[markham51]

SD, sincere thanks for taking the time to lay everything out in such detail! Well written and researched, thank you very much. You have saved me a whole lot of time and effort... better spent on finding the right car. I have exhausted all of the sources you provided and it is apparent, the right car for me is not out there at the moment (in Canada that is). There are a couple of vehicles that are out there that I would buy, but they are not at a reasonable price for a used vehicle IMHO, eg. Superformance at Toyota Barrie at 114k (plus tax). There are build out options... but those get to be just too expensive with the right engine. I only spend about 5 months a year in Ontario and don't want to have yet another 100k invested for a cruise or two.

It may very well make sense for me to own a US vehicle. The market place is full of cars that meet my criteria (roller with modern power plant). While it means I won't be able to drive it in Canada, it would allow me to drive a vehicle I have always wanted to own without a lot of hassles.

In the mean time, I will keep on looking.


Thanks again!


Mark