jaworks3d

I love the Elegance and Avantgarde editions of the E500 sedan from 2014+, but only the Euro spec models. The thing is, The U.S. spec Elegance (or "Luxury") styling is just so watered down, no chrome exhaust tips, only one wheel style is allowed, and it only appears with a V6, no V8 upgrade.

As for the Avantgarde, it's missing from the U.S. lineup, that really gets on my nerves. Why Mercedes-Benz? your my favorite brand. Why do you send simplified, watered down versions of your cars to the U.S. with less options?

Another thing, the clowns here in the U.S. stamp those god awful looking yellow reflectors on the bumpers which disrupt the beautiful styling of the front end.

Since I'm someone who buys a car and drives it for at most 10 years, I want the authentic Mercedes-Benz experience. If it costs more money to import and tweak the car to make it legal on the roads for the United States, I'll do that.

I'm extremely picky about detail, if you couldn't figure that out above^

Any advice?

rediesel

My 2012 has packages:

951 - sport package for USA
954 - Equipment package for Avantgarde vehicles
677 - Avantagrde/standard suspension
722 - AMG styling package front spoiler, spide skirts

jaworks3d

I'm not such a big fan of the AMG line. Here's the variant I'm talking about:



Its essentially an elegance with a few of the sport features.

jaworks3d

Would it be better to buy a U.S. spec "luxury" and just replace parts to look like the Avantgarde?

YYZ-E55

Import a car from Canada; the Elegance and Avantgarde (non-AMG) styling is available here, as is the V8 E550.

Alf Barnet

In the UK (but not Ireland) this is the spec we get, bar 17" instead of 18". Not a hope in hell of getting the chrome grill sadly. The model line is "SE" in the UK.

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...thread-58.html

Click the link and see post 1434.

jaworks3d

Thanks for the help everyone, I'm only 20 minutes away from the Canadian border, so retrieving one of these from their shouldn't be too hard.

Munich77

Retrieving will be easy but not sure about getting it imported into the US.

boylston

It's my understanding that only preowned models can be imported into the US. Silver Star in Montreal used to sell many preowned to US customers. There are shops that officially convert them to become US legal. Good luck.

steponthegas

How much will it cost you to import one in the US?

aeggroup

+1.
If you import any MB from Canada to US - Will a car have any warranty if it's still on factory warranty in CA ?

petee1997

Canadian Mercedes dealers are prohibited from selling new cars for export to the US. And the same applies to US dealers.

aeggroup

Thank you for your reply, but I'm not asking about new cars. What happens if I'd like to import slightly used, no more than one year old car ? Also what if this is not MB dealer ?

petee1997

There is no problem with a used car for export. Another benefit is that Canadian cars are cheaper due to the high US dollar.(1.00US = 1.32Can)

aeggroup

What about factory warranty ? If a car is 6 months old, I bought it in Canada and import it to US - will the car still be covered by factory warranty the same way as in US - from the original purchase date ?

petee1997

I think the warranty would be valid. I have had warranty work done on my car in the US while on holiday without any problems.

Your biggest problem will be finding a slightly used 2015 E550. The V8 is not a big seller new therefore your chances of finding a slightly used one are very small.

aeggroup

Thanks. I'm not interested in E550. I'd like to buy GL350 with AMG package, which is not available in US. I will have to call to MB to figure out about the warranty, but when I checked Canadian prices for 2015 6 months old car - it looks like very good purchase.

YYZ-E55

Factory warranty transfers with the vehicle between Canada and US and vice-versa.

Current model year used GL350s are still going for 85-90% of MSRP unless they have a history.

jaworks3d

Its a shame that you cant get a V8 model W212.5 with the Avantgarde or Luxury styling in the U.S. so your only choice with styling for the E550 is the AMG-line. My friend has a 2007 E550 luxury. Since then, it seems the available choices regarding styling have made a complete U-turn.