The price difference between Canada and the US is becoming outrageous for Porsche products. Most of the other car manufacturers have adjusted prices in a manner which makes the differences between the US and Canadian cars more equivalent. Porsche is maintaining the large differential, probably because Canadians are still buying the product. 2005 997s were sold out in the Montreal market by the end of March. With the supply constrained and the demand still strong, they have little incentive to lower prices.
Porsche will transfer the warranty from a US car to Canada if the car is transferred to the Canadian market in a legitamate fashion. If for example you purschased a Porsche in the US and moved to Canada 1 year later, they will transfer the warranty without an issue. They probably will have a problem though if you purchased it in Detroit and live in southern ontario. You can call the Porsche customer service line and ask them the question. They will respond to the question.
In the Montreal market, the standard purchase agreement for automobiles strictly prohibits the purchase of a car for export to another market. I am not sure of the consequence, but the car manufactures probably can cancel the warranty based upon the breaching of the sales agreement. US sales agreements may or may not be different.
As a current owner of a a Canadian purchased 997S, I can not say that I would like to see the prices lowered. If Porsche were to lower the selling price for 2006 model year cars, it would destroy the resale value of my car. The same goes for every other late model Porsche in Canada. If Porsche were to bring US and Canadian cars into price allignment, a lot of owers and leasing companies would take a bath on the value of the car at trade in time. There would be some winners, but a lot of people would lose out, creating a 'brand' value problem long term.
If it makes you feel any better, we still pay a little bit less than our friends in the UK!
