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Subject:Re: Importing a vanagon from canada?
From:tony yeh
Date:Thu, 20 Jun 2002 13:15:09 -0700

hi Jay:

What happens when the van was originally sold and licensed in the U.S. and
got imported into Canada and then a U.S. buyer is re-importing it back to
the U.S. I've already had a Certificate of Conformity in prosession. Does
the U.S. buyer need another one?

Tony

>From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
>Reply-To: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Importing a vanagon from canada?
>Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:32:16 -0400
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>Couldn't the Canadian owner apply for it?
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>JordanVw@AOL.COM@gerry.vanagon.com> on 06/20/2002 02:27:34 PM
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>Please respond to JordanVw@AOL.COM
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>To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>cc:
>Subject:    Re: Importing a vanagon from canada?
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> > >  - Certificate of conformity
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>fyi people, i just found out that VW will no longer issue a certificate of
>conformity to anyone other than if youre a canadian relocating to the US.
>
>in other words, if youre a US citizen, and you want to buy a car that is
>registered/titled in canada, VW will not issue you a letter of
>confirmation.
>   why i asked the VW rep? they apparently dont want to encourage people
>buying used VW's and importing them into the US.   they want you to go out
>and buy a new VW.   thats the only reason.
>    gotta love vw..
>chris

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