Eos Accesories

What are you two talking about! I think the scarf and shoes would be sweet looking. <--- this is me..... throwing up.

Pepino said:

Like I said, neh, I'm not bragging. I've been to the UK. I know life is expensive (not just the Eos).

A good friend of mine's mother lives there and I have visited a handful of times.

just sharing my thoughts and sorrow for your checkbooks.

in the US:

cheapest 3 series BMW is about $35000
crossfire 3.2 is also around $30-35
V8 mustang GT $24000
V8 mustang cobra $45000
my Eos: about 17000 pounds.


like I said... wish I could buy one and ship it to you all.

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Most US cars aren't actually on the market here officially but quite a few people bring in Mustangs etc as personal imports so that they can take advantage of low US prices. Trouble is there is lots to do to adapt them to European laws (lighting etc) plus the steering wheel is on the wrong side for the UK. All this then leads to low resale prices.. Would be the same for Eoses too!

Ignoring the differences in prices between uk and usa, I'm just more annoyed that we dont get the same choice of extras ie colour/leather etc. Although I guess that your basic model is way more basic than ours!

anna_r said:

Ignoring the differences in prices between uk and usa, I'm just more annoyed that we dont get the same choice of extras ie colour/leather etc. Although I guess that your basic model is way more basic than ours!

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Well not sure you're right there Anna. The UK models get every colour and interior combination that Germany (main Eos market) can have apart from white exterior. In terms of the cloth and 2 different leather interiors choice is the same.

Believe the US actually gets less choice than we in the UK do (certainly as far as engines go).

Also different markets have different trim-levels but everything that's available in one market is also available here but perhaps as part of a different level of trim.

The only exception to all this is perhaps the 'Individual' range in Germany which not sure is available elsewhere.

The exterior colours in the US (and everywhere else) are the same but have different names in different markets.

neh321 said:

Believe the US actually gets less choice than we in the UK do (certainly as far as engines go).

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only because they know the US market would not put up with punny engines
when i bought last merc c180 the guys on the US forum couldnt stop laughing, thier 'basic' was a 2.3 v6, and dont get me started on the prices

pacemaker1000 said:

only because they know the US market would not put up with punny engines
when i bought last merc c180 the guys on the US forum couldnt stop laughing, thier 'basic' was a 2.3 v6, and dont get me started on the prices

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I'm not so sure the UK and Europe are not a lot smarter then we North Americans, especially the US. They are not paying enough for their gas, are highly dependent on foreign oil, and running huge trade deficits. The day of reckoning will come .... then we will see "puny" engines, and much higher prices for gas; unless there is some major technological breakthrough! Canada has the second highest oil reserves in the world (behind Saudi Arabia) so we should come out of it well over the long haul.

pacemaker1000 said:

only because they know the US market would not put up with punny engines
when i bought last merc c180 the guys on the US forum couldnt stop laughing, thier 'basic' was a 2.3 v6, and dont get me started on the prices

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But they did buy Beetles in huge numbers; can't have been for their performance!

Know what you mean though; anything less than a 5-litre V8 is an 'economy' car!

neh321 said:

But they did buy Beetles in huge numbers; can't have been for their performance!

Know what you mean though; anything less than a 5-litre V8 is an 'economy' car!

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I tell you what! For every 2 minutes that pass I see as many beetles on the road. curious observation though...

but you are right. everyone here wants a monster car with an equally moster engine. I voted for economy recently since my commute just got longer - I haven't have anything above a 4 cyl in a while.

I had a 2.4L mitsubishi galant last that got much worse mileage than my current Eos. Now I average nearly 30mpg. not a diesel, but still not bad.

Pepino said:

question for you UK folks however,
When I was there last (a couple of years ago) I saw a guy with a jeep wrangler with US spec. The steering wheel was on the left - he had european plates, but the space for the plate was obviously in the shape for a US plate. (not to mention he had an american university sticker on the bumper).

Is it legal to do this?

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Hi Joe [you know, there's a song there somewhere!] - re your question, yup its perfectly legal to import a US car to the UK, provided it is registered correctly with the DVLA [Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority]. The whole process is explained quite well in this useful website, should anyone be considering it:

http://www.import-car.info/registration.shtml

We're all quite used to seeing Left Hand drive cars on our roads - they come across in the Tunnel or on Ferries from Europe all the time, and of course we get to pop across and drive on their roads too [as I will this summer when I pop over to Paris and Burgundy]. Overtaking on busy roads can be a bit tricky and require a suitable passenger [both trustworthy and confident!] to watch the traffic!!

Personally, I'd love to ship my own car over to US and cruise those wonderful roads of yours - but a hire car is the closest I've ever come - its just not the same!!!

Cheers

Paul

Pepino said:

I wish I could have gotten the TDI here in my Eos. They offer them in the jetta... sigh...

question for you UK folks however,
When I was there last (a couple of years ago) I saw a guy with a jeep wrangler with US spec. The steering wheel was on the left - he had european plates, but the space for the plate was obviously in the shape for a US plate. (not to mention he had an american university sticker on the bumper).

Is it legal to do this?

I have also seen an european model in the US with the steering wheel on the right on the freeway. Equally I don't know it this is legal - I don't think our police would care unless he managed to cause an accident on the road.

pardon the trivia, but I've always wondered since I saw that jeep.


thanks,
joe

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It's perfectly legal both to drive an rhd car in Europe and the US and to drive an lhd car in the UK. There are some countries in the world where you aren't allowed to drive unless the wheel is on the correct side - believe Saudi Arabia is one of them but not sure about others.

There are however lots of minor legal requirements before you can register a foreign car on UK plates - too many to mention here!

Paul,

Have you Xenon lights? I've arranged with my dealer to adjust them JUST before I go abroad so I don't blind anybody over there with the swivel! Then I'll have to redo it when I come back. And if I stay in England before I go abroad will have to rethink...tricky. Can you imagine the problem for someone going back and forwards?

John

GurnyGub said:

Paul,

Have you Xenon lights? I've arranged with my dealer to adjust them JUST before I go abroad so I don't blind anybody over there with the swivel! Then I'll have to redo it when I come back. And if I stay in England before I go abroad will have to rethink...tricky. Can you imagine the problem for someone going back and forwards?

John

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Hi John - no I've just the normal lights - good point you raise though!!! Of course in summer you're less likely to drive at night, and I must confess I have on occasion not bothered, but most times [incl this summer] I'll buy the headlamp converters and stick them on the headlight glasses [another little thing you won't ever have had to think about in the US!!!!!]

Cheers

Paul

GurnyGub said:

Paul,

Have you Xenon lights? I've arranged with my dealer to adjust them JUST before I go abroad so I don't blind anybody over there with the swivel! Then I'll have to redo it when I come back. And if I stay in England before I go abroad will have to rethink...tricky. Can you imagine the problem for someone going back and forwards?

John

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I have, and if I remember correctly the dealer wanted about £40 to switch them then another £40 to switch them back again... So I didn't bother, I just took some stickers with me in case I drove at night. As it turned out I didn't need them as I only drove in the daylight.

It's high time the manufacturers built in a method of switching from lh dipping to rh dipping via switch on the inside. Why don't they think of these things? Why don't they ever fit anything until they're forced to? They'd sell you a car without wheels if they could get away with it!