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> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:30:27 +0430
> From: x53gunner@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Attn: Vehicle Importers (LVC)
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
>   I have a question for those of you who import or have imported vehicles
> as either a business or in the case of doing it more than one time for
> personal use.  I don't want to clog up a bunch of the list bandwidth as
> it's a fairly simple question but being so basic, it will no doubt inspire
> a whole lot of conjecture. That being the case, please Pmail me and we can
> discuss it.  Again, it's very basic question but I will be the first to
> admit; I myself or people who know as much as I know about importing a
> vehicle, are dangerous due to that limited knowledge.  I'm Trying to avoid
> a whole bunch of "locker room lawyer" responses or the classic, "My
> brother's, cousin's, best friend's, third cousin's, little sister's
> boyfriend, *tried* to import a vehicle from Outer Slobobia (Slob-bo-bia)
> once but...."
>   The question is (and I originally was NOT going to post it):  After a
> certain model year (i.e. The vehicle being "X" years old) can the vehicle
> be imported as is, or does it have to also be modified (DOT & EPA) as a the
> (same year/model/spec) U.S version would have to be?  IF so, how old would
> that vehicle have to be?  State of possible import would be FL and they do
> not have inspections there so no worries about the state level issues.  The
> vehicle in question is 22 years old.
>   My apologies to those who do importing as I've seen your contributions to
> the list, but I don't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, let
> alone your names.
>   Again, Pmail me to avoid one more never ending post on the list.  I did
> search but no such answer came out in dozens of posts based on "import"
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> TJ