RustyC

I dunno, sounds like a control thing to me. Either it's tax-related or they think only drug-runners would do it. Lots of contracts prohibit taking the car across the border (on both sides), but they seem to do it matter-of-factly and, for U.S. citizens, the provision doesn't seem to ever be checked or enforced at the border.

Sometimes the Canadian city has the better deal if the loonie is down or depending on location. I would say this is especially true for Calgary, as it has unlimited-mile cars while bordering places in Montana don't. I got to see Glacier National Park out of Calgary. Would imagine that SK and MB also have possibilities that beat MT, ND and MN in spots, while in SEA, DTW and BUF the advantage is probably on the U.S. side.