Canada sucks, or does it ???
08-31-2007, 07:02 PM
#1
5th Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,401
Canada sucks, or does it ???
Geez, I want so many bits and pieces for my ride but all the time I have to go to the States for them. That means I get hit with extra shipping, taxes and import brokerage fees [:@]
But there MUST be decent Canadian shops where I can buy stuff from, mustn't there???? But who? Where?
Right now I want a chin spoiler, probably a SS Grill and other body stick-ons. Honestly, getting large, relatively high dollar stuff like those, from the States means I get to drop my pants and bend over everytime a delivery guy rings my doorbelland I'm tired of it
But there MUST be decent Canadian shops where I can buy stuff from, mustn't there???? But who? Where?
Right now I want a chin spoiler, probably a SS Grill and other body stick-ons. Honestly, getting large, relatively high dollar stuff like those, from the States means I get to drop my pants and bend over everytime a delivery guy rings my doorbelland I'm tired of it
08-31-2007, 07:22 PM
#2
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
Posts: 324
RE: Canada sucks, or does it ???
Yah man I hear ya! It sucks! Best advice I can offer is insist that things get sent air mail so you don't get bent over by customs. My last car I bought an intake for it. The intake was $55 on eBay and customs charged me another $35!
I buy some stuff from the local JB's Power Center and they have some stuff that's a good price, but mostly everything works out just the same with all the additional shipping charges etc....that and they usually have to order it in and it takes longer for anything to arrive then just lubing up to begin with.... Guess that's the price we pay
I buy some stuff from the local JB's Power Center and they have some stuff that's a good price, but mostly everything works out just the same with all the additional shipping charges etc....that and they usually have to order it in and it takes longer for anything to arrive then just lubing up to begin with.... Guess that's the price we pay
08-31-2007, 07:48 PM
#4
5th Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,401
RE: Canada sucks, or does it ???
I know you made it to the states for woodward so why don't you drive over buy the parts and just take them back over.
Trouble is it's a 4 hour drive each way and I'd have to have the larger pieces installed at the point of saleto avoid the Nosey Canadian Customs from seeing my new stuff hanging out of the window [:@]
Canada is big and we have a shed load of Mustangs here, so why doesn't somebody start selling to us, from within the country ?
08-31-2007, 08:15 PM
#5
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location:
Posts: 1,062
RE: Canada sucks, or does it ???
There is a Mustang performance shop in Calgary..... "The Mustang Shop" its called. They do have a website and I believe ship products.
To avoid brokerage fees, ship overnight, or two day air. Ground will cost you huge on brokerage fees.
But, I agree, we just don't have the aftermarket support, nor tuning support in Canada.
To avoid brokerage fees, ship overnight, or two day air. Ground will cost you huge on brokerage fees.
But, I agree, we just don't have the aftermarket support, nor tuning support in Canada.
08-31-2007, 08:27 PM
#6
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: British Columbia
Posts: 638
RE: Canada sucks, or does it ???
Find a P.O. Box or parcel company across the border in the US,
Have everything sent there.
You drive down to the states, pick it up, drive across at only pay GST / PST on all your goods with CBSA.
I do it for all my major purchases.
Have everything sent there.
You drive down to the states, pick it up, drive across at only pay GST / PST on all your goods with CBSA.
I do it for all my major purchases.
09-01-2007, 08:14 AM
#10
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Medicine Hat, Ab
Posts: 438
RE: Canada sucks, or does it ???
There is also Western Motorsports in Calgary with online shopping....www.wmsracing.com