Re: Importing Euro Spec - seen one.

["Randall C. Markarian" <asenna@accessus.net>]

Bryan Gunn wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> There was recently a 1991 BMW M3 Sport Evolution III for sale in the Boston
> area. It was advertised in the DuPont Registry, and was going for $28K if I
> remember correctly.
> 
> There were never any M3 Sport Evolutions sent to the US, so this car is
> obviously "grey market" for lack of a better term. The ad stated the car
> was registered, titled, and insured.
> 
> So the question is not "if" but "how". If anyone has the DuPont registry
> with this ad, they should ring them up and ask them how they got the car here.
> 
> Perhaps it's easier if you are importing a later model of a car that was
> sold here. Since the E30 M3 sold here for a few years, maybe there's a loophole
> that makes it easier since the plain E30 M3 was already federalized.

I remember one of the car mags stating that the M3 evo engine complied with US emissions laws and 
was available through the BMW dealerships in the US, for $10-15K.  So a few may have acquired the 
engine and installed them in there cars and called them M3 Evolution III's.
-- 
Randall C. Markarian

1990 V8 Quattro
1996 Merc E320

Saint Louis, Missouri