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Hmmm, I was under the impression that it was a very expensive pain the a*** to import vehicles to the US. I saw some of the best T3s I've ever seen over the last three weeks in California, but obviously no dokas/pick-ups.

Yeah that was my understanding, from listening to others, talk of via Canada & all-sorts. Maybe its a case of who you know & what to say/write?

Have a look at;

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Lots of info about importing cars into the States. If I ever decide to sell I'll probably take the van over there, do a few months travelling and then sell before flying coming back. Will probably pay for the trip and then some!!

Rob

Sounds like a good idea Rob, (I can see alot of Euro's putting their savings into Syncros ) but does the T3 " comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS)"?

Come again?? Sorry, don't understand 'a lot of euro's putting their savings into Syncros' wink wink?? A guess the T3 must comply to some level as we seem to be losing a lot to the States.

Rob

Oh, its an on-going debate about the state of the Euro-zone finances.
What with the IMF looking for extra funds to build a Euro firewall & the US refusing to offer the bailout cash.
Lots of Euro money buying Gold, london properties & classic cars. Its only the ones at the bottom that will get caught, putting money into stuff/Syncros that you can sell abroad is not a bad idea for us all.
But hey, some still believe its all going to be okay & theres nothing to worry about. Lets hope they're right!

I'm with you now. Things are very bad here, looks like we're falling back into recession and going the same way as Greece. Maybe a long vacation to the States wouldn't be a bad idea!!

Rob

I'm with you on that! The US has got to be the most perfect country for a syncro. Baja to the South, Canada to the North & the Rockies right down the middle. Damn what am I doing here again..... Oh yeah two days of PAYE/Tax/NI/sick-pay nightmare!! Parish council being jobs-worth dicks & employees falling over breaking arms!!! FFS!

Off to Samba.com.........

Wait, don't forget our cheap $4/US gallon gasoline, massive offroad vehicle access in the West, and that our girls love your cute accents. Just bring me a set of Simex rubber and I'll set you up with all three!

DougM

PS - in fact the only problem I foresee is that our beer is too cold for your liking. Easily solved - just store it in your Westy fridge.....