AllFlash

Not often that this happens but GM Canada will not follow suit by reducing Corvette warranties in 2016; they will remain at 5yr/160000 km as they are this year. This is in direct contrast of GM USA who are reducing their present powertrain warranty from 100K miles to 60k miles in 2016. In short, Canadian Corvettes will have a better warranty and twice as many oil changes as that of their US counterparts, even though all Vettes are built side by side.

http://www.canadiancorvetteforums.co...ty-update.html

http://www.autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-ne...ranty-coverage

GrandPrixRollsOut

At thousands of dollars more for msrp in canada vs the U.S., I think I would still take the us deal. Us site $55,000 starting price, cad $63,000+

$8000 plus tax can buy a lot of oil changes.

Just my 2 cents.

AllFlash

You might want to consider the equal pricing once Canadian price is exchanged to US. Last I calculated, the base Z06 was 9K less US than the US version.

walleyejack

and exchange at 25% which it is not would be 68,750, but closer to $71,000 really
not sure how you figure US is better deal

GrandPrixRollsOut

i suppose i should have provided better context. if i was a 'Murican and had the same net worth and salary in USD or if I am a Canadian and have the same net worth and salary, the american me would be getting a better deal.

its not about exchange, its about purchasing domestically in the respective market.

GrandPrixRollsOut

please see my comment above.

1500cc

If you import a C7 into Canada, do you get the US or the Canada warranty terms?

frankmp

us imports have ALWAYS had the 6 month AND 12000km delay in warranty....... But who cares these cars NEVER have issues!!!!!

Mad*Max

products come with the warranty where they were bought - you can't buy in the US and then bring to Canada and "upgrade" the warranty

AllFlash

Just to be clear and confirm what my friend Frank stated, bringing a Vette into Canada comes with a 6 month/8000km warranty exclusion, during which you are not covered under any warranty terms. This applies to any GM vehicle, and actually, all vehicles have similar plans in place to try to reduce out of country shopping, or grey market purchases.

1500cc

Hmm, that'll be something to think about in a couple of years if the loonie recovers and we start seeing lots of US C7s for sale up here.

Dodosmike

By then they'll be used cars and the rules are different, at least based on my understanding anyway.


The "not honored warranty issue" is based on your country of residence. I have a friend who bought a new Hyundai in AZ (and its registered there, at his winter home), Drove it home to ON, needed some work done. Service was performed here, no cost to my friend. Now "residency" rules are another whole discussion, and I'm not saying that Chev dealers would treat the Vette paperwork process any different, but its possible.

ANybody here have a US address and have a car registered there and brought it north and tried to have warranty work done? Im curious.

I had warranty work done on my (then 3month old) VW in SC without any issue, but it was a minor repair, but an "in warranty repair" none-the-less.

dodosmike

slickpete83

I'm still pissed off that its around +1.5 years since the C7 corvette came out and the cheapest non z51 automatic basic package C7 i can find on autotrader is still $68455 CAD !!!!!! WTF

1500cc

I'm guessing with new car allocations to dealers still tight, and the loonie not making sense to import US cars, prices will remain high for a little while yet.

I'm almost thinking of selling my C6 and banking the cash for a year or two until C7s become affordable.