fixbroke
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I've been doing a little research lately on the possibility of buying in Canada to take advantage of the much better pricing, then importing into the USA. If anyone else is thinking of doing the same, here's a quick and dirty synopsis of my findings so far.
It may even be worth doing and kissing your warranty goodbye. Let's say you completely blow up your engine or transmission. What's that worth? Maybe $5000? You could even ship it back to Canada to have the warranty work done, if needed.
I'm not sure if Canadian dealers are as flexible with prices as USA dealers. If Canadian dealers can't get below MSRP (or somewhere near those 7+% below invoice American dealers' deals on JLs), it might not end up being that much different.
- Since the build/price tool for JT isn't live on jeep.ca yet, I priced a JLUR with the options I'm likely to pick for my JT. My USA build came to $49,015, whereas my Canada build (converted to US dollars) came to $41,742. That's $7273 in savings, assuming MSRP is the actual price paid. 15% cheaper!!!
- Buying in Canada, you do have to pay the federal sales tax of 5%, but the provincial sales tax can be avoided if the proper forms are filled out to declare that the vehicle is being exported. Many states will deduct tax paid to foreign jurisdictions from their own tax rate, so you'll essentially get your 5% tax back when you register in your state.
- The warranty is the snag. To have an FCA Canada warranty transferred to the USA, you must be a Canadian citizen, you must have registered and owned the vehicle in Canada for at least six months, and you must provide proof of permanent relocation to the USA (visa, job offer, etc).
It may even be worth doing and kissing your warranty goodbye. Let's say you completely blow up your engine or transmission. What's that worth? Maybe $5000? You could even ship it back to Canada to have the warranty work done, if needed.
I'm not sure if Canadian dealers are as flexible with prices as USA dealers. If Canadian dealers can't get below MSRP (or somewhere near those 7+% below invoice American dealers' deals on JLs), it might not end up being that much different.
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