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There's a few things you have to look at before you make your mind up.
First, how long do you plan on keeping the car? Buying in the U.S will probably save you some money upfront but if your not going to keep the car for over 5 or 6 years you're going to lose the same money you saved on the resale. The reason is U.S cars are worth less here and I have seen it happen lots of times where clients of mine have tried to trade in their U.S purchased car and have lost pretty well the same money that they saved in the first place. So unless you're going to keep it a really really long time where 90% of the depreciation is done with then be prepared to take a hit when you go to sell it.
Second thing to consider is the warranty, it will not be valid here, same thing with free scheduled maintainance. I think you should be able to go down the U.S and get the work done however I'm not 100% sure. I'm not sure if you have to be a U.S citizen with a u.S address. It sure would be a pain in the ass to have to drive the car down every time it needed service or warranty work, or worse, If you break down and have to get it rowed there just so you can get it under warranty.
Third thing to look at is the changes you will have to get to the car and the import duties you will have to pay for. Even with with those two things taken into consideration you may come out ahead price wise buy then when you look at the warranty situation it may not be worth your time.
One more thing to think about is the financing, if you are going to get the car from a certified dealer (which I would recommend because they get the first pick at all the good cars compared to indepent lots) you may bot be able to get financed because you don't have a U.S address so you will have to pay cash.
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