I am about to do the same, and your right the prices in Germany are greatly lower than over here. So far I know that shipping a car from Bremen to Newark N.J is about 850 dollars depending on the size of the car. My fathers friend is a dealer and he is getting us one of those super diesel e Class's. 210 hp and 340 ft pounds of torque. Also their is a 2.5 percent customs duty that must be paid of the bill of sale value. And finally there is a local tax, and registration services. Also shipping insurance of the value of the car is also suggested (don't be cheap and skimp on this!!) Paperwork will cost 125$ (shipping paper work , insurance etc.) I live on Long Island however will ahve to pick my new "super diesel" up in N.J at the newark ship yard. I will keep you up to date with my processas my fahter and I ahve already transfered funds over their. All we are waiting for is for the color and choice of options that we want. And as a sdie note that are many mercedes there that have the samller engiens. There are plenty e 220's and other such models that have smaller engines. Also many of those cars have mb tex of cloth and not leather. Also many of the cars don't have power seats, sunroofs, and other such "bells and whistels" that we over here in the u.s take for granted. Over in Germany most people are pratical and just use the cars for a way of getting from point A to B as eonomically as possible. My car that is coming is going to be the highest level car and elagance level that is possible, I mean fully loaded. My father just can back from Germany On such a business trip and educated me on all of this. I am sure that others on this forum have lots to say, so I guess I'll give them all a shot and shuit up already. Please E-mail me with any furhter questions, or just pose them on this thread.

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