Originally Posted by jcyuhn

Every 210 taxi I ever rode in Europe had that interior. It's just the cloth from the "classic" trim level, classic being the lowest of three offered.

The tag says the car was imported in August '98, it must have been brand new. Why bother?

So I see the manual climate control, no power seat switches on the doors, those unattractive E420 wheels - not so much difference from the USA version.

I just don't see the point of buying this car unless it's less expensive than the USA version. Otherwise, why but up with inevitable parts & service hassles?

Originally Posted by dariod

The car was imported in 2004. The guy bought it in new and kept it there. After he died his doughter imported it in 2004 with 22k miles. FinAlly decided to trade it for a different car. Hey it has heated cloth seats and xenon headlamps.

Originally Posted by jcyuhn

That's odd. The pictures clearly show the certification tag added by the importer, and it has an 08-98 date. I would expect that to be the date at which it was federalized.