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Old 01-20-2012, 08:07 PM   #19944
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Originally Posted by kindlekitten View Post
it was that way in Germany, many young soldiers driving around in nice Mercedes', beemers and audis, of course it was financially injurious to try to bring them to american standards and try to ship them home, they had to meet the standards BEFORE they were shipped (primarily emissions and windows)
That's probably why the Japanese companies ship them to Third World countries. No standards at all... They take a busted up bike or car, make it functional...barely, and ship it out.

You see a LOT of old Mercedes on the roads all over S.E. Asia BUT... they have old Toyota engines inside of them! The fit is exact without any modification and Benz engines can be sold separately for a LOT more money!


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