The RI's I deal with charge between $5,500 & $7,000 to DOT and EPA a
vehicle.  That may not be an option for this Doka though since it was not
imported properly through an RI the paperwork is non-existant.

BTW: That guy has also posted that Doka on The Samba for $9,500 so I'll bet
his reserve on eBay is quite high.

As I said before... Warning, warning, Will Robinson!!  Selling that Doka for
parts is probably not illegal, but putting it back on the road in the US is
definitely illegal.

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Al and Sue Brase
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 8:34 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay

Right. And what about the LT 24 on its right in the picture? Lose  the
title to that, too?
The reason that he has it listed in the Parts For Sale section is that
Ebay would not accept the listing if he puts the VIN in the listing. Do
I sense that we possible cannot believe some of what this guy says? Has
anyone else ever bought a vehicle from him?
How much would it cost to run this thing thru an RI  (registered
importer) and get it DOT  and EPA approved?
Al Brase

Jeff at Vanagonparts wrote:

>WARNING, WARNING WILL ROBINSON!!!
>
>I'll bet you dollars against donuts that this doka was not legally imported
>into this country.  Most likely brought in as a "parts car" in a container.
>The poor fool that buys this vehicle and registers it has a good chance of
>getting a visit from the FBI in about 2 or 3 years.  There's a reason it's
>listed as a parts car, that removes all liability from the seller for
little
>things like DOT, EPA, Customs.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jeff
>www.vanagonparts.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
>Of Jim Felder
>Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 7:12 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay
>
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