It's not very often, but if you happen to travel through heavily Hispanic
neighborhoods here in the Southern California area, you will occasionally
spot the black radiator equipped Mexican made Kombi with Mexican License
Plates.  I've talked to a few of the owners/drivers who all said they were
legally (can you imagine that?) up from south of the border visiting
relatives a few times a year.  As long as they had the proper paperwork at
the border they were able drive 'em in as long as they drove 'em back out
when leaving.  It's strange hearing the quiet exhaust note of a Golf/Jetta
coming from the tail end of a Bay Window ;-)

YMMV :-)
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
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http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 2/8/07, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:
>
> > DANG! Can I get one of those in a westy configuration and
> > ship it to NC?
> > Is there anyway to get one of these in or to the states?
>
>
> Not legally. The vehicle must be 25 years old or older to be legally
> imported, unless it can be certified to meet U.S. D.O.T. and safety
> standards (and even then it's an expensive process). The late-model
> Mexican/Brazilian Buses meet neither.
>
> - Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
> (215)  234-VWVW