does anybody know if it's possible to buy a BMW frmo U.S.?
i have bene told that US BMW dealers have signed some kind of agreement with Canadian dealers that they are not allowed to sell any brand new cars to canadians.. is that true??!

 

Great write up! can't believe you saved so much money, thats fantastic.

BTW, is there any way to speed up this process? you said you put a deposit on the car and then waited 3 months. if the car you want is already on their lot does this erase the 3 month waiting period?

I heard it is hard to import BMW's over to Canada. you might want to check out some threads on e90post.com. i believe they make you change out the entire cluster which costs upwards of $1,000. and all the work has to be done at BMW...theres lots of BS that goes on.

 

You didnt save anything close to 15k. Maybe 5-7k. I believe it was 6.x k last time I calced before just buying from my local Ottawa dealership.

 

Yes & no.
They can sell used cars.
Border dealers will def maintain the company line re new cars.

Others.... have been known to turn "new" into "demo" (mgr drives it home)

 

Yep....
But it's model dependant...
eg. the Z series, no such issue, & no duty (made in USA)

 

that's a huge amount of savings. the price disparity really has not changed all that much up here.

nice car... hope u enjoy it.

 

If you do get one of the dealers to sell you a car BMW's are little more expenisve and harder to import BMWNA did this on purpose so BMW Canada doest lose its shirt.

I believe the recall letter from BMW NA is now $500 and all BMW's require you to change the dash now. Which is $$ and a PITA. Also the the free maintenance program is not transferable to Canada so if you wanted to take advantage of it you would have to drive to the US.

I believe changing the dash will also illuminate a light on the Odometer stating it has been changed and this will make the vehicle harder to sell in my mind.

 

Agreed. I just bought my G in the US last month. Figure I saved anywhere from 7-9K vs. up here while they were offering the 4.5K rebate plus a notional 2-3K off from the dealer...

 

Great looking car and color, congrats.

 

When I was looking at dealerships here they were playing hard ball and this was before Infiniti offered a 4K rebate. (Not to mention you can negotiate at invoice pricing in the US and large competition in the US (hence the freebies I got). As for now the savings it is less now but remember I placed my order back in January before the rebate. The only reason Infiniti Canada is offering that rebate is b/c of ppl like me.

If it is on the lot you could probably have it in your driveway within 3-4 days

My friend just imported a new 550 last month and yes it is possible but BMW is playing games as of the new year they will not issue you the recall letter until you activate the day time running lights by changing the cluster and computer at the stealership all for a nominal stealership fee of 4K.

It is ironic b/c the daytime running lights can be activated through idrive, but this is not suffice in their eyes, they are doing this to recoup some of the losses in sales. I was very close to importing a 335 but gave up after I saw all the BS ppl havegone through, not to mention the 4 years of free service is not applicable once imported. He now gets around this by driving to Buffalo to get his car serviced. He told me he saved 19K on his purchase.

 

looking forward for a final figure. I just paid a final price of 52700 (final cost including plates, taxes, freight etc.) for a new g35XS with absolutely all options.

 

I will try to post it up tomorrow I have to check the paper work tonight.

 

was that before or after Infiniti introduced the $4,500 cash incentive in Canada?

 

Well I said I just paid and they introduced that incentive quite a while ago, so after.

 

Total cost of vehicle including $400 shipping: $36,150
G.S.T. + $100 Air conditioning excise tax: $1,929.67 (paid at CAD customs)
Canadian Tire (hook up DRLs + safety): $305.00
RIV fee, paid online: $204.75
MTO (P.S.T.+ plates and 18 month sticker) $3046.12


Total: $41635.54


You do the math on how much I saved.