>It's REAL tough to bring in VWs made recently in, say, Brazil or Mexico.
>Emissions eqpt. non-compliance is only part of the problem. There are also
>requirements (Either 50-state or Federal, I'm not sure) for a host of other
>things, such as taillight size/shape, bumpers, crash beams in doors, airbags/
>seat belts, trans locks for automatics, bigger brakes, etc., etc.

don't forget safety glass....