Date:         Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:36:37 -0400
Reply-To:     Don Gibbons <dgibbons@PRESRAY.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Don Gibbons <dgibbons@PRESRAY.COM>
Subject:      Re[2]: Importing a Vanagon from South Africa etc.
Comments: To: "John S. Cronin" <john.cronin@OIT.GATECH.EDU>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Years ago your pal and mine, Bill Gates, tried to import a Porsche 959 into the
US. Even then he had bucks, but the last I heard he never got them thru customs.
They wanted them to be crash tested. Mr. Gates came back with: "we can simulate
a crash in a computor !".I don't know if he ever did it.

Once upon a time any US citizen was allowed a once in a lifetime import shot. On
person, one car, and only one car, ever. But that was over 20 years ago. And it
still had to mean certain standards.

Aliens, can I believe, bring their cars with them for a visit but not to exceed
a year. After that they must be sent back, made to comply, or crushed.

Cars from Canada are a different matter but can also be a problem.

Importing cars that do not conform to US standards has become increasingly
impossible. Today it is a complete joke.

But in the near future, if Euro standards get in sync with ours it may be
possible.