[Vwdiesel] Importing a TDI ?

[Ken Oldrid]

The manufacturers may want us to change our fuel, but different
safety standards prevent a vehicle with euro safety specs to be
imported into the US. I have friends who have discussed this with
customs brokers. They said it cost thousands of dollars, and the auto
is submited to up to 8 months of safety testing. Two brokers stated
they had done it once and wouldn't do it again because of the hassle.

Ken


>On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 06:51:57AM -0700, Nate Wall wrote:
>  > I think NHTSA basically makes this impossible. Won't
>>  meet the US FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
>>  Standards). Sorry. If it did, we'd see lots of Euopean
>>  cars and diesels over here!
>
>    No, the reason we don't see them here, or the Japanese ones, is stated
>clearly by their manufacturers -- they won't come here until our
>fuel is cleaned
>up.
>
>
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>Harmon Seaver
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