Bring-A-Trailer Buyer Beware Importing a 500E and Registering in California Was it a $$$ Mistake 

Mr India tells you what it cost in total. Was it worth it?
Mr India Mickey Finally got his Non USA 1991 Mercedes 500E imported from Germany Registered in California. Mr India talks about the challenges of buying from Bring a Trailer, and also the whole process he had to go through to get the 500E California compliant. This is a great informative episode if you are considering importing a car into the USA, especially California.
Chapters for this episode
00:53 Introduction
02:37 Installing the new California Plates
03:16 Planned Porsche 996 Brake Caliper Upgrade
03:51 500E has become a US Citizen
04:36 DMV Was sneaky and backdated fees
05:40 Removing the temporary operating CA Permit
06:16 The risks buying from Bring-A-Trailer
12: 00 The mechanical condition interfered with registering the car in California
13:23 The cost add up to make the 500E California compliant
15:46 Advice if you buy a car off Bring-A-Trailer
16:24 Why should you consider importing a car V buying a USA car?
17:28 Apple Car Play added
17:50 Cost of bringing the car into the USA
18:37 Cost of registering the car and the cost of getting emissions compliance testing done.
19:52 Cost of DMV process and fees
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