A decent importer could get it declared "Substantially the same as"
so I suspect it wouldn't be a big deal.  Might be easier to swing it
through Canada first since that's an easier country to import from.

Tromper <-Spent a couple hours reading import regs last week.
82 Dieselfant II fully federalized and eligible for public roadways

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of mark drillock
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 8:09 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: South Africa Vanagaon

Of course my reply clearly was to your speculation of why VW did not
import new ones from RSA.

There is no prohibition on individuals importing RHD vehicles as long as
a bunch of rules are complied with. Many people have done it with the
help of a Registered Importer. Never heard of anyone doing it with a RSA
"Vanagon" and they don't appear on the FEDs list of eligable vehicles.
Because of crash testing requirements it seems unlikely to be straight
forward.

Mark

> ......
> I suppose VW of USA did not bring them here because they would have
> certainly taken a chunk of VW's Eurovan market. Not that the Eurovan
market
> was much at that.
>
> BenT
>

Ben T wrote:
>
> In a message dated 7/18/2003 6:06:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>
> > Not to mention that the DOT has a slight objection to the steering wheel
> > being on the wrong side.
>
> They don't really have a huge problem with that. I've had few RHD vehicles
> before. Although they may say something if you tried to import a brand new
one.
>
> I currently own a RHD single cab.
>
> BenT