richardjames Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 Funny - even if the import tax was 100%, it's still less than the dealer! It's been a while, however the wait was worth it. I just received my tensioner, timing belt, cam seals, water pump and oil pump seals in the mail yesterday! It was ordered on February 15th! The grand total was $265.00 CDN for the parts plus another 41.00 for GST and duty. Well worth the wait - it would have cost over 400 had I gone with the dealer. One last question: Do you recommend a Subaru mechanic or can any well experienced mechanic handle installing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 It's been a while, however the wait was worth it. I just received my tensioner, timing belt, cam seals, water pump and oil pump seals in the mail yesterday! It was ordered on February 15th! The grand total was $265.00 CDN for the parts plus another 41.00 for GST and duty. Well worth the wait - it would have cost over 400 had I gone with the dealer. One last question: Do you recommend a Subaru mechanic or can any well experienced mechanic handle installing this? From where did you order your stuff? Do they use standard mail as a normal policy or did you have to insist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardjames Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 From where did you order your stuff? Do they use standard mail as a normal policy or did you have to insist? I ordered the parts from the website referenced above. I don't think it was the postal system that was the problem - my tracking number indicated that Canadian Boarder Services received it relatively quickly. It was customs trying to figure out how much they were going to hose me for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 does this mean Canadian Customs are hoser hosers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downbound Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 It's been a while, however the wait was worth it. I just received my tensioner, timing belt, cam seals, water pump and oil pump seals in the mail yesterday! It was ordered on February 15th! The grand total was $265.00 CDN for the parts plus another 41.00 for GST and duty. Well worth the wait - it would have cost over 400 had I gone with the dealer. One last question: Do you recommend a Subaru mechanic or can any well experienced mechanic handle installing this? Herb White Automotive in Merrickvile is a very good independent Mechanic who has tons of experience on soobs...Call him and see if he will do it with your parts ..i believe his rate is 71/hr for labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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