Mr. Hull bids adieu to the s//S2

[Chris Hall]

Apparently what you need is the following:

An HS-7 Declaration form (available at ports of entry or online).

Cars less than 25 years old must comply with all applicable Federal
motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) to be imported on a permanent
basis.
(Vehicles manufactured to comply with the FMVSS will have a
certification label affixed by the original manufacturer in the area
of the driver-side door. )

A vehicle without a certification label cannot be imported as a
"conforming" vehicle.
In this case, the importer must contract with a Registered Importer (RI) to 

********  modify the vehicle and post a DOT Conformance Bond in an
amount equivalent to one and a half times the vehicle's dutiable
value. ********  (ouch!)

This bond is in addition to the normal Customs entry bond (which is
what... 3%?).  Copies of the DOT Conformance Bond and the contract
with an RI must be attached to the HS-7.

"If the petitioned vehicle is not similar to one sold in the U.S.,
this process can become very complex and costly."  Well, that S2 is
"similar"... Doesn't say IDENTICAL... so who cares about the core
support... lol.


So that's pretty much it (other than the EPA part, and really... how
hard is it for a car to pass emissions... my Coupe GT did it with no
cat  lol.





On 6/17/05, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> Chris-
> Have you tried to get Audi of America to send you an affidavit stating
> that the S2 is significantly similar to a US-spec car (forget the
> official name of the document)? Good luck.
> 
> The rad support and some other parts are significantly different from the CQ.
> 
> Cars older than 25 yrs. are now virtually unrestricted.
> 
> Have you even ever talked to an RI about doing this? It's not as
> simple as you make it out to be.
> 
> Taka
> 
> 
> On 6/17/05, Chris Hall <badcomrade at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Well like I said, that car is pretty much the exact same body that was
> > used on the U.S. Coupe Quattro, so as far as that part is concerned
> > (which is a big part), that shouldn't have stopped it from coming in
> > since they were approved for U.S. roads.
> >
> > The only other 3 things I can think of that can stop a car from being
> > imported are: #1 the manufacturer decided they don't want to
> > #2 something was on the car that didn't allow it to meet U.S.
> > emissions specs (and could be modded / detuned to allow it to pass
> > inspection...)
> > #3 there were some DOT safety issues... type of headlights, and all
> > the other minor stupid crap that has to be changed for the U.S. market
> > which again, could probably also be taken care of for way way less
> > than $30,000.
> >
> > I've seen TONS of cars here in the Chicago area that were never
> > imported in to the US for one reason for another, so it's not like
> > it's a wild idea...  I was behind a right hand drive E type today on
> > Lake Shore Drive in fact lol.
> >
> > Plus like I said, every once in a while one of the Quattro Sports in
> > this country go up for sale (usually around $90,000-$100,000) so that
> > would have been easier (and waaay more of an investment) than paying
> > someone to do all those mods he had done to make a "better than
> > average" S2.  Not to mention it'd smoke the S2  lol
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/17/05, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > If the car is not importable, then it really doesn't matter what the
> > > car costs outside of the US (for people in the US, that is).
> > >
> > > Taka
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/17/05, Chris Hall <badcomrade at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > So he stopped counting at $60,000 to make a "fake" S2.  If the -real-
> > > > S2's are going for $10,000 - $15,000 U.S.   What would it cost to
> > > > import it here and have it made DOT legal?  Certainly not $60,000....
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Chris Hall
> > badcomrade at gmail.com
> > "making girls cry since 1974"
> >
> 


-- 
Chris Hall
badcomrade at gmail.com
"making girls cry since 1974"