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As much as I love being a Canadian and living up here in the fridid weather in my igloo with my sled dogs, I can't stand that auto parts are soooooo damn expensive compared to our neighbors down south.

 

My drivers heated seat/memory switch broke and I need a new one. So i finally track down the part number(15116863) and see that I can get it for anywhere between $100-130USD. I'm thinking that is a sweet deal and should try to get it from a parts store in the US. Stupid me finds out that every store in the US will NOT ship to Canada due to whatever reason they have. I go call up the local dealer in my area and he tells me I'm in luck, they have some in stock. Awesome eh, but what isn' so awesome was the price... $250!!! He then tells me the best deal he can swing for a non-shop customer is $231 and change with tax. Said thanks and hung up.

 

Seriously, how much difference can it honestly be to have such simple parts cost soooooo much more! If the part is made in Canada, does our labor cost more than the US? If it's made else where, why is it so expensive to ship it here? Gas costs roughly the same anywhere really.

 

Why can't shipping cross border be so easy... If I sold my body to someone in the US, would they have to pay extra tariff and duty on my body? If so, that's going to be a huge invoice, I'm not cheap.

 

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Huntervh Enthusiast

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I know a few Canadians that have buddies in the states that ship them the part.

 

Find somebody you can trust. Might take a few days longer, at least you will not spend double for the same part.

txab Senior Enthusiast

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I know a few Canadians that have buddies in the states that ship them the part.

 

Find somebody you can trust. Might take a few days longer, at least you will not spend double for the same part.

+1 The way to go

 

Edit: But you do get "free healthcare". :)

tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

tanked_darren

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Yeah and if you actually found something was to be shipped up here, you pay more on shipping than the cost of the item!

 

Yeah how about gas prices as well, we make the stuff and the guys down south pay way less then we do still!

 

I know its all taxes but still! :)

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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I know a few Canadians that have buddies in the states that ship them the part.

 

Find somebody you can trust. Might take a few days longer, at least you will not spend double for the same part.

+1 The way to go

 

Edit: But you do get "free healthcare". :)

 

 

And they are not up to their ears in debt and do not borrow money from China to finance living beyond their means.

tricrew Enthusiast

tricrew

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I know a few Canadians that have buddies in the states that ship them the part.

 

Find somebody you can trust. Might take a few days longer, at least you will not spend double for the same part.

+1 The way to go

 

Edit: But you do get "free healthcare". :)

 

tricrew Enthusiast

tricrew

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I know a few Canadians that have buddies in the states that ship them the part.

 

Find somebody you can trust. Might take a few days longer, at least you will not spend double for the same part.

+1 The way to go

 

Edit: But you do get "free healthcare". :)

 

 

 

Too eager with the reply button. Our healthcare is not free. We pay through the nose in taxes for it. Same as fuel and everything else.No matter it be Provincial or Federal they just want to get as much as they can out of you but still leave a pulse.

RED7218 Enthusiast

RED7218

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If you'll arrange to send the manufacture and production of the CAMARO back to the States and I might feel sorry enough for you to send you your switch..

mike94silverado Senior Enthusiast

mike94silverado

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If you'll arrange to send the manufacture and production of the CAMARO back to the States and I might feel sorry enough for you to send you your switch..

 

what the hell does that have to do with anything? Would you rather it be made in Mexico????

 

 

To the OP I never understood what you guys pay for things until I went Hunting in Canada last fall... $13 for a 6 pack? lol

RED7218 Enthusiast

RED7218

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what the hell does that have to do with anything? Would you rather it be made in Mexico????

 

 

I hear Ford and Gm truck parts are real cheap in Mexico. Considering that thats where they're made. I still don't feel sorry for ya.. Ha!

 

See if you can get RED GREEN to fix it for ya...... HA

RED7218 Enthusiast

RED7218

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Your right, No offense RED GREEN is funny as heck. It proves there's rednecks everywhere..

 

I would imagine the reason your switch cost so much more is your government is a little smarter than ours in this respect... THey're probably charging a tarrif on imported products so you as a consumer are encouraged to purchase Canadian made products. We used to do something like that but Clinton gave that away.

 

Good luck on your switch..

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