Rich, this is an exercise in futility. If the Vehicle was not manufactured specifically for use in the U.S., and bears the appropriate stickers, you will run into a government nightmare. You will have to post a cash bond for the value of the vehicle. Then you have about 90 days to get it tested by a bonded enviromental laboratory. This test is not cheap. It seems that it was over $500 a few years ago. I spent 8 years in Germany, and really looked into it. You have much better luck with vehicles made before 1965. Sorry, but "Been there, Done that". Bill At 09:13 AM 6/26/96 -0500, you wrote: >anyone know what it's like to get one from Germany/Austria in terms of : >- problems with incompatability of parts, etc. once in USA >- more availability of 4X4 models in Germany/Austria? >- other? >because I have friends in Germany and on the Swiss Austrian border and it >would be an easy hop up there to get the van. > >Any comments or info greatly appreciated. > >Rich
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