[s-cars] Devil Went Down to Georgia..

[Taka Mizutani]

That's actually not correct, Tom- the Audi RS2 and S2 are specifically
mentioned by DOT as non-importable vehicles due to their lack of historical
significance or something like that. Even an RI cannot Federalize one. I'm
also pretty sure that the cars that are specifically prohibited cannot be
imported under the "exhibition and show" exemption, either.

You won't be able to bring one in until 2019, when the blanket 25 yr. old
exemption allows you to import anything- the first RS2s are 1994 production.

Taka


On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

> If I understand things correctly, it was not a "roller" and it was not
> a RS2 model vehicle.
>
> Those who are stating "facts" about importation of vehicles need to
> add that those "facts" are only their lay person interpretation of
> federal regulations and hearsay gathered from the internet, or get
> some real facts from a registered importer or attorney qualified to
> opine on these matters.
>
> These vehicles are not "banned" from importation.  But, no one said it
> would be easy or inexpensive.  You just have to be willing to pay a RI
> to modify the vehicle where necessary to meet all federal regulations,
> certify it for EPA emissions requirements, and do all the paperwork,
> And, be prepared to abandon the project if the RI finds an obstacle
> they can't overcome in the time limits the feds allow.  Bringing the
> vehicle to the US does not guarantee success  in federalizing it,
> since those restrictions mean it is not eligible for any of the
> exceptions to the rules, which is going to make it an expensive project.
>
> I think that means nobody here is going to legally import one to the
> US for another 10 years.
>
>
> Tom '95 S6
>          '95.5 S6 avant
> Knoxville, TN
>
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