Since the Canadian Prius has cruise control and<br>the current US version does not, what are the<br>issues in just buying one from a Canadian<br>dealer and driving it over the border?<br><br>Are there regulatory issues, and adverse tax<br>consequences? Would a US dealer honor the <br>warrantee?

I am not sure of the tax and registration issues, but their pricing may be different coupled with the exchange rate. It may not be as a good a value. Certification speaking it will pass any state req. for emissions. MPH/KM is already handled by an on-board button. The Canadian car would not be eligible for the 3 yr. roadside assistance or 3 yr/37.5K comp. maintenance. Perhaps the bigger issue is availability, production is only around 1000 for the year for that market. PM

&gt;&gt;I am not sure of the tax and registration issues, but their pricing may be different coupled with the exchange rate. It may not be as a good a value. &lt;&lt;<br><br>I doubt if any U.S. resident would want to go through the hassle of buying a Prius in Canada just to get cruise control, but here are the facts as I understand them:<br><br>MSRP is $29,900 Cdn. or about $20,600 U.S.<br><br>Provincial sales taxes are typically 6 to 8 percent. There's no PST in Alberta.<br><br>The federal goods and services tax is 7 percent. On most goods, foreign residents can apply for a GST refund. I don't know if this is the case for autos.<br><br>If I import a car from the U.S. that was not manufactured in North America, I have to pay a tariff of ~7 percent. The U.S. may have similar duties on cars imported from Canada.<br><br>In Vancouver, I'm also being charged hefty delivery and documentation fees plus more "eco" taxes on the battery and air conditioning.<br><br>As Priusman points out, availability could be a problem. Only 20 are being delivered to Vancouver in August and there is no ETA for the rest of the province.

&gt;I doubt if any U.S. resident would want to go through the hassle &gt;of buying a Prius in Canada just to get cruise control.<br><br>Does anyone know why the U.S. version does not have the cruise control?<br><br>There seems to be a conflict with a previous posting on the tax credit of $2000. I believe someone posted that it is not a tax credit but only a deduction from income which is a BIG difference. Could someone clarify this?

There are numerous issues why cruise was not offered at launch in the U.S. market. I will attempt to elaborate on them next week.<br>On the tax issue it is a deduction. I am the source, I think I posted it in message 77. I quoted the official letter which we sent to our dealers on the subject, as approved by our Tax Dept. working with the IRS and outside tax consultants. Priusman

I would like a copy of this letter. How would I get it?<br><br>Robert

&gt;&gt;On the tax issue it is a deduction. I am the source, I think I posted it in message 77. I quoted the official letter which we sent to our dealers on the subject, as approved by our Tax Dept. working with the IRS and outside tax consultants. Priusman I would like a copy of this letter. <br>&lt;&lt;<br>How would I get it?<br><br>Robert