[DeMarco]

starting $33K in US and $39 in Canada

the price increase from US to Canada is crazy, a whole $6k more, which is kind of excessive IMO

 

[DeMarco]

yea its true, escape starts at 22 in the US and 23 in CAN. I wonder if MKC has more equipment in the Canadian base to justify 6K...

That's more like it, I can understand a price difference in the $500-3000 range but anything higher for a vehicle like this is questionable

 

[DeMarco]

Everything in Canada cost more. Its crazy

Yeah, they get taxed like crazy on just about everything, not cheap living in canada. at least they have free healthcare

 

[DeMarco]

I thought it was because of the currency difference.. the minumum wage up in Canada is much higher than the US in dollar amount.

It is but when you consider how much taxes are and the cost of things, it eventually starts to even out to levels in the U.S.
Sucks that Canadians pay so much for cars. Some who live close to the boarder go to the U.S. to buy cars, good way to save thousands.

 

[DeMarco]

I'd imagine buying a US car might have its complications.

Unless you are going over and paying cash.

There would also be import fees. And your resale would probably be hurt a bit.

not sure of the process but people are doing it, which says something about doing this.

 

[DeMarco]

maybe for the nickle and dimers

I wouldn't doubt there's some people like that, crazy. If saving thousands it's obviously worth it, but for just pocket change, i value my time much more, not worth it.

 

[DeMarco]

Pricing difference could be reflective of only the AWD version being offered in Canada vs. FWD in the U.S.A. Of course the sliding CDN$ is not helping matters any.

Good point.
Canadians would ideally want an AWD model. Might as well make it standard. Which would explain the price difference.

 

[DeMarco]

yeah just about anything you can think of that would make the MKC more ideal for their weather conditions.