zedex

Hi. I ended up buying an 06 non s with very low k. I also opted for the 5 spd standard and am very glad i did. Love the car. :)The wife rides shotgun. :lol:

Well. thanks to everyone here i went ahead and bought an 06 boxter from the States. I got my recall letter from a US dealers as no Canadian dealer would give me one unless i brought it in to be inspected.($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$) Other than the recall letter,clear sailing. Love the car. The dealers in Canada are SCUM.

Well. The jist of it is...A porsche dealer will lie through his teeth. I was totally blown away by all the lies. I did not want the warranty, i just wanted the recall letter. I ended up getting it from the States. BUT. If you want the warranty,porsche will hose you as well as hold your car hostage.

Interesting. Thanks uncleben. This what Porsche Canada was telling me. Is it "Required" now to take your porsche into the porsche dealer so they can hold your car hostage? This is what the Porsche guy in Vancouver was telling me. Did you "BMW Toronto" take your car into a porsche dealer or just Crappy tire to get it inspected? There is alot of information that is not clear.

Curious as to how you got the car through the border? Did you have the car on a truck trailer?Went through the border,got it looked at at crappy tire?then insured it?

pm sent bmw. Can you give me your dealers name as i will try and deal with them. If these B.C dealers both gave me a line they must have been talking to each other. I am going to call them again and find out whats what. Why would they both tell me this? I am getting very ticked off with the lines i am getting from B.C dealers.

True enough. Only one problem. In order to import a porsche from U.S to Canada. Canada customs needs a letter from porsche stating if there are any recalls or not on that car. No letter? No car is allowed into Canada.

No idea as to your friends circumstances. But call any Porsche dealer in Canada and you will get the details. Porsche no longer wants a U.S car in Canada due to all the changes that have to be made. I called both that were in B.C which is MCL Motorcars in Vancouver as well as Speedway in Victoria B.C. The free ride is over.

So i have been researching boxters for the past 4 months or so. Made up my mind a 2006 was the oldest i would go. I was well aware that i would have to pay the difference in the dollar which is about 8 cents on the dollar. I would also have to pay the provincial sales tax which is 7%. I would have to pay the government tax which is 5%. I would also have to pay the customs duty tax which is 6.2% As well as that 18.2% that is previously mentioned i would have to pay a importing fee which is about $150. An air conditioning tax which is $100. A letter of no recalls from Porsche at customs is required which can be anywhere up to $500. After the vehicle gets into Canada i would have to get the car inspected so it conforms to Canadian law which is French decals and daytime running lights. So lets add this up. The car i had decided on was an 06 with 15000 miles. Mint condition. $28500. The difference in the dollar would be $30848.00. Add the 5% gst = $32390.00. Add the 7% pst =$34549. Add the 6.2%=$36462. The various other fees would bring it around $37000.00. So i call Porsche to get a letter of recall to send to customs..."HOLD THE PHONE"... Seems that importing a Porsche as of 3 weeks ago just got a little more difficult if not impossible. Porsche "head office" will no longer allow any porsche into canada without it gone over with a fine tooth comb so it meets all criteria deemedo be Porsche. The minimum fee is $3500.00 and this fee is if the car is absolutely perfect. The sunvisors have to be changed out. No longer decals are allowed. The waiting period as of today is 6 months that your car you just imported into Canada. The Car will sit at a porsche facilty in Canada until it meets all porsches criteria. The $3500 is a minimum fee. The book that porsche canada has to sift through is 1/4 inch thick. I have it well under advisement from Porsche Canada that most intelligent people will NOT try and import a porsche because its too risky. There are 2 porsches in Vancouver canada waiting to be allowed into Canada as i type. The one is perfect which will be $3500.00 plus a 6 months wait to get all the crap from Porsche head office. The other car is not perfect and the bill so far is $7000.00 extra over and above everything else with a 6 month wait. So there you have it. Do your research. Thank god i had all my ducks in a row before i purchased from the States. It could have been an absolute nightmare. Zedex.

Thanks for the input. I have had all standard trans vehicles in the past but now i really like relaxing and enjoying the ride. The thing about it is you can still shift on the fly with the tip or relax. The wife also cant drive stick nor do i want to teach her. I tried teaching her once before and she did not like or understand the shifting experience so a stick is pretty much out of the question. Good info on the bose stereo. Thats good to know.

Hi. New guy here from Canada. I have been researching the 05 or 06 boxter S as i am in the stages of purchasing. My question is. The boxter s models im looking at are the tiptronic models and they are all quite a bit higher mileage machines. But the non s models are alot lower mileage. I like the white instrument cluster on the S plus the bigger motor but is the extra money worth it? There are alot more non s models to choose from so im stuck . I need advice on the actual difference between the 2 and do you know the difference when your behind the wheel? I appreciate any feedback. Regards Zedex