Having been involved in vehicle conversions from one market to another my advice is: unless you have a rare or very very valuable car, (Lamborghini, Porsche, etc) don’t even bother shipping to another market.
The shipping costs and hassle and conversions costs may eat into any saving you think you may be making.
When going from Europe to USA you will have the following issues:
Speedo and odometer readings in wrong units
Headlamps that may not be DOT compliant
Radio that has wrong de-emphasise and frequency steps and RDS functions
Nav system that may not work due to market differences
Emissions may not be compliant
Other legislation requirements like bumpers, airbags, knee protection that may differ
Issues with access to spare parts
And given that these cars are often cheaper in the USA than in Europe, you may also find that a local used car of the same model (but USA spec) may cost you less than overall.
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