I really doubt they'll change their warranty policy to appease all the on the fence buyers like myself. Honestly, if the pricing was maybe $5000-6000 difference I wouldn't mind too much, but almost $11,000 more for a loaded MR is quite silly..

I know other manufacturers like inflating the Canadian prices but I'm really dissapointed in Mitsubishi Canada at the moment.

 

bump... any new information on this, or is the transfer possibility dead?

 

Legally they have to hold the warranty. But doesnt mean they wont **** you around.

 

In other words, nothing new hah.

 

There's a gsr for sale at Autopark Burlington. $46.4k ...LOL!!

 

They actually don't have to legally uphold the warranty, it's completely dependant upon the language used in the contract. Mitsubishi Canada does not have to warranty mmna sold vehicles as long as the contract stipulates that it is the responsibility of mmna, but there is a good chance you could get mmna to do the warranty work with a legal battle.

 

It does sound like they are smoking rock I would just buy another car.

 

What does warrenty matter when you are going tovoid it right away after modding the car If those bumper laws would have passed a few months earlier i would have gone to the states to same me 10k or so.

 

Why are you wasting money on a car anyway? By some energy stocks in Canada they are down right now and have nowhere to go but up. I own a lot and even after the foreign tax charges I am still making bank.

-Nate

 

That sucks, I think in the US, they are not allowed to mark them up...

 

I sent an email to Mitsubishi Canada asking if they planned on responding to the WRX STI's new pricing of $40K and asked why pricing was so out of line with US pricing. Judging by the response it appears they are in fact smoking crack as if Subaru, Mazda and others can lower their prices accordingly their lame response doesn't hold water. I assume that this message is the same one they give to anyone inquiring about Canadian pricing as it looks generic and is just plain fail....

Thank you for contacting Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada. We appreciate the opportunity to respond to your questions and comments.

While there currently may be a difference between the prices of some Mitsubishi vehicles sold in the United States in comparison to those sold here in Canada, this is a situation which is purely the result of exchange rates and not changes in pricing. When making decisions about the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of a vehicle, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada evaluates a very complex number of variables –and exchange rates is only one of the variables that is examined – which ultimately affects pricing. The pace of the dollar is a moving target and it is not common practice to continuously adjust pricing to reflect the fluctuating dollar.

In addition, Canadian vehicle prices are based on Canadian market conditions, not on US prices. Vehicle components, similar to many other components for consumer products, are typically sourced on long term contracts so price fluctuations take a long time to filter through the supply chain.

Add to that the fact that the volume of new vehicles sold in Canada is significantly lower than that in the U.S. The cost of doing business and the vehicles themselves are different due the fact that equipment and trim level differences may vary extensively between the US and Canada. In many cases Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada adds other features to Canadian vehicles in order for the vehicles to be more suitable for Canadian climates, which adds another important variable to the comparison. Another costly but substantial benefit to purchasing a vehicle in Canada, is the fact that any Manufacturer’s Warranty must be transferable to secondary owners. In the United States, this is not a requirement and therefore a secondary owner of a vehicle would not receive warranty coverage on a manufacturer’s defect for the vehicle.

We hope we have helped you understand some of the issues around vehicle pricing and the differences between US and Canadian practices. It would be extremely difficult to do an “apples-to-apples” comparison, however, if you did take into account the many variables involved, the price differentials would be substantially reduced or would disappear.

Thank you again for contacting Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada.

Customer Relations Team/Relations à la clientèle
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc./Ventes de véhicules Mitsubishi du Canada, inc.
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.ca/
1-888-57MITSU

 

I dunno, that sounds pretty reasonable from a business perspective to me...

Look in the end, market conditions dicate price. So if Canadians don't want to pay alot for Evo's, then quit buying them. The price WILL eventually go down in response.

 

I fully realize that Canadian vehicle pricing will never be on par with US pricing but we're talking an $8000 difference for maybe a block heater ($100) immobilizer system ($150), and maybe heated seats ($500 max). The cars are identical and Japan to Canada is no further than Japan to US. Realitiscally there should be no more than $4000 difference and that is being generous. A loaded EVO X MR is $62000 OTD in Canada for crying out loud.

EVO X's haven't been sitting in the lots in Calgary while the Subaru sold out their 08 STI Canadian allotment months ago. I believe the market has already spoken but is Mitsubishi listening?

 

I am holding out until new STI pricing is out then I'll see if Mitsu dealers want to deal more. I'd really love to have an Evo, but I can't justify the mark up over the STI even if the STI is butt ugly hah.

 

Evos will continue to sit on the lots until mitsu Canada goes out of business, at which point I don't think I'll care. The more I hear from mitsu the more I think I'm going to go with the 135i.