Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:17:00 -0600
Reply-To: Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
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From: Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject: Re: start bringing VW LT's in :)
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Florian is pretty much right- the normal problem is importing
vehicles into the US which do not meet U.S. DOT and EPA specs. (or more
correctly have DOCUMENTATION which says that). A common subject on this
list are VW Commercials ( Pritsche, Doka, Panel, and LT24-28 Campers)
plus various TurboDiesel vehicles which VW of A decided to not bother to
import.. There have also been attempts to import certain Brazilian Dokas
over the years. I think 6 slipped in under the radar and were licensed
as 1968's.
Going the other way is somewhat easier. I helped a German friend
procure and ship a 1960 Corvette to Germany. Once there, it had to meet
TUV specs. They changed the tires to radials, had to do something to the
tail lights (perhaps add clamp on ones to the bumper). Oh, plus pay 14%
or some big amount of import duty. (but they pay that much on most
everything they buy.)
American is a misused word.Canadians are Americans, yet don't face
quite such challenges when importing grey market cars. What did Malcom
have to do to get his new Dehler (?) to comply? I bet it didn't cost him
$4500 like US RI's!
Al Brase
Florian Speier wrote:
>ooooops sorry. how could i forget that? and i am not even american. but the
>discussion was on bringing LT's into america as a response to the positive
>sales on ebay and thesamba.......
>plus, sooo far i do not know where it is harder to import a vehicle to than
>the U.S., but i havent researched either..... i am sure there are some ...
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>shame on me
>
>florian
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>On 1/27/06, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>You might want to state that you are reading (referring to) AMERICAN law
>>ONLY. There are other
>>nations, there are other laws. This is an international list. m
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>>--- Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>>>if i read the law correctly, it is no problem ot legally impoert a
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>>vehicle over 25 years old.
>>that means importing lt's would work, importing syncros has to wait
>>another five years......
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>>>florian
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>>>
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