Originally Posted by MEXICANCROSSFIRE
Rob M made some very good points.
I'm not familiar with Customs Laws in the US bit I assume you will have to pay some import duties (since the car is made in Germany), federal and state taxes, luxuty tax, etc...
I'm not sure if our cars have US Specs, most of the time we get the Euro specs, so there may be some federalization issues. (EPA)
As a Mexican dealer we are not authorised to sell cas to an amercian dealer, nor are we able to sell cars for export, so we can't sell cars without charging the sales tax and the new car tax.
I currently have in stock only automatic coupes in all colors.
Maybe your best shot would be to do a little research and really see what the import process will cost and last, and then you can decide if it really is a good deal or not.
whether or not it would make financial sense, it's still an interesting consideration. i think the taxes would be the biggest barrier since sales taxes in most u.s. states are less than half of the 15% you paid. we don't pay a federal tax, and there isn't any luxury tax on a crossfire, but most states would charge 5-7% when the vehicle is registered. i purchased my crossfire in florida, but i only had to pay taxes (5%) to the state where i live. you'd be required to pay a duty if bringing a car back to the states but if you bring it back in person, some of the duty is exempted.
it would be interesting to know what, if any, differences there are between a u.s. and mexican crossfire.
you might also want to consider posting a similar thread to the for sale topic. there aren't many posts there, so it would be visible for a while. you never know, there might be some people living in or traveling in mexico that read this forum.