I thought about doing this with a Citroen, but after semi-restoring a
Peugeot and with all the hassle with parts, documentation, no support, etc.
I can only imagine it's 10x with a car that was never designed for the NA
market. I'll just get a SM that someone else has done up right. Way
cheaper in the end.
Not to mention, there is no chance a pencil-neck bureaucrat doesn't get to
get stiff sending my "illegal" car to the crusher.
I'll never import a car under the current rules.
K o l l
87S 5 sp
- Original Message -----
From: "Gnarly 505stx" <gnarly505stx@yahoo.com>
To: "Peugeot list" <peugeot-l@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 10:25 PM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] importing again...
> hi everyone...
>
> this comes up here from time to time, and i've done it myself before, but
> this time i have picked a more difficult car! i have been digging more
> deeply since this car is not as easy to get in, and now i have learned a
> few interesting things! (My chosen car now is a diesel 92 VW Jetta 5
> speed.)
>
> The BMW Club has done a lot of this, and people there encourage you to
> import on your own (an informal entry, as i did several years ago with a
> volvo from canada). Certain variables can put a few more hoops in front
> of you, pushing you toward using a Registered Importer ($) or for worse
> cases, an International Commercial Importer ($$). (Using either importer
> makes the process not just expensive, but lengthy and involoved. The
> opposite informal entry is simple, quick and very easy!) However, some
> creative people have found a few ways around some of these obstacles (and
> therefore, avoid the need for using an importer).
>
> One way some people have done it is to bring the vehicle in as a FARM
> VEHICLE. (Think of one of AndrE CitroEn's original goals for the 2CV: To
> be able to transport a farmer's eggs to market, across rough French
> countryside WITHOUT BREAKING UP THE EGGS! lol) This reminds me of a farm
> owner I sold a Volvo wagon to a few years ago. He paid almost nothing for
> insurance and registration, since he plated and titled the new 240 wagon
> as a farm vehicle.
>
> http://www.bmwworld.com/bmw/importing.htm Goes into more detail about
> other ways to get them in without going through difficult modifications
> for compliance.
>
> As for me, I am still working on this VW (no passive seat belts, no
> airbag!)...
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