I don't really mind posts like this but it is true that a 
quick search of the vanagon archives would have yeilded lots 
of good information on this one.

There are people on dial up connections on the list and I 
suppose their argument is it is a waste of bandwidth.

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:21:49 -0700
>From: dave bowers <dave@SPARKPLUG.COM>  
>Subject: Re: Importing a car into the USA �-- �Was: Ebay 
item  
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>> Why ask us????  Why not do a google.com search for
>> "importing a car" USA and see what you get?
>
>I think it's very logical to ask the "vanagon.com" list. Why 
do you have
>such a problem with people asking such relevant questions?!.
>
>Sure, info can be found on Google, tho it is in no way 
inappropriate to ask
>the vanagon community. I'd suspect some vanagon owner who 
subscribes already
>knows some of this information and is willing to share it. 
I'd hope the
>vanagon.com list has not become a place where other 
*vanagon* owners can't
>ask such relevant questions.
>
>Dave Bowers
>Portland, Oregon
>_______________
>
>dave bowers
>Portland, Oregon
>1986 Westy "HMS Beagle"
>http://www.dave-bowers.com/vw
>
>
>
>
>on 9/27/02 9:09 AM, Malcolm Stebbins at 
Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA wrote:
>
>>> Does anyone have a quick link to a description of the 
difficulties of
>>> importing motor vehicles from Germany?  Ed Carroll
>>
>> Why ask us????  Why not do a google.com search for
>> "importing a car" USA and see what you get?
>>
>> Try http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/imp-
>> exp2/informal/car.htm
>>
>> Also, Please strip off the old email parts if irrelevant.  
M