Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 19:10:40 -0700
Reply-To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Very special expedition Syncro for sale in the US
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On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 6:44 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 7, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM
>> wrote:
>
>> I suggest the under the radar appraoch ... just go to a DMV in a
>> small town in a state without millions of laws and overwhelming
>> buracracy
>> ... both seller and buyer .. and transfer ownership like it was a
>> normal deal. Sometimes that works just fine.
>
> I don't think we are saying it cannot be done. We just need to clarify
> how it can be done legally. Passing it off as a US vehicle through
> some yokel in some smalltown DMV might work but That does not clear
> potential legal issues down the line. For recent imports, I'll bet it
> takes be a couple of minutes to figure out how the vehicle entered the
> country once I have the VIN. DMV can so it even faster.
>
> Like taxes, they say 'avoidance' is legal. 'Evasion' can get you into
> Alcatraz (or whatever they call Federal Pens these days).
>
>> I know a guy who drove a new Candadian Diesel Eurovan from Canada
>> into Washington state. At the border they didn't pay much attention.
>> At the DMV they were sligtly befuddled at first, but he got it US
>> titled and registered rather easily.
>
> Why try to screw around with that State's DMV. It only takes a few
> hundred dollars to register that Eurovan the legal way. No need to
> keep looking over your shoulder.
>
>> And the diesel aspect ...sometimes there's no smog check on
>> those ...like
>> the old days ...just transfer title and register it. as for
>> California 'liking diesels' ..I can well believe that a smog
>> refferree said that , but I can't imagine california actually LIKES
>> diesel cars. It's long been my thought they never used to smog check
>> them becuase they would need millions of dollars in personel and
>> equipment to be able to administer that whole project. Though they
>> are doing a basic check on newer diesels now I understand.
>
> I was writing figuratively. California policy is friendly to
> alternative fuels. Diesel's can burn common renewable fuels. You might
> recall a posting I made here a couple of week's ago. California now
> requires verification that you still have a diesel in your vehicle
> every two years unless your vehicle is 1985 and older. Besides that,
> they also test IIRC 1998 to present. They are doing a sniff test to
> create a test sampling. No doubt bienniel inspections for diesels are
> on their way in California.
>
>> and the Gulf Oil spill is still not under real control... the Earth
>> she's pissed and getting back at us dumb humans! whoops ..too
>> political !
>> back to fixin' them vans !
>> you know who.
>
> You know who should know better. If you know who knows enough to make
> such a you know what comment, you know who should know well enough to
> get a handle on his you know what.
>
> You know who just likes to yank the Mod out of me.
>
>
> BenT
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jens Jakob Andersen" <jayjay@ZORCK.DK>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 2:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: Very special expedition Syncro for sale in the US
>>
>>
>>> Hi Ben
>>>
>>> Thank you very much - I appreciate the information.
>>>
>>> Remember, the Bager-family are trying to do the right thing with this
>>> car - so the help from in here to properly understand the challenges
>>> with US-import helps a lot.
>>>
>>> BTW - it was given a full service by Gowesty a short while ago.
>>>
>>> Happy driVWing
>>>
>>> Jens Jakob
>
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