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Originally Posted by puzzler
These are not odd cars but regular models already approved by EPA, out of the German factory but shipped to Asia rather than the US..(mostly)
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No, far from it. There are many detail differences between between a US market and and Japanese market car, even if its the same model, same engine, same year. A US market car will have a check engine light, a japanese car will have a catalytic converter temperature light. Ignition timing, compression ratio, EVAP system, EGR etc are all different. These cars are far from approved by the EPA. Then theres all the safety differences like lighting, different seatbelts, SRS, door beams, bumpers, knee bolsters etc. Even the ride height was different on a US market car vs the rest of the world for crash compatibility (US cars ride higher in the front). Most W124s sold in the rest of the world didn't get a 3rd brake light for example. None of these things are show stoppers for anyone wanting to drive one of these cars in the US but there are many detailed differences.