This is a good overview, Mike, and corroborates my understanding that
the process is quite hard for the do-it-yourself aficionado.
So, is the reverse also true? Do cars manufactured to U.S. standards
have just as many holes to fill to be imported into Europe? Setting
aside the way - oversized and use-too-much-fuel issues or whether
people there would want them, of course. The economic question would
be, is there be value in working with the E.U. in agreement on common
standards? Is this more relevant as attention to size and economy
becomes more serious here in the U.S.?
Rob Bast
Hinesburg, Vermont USA
'92mi16
'91mi16
89505v6
57citroen2cv
On Jun 24, 2006, at 12:44 AM, p404c wrote:
> Hey Tim,
>
> New Peugeots are not certified by the manufacturer PSA Peugeot-
> Citroën) as meeting US safety and emissions standards, and so the
> only option would be to contact someone like G&K Auto in CA - who
> have converted 8000 non-DOT/EPA compliant cars to US standards -
> including a few hundred gasoline powered smart cars - and pay them
> the big bucks to wade through the red tape and many, many changes to
> the car that would be needed.
>
> A quick list of non-complying features would be:
>
> - Non-DOT headlamps (EU code is not accepted in USA, just Canada)
>
> - passive restraints for idiots who don't use seat belts, redesigned
> dash in all likelihood, à la Peugeot 405 (not required in Canada)
>
> - EU-4 emission standards are quite different than US standards -
> for example, diesel cars certified for Europe would not pass any US
> emission standard for 2007 (not the case in Canada)
>
> - no side marker lights
>
> - non-compliant seatbelt systems (not the case in Canada, which
> accepts most EU standards)
>
> - non-compliant side impact anti-intrusion systems
>
> - "objects in mirror are closer than thety appear" on passenger
> mirror
>
> - car must be crash-tested in USA
>
> I think that gives you the gist of the situation.
>
> Mike Tippett
> 404 Coupé Injection
> 405 DL
> smart fortwo cdi pulse cabriolet
>
>
>
>
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