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Originally Posted by usher93
Most cars in Canada no matter the brand are 20/30 percent higher. It's not a BMW only problem. Call it economies of scale or simple greed but its a sad reality. What bothers me more is the bare bones car BMW gives you and how expensive it is for options. I'm going to look at better equipped Lexus and audi s for my next vehicle
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This is a frequently covered topic in the papers every time we get to par on the loonie. The luxury vehicles have the greatest gaps. The kick in the ass the rediculous DPI fees we pay and the huge sales taxes on top of that. While dealers argue size inefficiencies ("we sell fewer vehicles and we have more overhead") it's bullshit. BMW recently overtook Toyota in average number of vehicles sold per dealership:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...rticle1885584/
One of these decades I hope we finally get truely open trade borders.