[Vwdiesel] Diesel Eurovan in Canada

[pmdolan at sasktel.net]

this is more like what I have come to expect - some success (see Rolf's 
e-mail) and some failures, but mostly a matter of having to deal with 
people at the border (this is going BOTH ways) who each have their own 
very fluid interpretation as to what the law actually IS. 

Pat

On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:14:31 -0700, Tad  wrote:

       Best of luck to anybody who tries to bring this (or any) 
Canadian vehicle into the US (without a lawyer by his side). 

Several years back my sister attempted to buy and bring to the US a 
Canadian-spec Toyota pickup truck.  After calling the right folks and 
getting the supposedly right paperwork together, she was turned away at 
the border by different folks with a whole different interpretation of 
the rules.  They told her she needed to call Toyota and get a letter of 
conformity to EPA regs, of course when she called Toyota they had no 
idea what she was talking about. 

Ended up wasting a lot of time and money and giving up the whole idea. 

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Just Joe  wrote:

       Ah, that was my confusion… yes, the DOT laws are a little 
different, and that’s where the 25 year rule is… though it seems 
there are exceptions. 

http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/

Either way, $7,000 for a ’93 Eurovan is a bit steep.  KBB says maybe 
$4K private, $5K retail for a US spec gas model. 

From: pmdolan at sasktel.net [mailto:pmdolan at sasktel.net]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 8:59 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com; Just Joe
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Diesel Eurovan in Canada

WOW>  I hadn't heard of those before!!  Guess I am out of touch.  The 
EPA ones are for emissions, What about the NHTSA/DOT laws for safety 
standards (that is what gets us coming the other way)??

On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:54:43 -0400, Just Joe  wrote:
The "25 years old" rule is still in effect?  Because I found this which 
seems to suggest otherwise:
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/canadian.htm
And specific to the '93 Eurovan:
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/canadian/canlis95.htm
"… All 1988-1995 Canadian automobiles (gasoline or diesel fueled), 
light-duty trucks (gasoline or diesel fueled) and heavy-duty gasoline 
fueled engines are considered by EPA to conform with U.S. emission 
requirements. …"
Am I missing something?
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From: pmdolan at sasktel.net [mailto:pmdolan at sasktel.net]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:10 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com; Just Joe
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel Eurovan in Canada
an not come �into US for another 6 years, unless you want to do
one-off (very expensive)

On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:33:18 -0400, Just Joe  wrote:
Just FYI. pretty sure you can bring this into the US.  Price is kinda high
> though. 
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