Importing an Audi from Canada - Audi USA not helping

[Brett Dikeman]

On Jan 27, 2006, at 1:41 PM, David Kase wrote:

> I tried to get my letter from Audi and they told me I had to do all  
> this BS with the NHTSA and the Secretary of State and get an RI


Audi of America (along with virtually any other car company) won't  
write "That Letter" to help import a vehicle, because:

a)it gets them nothing
b)it endangers protected markets (just like Nikon will refuse to  
service any non-USA market camera) and makes you less likely to buy  
an new Audi (or a used Audi.)
c)it costs them money (someone has to sit down and figure out if in  
fact your model was unchanged between USA+Canadian markets.  Many  
models DO have different features)
d)it puts them at risk ("yes, that car meets US crash safety  
standards"...6 months later, you crash and are killed, etc.)

Far as I know, nobody except the manufacturer is qualified to write  
That Letter.  Dealerships don't count.

Brett