Re: Euro Quattro's and Bill Gates??

[mickley@postoffice.ptd.net (Lou Mickley)]

Clarification and neat car story... 

>Everyone knows about Bill Gates' problem with his Ferrari (?), but
>the EPA and Customs Service have hundreds of cars impounded at the
>dock because they can't be US-spec'd.

Bill Gates' problem was with a Porsche 959.  Even though he promised to
write software that would simulate crash testing he was never able to get
the car into the US legally.  He did sneak the car into Washington, and a
local newspaper guy published a picture in the local paper!  Within 24 hours
the FED's were on site looking for the car - Bill had it moved to an island
just off the coast and to date it is either still there or back in Europe.

I WISH I HAD SUCH PROBLEMS!

Getting a gray market (non US-spec) car into the US is now next to
impossible due to the FED laws.  BUYER BEWARE - If you make a mistake, the
car gets confiscated and destroyed (just ask American Honda who recently
watched the prototype NSX get made into a coffee table).

-Lou Mickley
1,2,3, Quattro