Kind of depending on which state you're importing to.

I think.

On 1/13/03 2:40 PM, "John Tullier" <elefntkpr@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Hello list,
>
> Many a moon has past since I?ve posted, but then I?ve
> always been one of those seasonal acquaintances?sort
> of like eggnog.  A recent event with an unexpected
> outcome prompted me to post.
>
> The Vanagon is moving along ever so slowly, yet
> progress is not a measurement based solely in time.
> I?ve been secretly dreading the day I would have to
> endure both the mental and monetary anguish of
> registering my Canadian VW in the USA.  However, today
> I was directed to a nice little ?Mom and Pop? title
> and registration business in my local small town.  Out
> of morbid curiosity, I gathered up my paper work and
> headed out.  I reluctantly delivered my well rehearsed
> lines for this play and awaited the anticipated
> response of, ?Sorry, that particular vehicle can only
> be imported on a summer solstice in Nome, Alaska
> unless your hair is red, then you must provide a
> recently severed limb.?  Yet he made no noise save
> that of his old fingers having a well-trained go at
> his adding machine.  He looks at me and says, ?That?ll
> be $100.00 bucks.?  Sure that he has grossly
> misunderstood my situation; I deliver it again with
> earnest taking time to sarcastically and phonetically
> elaborate on the vehicle?s country of origin.  He nods
> his head and again says, ?Yep, heard ya the first
> time, $100.00 bucks.?  I felt it necessary to engage
> this man further and wanted to know precisely how this
> would be done.  He would need my original title from
> Canada (provided it was in my name) and $100.00.  He
> would then send off the title to the local DMV and
> within 7 to 10 days, I would receive my new title and
> registration.  Not one to stare a gift horse too long
> in the mouth, I relented and made plans to set this up
> in the next week.  This may be the ever-elusive trick
> we?ve been missing when importing vehicles?at least
> from Canada to the USA?an issue I?ve seen addressed
> many times in the Vanagon list server.  Do not go
> directly to the DMV or customs to import the vehicle,
> instead find out where the poor folks handle
> registration and you?ll likely find the miracle you?ve
> been looking for in the unlikely setting of a trailer
> and a rusty old guru with a short but sweet ?matter of
> fact? type personality.  The same I am sure applies to
> inspection stickers, auto insurance and the Indonesian
> slave trade.
>
> Hope someone finds this useful.  A while back I was
> emailed a lengthy ?essay? if you will on one mans
> horror show depicting his attempts to import his
> Canadian VW into the USA.  I wish I still had his
> email address; I?d love to tell him my remake of his
> ?Vehicular Shakespearian Tragedy? will only involve
> delivering a piece of paper and two car trips.
>
> By the way, I have looked into this and his operation
> is entirely legitimate as is the procedure for import.
> It?s going from the USA to Canada that consistently
> involves trouble?I know I?ve already done it twice.
>
> John Tullier
>
>
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