Right! for one thing, Commercial motor vehicles are subject to 25%
import duty. I don't know how they figure the value, but if he thinks
it's worth $9000,  that's $2250. $2250 that the feds think you cheated
them out of.
 To make it work at all the serial number needs to go away and be
replaced with one with the right  10 (?) digit.
Probably just send it to Canada. Leave it there.
Al Brase

Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

>BAD ADVICE!!!
>
>Not legal!!  Let me repeat... NOT LEGAL!
>
>Yes, the vehicle is legally registered in whatever state you title it in,
>but eventually, that VIN # will make it to the Feds and that's when the crap
>will hit the fan.
>
>Just because you can get a title DOES NOT mean that the vehicle is legally
>in this country.  If anyone plans on doing this, please understand that you
>are breaking several federal laws.
>
>This method of titling a vehicle is akin to getting an ID under a false
>name.  Yes I have a valid ID, but I broke the law doing it.
>
>Really, really bad advice.  Please put on that "thinking cap" and do a
>little research before telling people they can circumvent the laws of the
>land.  Yikes!!!
>
>Jeff
>www.vanagonparts.com
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
>Of Robert Cardo
>Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 4:46 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA Made Legal
>
>
>If one was a bit inventive, and creative this vehicle could be made
>totally legal very simply.
>No FBI, IRS, or any other federal or state intervention would ever come
>to be.
>No one would ever know it's point of origin, where it's been, who owned
>it, nothing.
>For a small sum of $125.00 a southern state registration can be
>purchased, which is transferable to an other state in the union.
>Simple, evasive, and completely legal.
>All depends on how bad someone wants something.
>The thinking cap should be always on prior to assuming, reporting the
>legalities, and taboo's of purchasing a vehicle without a title.
>
>Child's Play.
>
>Elementary.
>
>RC
>
>
>