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We will let you folks be the judge. Take a look at the add appearing in the Gazette this Morning.  Is this really a good deal for Canadians?

• The 2008 Civic DX manual Model FA1528EX ( the picture is of a Civic SI Sedan??) $198/ month + taxes, no down payment, Total cost of the lease is $11,880 + taxes over the 60 month lease, 19.2K KM per year.
• The 2008 Accord LX manual Model CP2538E (the picture is of an Accord EX-L ) $298 + taxes, no down payment , Total cost of the lease over 48 months is $14,304 + Taxes.  
• On both models PDI is included in the leasing only.  Publication,  Taxes, Licencing, insurance (duh!), and administration (documentation) fees are extra.
• How much if we want to pay cash?  Comments welcomed?
• Is this a really good deal for Canadians? 
• Note : with all the small print on the side of the page, why don’t they just tell us what the buy-back will be at the end of the lease as of date of publication of course.
• The $9,000 cash rebate fee applies on the 2007 S2000 Model AP2147EN at a MRSP of $50,000 Plus PDI of $1,540, registration, insurance, licence, and taxes are extra.  Cash incentives may not be combined with purchase or lease financing?  Gst rebate of 1% too!
• If we go off to the “Tale”  prices in the US range from $34,300 for the Base model up to $37,300 for the CR A/C 6 speed MT.
• Over to the RIV and the S2000 appears to be  admissible!
• So what do you think Canadians?  Deal or No Deal!?

• It almost appears that the RIV should just suspend business for a couple of days.  Send their folks home for a well deserved rest! Save the tax payers some money. 
• Keep the managers there to handle emergencies and prepare the files for the ones stuck in hell! or sorry M. Charette , the word is “inconvenienced”
• Take a look at this story.. It will almost make you want to either cry or kick your dog.. oops! Sorry Michael Vick, we mean your “stuffed toy dog”
• we-thought-we-had-seen-it-all.pdf

The Immobilizer team has just managed to update the report with illustrations and we have sent it off to Transport Canada requesting that they update our submission to the Public Inquiry on the amendments. 

memo-to-tc2007-12-10.pdf 

See report at

http://www.carswithoutborders.com/consults-on-changes-to-regulation-114/

• This comment from b. Patynowski-Dionne struck me hard!
• This is why we encourage all of you to keep writing those letters to the Treasury Board members… they will be leaving for the holidays shortly.. 
• This situation is so bizarre, anyone with any compassion, would just issue an order to the RIV.. plate my teamates now!
• 2007-11-10comment-of-the-day.pdf

• I thought I would just add a little more spice to Mr. Macdonald’s excellent report issued on Dec 7th, and posted here on Dec 9th.  (Thank God for the CBC.  Maybe they should get into the Newspaper Business!)

• My story,  Just the “tip of the iceberg!” mystory-hondausa.pdf  Posted Dec 10th