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Khal

Seriously, where should I start looking? I found AutoTrader.ca but the prices seem, um, high! Twelve thousand bucks for a 931?!
(Don't worry, I pay no attention to the prices... they'll take what I wanna pay

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Perhaps I should upgrade to a 924S? Still, I'd love another Turbo. And Kenodog won't sell me his...
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Peter_in_AU · Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 2743 Location: Sydney, Australia

how about http://www.ebay.ca/
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Khal · Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:02 am Post subject:

Had a quick look there. Only two cars, NA's, and they were in the U.S.
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jl924t · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 214 Location: Surrey, BC Canada

I do not see too many around here. Will keep a look out.
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Khal · Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:20 pm Post subject:

Thanks jl924t.

It's the same here. I rarely see 924's on the road (and I mean rarely, like, I've seen two or three that I didn't know... ever!). I can't recall the last time I saw a Turbo, other than crunchie 57's and macBdog's (it's quite possible we have the only three Turbo's in Brisbane!

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But strangely, they do pop-up regularly on ebay and in the Trading Post and such...

Not necessarily locally, granted. But I'd be willing to travel for the right car.
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sequential · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 500 Location: BANNED

what about a 944 , they are reasonable here , buy in the states and drive it to BC.
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Khal · Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject:

Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

The import duties to bring any Porsche from the US to Can as well as the paperwork and assorted taxes,levies and good 'ol BS from the customs broker is pretty painful.You'd be much better off to just buy one locally.A decent 951 can be had for as little as 10k Can. One that's MINT is only 15-18.
931's are few and far between tho,Sorry.Keep checking http://www.autotrader.ca/default.aspx and http://www.buysell.com/root/browsesub/9/554/2/2/Import_Cars.aspx for new listings. Or of course there's always http://www.weissach.com/ for your upper crust car porn.
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sequential · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 500 Location: BANNED

gohim · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA

NAFTA is a crock. Like most trade agreements made by the US with other counties, it turned out to be a one way agreement followed only by the US that allows products from other coutries in, while the other countries fail or refuse to comply with their half of the agreement and allow US products unincumbered access to their markets. Canadian Customs is one step removed from Japanese Customs. Stuff flowing from Canada to the US is no problem, with no import dutiy/tax in most cases. But the stuff going from the US to Canada is often taxed 50-100% of declared value. There is no hard and fast rule for when the Receiver in Canada is going to be hammered. This is why I stopped shipped stuff to Canada in most cases from my computer business years ago, not worth the aggravation of the clients who are upset how the ridiculous customs duties slapped on by their own government.

J1NX3D · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 1333 Location: New Zealand

did canada get US spec cars or euros??
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Lizard · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:35 am Post subject:

sequential · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 500 Location: BANNED

Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

Sorry but I have to disagree with you Gohim.If you want to see who's getting screwed by whom you should check out the US/Canadian dispute on softwood lumber.Despite ruling after ruling in a BINDING world court,ALL IN FAVOUR OF CANADA,the US still says we're just a bunch of cry babies to ask for the BILLIONS the US has illegally charged in tariffs.They say "No we won't give it back,and because we're bigger than you what do you think you can do about it ?" ( BTW most Canadians are in favor of shutting off the water and power we send south just to let you realize that if you want to play hardball we can too.(Except of course you guys would have a hard time playing anything without lights.)

The sad and really retarded thing about the whole dispute is that the only people profiting are the US lumber lobby.The average people in the States that buy a new house are now forced,by their own government,to pay on average $1500 extra per house.Even The Home Depot in the US has tried to talk sense to Washington on the consumers behalf,but to no avail.I geuss they vote Dem.

As concerning cars though the NAFTA only applies to products manufactured in either the US,Canda or Mexico.It does not apply to cars made in Germany or computer stuff that's probably from S.Korea or Japan,they are still eligible for duties.
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1996 Ford E-350 ex-FedEx Van
2014 Mazda CX-5 (Kinderwagon)
2019 KTM 790 Adventure
2024 KLX300
2024 KLX140

Paul · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:20 am Post subject:

They do the same to us. Every phone line in the US is subjected to a 3% monthly excise tax that was enacted in 1898 to fund the Spanish American War. Guess it's not over yet!

It has been in the courts for over 100 years....
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