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Re: Were 745i's sold in the US, or only imported s (archive)
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Posted by hans on June 23, 2001 at 14:23:49:

In Reply to: Were 745i's sold in the US, or only imported spec? posted by Mikey R. on June 23, 2001 at 12:15:00:


Hey board,

Were 745i's sold in the US...because everyone that I have seen has been a Euro model--one had German lettering! The other didn't have US spec bumpers...what's the deal?


745i was never officially imported to the US. The ones you see here are all "grey Market" Cars. When they were Federalized (DOT) they got reinforced bumpers but not the US shock absorbing ones. Head lights were changed to US spec and for EPA reasons Catalytic converter with O2 sensor were added. My 745i was also licensed in CA, and later in VA.
The leetering remained German with the exception of the Speedometer.
Some owners have removed the Cat and or the US lights and reinstalled the euro lght which are much better.
Regards
Hans


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