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Hatchbacks Honda Fit Addressing the Fit's shortcomings
209 messages, Last post on Nov 18, 2008 at 8:44 PM
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Replying to: chimaera2005 (Jun 07, 2006 11:04 pm) Unlike the state tax in the US, which can even vary between counties, the VAT is a national tax set across the country. It is included in the price of a product, and not added on during the time it is sold to the consumer. So if I buy floormats for a Jazz in Austria and they cost 100 euros, that's all I pay. If I buy floormats for 100 dollars in San Diego county California though, I pay $107.75. Also, if you buy a product over a certain price (usually about US$100) in a country that uses VAT, but the final destination for that product is a country that uses a different currency, you can usually get the VAT returned. If I bought a Jazz in Hungary and exported out of the country, I could get my VAT refunded. At about 20% last time I checked, that's a pretty large sum. Of course then you have to deal with export costs, import costs, emissions regulations....it gets messy.  Give the Fit a few months and the price will slowly settle down, once supply begins to catch up with demand. |
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Replying to: chimaera2005 (Jun 07, 2006 11:04 pm) just try it out: type "100 usd in cad" in google and you get exchange rates. Just know the 3 letter reference for each currency |
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Canada has import fees as well on Japanese cars(company, doesn't matter where it's built, NAFTA nonwithstanding) as do many other countries. Thankfully, the amount in Canada is about 6-7%, IIRC - and is easy to find/verify. Unfortunately, there's no getting around it(added to base, pre VAT price) - so often people will buy a car in the U.S. and bring it into Canada to avoid this. |
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Replying to: kagedude (Apr 26, 2006 4:50 pm)
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Replying to: elladine (Jun 11, 2006 5:40 pm) As for fabric protection, a can of Scotchgard costs a few bucks and takes a few minutes to apply. A synonym for "Environmental Protection Package" is ADM, as in "Additional Dealer Markup." 
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Replying to: backy (Jun 11, 2006 5:46 pm) so basically this option package they're trying to get me to buy is totally not worth it at all?
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Replying to: elladine (Jun 11, 2006 5:49 pm) Wax at least 2-3 times a year or whenever water no longer beads up on the surface... or more frequently if you enjoy doing it, which you probably will since it is your first new car and it makes the car look good! 
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Replying to: backy (Jun 11, 2006 5:53 pm) oh yeah and how do you clean an undercarriage anyway? just spray it with water or something?
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Replying to: elladine (Jun 11, 2006 5:58 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Jun 11, 2006 7:11 pm) |
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