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

[Tom Green]

It is good to hear your "legal opinion", Taka, although you did not  
label it as an opinion as I requested.   I guess I am not up on these  
things as well as you.  I have had casual
conversations with some attorney acquaintances whose firms have  
handled import cases, but I never paid for any specific advise.  I  
have phoned a RI company in FL that is well
known for difficult imports, and they seem to think it can be done but  
would cost more than most customers would pay.  Left it there since  
they quickly concluded that I was not going to pay for it.

Like I said, moot point anyway, since nobody here is going to foot the  
bill until the 25 year rule kicks in.  I'll be too old to care and  
most others will have lost interest.

Oh, one thing I did get from the attorney acquaintances interpreting  
the rules is that a vehicle does not have to have historical  
significance to be imported into the US if it conforms.

Tom '95 S6
          '95.5 S6 avant
Knoxville, TN

On Dec 16, 2010, at 4:10 PM, Taka Mizutani wrote:

> 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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