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

[Taka Mizutani]

It's not opinion Tom- go on the DOT website- there is a list of certain cars
that are specifically disallowed and all the laws relating to this are
spelled out.

You don't need an attorney or an RI to get this info.

Taka


On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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