Autoway.ca - Testimonial3

I've spent quite a bit of time over the past few weeks searching U.S. sites such as Yahoo/Autotrader in search of the ultimate deal on a new top line Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ. I recently travelled to the Seattle area to look at dealers first hand. I certainly liked what I saw in terms of price. However, the details involved in bringing a car into Canada seemed overwhelming, and more time-consuming than my limited schedule would allow. I was also somewhat concerned about getting a clear title vehicle and didn't want to worry about unknowns immediately and in the future. Another issue was the unwillingness of virtually all of the U.S. dealers I contacted to sell to a Canadian.

So I decided to enlist the help of a Vancouver-based company that was already involved in the business of importing U.S. cars into Canada. I called Randy Shier of Autoway in Vancouver at 5pm Sunday from my motel in Seattle and we struck a deal. He would source the exact model and specifications of the vehicle I wanted - possibly even the same one I test drove at a dealer; he would arrange to acquire the car through his U.S. dealer department; bring the car through the border; arrange all the documentation and inspections etc and have it ready for me at his Vancouver location for an agreed-upon price. This price included Randy's fee. And that's exactly what happened, and within a week to boot! My total price in Canada after paying everything before gst/pst was less than the window sticker on the vehicle on the lot in Seattle and some $18,000 less than the window sticker on a comparable vehicle in Vancouver. And by dealing with a Canadian dealer and a U.S dealer I'm protected from many of the issues that could come up in a private transaction. I also arranged to trade in my 1999 Yukon through Randy for what I felt was a fair price and saved the 13% gst/pst on that trade amount. This amount saved was pretty darn close to the fee charged by Autoway, essentially making their services near free! The gst/pst saving is not something you could do privately either. The whole package just seems unbeatable. I recommend Autoway completely. Save yourself the trip down -- the traffic and the hassle are horrendous!