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I got my new pair of Diamondback Classic III redline tires last week and got them mounted on my 1967 Coronet R/T. These replace the POS Cokers I had there. With about 4000 miles on them, the plies separated on one of them, causing a big lump. The other "good" one (hasn't destroyed itself yet) I had mounted up as a spare. I am hoping that my remaining rear Cokers last longer. These new tires were $286.00US each. When I order from United States, I figure if I roughly double that amount, that will be my cost in Can.$, at my door. Here is how it works:
Tires, shipping, conversion to Can.$ = $909.00 Can.
Brokerage (border) fees, Can. taxes = $179.00 Can.
Total = $1088.00 Can.
Mounting and balance (3 tires) = $ 70.00 Can.
Total = $1158.00 Can.
Comparing:
Tires ($286.00US X 2) = $572.00 (doubled) = $1144.00
Pretty close estimate. Within $14.00.
Just to illustrate how expensive it is to build a car in Canada, when just about everything has to come out of U.S. I have a parcel drop in Port Huron, Michigan, about 75 miles away. I used to have U.S. shipments sent there, and drive over to pick them up, saving higher shipping fees and brokerage charges. As a bonus, sometimes the Canadian Customs would also give us a pass on the taxes. Now, however, with ever-changing Covid rules at the border crossing it is not worth jumping through all the hoops to cross to U.S. for half a day. I now just bend over the table and let the shippers and tax hounds have their way with me.
Tires, shipping, conversion to Can.$ = $909.00 Can.
Brokerage (border) fees, Can. taxes = $179.00 Can.
Total = $1088.00 Can.
Mounting and balance (3 tires) = $ 70.00 Can.
Total = $1158.00 Can.
Comparing:
Tires ($286.00US X 2) = $572.00 (doubled) = $1144.00
Pretty close estimate. Within $14.00.
Just to illustrate how expensive it is to build a car in Canada, when just about everything has to come out of U.S. I have a parcel drop in Port Huron, Michigan, about 75 miles away. I used to have U.S. shipments sent there, and drive over to pick them up, saving higher shipping fees and brokerage charges. As a bonus, sometimes the Canadian Customs would also give us a pass on the taxes. Now, however, with ever-changing Covid rules at the border crossing it is not worth jumping through all the hoops to cross to U.S. for half a day. I now just bend over the table and let the shippers and tax hounds have their way with me.