Re: final note about porsche discussion

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made John Greenstreet say:

> I saw one of these bad boys when I was in Switzerland, at a business
> expo in Dietikon, a suburb just outside of Zurich.  A local dealer had
> a used RS2 as well as a few Porsches and a Ferarri F40.  With the
> Porsche wheels and brakes, it looks stunning.  The price was
> SFr. 80,000., which translates to $65,000, but guess what: no airbags!
> 
> I'm not sure if the car is available with them, and that alone
> would prohibit its importation.  But if one could be obtained that has
> the US-spec airbags, AND is structurally identical to a model sold in
> the US, it would be possible to bring it into this county.

Necessary, but not sufficient. The US has sightly different requirements
for lighting, window glass, windsheilds, and a dozen other little things.  
It could cost a few thousand $$$ to replace all of that.

There is also the emissions certification, which is like the crash
test. It may be fine, but the EPA wants the car certified, which can
be difficult and (surprise) expensive.

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