Marketplace Digest, Vol 16, Issue 10

[Bernard Littau]

> 
> Where did you find it specifically stated that "substantially similar"
> doesn't include the transmission type?
> 

I did not find this stated anywhere.  However, it is common hearsay
that: Manual transmission versions of cars such as the A8 are not
imported because they need to be crash tested in the manual
configuration.  The potential market for manual versions is to small
to justify the expense of crash testing.

Bernard
Woodinville, WA