I know the dealer selling the car. i just spent half hour on the phone with him. he was able to wrangle it out of another dealers private collection so its been taken really good care of. I know another person in florida that pent 40 grand to get a smart roadster in the states. roadsters are rare and when you compare 20 grand to 40 its a deal. when it comes to titling and licensing there is always a way.. kit car would be the bast way to go. on side note if your a dealer you dont have to title it and you can just use your dealer plates, hence the reason for it not being title the two owners have never had to