Subject: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
26/05/2008 @ 13:54:19: antp: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
Escalade has a kind of image that the Expedition does not have. They do not use Expedition in videoclips etc. :grin:
26/05/2008 @ 19:19:00: ingo: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
I've heard, that in one country you can make money with importing big and strong 4x4-cars (real ones, not lifestyle-garbage like SUV's or toys like a Suzuki Vitara): Iceland!

Everything over there is very expensive, cars too. So you shall get a high price for an private imported, strong 4x4-Jeep, like Land Rover, Landcruiser, Pajero, Mercedes G-Klasse and so on.
If you can discuss the price well, perhaps you have some money more afterwards, to lower the high ferry-boat-fares.
But before you should make a nice vacation-trip around that fascinating island.
31/05/2008 @ 20:29:04: antp: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Peugeot-2000-406-Coupe-24V-V-6-Pininfarina-Only-one-in-America-2300-miles-Legal-Florida-Title_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ170223449471QQsspagenameZRSSQ3aBQ3aSRCHQ3aUSQ3a101
Florida-registered Peugeot 406 Coupé
31/05/2008 @ 20:50:01: CarChasesFanatic: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
Cool! :wow: i'd surely love to own one if i lived there! by the way i dont understand the following:

Please note, eBay would not take the Vin as it was never a car registered in America. Thus the 1980 designation. But it is a 2000 year model.

What is it about?
31/05/2008 @ 21:11:20: antp: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
I'd love to have one even here :grin: That 406 coupé is really good-looking :smile:

The thing about the VIN is that on Ebay Motors USA you have to put the VIN of the vehicle in a field, so it automatically gets some info (like the year I guess). But VIN of cars which were never registered in USA are not accepted, so the car is shown with "1980" as model-year in front of "Peugeot".
31/05/2008 @ 21:17:28: CarChasesFanatic: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
And why does it show it as a 1980 number instead of leaving it in blank?
31/05/2008 @ 21:24:29: antp: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
I guess it is a bug of Ebay, how can I know :tongue:
02/06/2008 @ 14:16:51: CarChasesFanatic: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___Renault-Twingo-Mini-Hot-Rod-Micro-Car-VW-Smart-race-kit_W0QQitemZ120267519429QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItem?hash- =item120267519429& :tongue:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___CITROEN-XM-3-0-V6-AUTO-LEATHER-37K-MILE-FL-TITLE-IMMAC_W0QQitemZ270240759704QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItem?ha- sh=item270240759704& European version :smile:
02/06/2008 @ 16:54:34: antp: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
nice :grin:
02/06/2008 @ 21:16:51: Gag Halfrunt: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
The 406, the Twingo and the XM are all registered in Florida. Perhaps the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles has a more relaxed attitude towards non-US model cars.
17/05/2010 @ 16:18:10: antp: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
I re-up this topic:

The only US-specs Peugeot 205 GTI sold new back in time Peugeot was selling cars in USA: (pic from last year)
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/8213/1photod.jpg http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5364/photojj.jpg

source: http://www.forum-auto.com/forum2.php?config=automobiles-mythiques-exception.inc&cat=5&post=129119&page=55&p=1&sondage=0&owntopic=1&trash=0&trash_- post=0&print=0&numreponse=0"e_only=0&new=0&nojs=0#t16344899
17/05/2010 @ 20:51:11: Gag Halfrunt: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
There are comments on Forum Auto saying that this 205 might have been imported privately from Switzerland, which, like the US, required catalytic converters before France did. (It has a Swiss dealer sticker on the back window.) Apparently the Citroen CXs imported by CXA were sourced from Switzerland.
07/06/2010 @ 09:17:42: t0nkatracker: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
1950 Citroen Traction Avant for sale in washington DC

http://www.autoseast.com/images/cars/DSC_0617.jpg

http://www.autoseast.com/index.php?mod=car_info&carinfo=262
07/06/2010 @ 09:29:57: t0nkatracker: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
Renault R5 Turbo 2 for sale in Arizona:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/miniracer15/008-3.jpg

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/1749689892.html
27/09/2010 @ 16:16:17: antp: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
Citroën BX & Peugeot 406 coupé :

http://www.forum-auto.com/forum2.php?config=automobiles-mythiques-exception.inc&cat=5&post=129119&page=57&p=1&sondage=0&owntopic=1&trash=&trash_p- ost=&print=0&numreponse=0"e_only=0&new=0&nojs=0#t16592547
27/09/2010 @ 18:42:42: ingo: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
Nice link. The postcards reminding me to a friend. He has the world's biggest collection (resp.the only one) of postcards with K 70 on. :smile:
27/09/2010 @ 18:43:56: chicomarx: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
That black BX is at a college in Québec, Canada. It surely has a francophile owner.
27/09/2010 @ 19:29:28: ingo: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
Hadn't he to change the plates?
I don't know the Canadian rules about that.
27/09/2010 @ 20:22:07: Gag Halfrunt: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
The BX has a Quebec plate at the back. Quebec doesn't issue front plates, so the owner kept the French front plate for fun.
27/09/2010 @ 21:24:58: badlymad: French cars in the USA / Voitures françaises aux États-Unis
Hadn't he to change the plates?
I don't know the Canadian rules about that.


Quebec, Alberta, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador and all the territories do not require front license plates, so you can put a custom plate up front if you wanted.
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