I'm new here and not sure if this is the right section to put this thread, so I'm sorry if it is in the wrong area. This morning, while on my commute, I spotted what appeared to be a 95-99 Euro spec W210 leaving a local hospital. It was white with tinted windows. It had the European bumpers, side marker, and trunk lid. Couldn't tell which model it was from my distance but saw that it had what appeared to be Florida plates and dark plastic trim like the base Classic or Avantgarde models had. I thought diplomat before I saw the plates. I was unable to take a picture, but might if I see it again. With the high price and major obstacles in importing a grey market car under 25 years old, I wonder why and how such a car would end up in the USA.

Canadian import, has only to be > 15 years old. Drive across the border, do a VIN swap, register it. It's not a high-demand item like a Skyline, so I doubt that anyone would get caught.