Paul,

Who is this RI?  As far as I know (as of July 2004), there are only two RIs
in the Bay Area (and neither is in SF), I've spoke with both of them
extensively in the past and neither one of them was terribly interested in
helping with the importation of Transporters.  Perhaps there is someone new
in town who is a little more friendly to the VW community.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Paul Guzyk
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 8:17 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: I need advice/help getting a letter of conformity

If you are lucky to find an RI who has done a Vanagon before, you may
be able to get them to do for less than the typical $7k fee,
especially if it is the same year/model.

I know an RI in San Francisco that is currently importing an 89 DOKA from
Germany for one of their clients.

-Paul

>An RI is a Registered Importer.  This is an individual or company that is
>licensed by the DOT/NHTSA to import non-conforming vehicles into the USA.
>Most RIs charge ~$7,000/vehicle for the certification process.