Q: If i want to buy a Peugeot but i live in the US what would i do to get one. Oh and any suggestions of what model.
A: You can do the reverse of what I did. I bought an American car and brought it to Belgium. 1. choose a Peugeot that is more than 5 years old. This will exempt you from being in competition with all new car dealers. (For example, you could never import a 2008 Volkswagen, because of laws governing car sales Rights, differences in European safety glass, seatbelt timing, turn signal color, engine emmissions, etc. After 5 years, the US government relaxes the import requirements. 2. Buy a car that can be worked on by American mechanics, IF YOU are not mechanically inclined. Now it gets tricky...all Peugeots since 2000 have had the motor management controlled by the ECU. Electronic Control Unit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_Control_Unit And all diagnostic functions are read by the computor at your dealer. I suggest buying a model from the 1990's. Where you have the common things like fuel injection, speedometer and clutch cables (not electronic), a normal ignition key (not transponder keys), and not so so so many electronic sensors that sometimes go BAD, and you need a Peugeot mechanic to find them. And Peugeots are not known for reliable MODERN electronics. 3. Perhaps go to Mexico and go through the red-tape for exporting the older Peugeot, and drive it across the border. 4. Go to Europe (not the UK = right hand drive) and buy your Peugeot. Arrange for overseas shipping to Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles? This will probably cost you 2000 dollars. In 1993 it cost me 1200 dollars with my car inside a container on a ship. 5. Research all requirements with the US Customs beforehand. You don't want your imported car to be held in storage in Baltimore until you pay some unforseen tax. For example: I escaped a lot of European tax because I owned the American car for more than 6 months before importing it. There may be some similar US loophole. 6. Suggestion of model: A 406 two door coupe (1998-2004). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_406 A 306 convertible, Phase 1, not phase 2. (1993-96) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_306 An old 205 gti sports model (1988-98) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_205 More questions? email my profile page directly.