snow tires from US

ani

i m trying to figure out whether i should buy tires from US or here..
anyone tried buyin from US before?
how much did u pay for tax and duty?

pkphilip

It's never a bad time to shop in US for big ticket items.. lol

Philip

Mini

it's winter season again.  with the canadian dollar down, is it still worth to buy winter tires from the US now?  which shop will be a good one with decent price?  thanks.

blowfish

They have this incentive program for the tire dealers, is to RAT on you when u get a set of new tires. By the time u arrive at Can customs, they knew that u had new tires, is your duty to report the new items. If u didnt report then is a crime la.

I heard of this guy was smart he has a locker down there. By the time he came across he had switched back to old tires. The agents thought they're going to get a Big bonus.
Lo n behold they cannot find 4 new tires as snitched by the dealer down there!
So Caveat Emptor

pkphilip

rims = the metal part of the wheel (the round ones)
tires = the rubbers on the outside of the wheel

Wheels = tires + rims

Philip

ani

thanks philip
i thought getting snow tires would be "safer"
i freak out when I start rolling back on a hill -_-''

sorry u r taking to a car idiot here
steel rims = wheels?

ani

how come its better to get another set of wheels?
dont' u use the same wheels for the tires?
i have a civic

daxtor

I bought my winter tires and wheels as a set from Tirerack 2 winters ago and picked them up at Point Roberts.  The saving back then was pretty substantial.  With the high Canadian dollars now, I think you can save even more.  I wouldn't lie to the customs to be honest and just let them charge me with tax and duty.  Most of the time you still end up saving more even after paying tax compared to shopping locally.

pkphilip

Wait... your tires are still new. It should be ok for this winter, just buy it in summer.

You have 2 options here:
1) Buy a set of steel rims from Walmart, put the winter tires on. Just swap the wheels before/after winter with your reg. wheels.

2) Buy a new set of rims for you car, then use the original alloy wheel for winter.

I buy all the tires/wheels on eBay, very cheap if you get it when they are not in demand (like summer).

Use this to find out if the stuff you are buying from foreign are subject to tax/duty.
http://www.aacb.com/tools/dutytax.asp

Cars stuff, if they are made in China, they are subject to 6% duty + GST/PST.

Philip

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原帖由 ani 於 2007-12-13 22:49 發表
i want to buy snow tires
but i still want to keep my original tires...

thanks everyone~

then it's better if u get another set of wheels

what car do u drive?