importing an E70 xdrive40d into the US

[ard]

Originally Posted by blizzard

Isn't it illegal to swap VIN's only from another car ?

Of course.

[X-cellent]

I have a friend who brought a CLK-GTR in and couldn't get it to pass emissions (he had to install lots of safety equipment too, but did so just to get it through importation), but bought a S500 and "swapped" motors for a little while then re-installed the crated motor once it was imported......not quiet legal (nor cheap) but it worked. FL has no emissions so once it was here there was no issue for him.

[blizzard]

Thanks for all your advice guys. The engine and the gearbox were not the only reasons for wanting to keep the car. I want the entire car as it has a lot of options on it. Anything related to buying scrap car, importing the engine only, etc is not feasible and defeats the purpose (which was to have a similar car in the US without losing too much money). I guess i'll just have to sell and buy another one.

[ard]

Does the US have any temporary permits? for a few months? a year? anything?