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08-04-2007, 01:18 AM
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Importing Euro-spec car from CANADA to the US
Yes, there are many similarly-worded threads on this, but NONE has yet answered my question. I am very interested in purchasing a euro-spec MB which is MORE than 25 years old and is currently in Canada. I know over 25 years they don't have to be NHTSA compliant, but anything produced after 1967 must be EPA compliant. I know this car is Euro-spec and does NOT have a catalytic converter, but it is titled/registered in Canada - so how the heck would the US EPA view its origin? Does a 25+ year old car really have to have a cat to even get over the border? It's a sweet car at a good price - at least on paper.
Anybody have insight?
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former: 83 300D, 97 C230, 93 400E current: 08 C300 Luxury , 92 500SL 
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08-04-2007, 01:24 AM
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What year and model is the car you are contemplating importing? So far as I know, no vehicles prior to 1975 cars in the USA ever had catalytic converters on them in the first place...the diesels never had them at all
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 1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ... 1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold) 2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp 1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k 2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive  (sold)
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08-04-2007, 09:25 AM
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When I was looking to bring a '69 Pagoda into the US from Canada, I called a shipping company for a quote - that guy simply said, "If the car is over 25 yrs old, I'll get it over no problem." He was going to handle all the paperwork as well. My understanding is that if it's over 25yrs, it comes in without any issue - EPA or NHTSA.
Beware - no car rusts like Canadian cars.
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- Brian 1989 500SEL Euro 1966 250SE Cabriolet 1958 BMW Isetta 600
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