Legal to import Audis from Canada into the US/California?

[urq]

... importing from Canada to the US is a bit easier than the rest of the 
world.  You can get the straight scoop from the DOT website ... check out:

    http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/VIG_Canada07032.html

California should not be any more difficult than any other state given the 
car is used.  You might want to search the www.dmv.ca.gov site for more info 
on that though ... and whatever you do, if something isn't clearly written 
down in the rules, get it down in writing before going too far down the path 
...

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)


> Jim Jordan wrote:
>> I've noticed several Canadian cars for sale and at least one posting said
>> that it wouldn't be legal to import into the US.  Is this true of all
>> Canadian Audi's, or just certain ones?  Anybody know the real answer? 
>> I'm
>> mostly interested in bringing them into California.
>
> It depends on the car.  Some are easy, requiring only minor
> changes and appropriate paperwork, others are more complex
> and more expensive to federalize.
>
> See:
> http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Mar/9/127477.html
> http://www.bmwworld.com/bmw/importing.htm