Yes, what you see above is a real British market car here in America. Strange U.S. import laws (adopted at the urging of Mercedes-Benz in the late 1980s) mean it’s nearly impossible to import a car that wasn’t offered new for sale in the United States. Unless it’s 25 years old, in which case it’s completely fair game. So, you pay $1000 freight to ship a car from Europe to America and what do you unload? An MG Metro, of course. These cars were as common as crooked teeth in the UK, at least until they all — and when I say all, I mean the Austin, Rover, and Morris versions too — rusted out and/or disintegrated. All of this, plus right hand drive and a two-digit horsepower rating (73, when new) makes this 1982 MG Metro very appealing as a Fool’s Gold proposition. Except for one problem. The seller is asking 5500. That’s $5500 dollars. I am awaiting a response to my counter-offer of 5500 used socks. [eBay Motors]