Car prices will drop as a result of the failing American dollar. Regardless of what cmbjive says, the pricing of the Evo is directly tied to the American dollar, as are all prices in the world. The American dollar is currently the international standard, and as long as it is, its strengths and weaknesses will directly effect pricing. Car companies are not going to significantly increase the price American consumers pay for cars, and will therefore have to lower the prices of Canadian Cars. If only for the simple reason that Canadians can very easily access the American market. Currently auto company's Canadian divisions are cutting prices in Canada, due to the high USD/CAD exchange rate. The problem is, that they are not doing it dramatically enough. The answer to this problem is a single, free trade, North American economic system, such as the eu. This would destroy pricing problems faced in both the US and Canada, and would create a much stronger economy.

With the evo, Mitsubuishi has won. If a Canadian wants to own an Evo, he will have no other choice, but to buy it in Canada. Or at least until Transport Canada changes the bumper laws, which has recently been suggested, and is currently up for review.

 

Merely out of intellectual curiosity....can't you just smuggle one over the border? Ship it from Seattle to Vancouver? I do agree that Canadians are getting boned. 10K more because of an imaginary line on the ground. Bummer.

 

"Car prices will drop as a result of the failing American dollar. Regardless of what cmbjive says, the pricing of the Evo is directly tied to the American dollar, as are all prices in the world."

I don't where you learned your economics, cow town racer, but cars are not a commodity (when I say commodity, I mean a natural resource such as gold or oil) and therefore NOT priced in the American dollar. Manufactured goods are priced in the respective countries' currencies, and then these prices are adjusted to the pricing of the importing countries' markets. Now, it is entirely possible that due to the proximity of Canada manufacturers will adjust pricing to be as close as possible to that of the American market, but that is a choice of the company, not anything due to economics.

However, one thing I will agree with you on is that we need a free trade system that is as effective to that in the US (the US is actually the only country that truly has a free trade zone). But, we do already have a North Amerrican Free Trade Agreement. It's called...the North American Free Trade Agreement.

 

You can't just smuggle one because you can't register and insure it. The cops pull you over once and your done.

 

Everything is tied to the American dollar and you are very close to seeing exactly what I mean, regardless if it's a commodity or any other form good or service. However, I refuse to argue my point with you anymore; as I stated earlier, you have not provided any relevant evidence, and all the opinions you have stated are just that, opinions. They have no merit, and when you show me evidence to support your claims I will openly listen to and discuss them.

 

THANK YOUR GOVERNMENT for mandating specially engineered bumpers, different from the rest of north america, even though the market for evos there is tiny...