Canadian $'s vs U.S. $'s

[Glenn Baglo]

Originally Posted by CarefreeLad

No I mean that they would accept cheques at all - rather unusual for big ticket items...at least up here. Try and buy a car with a cheque! hehe

I bought my RAV4 with a cheque for more than $36,000. The dealer suggested I call the bank to tell them I'd written a large cheque. Bank said they didn't care. Wasn't their money I was spending.

[CarefreeLad]

Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo

I bought my RAV4 with a cheque for more than $36,000. The dealer suggested I call the bank to tell them I'd written a large cheque. Bank said they didn't care. Wasn't their money I was spending.

I'm totally amazed - just a plain old cheque? not certified? money order? bank draft?


I've been laughed at for asking in the past!

[Glenn Baglo]

Was a plain old cheque for my line of credit. Don't know if that makes a difference.
Told my wife I was going up to Safeway for groceries. Came home and told her I'd bought a RAV4.

[dfandrews]

Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo

Was a plain old cheque for my line of credit. Don't know if that makes a difference.
Told my wife I was going up to Safeway for groceries. Came home and told her I'd bought a RAV4.

SO that's why you got the Escape B model, with a full bathroom.!?

[Borrego Dave]

Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo

Told my wife I was going up to Safeway for groceries. Came home and told her I'd bought a RAV4.

Good one Glenn. I once told my wife I was going to only go "look" at a new truck. She was a bit ticked, not of the new truck I brought home but that I'd left her car there and we had to go get it the next day.

[Glenn Baglo]

At least I brought home the groceries.

[CarefreeLad]

Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo

Was a plain old cheque for my line of credit. Don't know if that makes a difference.
Told my wife I was going up to Safeway for groceries. Came home and told her I'd bought a RAV4.

LOL...well as long as you had some left in the account for paying rent in the doghouse

[Civilguy]

Originally Posted by CarefreeLad

I'm totally amazed - just a plain old cheque? not certified? money order? bank draft?

People buy cars at local dealers with a personal check and they don't put a contract in place as a fallback. I asked about this one time and the finance guy said they don't have any problem with checks for tens of thousands; it's the $500 checks that bounce. Put that way, I could see his point.

Dealers like to sell cars. Additional to my sparkling personality, we have good credit history, stable address and all those good things, so I expect those factor in a little bit too.

[Glenn Baglo]

Originally Posted by Civilguy

Additional to my sparkling personality, we have good credit history, stable address and all those good things, so I expect those factor in a little bit too.

Those also factor in to how much you pay for insurance.