Neil A friend of mine here in Albuquerque, NM does Vanagon/Subaru conversions & just recently sold one to a guy in Canada, I'll forward your EM to him to see if he has any info. ORR ~ DeanB
On 9 Mar , 2012, at 11:15 PM, neil n wrote: > Hi all. > > Importing a Vanagon Westy seems relatively easy, as the Vanagons > have all > been RIV exempt for a while, but..... > > My far fetched plan would be to finish work in US, purchase a Westy > in the > US (likely CA), camp in it for a week or so, drive it (import it) > home to > Canada. > > Obviously insurance companies and laws vary from state to state, but > for a > foreigner driving a vehicle in the US, can that person get sufficient > insurance for short term use? Like do I get the vehicle in my name, > then > simply buy insurance for the term required? > > e.g. if the mileage is truly original and vehicle is rust free (or > nearly > so), this one might be nice: > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1248521 > > Thinking out loud, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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