Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:48:48 -0700
Reply-To: dave bowers <dave@SPARKPLUG.COM>
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From: dave bowers <dave@SPARKPLUG.COM>
Subject: Re: Importing a car into the USA -- Was: Ebay item
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Attitude & apathy, not bandwidth seemed to be the issue the primary response
contained. There tone of "why ask us" seemed rather misplaced.
True, one should search the archives for more information. Bandwidth should
not be used as an argument for such a VALID question, on a day when so much
goofy banter is sent out over this mail list on Fridays.
dave
on 9/27/02 9:32 AM, 80 Westy Pokey at pokey@vanagon.org wrote:
> I don't really mind posts like this but it is true that a
> quick search of the vanagon archives would have yielded lots
> of good information on this one.
>
> There are people on dial up connections on the list and I
> suppose their argument is it is a waste of bandwidth.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> ---- Original message ----
>> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:21:49 -0700
>> From: dave bowers <dave@SPARKPLUG.COM>
>> Subject: Re: Importing a car into the USA -- Was: Ebay
> item
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>>> Why ask us???? Why not do a google.com search for
>>> "importing a car" USA and see what you get?
>>
>> I think it's very logical to ask the "vanagon.com" list. Why
> do you have
>> such a problem with people asking such relevant questions?!.
>>
>> Sure, info can be found on Google, tho it is in no way
> inappropriate to ask
>> the vanagon community. I'd suspect some vanagon owner who
> subscribes already
>> knows some of this information and is willing to share it.
> I'd hope the
>> vanagon.com list has not become a place where other
> *vanagon* owners can't
>> ask such relevant questions.
>>
>> Dave Bowers
>> Portland, Oregon
>> _______________
>>
>> dave bowers
>> Portland, Oregon
>> 1986 Westy "HMS Beagle"
>> http://www.dave-bowers.com/vw
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> on 9/27/02 9:09 AM, Malcolm Stebbins at
> Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA wrote:
>>
>>>> Does anyone have a quick link to a description of the
> difficulties of
>>>> importing motor vehicles from Germany? Ed Carroll
>>>
>>> Why ask us???? Why not do a google.com search for
>>> "importing a car" USA and see what you get?
>>>
>>> Try http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/imp-
>>> exp2/informal/car.htm
>>>
>>> Also, Please strip off the old email parts if irrelevant.
> M
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