One-day old Model D

bobkwan2007 · Post by **bobkwan2007** » January 2nd, 2011, 9:00 am

Just wondering how much wear and tear could be put on a machine during an IRC. At the Canadian IRC in February, they are selling C2D's the day after at a discount, say around $150 off of what you might pay for a brand new one. A friend of mine is interested in getting one and I recommended that he wait a month for the CIRC's. They are also selling D's with PM4 for $1150. Is it worth it to get one with PM4?

Any opinions on this subject? Is it a good deal?

Citroen · Post by **Citroen** » January 2nd, 2011, 11:48 am

It's normally 2000m times the number of races. If you look at Dave Holby http://www.worldrecordrow.com he rowed 40,075,000 in 934 days and his C2 model D is still going strong.

Stop worrying and accept the fact that you get a new machine at a big discount.

PM4 has a few benefits over a PM3 and is worth the extra price.

Yankeerunner · Post by **Yankeerunner** » January 4th, 2011, 12:53 pm

bobkwan2007 wrote: Is it a good deal?

Yes.

luckylindy · Post by **luckylindy** » January 4th, 2011, 8:23 pm

Given the exchange rate, wouldn't it be cheaper to buy it in U.S. Dollars and have it shipped UPS or FedEx?

bobkwan2007 · Post by **bobkwan2007** » January 5th, 2011, 8:46 am

luckylindy wrote:Given the exchange rate, wouldn't it be cheaper to buy it in U.S. Dollars and have it shipped UPS or FedEx?

If would, if we weren't being charged $190 brokerage plus $60 S&H, which would bring the cost to at least $1150. Perhaps if the CAD to USD exchange went to $1.10 like it did a few years back it might be worth while. At $1150 it's still a great price considering one retailer was selling it here for over $1400 for a model D.

luckylindy · Post by **luckylindy** » January 9th, 2011, 2:26 am

bobkwan2007 wrote: If would, if we weren't being charged $190 brokerage plus $60 S&H, which would bring the cost to at least $1150. Perhaps if the CAD to USD exchange went to $1.10 like it did a few years back it might be worth while. At $1150 it's still a great price considering one retailer was selling it here for over $1400 for a model D.

Weird - Your banks and credit cards charge that high of a fee? My Visa card (through my bank) charges a $5 flat fee for any non-U.S. purchases, with the exchange set at market rate. So if I were to buy a $1000 CAD product with my CC, it would cost me $1015 USD according to my bank's site at the moment. Might want to check your card's services ...

bobkwan2007 · Post by **bobkwan2007** » January 9th, 2011, 9:13 am

The brokerage fee is charged by the courier company, not the bank. The banks/CC company would charge a 2% for the currency conversion. The brokerage fee of $190 would include the provincial and federal taxes (13% combined), plus a 'commission' for brokering the purchase. All things considered though, ordering directly from C2 is still a pretty good deal, and still the cheapest way to purchase a new machine.

I'll consider buying a new machine when our CAD is worth $1.50USD.

luckylindy · Post by **luckylindy** » January 9th, 2011, 6:04 pm

bobkwan2007 wrote:I'll consider buying a new machine when our CAD is worth $1.50USD.

Don't worry, between your growing oil exports and our incompetent monetary policy, I don't think you'll need to wait that long.

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