Japanese Mercedes.
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Just posted in General Gassing then I realised this fourm existed too....
I've seen a nice C55 I am tempted to buy. Apparently low miles and apparently a FMBSH. But it's Japanese. It has a new V5 and MOT having been imported this year but what are the potential problems?
The speedo is metric and will simply have to be changed as the digital readout is too small. Will the lights be OK. Is it likely to speed limited? And so on...
It's just been serviced at MB but I didn't see if there were any advisories. It is a lovely car but I can't help feeling it could be problematic in some silly ways.
I've seen a nice C55 I am tempted to buy. Apparently low miles and apparently a FMBSH. But it's Japanese. It has a new V5 and MOT having been imported this year but what are the potential problems?
The speedo is metric and will simply have to be changed as the digital readout is too small. Will the lights be OK. Is it likely to speed limited? And so on...
It's just been serviced at MB but I didn't see if there were any advisories. It is a lovely car but I can't help feeling it could be problematic in some silly ways.
All cars in Japan are RHD and the lights are OK for uk and Australian roads.
Japan has access to 100ron fuel and many other domestic performance vehicles are mapped to use it.
I'm not saying that's the case here, buts it's something to consider.
Certain differences, like Rear foglights not being a Jdm requirement, odyen have to be retrofitted for jap imports, but as its a German car and you might find it is closer to uk spec anyway.
New jap cars are also typically speed restricted to 160kmh (107mph) , but again being a German car, you might be lucky.
Japan has access to 100ron fuel and many other domestic performance vehicles are mapped to use it.
I'm not saying that's the case here, buts it's something to consider.
Certain differences, like Rear foglights not being a Jdm requirement, odyen have to be retrofitted for jap imports, but as its a German car and you might find it is closer to uk spec anyway.
New jap cars are also typically speed restricted to 160kmh (107mph) , but again being a German car, you might be lucky.
Hol said:
All cars in Japan are RHD and the lights are OK for uk and Australian roads.
Japan has access to 100ron fuel and many other domestic performance vehicles are mapped to use it.
I'm not saying that's the case here, buts it's something to consider.
Certain differences, like Rear foglights not being a Jdm requirement, odyen have to be retrofitted for jap imports, but as its a German car and you might find it is closer to uk spec anyway.
New jap cars are also typically speed restricted to 160kmh (107mph) , but again being a German car, you might be lucky.
thats not strictly true, the japanese for some bizzare reason tend to order their foreign cars with the steering wheel on the side that the country they originate from use. So german cars are typically LHD, but british cars are RHD. Not all japanese buyers did this but i can tell you from watching the auctions that the vast majority do.Japan has access to 100ron fuel and many other domestic performance vehicles are mapped to use it.
I'm not saying that's the case here, buts it's something to consider.
Certain differences, like Rear foglights not being a Jdm requirement, odyen have to be retrofitted for jap imports, but as its a German car and you might find it is closer to uk spec anyway.
New jap cars are also typically speed restricted to 160kmh (107mph) , but again being a German car, you might be lucky.
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