Importing a car into Canada may seem to be a daunting task but it really isn’t too difficult. This past summer I imported one of the 2011 Subaru Outbacks and the process was incredibly smooth. In addition we saved over $9300! In this post I will detail how to new car import to Canada from […]
Category: Import
Subaru Outback Q & A
Our posts on our Subaru Outback selection and subsequent Import DIY posts have garnered a lot of attention in these early days of this site. I thought it best to start up a Question and Answer post where I will post some of the intriguing questions I have received from one reader regarding our Subaru […]
Our US Subaru Outback Purchase – Part III – Financials
This series of posts outlines how we saved $9364.47 importing a 2011 Subaru Outback Limited in the United States as a vehicle import. The following is the purchase details of our purchase. Here are the numbers: Total Cost: $27,293 invoice (MSRP in brackets) $26270 invoice for car ($27995) $695 destination fee $309 for PZEV -$300 […]
Our US Subaru Outback Purchase – Part II – The Journey
This series of posts outlines how we saved over $9300 buying a 2011 Subaru Outback Limited in the United States as a vehicle import. The following is the tale of the journey to make our purchase. We arranged to pick the car up Monday, July 12th at 11am. Originally we were hoping to use the […]
Our US Subaru Outback Purchase – Part I – Background
It was time for a new car. We own a beautiful 3 yr old giant breed dog (not depicted). Our 2002 4 door Hyundai Accent meant our 100+ lb dog took the (entire) back seat and our 300 litre trunk had to accommodate the rest of our storage. Our hunt started in Dec 2009. We […]
Why we chose the 2011 Subaru Outback
Our search for a car was a long one. We had specific criteria we wanted met in order to ensure this very large purchase was a good one. After considering may CUVs and wagons our choice came down to the Honda CR-V, Subaru Outback, Toyota Venza, Volkswagen Golf Wagon and the Hyundai Touring. The Touring […]