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Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 9616230)
and some serious discounting from manufacturers anxious to shift product from the forecourt.
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Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by FlyingDutchman6666
(Post 9616390)
What sort of a discount should I be aiming for on a new vehicle?
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Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by R I C H
(Post 9616283)
By your own admission, driving distances are greater here, so your budget for gas will be blown if you've traded up to something bigger.
Say I drive a small car that does 45mpg in the UK and I do say 9000 miles a year with a diesel price of 145p. That would cost me £1318.37 a year. Now say I drive a crossover in Canada with 30mpg doing 11000 miles a year with petrol price of 122cents. That would cost me £1289.97 a year. |
Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
New cars are (generally) discounted so much as to make MRSP's meaningless IMHO. It's worth looking at the flyers in the local papers & the promotions generally available on the manufacturer's websites to gain an appreciation of the market price of an Escape, Beetle or whatever.
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Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by soontobecanadianresident
(Post 9616372)
Again missing the point :rolleyes:
I'm not saying that because the roads are bigger the cars should be bigger, that's like saying if the roads are blue the cars should be blue :banghead: My point is that if the roads are more suited for driving bigger cars then driving a bigger car makes sense. If a car shaped like an egg was more suited to driving on bigger roads with winter weather then I would be saying it makes sense to drive an egg shaped car. Simples. :kiss: As I said, I had a jeep at first because I felt intimidated by the size of the trucks and that here. Now I drive a honda civic, which uses far less gas and is far more comfortable, not to mention far cheaper to buy and maintain one with a decent spec. My wife ferries the kids around a subaru legacy which is a great choice in the winter if you absolutely have to go somewhere. The only real downside of these "regular" cars is that I cant see past all the <expletive deleted> drivers of great tall minivans and SUVs! On the otherhand, I can get past them pretty fast and leave them in the corners. If you dont regularly tow a boat or horsetrailer, and transport at least 5 adults and a big dog, do yourself a favour, leave the SUV idea to the chelsea tractor set. |
Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by soontobecanadianresident
(Post 9616401)
Not necessarily.
Say I drive a small car that does 45mpg in the UK and I do say 9000 miles a year with a diesel price of 145p. That would cost me £1318.37 a year. Now say I drive a crossover in Canada with 30mpg doing 11000 miles a year with petrol price of 122cents. That would cost me £1289.97 a year. BTW Gas here is $1.34/l and a crossover that does 30mpg in the real world? Doubtful. |
Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 9616407)
I am clearly missing the point? What is so special about driving on Canadian roads?.
Car threads are good aren't they? Always get lots of posts. :thumbup: |
Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by soontobecanadianresident
(Post 9616401)
Not necessarily.
Say I drive a small car that does 45mpg in the UK and I do say 9000 miles a year with a diesel price of 145p. That would cost me £1318.37 a year. Now say I drive a crossover in Canada with 30mpg doing 11000 miles a year with petrol price of 122cents. That would cost me £1289.97 a year. |
Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
I think we should all just agree to disagree and get back to helping poor old flyingdutchman with his original questions. I feel like we've hijacked his thread a little here!
Apologies flyingdutchman! :( |
Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 9616412)
You really think you are only going to be doing 22% more miles here? Please take a look at a map of Canada, paying particular attention to the scale:lol:
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Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by soontobecanadianresident
(Post 9616418)
I think we should all just agree to disagree and get back to helping poor old flyingdutchman with his original questions. I feel like we've hijacked his thread a little here!
Apologies flyingdutchman! :( |
Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by FlyingDutchman6666
(Post 9616390)
What sort of a discount should I be aiming for on a new vehicle?
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Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 9616408)
No it wouldn't. It would cost you $2060 or thereabouts. Conversion back into sterling is meaningless. It's what it costs in CAD$ vs. what you earn/have as disposable income/budgetted for your car costs in CAD$ that matters.
BTW Gas here is $1.34/l and a crossover that does 30mpg in the real world? Doubtful. As for gas, I checked local prices from a suburb in the GTA and for a crossover that does over 30mpg, check out the Nissan Juke, real enough for ya! ;) Apologies again flyingdutch, I couldn't resist! Lol! |
Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by soontobecanadianresident
(Post 9616433)
Conversion is not meaningless to a British expat with UK investments and UK income.
As for gas, I checked local prices from a suburb in the GTA and for a crossover that does over 30mpg, check out the Nissan Juke, real enough for ya! ;) Apologies again flyingdutch, I couldn't resist! Lol! |
Re: Car brands/models in Canada ?
Originally Posted by soontobecanadianresident
(Post 9616372)
My point is that if the roads are more suited for driving bigger cars
If you want a big car, get a big car. Don't make excuses for the reasons. Don't fall for the same shit that many people do over in North America by thinking bigger is better and/or more suitable for the average joe. I'm just wondering how much driving you've actually done in Canada, in a variation of vehicles in different conditions, to come to the conclusions you have. Just buy what you want. It's your choice, your vehicle, and your money so **** what anybody else thinks. |
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