VANAGON archives -- September 2002, week 4 (#489)

Date:         Fri, 27 Sep 2002 12:33:00 -0400
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Subject:      Re: Importing a car into the USA  --  Was: Ebay item
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> Does anyone have a quick link to a description of the difficulties of
> importing motor vehicles from Germany?  Ed Carroll


Lots on this in the archives. Quick answer is that it's extremely difficult
if not impossible to legally import a vehicle to the U.S. that is under 25
years old, unless it is already certified as meeting U.S. DOT and EPA specs
(which a European spec VW van would not be).

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  (215) 234-VWVW
  www.busdepot.com

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