If a vehicle is under 25 years old, it simply needs to meet US regulations for the year it was built. A friend of mine brought over a 87 200E over in 90. He had to convert the speedo, lights, add a reinforcement bar in the doors, and one other minor thing.

On a new car like a CDI, the process to federalize becomes much more expensive then an early 90s vehicle.

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Adam Lumsden
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Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section