Just saw an A-class in the USA

Dec 11, 2005 | 02:26 PM

apl175

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Just saw an A-class in the USA

I was driving around the suburbs of Greenville, SC, and in front of me out pulls a A-Class Mercedes.....with regular plates on it...
Turned in to the TJ-Max (for some shopping, I guess) a few blocks down.

Anyone know if someone got the greenlight to import these stateside (like the Smartcar?)?

Dec 13, 2005 | 05:07 PM

Sauceboy01

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hmm, it's probably a dealer connected car.

Dec 13, 2005 | 06:01 PM

PHYBENZ

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Was it a 2nd or 1st generation A class?

Dec 13, 2005 | 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PHYBENZ

Was it a 2nd or 1st generation A class?

It was definitely a 1st generation one - I drove a 1st generation for several weeks when I was in Amsterdam a few years ago.

Greenville, SC is kind of an interseting place...The city has a chamber of commerce in Munich to get German businesses to base their US operations here. BMW assembles it's SUVs here, but I don't think MB has a presence here (although I know they assemble their MLs in Alabama)....

I'll keep my eyes peeled for this thing again.

Dec 13, 2005 | 11:08 PM

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1963 220Sb

I have seen the first generation A at least once down here in Miami also, and have also seen a smart a couple of times... Don't know why, but nice to see!!

Dec 14, 2005 | 01:14 AM

vinamg

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I saw an A class fuel cell here in Sacramento.

Dec 25, 2005 | 03:29 AM

hbluthi

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From: Greenville, SC

2003 SL55 AMG, 2001 S430

Hmm, I am in Greenville too. I haven't seen it recently. I'll keep an eye out.

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Jan 8, 2006 | 01:41 PM

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in the picture is 2nd generation A class.
it is out since summer.

Jan 22, 2006 | 03:38 AM

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I've seen a few A-classes on the road here as well. However they've all had either Michigan Manufacturer plates on them, or Arizona "MT" numbered tags (again Manufacturer). Mercedes seems to do a lot of warm weather testing on a circut between Phoenix, LA, and Las Vegas.