policy &#8211;  no  recall letters to Canadians&#8230; no soup for you!
refer to this post:
by-robert1-on-tue-apr-22.pdf 

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		<link>http://www.carswithoutborders.com/2008/04/22/honda-kicks-canadians-again/</link>
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