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   > MP>I will believe that Canada really means business when they start   
   arriffing   
   >   >automobiles, for example, and not just motorcycles.   
      
   > I'm not up on the exact details regarding auto sales but a huge number   
   > of cars were just shipped across the border to beat the tariffs that   
   > Trump is putting on them, or will.. or might..   
   > Estimates seem to be if the tariffs go through they will add between   
   > $3000 and $12,000 to the cost of a new vehicle, average about $6000.   
      
   Yeah, Trump seems real wishy-washy in that.  Maybe because the Dow went down   
   over 1300 points the first two days of this week.   
      
   I meant that Canada, if they mean business, should start tariffing American   
   made autos.  There are a bunch of "red states" that make those, including   
   the states that went red just for this election.   
      
   > I suppose if we were smart we would just start buying just vehicles that   
   > we make in Canada to avoid the tariffs altogether. I'd have to check   
   > but obviously the variety of vehicles available that way would not be   
   > very wide, which would obviously be a problem. More likely a lot of   
   > people will put off buying new cars longer than usual in the hopes that   
   > once Trump is gone this crap will come to an end.   
      
   Funny because supposedly, per those defending the tariffs, part of the   
   reasoning behind them was that we are importing too many "American" cars   
   from Canada.  ;)   
      
   Mike   
      
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