How fortunate we are to have a govrenment that watches over us so closely and stops us from doing such dangerous things. I feel so much better knowing I am protected from myself.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <KENWILFY@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 8:47 AM Subject: Re: Mexican buses
> These were used vans around '95 models. They were actually more than $10,000 > (like $12,000 to $15,000) and they were used. > Also they are RHD and you won't be able to bring them into the US anyway > because no crash test data is available. If some eccentric Vanagon > millionaire wants to foot the bill for importing a SA Vanagon only to have it > crash tested by the DOT then please email me privately. I heard that Bill > Gates imported a rare Porsche several years ago that was worth around > $500,000. It is still sitting in customs because they have no crash test > data on it and Bill couldn't bring himself to allow them to crash test a > $500,000 car (of which few were made). > Just FYI. > Ken Wilford > Van-Again > John 3:16 |
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