It’s a different type of ‘R’

This is rip it in all conditions, even the rain and snow R.
This is easy to park, rear view cam stays dry R
This is seats and insulation are acceptable for 7 hour highway drive R

Made a ton of sense in 2015 but it was never that engaging.
Mach E GT does all this shit better and has way better steering/chassis.

https://www.autotrader.ca/go/19-13082655

Not too familiar with vantages but seems like manuals are reliable and most of the car is a ford part special so parts shouldnt be $$$. Better value than a beetle of the same era.
Dont forget to play “aston martin music” - rick ross

^^ I think if you really want a manual, some auto ones are half the price. And it's also db9 v12 money. If you're paying that much for an Aston and to deal with Aston problems I would get a v12 for the full experience

Priced quite a bit below market I think:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1671YZQvmB/

Was 60k + taxes

The little goodies were pretty much 6k. Ti Akrapovic exhaust was 3k, black edition was 3k

No, I've extensively driven a MK7.5 Golf R in DSG, fbo + coils for several weeks. The DSG and ACC/Lane Keep is the saving grace, I loved that car cause I could set it and forget it. Enjoy my bfast on my commute to work.

I've also test drove a stock MK7.5 Golf R in manual, literally right before going to see, test drive, and buy my current car. Needless to say, a manual 7.5r is an awful experience. Hell I even ended up with a Honda! Who am I?

I was also expecting this to be leagues better than the Type R. It's not. And I'm disappointed by it, because I really wanted it to be better. Spoiled by BMW 5 Series.

Yeah the 5 series is going to be more comfortable; 2019 530i would've come out to ~75k CAD options in.

The Golf was a 41k car in 2019 - Vancouver VW was discounting 7-8K.

Isn't that c43 crazy expensive? Even c63 of that Gen are like $50000 and it sounds kinda steep. It's 6 years old already. You can easily get a few year older s class for $50000. I've been following s63 prices.

The C43 wagon holds value because it's rare, a performance wagon, and has a bit of cache for not being offered in the USA. Some down south have found ways to import it down there which may drive up prices as well.

S63 is a better value because they're not as rare, and flagship cars tend to depreciate heavily. According to ICBC's 2023 dataset, there are 51 registered C43 wagons in BC between MY19-21, and over 200 for the S63 when you include all body styles and Model Years.

It's actually pretty easy to get 2017-2022 cars imported without modifications.

1) Canadian C43 already has the EPA plaque for the powertrain

2) Which leaves general FMVSS safety qualification, which has exemptions for cars made between 2017 and 2022.

https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...or-importation

S63 you will faint when you price out the brakes or something goes wrong with the air suspension or worse if it has that ABC hydraulic system.

How does this compare to say a EU spec 2020 M340i wagon where the engine is also offered in the sedan in the US, and falls under the FMVSS safety qualification that you highlighted? Or is this Merc different because the C43 engine is the same spec as the USAs, whereas the EU M340i might have slight variances compared to the NA version?

This Merc is different because it has the specific label that says it meets EPA reqs AND CMVSS.
Even for the Merc, probably need to go through a registered importer to prove it meets 4 or 5 safety standards that aren't exactly the same between Canada and US.

If it's a EU spec car, it probably has neither and becomes practically impossible to import.
I was looking at this JDM Spec DB9 in Canada, but it has neither label so it's not possible.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...b9-volante-11/

Thanks for the context. I know there's at least an importer in Lynwood WA that's bringing them in, so our cars are being funneled down there.

Some guy on Avants was really excited to get his hands on one - I suspect the importer he bought from is sourcing cars from our local supply.

dare I opens this can of worms again? - some of them are still going for a lot more than MSRP :pokerface:

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3yE...kswagen-golf-r

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...gen-golf-r-32/

The 7.5 is still the best non beater daily I've ever owned.


This is going to be great. No doubt the Akra will sound incredible IRL.

Could you spec cloth seats w the black edition?

You can have a lower mileage c63s vert for less money

https://www.facebook.com/share/18zHhMJEfD/

I get wagon but it's not the full fat 63, still poverty spec.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1FQx59nmVD/

There are two ways if you want to do it

1) Pay a registered importer to take care of it for you and demonstrate that any mismatched FMVSS/CMVSS requirements are met (5-15k)

2) Be someone who knows someone at BMW HQ USA to write you a letter that says the same thing

https://media.tenor.com/rNBqUWlS9WgA...-dont-tell.gif

Stop telling the yanks how to take all our cool cars!

Chilll it's not thatttttt easy. Even this C43 has loopholes and hassles.

You could, but you lose cooling seats. If the patten was like the old GTI plaid, I would have considered.

I've never had a leather car, so I got a blue one with a black roof, a black edition with the Ti exhaust, and leather. The black edition has forged wheels, black lights, black roof, carbon, yada yada.

Not mine:

https://www.vwvortex.com/cdn-cgi/ima...40-jpg.485882/

Why does the wheel gap look 4x4

shipping spacers/blocks i assume

You're an ECU mod away from outpacing the 63, 500hp and 528tq with no other mods... 4matic is standard and way better fuel mileage. The TTV6 is stone axe reliable too, only real issue I've seen is the cam seal that's easy to change can leak and ruin the wiring harness, just have to pop a cap off and check it every now and then.

What was special about 2017-2022 that they granted an exemption, I wonder.

There was some sort of court ruling in 2018 that granted this, not entirely sure otherwise