[W126 Coupe] SEC on eBay & more

[Mike R.]

A clean US title is NOT proof that that non-US car is a legitimate car in
the US. Calling the DOT and having them look up the VIN number is the only
proof. They get several calls a week and it is not a problem for them to
check.

 

Later,

Mike R.

(702) 494-8056

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The car was registered for the road in Canada, and then brought into USA
with papers and titled. So no paperwork needed any longer, as it has clean
USA title and can be sold and registered anywhere. That being said, it is
unrestricted, catalytic-converter wise, so I will either put those on, or
credit for them to new buyer.

 

Bruce

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Iain Gunn <mailto:igunn at bmts.com>  

To: Mercedes <mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>  Coupes Mailing Lists 

Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 11:16 PM

Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] SEC on eBay & more

 

>From what I've studied is that the  w126 cars that were made from 1986-1991
were considered North American cars and there is no difference between a
Canadian car and a US car.I have also seen both US and Canadian
documentation that allows for relatively easy movement of these cars between
the US and Canada. I know that I can bring any w126 into Canada from the
states without a huge problem. I found this info on the web a couple of
years ago. I can also bring a Mercedes into Canada from anywhere in the
world so long as it passes applicable emissions and safety requirements.
This is NOT so easy in the US I understand.

 
Iain, Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada.

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Mister McGoo <mailto:eelploot at hotmail.com>  

To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com 

Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:28 PM

Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] SEC on eBay & more

 

I just felt a bit uneasy about this car after looking the listing over.
Maybe it is the back-yard car-salesman superlative pitch that I seem to have
heard before.  Maybe it is the few little hints that this car, for 47,000Km,
has had a very rough life.  Maybe it is because the driver appears to have
been a big heavy guy.  The tiny glimpse was not enough to really tell, but
the headliner seems to have some serious problems, not just needing cleaning
and fixing the broken sunroof.  (Everything else seems to have been cleaned
OK.  Why not the headliner?)

This leads me to a question/comment.

Again, one cannot really see for sure but the plates on the car appear to be
Ontario.  I certainly may be wrong about Ontario plates, and that's not the
point.  However, this leads to a general question.

A 1989 European import is legal in Canada as-is, and duty-free (15+ year old
rule)  But it has been my understanding that the same car would need (or
risk needing) EPA and safety standards compliance in the US before obtaining
registration.  A Canadian Import with Canadian Standards certification
(sticker on the door post, correct imported VIN) is OK, subject to some
duty, because the Canadian standards are deemed to be equal or higher.
(Crash testing, emmisions etc.)   The fact that a car is imported from
Europe to Canada and then to US does not relieve this addition obligation on
a US buyer, does it?

And to retrofit compliance to US standards can be expensive, impractical,
and in some cases, impossible.  Am I right?

-Bellamy


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From:  Dan Landiss <dan at landiss.com>
Reply-To:  Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
To:  Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Subject:  Re: [W126 Coupe] SEC on eBay
Date:  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:12:11 -0600
>Mister McGoo wrote:
>>
>>Funny how when you look at some things on your computer you swear 
>>you get a whiff of a bad smell?
>>
>
>Didn't the "real" AMGs have the AMG logo on the speedometer?
>
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