Re: Importing my Audi.

[Sean_Ford@idx.com]

To:   quattro
Geir,
Amazing coincidence, I was just looking at your car yesterday and drooling.
Huge amounts of envy here. Anyway, your question begs another, are you
staying in the US, or is this a temporary assignment? The answer to that
question should determine the answer to your first question. Either way,
you may want to check http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov [The National Highway and
Traffic Safety Administration]. Bunch o' self serving red-tape-creating
a**holes, as far as I'm concerned, however, they run the show here as far
as importing truly gorgeous examples of the breed.

I've got to tell you, even if your car is not able to be registered here,
bring it and charge admission in your own little museum! Also, if you ever
travel east to Massachusetts with it... LET US KNOW!

Sean Ford
'92 Audi 100CS 5-spd 41k mi
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/5528

Original Message------------------------
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 02:18:07 -0600
From: Geir <geir@black-hole.com>
Subject: Importing my Audi.

  Hi,
  I have just moved to "The great state of Minnesota" (As Jesse Ventura
  puts it!!!) from Sweden. At home I left one of my dearest posessions, My
  S4 avant 1993. I called a coupple of freight companies but they only
  tried to rip me of with "offers" like 3500 dollars to ship it over here,
  so I hesitated. But now I have heard figures more appealing, 800-1000
  dollars for a Roll on roll off - kind of deal.
  Now I wonder if anyone on the list has any experience in importing cars
  into the US, and wich additional costs I'm facing? I'm thinking of the
  conversion - Km/h into Miles/h etc, etc.  Who carries out these kind of
  conversions? I asked Carousell Audi , a dealer here in Minneapolis, but
  they had never done one..

  Regards Geir,

  PS: Want to have a look at the car? Point your browser
  to:http://www.nordicaudi.com/club/Medlem/geir_s4.htm