charly Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 The pricing does not translate too well for those of us in Canada. 32,999 for base SE and 35,999 for FWD SEL.....that's way out of line when you convert USD to Canadian dollars. Should be 29,000 to 32,000 CDN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 This is the case for just about any car right now because the Canadian dollar is around 90 cents. A few years ago, when the Canadian dollar was at 65 cents, the opposite was the case, and then some. Manufacturers stabilize prices rather than shifting them directly with exchange rates because otherwise demand would fluctuate too much. In the long run, this best serves both manufacturers and consumers. A better way to look at it is that the price is no higher in Canadian dollars than it would have been a few years ago, and is probably a bit lower than it would have been. Unless your income has declined as the Canadian dollar has risen, you're in no worse a position than you would have been if the currencies hadn't shifted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafhound Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 The pricing does not translate too well for those of us in Canada. 32,999 for base SE and 35,999 for FWD SEL.....that's way out of line when you convert USD to Canadian dollars. Should be 29,000 to 32,000 CDN I don't think that's a fair comparison. The Canadian Edge models have far more standard features than the US models. The following features are standard on a Canadian Edge SE and not included/available on US Edge SE: •Heated seats •Automatic headlights •Door keypad •6 cd changer •Satelite radio •Body color, painted door handles •Dual chromed rolled exhaust tips •Power Mirrors – body color exterior manual fold •Rear spoiler – painted body color •Fog lamps w/ chromed bezel •Automatic headlamps •Auto-dimming rearview mirror •Leather wrapped steering wheel •Message Center/Compass •Overhead console w/ sunglass holder and storage •Unique interior treatments: chromed cluster rings, chromed registers, chromed shifter •Unique aluminum instrument panel center stack finish The following features are standard on a Canadian Edge SEL and optional equipment on a US Edge SEL: •Leather seats •6 way power passenger seat •Passenger fold flat seat •Second row seat easy fold •Heated mirrors •Memory seats/mirrors •Dual climate control •Air filter •Puddle lamps •Steering wheel climate controls •18” Wheels •Audiophile •Satelite radio •Reverse Sensing On Edge SEL, the Seating Flexibility Package ($985US) and Premium Package ($1555) available in the US are standard in Canada. Other options in US including, 18" chrome wheels ($750US), Audiophile ($385US), Sat radio ($195US) and Reverse sensing ($245US) are also standard on Edge SEL in Canada. When you consider the added features that are standard on both Edge SE and SEL models in Canada, I think that brings prices far closer when you do the conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charly Posted October 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 This is the case for just about any car right now because the Canadian dollar is around 90 cents. A few years ago, when the Canadian dollar was at 65 cents, the opposite was the case, and then some. Manufacturers stabilize prices rather than shifting them directly with exchange rates because otherwise demand would fluctuate too much. In the long run, this best serves both manufacturers and consumers. A better way to look at it is that the price is no higher in Canadian dollars than it would have been a few years ago, and is probably a bit lower than it would have been. Unless your income has declined as the Canadian dollar has risen, you're in no worse a position than you would have been if the currencies hadn't shifted. No, a better way to look at is ------------IT'S A GOUGE------------- spare me the economics lesson. I don't think that's a fair comparison. The Canadian Edge models have far more standard features than the US models. The following features are standard on a Canadian Edge SE and not included/available on US Edge SE: •Heated seats •Automatic headlights •Door keypad •6 cd changer •Satelite radio •Body color, painted door handles •Dual chromed rolled exhaust tips •Power Mirrors – body color exterior manual fold •Rear spoiler – painted body color •Fog lamps w/ chromed bezel •Automatic headlamps •Auto-dimming rearview mirror •Leather wrapped steering wheel •Message Center/Compass •Overhead console w/ sunglass holder and storage •Unique interior treatments: chromed cluster rings, chromed registers, chromed shifter •Unique aluminum instrument panel center stack finish The following features are standard on a Canadian Edge SEL and optional equipment on a US Edge SEL: •Leather seats •6 way power passenger seat •Passenger fold flat seat •Second row seat easy fold •Heated mirrors •Memory seats/mirrors •Dual climate control •Air filter •Puddle lamps •Steering wheel climate controls •18” Wheels •Audiophile •Satelite radio •Reverse Sensing On Edge SEL, the Seating Flexibility Package ($985US) and Premium Package ($1555) available in the US are standard in Canada. Other options in US including, 18" chrome wheels ($750US), Audiophile ($385US), Sat radio ($195US) and Reverse sensing ($245US) are also standard on Edge SEL in Canada. When you consider the added features that are standard on both Edge SE and SEL models in Canada, I think that brings prices far closer when you do the conversion. Yeah it seems as though the bundling of options equalizes the difference.....almost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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