excited

A number of thread have mentioned the difference in cost between the Cdn TSX and the US TSX.

The question to my American friends is, would you pay $6000 USD more for your TSX?



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Power1Pete

For the same feature?
That's the well equiped 325i territory.

Unless the TSX has Turbo, SH-AWD and more aluminum pieces to hold the same weight as the 2006s.

jerzpwr

probably not... i bought the tsx cause i thought it gave the most for my money.

leftride

iTrader: (1)

nope.
1) TSX was the upper end of what i wanted to pay
2) for $6k more i would have looked at something more expensive: TL, volvo, lexus

Tintin

Excited, you got to know that their bmw/lexus, etc, all cost cheaper in .us than .ca.

If you want to add 6k more on a TSX, pls consider that the BMW/Lexus will also cost 6K more (give or take)

pizzaman555

Hell no! Thats the reasson I bough the car because of the great price. I would of went with the TL in that case.

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

That would depend. If all the cars also cost more, and the TSX still fell where it was in term of pricing, then probably.

If we're talking about a straight up $6000 price increase with no change to the prices of other cars from other brands, then no. I probably would have ended up with something like the Mazda 6 or the WRX.

excited

The difference in the Honda Civic coupe between the US and Canada is only a little over $400 USD. Their is definately a premium paid to get an Acura here.

(I was trying to understand how many 17, 16 and even 15 year old gentlemen in the States could afford (their parents could afford) a vehicle that is a little out of reach of many Cdn buyers. It is definately a more affordable vehicle in the US)



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SimpleWhite

No way!!!! I'd rather just into an Evo or a german make. Thats way to step for me,

LuvMyTSX

Only if I got a raise at work. Otherwise, no, it would be out of my price range.

jfbradley

Too bad you can't just go to the us and drive it back!

excited

Yea, go to the US, blow $3000 on a golf vacation and still be ahead $4000 Cdn.



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bradykp

certainly not. the primary argument i've made to get this car over others was that you can't get all these features for the price. if i had to pay around $35,000 for this car, i would not have even test driven it (i don't think at least). if i was shopping that category, i'd probably lean towards bmw or lexus. if i could get past my worries about bmw quality, i bet i'd get the bmw (maybe the 330xi)

dj Dozhe

Sure I would, but only if it shed 1/2 a ton in weight, had a turbo, and switched to sh-aw. (1 touch sunroof would be worth 6K by itself)

curls

The Accord EX V-6 is about $27K USD, and $34K CDN. (before taxes in both cases). Let's call that about a $7000 difference then.

The Civic EX Sedan is $19K USD, and $23.3K CDN. That's about $4000 difference.

IMO, the TSX is roughly the same price when comparing RELATIVE position in the marketplace. Mind you, that says nothing about the value of the CDN $ right now, being at 15 year highs. $29,000 USD = about $33,622 CDN. Paying $37,300 CDN + options is more than unfair markup for Canadians - we're getting ripped.

Power1Pete

Thanks to the weak US dollar, I can't hang out in GTA like I used to do every month.

bradykp

GTA?

frescagod

i was out the door with my '05 at $27,400. there's no way in hell i would have paid 33 grand for it.

curls

Greater Toronto Area

cusetsx

I'd defintely pass on the car if it was $6k more.

yukit

Maybe Civics are assembled in Alliston, ON?

lilballa

No way i would get this car if it was 6K more..the point was value and price..if i had 6k more, i would of gotten a lexus,bmw,infiniti, or even stuck with acura and got a TL

bradykp

yeah, right now, i don't think the TL is worth the price difference, but if the TSX was 6k more......even if they bumped up the TL bya few thousand....all of a sudden, the TL looks like a better car to me.

excited

It's funny a lot of people would have chosen the TL if the price was closer. I could have afforded the TL but chose the TSX. The fact that the TSX was cheaper was a factor, but that was only because I felt the two vehicles were close. I also like the better gas mileage, fold down seats and signal mirrors on the TSX, all things that were important to me.



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fuckleberry

Based on a single currency, whatever it is -
Are you suggesting Canadian owners pay a lot more than US owners ?

JediMindTricks

if the price on only the tsx increased by $6,000 then no...i don't think i'd have bought. that's because i wouldn't have been able to afford it. i would have probably ended up with the maxima, which was my second choice.

if i could afford it though, i'd probably opt for the tl or a4. granted those prices stay the same.

excited

Cdn owners pay the equivalent of $6000 USD more than US owners.

When you add in the fact that the standard of living in the US is higher, the difference grows. The simple way of saying it is that it is more difficult for Cdn's to afford a TSX than their US counterpart.



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Tintin

Not everywhere in the .us is more expensive than .ca
But everyone please note, that if you have to pay 6k extra for the TSX, you have to pay 6k extra for TL/A4/3series,/IS, etc.

fuckleberry

wow did not know the difference was so big - just know CND pay more in general.

Is this true for the non-nav ? cause my undestanding is that nav is more than US$2k in CND.

Maybe other reasons :
* Higher volume of order from US dealers ?
* Higher demand from CND buyers ?

sccpu3d

I'd get a TL or a BMW

polytsx

I couldn't agree more. I remember when the first generation M3 came out - I loved everything about that car, only it had just two doors, and I figured if I was buying a two door....long story short bought a 944 S...both had around 190 hp in the day. I liked the MB 190 - 2.3 16V Cosworth, as it had the extra two doors, however it lacked close to 30 ponnies under the hood.

With the TSX I feel like I got an original M3 only with four doors, more power and a nicer interior.

The economics is an added bonus that it can run cheap and reliable just like an Accord without having to be an Accord.

bradykp

if the question also raises the price of all other cars, than it's a senseless question because the TSX is still offering you the better value in that case. i took it as if the TSX itself was $6k more, relative to others, would you still buy it. in that case, answer is heck no.

ianS

Yes, I will even it is 10k more. Since other than S2000, no other car offer that sweet & precise manual tranny and I need 4 dr. The only car I will considered now is 330i. But it is too risky and too unsecure to have 2 BMW unless I have a Honda(but TSX is the only 4 dr Honda that I will get) as my third car. So no matter what and how much it cost, I still end up with a TSX. BTW, I am in Canada, so is it count?

davo-cls

This one's easy.......no

Beoshingus

No. Kind of a dumb hypothetical question.

bradykp

i think excited is trying to point out that the car is more expensive in canada.

PixelHarmony

With 6K more I would've picked up a 350z Track package.

bradykp

hmmmm.....worth considering for sure!

Beoshingus

That has more to do with exchange rate than anything else.

MSRP for TSX with Navi is $38,700CDN = $33,424US as of today.

US MSRP = $29,890US for a difference of $3,534 USD in real value. Not six grand.

Remember, the US dollar has been weak lately. It's possible that the price was at parity at one point and the exchange rates have deviated. Also, it's very likely that Canada has tariffs, levies, and fees built into that price.

You want to see a bad example, go to England, where items that cost $10 here will cost £10 there, or the equivalent of $17.66US. You buy a Big Mac combo there and it works out to about $9US.

frescagod

he's definitely correct.