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Date:         Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:11:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject:      Re: South Africa VANAGON
In-Reply-To:  <KFEKIKIDNBNDPBPIENNPKECHCDAA.tromper@comcast.net>
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As I understand it, Canada is even harder than the US when it comes to late model vehicles, see:

<http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importusa/impxus_e.htm>

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Tromper Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 12:13 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: South Africa VANAGON

That my friend is why I would use an importer, and would also try to get it into Canada first since you will find special sections regarding Canadian licensed vehicles.

Here's a question. Were there any SA Syncros?? or did those die with Deustch production ending??

Tromper 82 Dieselfant II - Ready for Export to SA

-----Original Message----- From: mark drillock [mailto:drillock@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 12:13 PM To: Tromper Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: South Africa Vanagaon

Read closely. The import regs say that the "Substantially the same as" exceptions are for vehicles of the same model year as the approved one they are "Substantially the same as". Since the DOT conforming models ended in 1991, how can one made 10 years later qualify?

Under 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(A) (formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i)(I) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (the Act)), a motor vehicle that was not originally manufactured to conform to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards shall be refused admission into the United States unless NHTSA has decided that the motor vehicle is substantially similar to a motor vehicle originally manufactured for importation into and sale in the United States, certified under 49 U.S.C. § 30115 (formerly section 114 of the Act), and of the same model year as the model of the motor vehicle to be compared, and is capable of being readily altered to conform to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Where there is no substantially similar U.S.- certified motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(B) (formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i)(II) of the Act) permits a nonconforming motor vehicle to be admitted into the United States if its safety features comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards based on destructive test data or such other evidence as the Secretary of Transportation decides to be adequate. Under 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1) (formerly section 108(c)(3)(C)(i) of the Act), import eligibility decisions may be made "on the initiative of the Secretary of Transportation or on petition of a manufacturer or importer registered under [49 U.S.C. § 30141(c)]."

Mark

Tromper wrote: > > A decent importer could get it declared "Substantially the same as" > so I suspect it wouldn't be a big deal. Might be easier to swing it > through Canada first since that's an easier country to import from. > > Tromper <-Spent a couple hours reading import regs last week. > 82 Dieselfant II fully federalized and eligible for public roadways > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of mark drillock > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 8:09 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: South Africa Vanagaon > > Of course my reply clearly was to your speculation of why VW did not > import new ones from RSA. > > There is no prohibition on individuals importing RHD vehicles as long as > a bunch of rules are complied with. Many people have done it with the > help of a Registered Importer. Never heard of anyone doing it with a RSA > "Vanagon" and they don't appear on the FEDs list of eligable vehicles. > Because of crash testing requirements it seems unlikely to be straight > forward. > > Mark > >


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