Hi Karl,

Being over 25 years of age makes all the difference.  It should not be a
problem to get it titled.  I would call the DMV in the state you want to
titled in and see what they say.  Every state is different on what they
need paper-wise.  Here in AK a bill of sale and visual inspection of the
VIN has all that has been needed in the past for me.

Adam

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 3:13 PM Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:

> I have a chance to buy a T4 TDI on the east coast that was brought in as
> a tourist vehicle, then sold to a friend at the end of travels and the
> original owners flew back home to Germany. It's over 25 years old, but
> I'm not sure that since the vehicle is already in the US if it can be
> now formally imported and titled. Multiple calls to US Customs go
> unanswered, no callbacks and the deadline for me to buy it is nearing an
> end. Has anyone else here dealt with one in this way? The option to take
> it back out of the US isn't possible, and I don't want to do the sketchy
> register in a non-title state scheme.
> Experiences, ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Karl
>