Date:         Mon, 7 Feb 2005 02:10:26 -0800
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: I need advice/help getting a letter of conformity
Comments: To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com>
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On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 12:13:50 -0800, Jeffrey Schwaia
<jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Who is this RI?  As far as I know (as of July 2004), there are only two RIs
> in the Bay Area (and neither is in SF), I've spoke with both of them
> extensively in the past and neither one of them was terribly interested in
> helping with the importation of Transporters.  Perhaps there is someone new
> in town who is a little more friendly to the VW community.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff

I can't see how an RI can charge such a paltry sum to do this. Even
NAFTA (country/ies) imports run much higher than that. In practice it
is ridiculously higher. He/She is either not doing something right or
they are just giving their time away. Anyway, if the company or
individual RI is not on the NHTSA RI list, that is not a very good
sign. =) Besides, how did it get from the border to here? (For those
in the know, should understand their little puppy was supposed the
leave the country by "air or sea".

This has been hashed and rehashed over the years on this list and
others. That was one of the reasons I put up the links in Vanagon Cafe
for some of the agencies that deal with this sort  of thing. So I will
stop here.

BenT