yes in Canada we seem to get the short end of the stick -- here is an example

cdn dollar is 1.02 vs US Dollar
Corvettte ZO6 $72,500 US
Corvette ZO6 $104,000 Cdn --
anyone want to try to explain that??

my neighbor down the street bought a lexus in the US 2 weeks - drove it back, paid the duties and GST, taxes, etc -- and save $14,000