# I know where I will not be buying my next vehicle. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 8, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655 "2007-11-08T13:50:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655/41 "2007-11-09T12:33:12Z")
Slight hijack: This thread reminds me that most times I see a car with Canadian plates, it’s a big ol’ American car; rarely Hondas, Toyotas, etc. I figured it was because they make a lot of those there (making them cheaper) or there’s some hefty duty on imports or something. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655/42 "2007-11-09T15:09:24Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] You guys should make a slogan out of that. [/QUOTE] Yeah! And then put it on all the cars! That’ll show them… ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655/43 "2007-11-09T15:10:06Z")
[QUOTE=Nanoda] Partly you should mail stuff now, and partly I’m trying out the old “how much is that in real money” gag. I know you guys wore that end down to a stub, but this end is still has the showroom shine. 😃 [/QUOTE] Oh, yeah? We’ve got the _largest_ debt in the world! [$9 Trillian!](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iysuMkhgYOGlcySlgMom_teZ6WcQD8SP46T00) We’re number one! We’re number one! In your _face_ Canada! In your face! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655/44 "2007-11-09T15:17:40Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Oh, yeah? We’ve got the _largest_ debt in the world! [$9 Trillian!](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iysuMkhgYOGlcySlgMom_teZ6WcQD8SP46T00) We’re number one! We’re number one! In your _face_ Canada! In your face! 😃 [/QUOTE] You use Trillian? I use Adium X for my multi-network chat needs. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655/45 "2007-11-09T16:35:20Z")
[QUOTE=Arjuna34] Only if the car was designed by a moron: [Why don’t auto headlights go off when you turn off the ignition?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_137.html) [/QUOTE] Doesn’t that pretty much encompass the big 3 U.S automakers through much of the late 20th century into our current century? Many of my old (pre-1990) cars had lights that did not shut off. I still occasionally see cars whose lights are left on and are not shutting off. My point to **Gatepescado** was that lights which need to be flipped on might not have the ‘new’ innovations. DRL should be a no-thought process, for which we 'merkins are still under-qualified. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655/46 "2007-11-09T17:25:42Z")
[QUOTE=BaneSidhe] Why aren’t American cars safe to drive in Canada? [/QUOTE] Are you kidding!?!? A car that has a max speed of 120 down here in the U.S. can reach speeds of up to 193 in Canada! ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655/47 "2007-11-09T21:30:30Z")
How does NAFTA fit in all this? Are cars exempted? ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655/48 "2007-11-11T03:10:05Z")
Cars aren’t exempt, but there are lots of loopholes. Does every part come from Mexico-USA-Canada? If so, it’s tax-free. But this isn’t a tax issue, it’s a legal regulation smackjob. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-where-i-will-not-be-buying-my-next-vehicle/425655.md?page=2)