Date:         Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:45:29 -0700
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Canadian Importing Vanagon Westfalia to Canada: insurance
              while in US?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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                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
>
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>
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>
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>
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