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Originally Posted by Bambazonke
I feel sorry for u knowing that probably half the G05 X5's exported out of Spartanburg are all diesel powered. We have VAG to blame for the demise of the diesel in North America & other parts of the world Fortunately BMW Australia has maintained the supply of 6 and 4 cylinder diesel models here simply because over half the X5 sold here are diesels
Are you able to purchase a German spec model and re import it via Canada or Mexico?
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I agree it is crazy that diesels have been largely driven out of the light vehicle market in NA and elsewhere. I'm not sure it was entirely Volkswagen's doing, but that debacle didn't help. The regulators in the US thereafter went berserk, claiming almost all diesels were somehow "cheating" on rules that were badly written to begin with - and ignoring the fact that these engines burn 30-50% less fuel, which one would think is a good thing!
I don't know the answer to your question about importing a gray market vehicle. Would be difficult at best, I'm sure.