JimCorrigan
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Dude you know that Canada is basically a third world country
Your avatar.Yeah, they're stuck in 1987.
'nuff said
Dude you know that Canada is basically a third world country
Your avatar.Yeah, they're stuck in 1987.
Dude you know that Canada is basically a third world country
You know I like you dude, but no.... you're not comparing one of the richest nations in the world (with a democracy that's a damn site better than your own these days) to Zimbabwe. I've been living this nonsense for as long as I can remember, through countless leaders across different political spectrums. JT and his feel good Liberals have zero to do with this. It was the same under Harper and his Conservatives, just as it was with Martin, Trudeau, and Mulroney before them.
Something something Soviet Canuckistan...
Not to derail this thread, but let's be clear. You blamed Trudeau specifically. That it's been this way in Canada despite the dollar value and despite who's in charge, for the last 20+ years, refutes your initial assertion. I'm not wading into the rest of your argument because of course political leadership and perception can play some role, but twenty plus years of history in a rich 1st world nation with multiple leaders and the same results would suggest there are other, far more pertinent variables. If you want to know more, start looking up NAFTA, and how it acts as a protectionist racket for Canadian companies, and isn't at all about consumer free trade.All I can say to the above is that you really need to go look at the major drivers of changes in currency exchange rates. Perception of political leadership by currency traders is a *huge* factor. Otherwise prosperous states can have their exchange rates tank based on simple perceptions. Zimbabwe wasn't a prosperous state in the least, but their natural currency devaluation was greatly accelerated on the exchange market by trader perceptions of what Zimbabwe was doing. Zimbabwe was actually sort of stabilizing for a while, but their exchange rates with other currencies continued in freefall despite constructive action by their politicians - such is the power of currency traders, because they simply *perceived* that Zimbabwe's leadership was screwy.
And youse gais bought Yugos . What else you got?Spectre said:Well, they did willingly import and buy Ladas in significant numbers.
Not to derail this thread, but let's be clear. You blamed Trudeau specifically. That it's been this way in Canada despite the dollar value and despite who's in charge, for the last 20+ years, refutes your initial assertion.
I'm not wading into the rest of your argument because of course political leadership and perception can play some role, but twenty plus years of history in a rich 1st world nation with multiple leaders and the same results would suggest there are other, far more pertinent variables. If you want to know more, start looking up NAFTA, and how it acts as a protectionist racket for Canadian companies, and isn't at all about consumer free trade.
And youse gais bought Yugos . What else you got?
LadaCanada started importing in 1979. The first model was the Lada 2106, with a 1500 cc engine. Later, the Lada Niva, a 1.6L 4x4 Lada, did very well, with over 12,000 sold the first year. In the mid-1990s Lada were selling around 12,000 cars per year in Canada. Lada disappeared from Canada after the 1998 model year...
Let's get back to the 2018 Mustang, shall we? Awesome car, but it no longer has the budget edge over the Camaro.
Yeah, they're stuck in 1987.
Price won't be likely to turn people away from the Mustang. There is quite a bit of brand loyalty in that space.
It does for me.
That's a different ball game. Figure for the most part people don't buy cars straight up they finance. Average loan length these days is what 4 years? That makes the price difference roughly $50/mo assuming that you are putting no money down, no trade in, there are no incentives, etc... Not exactly a deal breaker for most people.
Or put it another way, it's an 8% price increase.
Yeah, they're stuck in 1987.
I wish I was.
I wish I was.
4 years? No. Americans are taking out massive 6-8 year loans now. Latest article I can find is from 2015, but then it was 67 months. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/06/01/new-car-loans-term-length/28303991/
Yep.The only time the world was more perfect than in 1987, was in 1986.
To be fair, how often did you stray outside of Oakville or Toronto/metro?Regarding fuel in Canada, I just remembered back to all my business trips, and fueling up. I only ever stuck with one-brand just because it was always the most convenient (closest to hotel, or office, or the freeway during my drive), but they had 94AKI fuel.