Import Question
- Thread starter Allen Bosely
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Maryland 110
Adventurer
Back to the original question- its because he didn't import a 25yr old vehicle. He brought in a bunch of blown up Candian military shells as parts. If you correctly import a complete vehicle "with its original engine" it is Epa and Dot exempt.
What Creed is saying on his site is that his "kit cars" since they have no paperwork they are treated as new vehicles and as such are required to pass emissions in certain areas due to the year model given on the titles. This is correct but epa isn't going to hunt you down-they have no "enforcement" staff to chase down individuals.
As for bringing in 1993 110's. It can be done but has to be done as follows. The truck has to have been manufactured as a left hand drive truck with a fuel injected v8. This rules out 99% of the 93 110's as the US market was the only market that got fuel injected V8's. The rest of the world got the new 300tdi's. Unfortunately switching engines wont work either as a simple VIN search will reveal what engine was originally in the truck/ same thing with a lhd conversion. If you could find such a truck you would then have to bring it up to the original US spec-full SD external cage, cats, emissions controls on gas cap etc,lights,glass etc, all imported through a registered importer and modifications done through a DOT approved contractor and subject to emissions testing by EPA @ the end-just like in RainMan.
Because of all of these hurdles I know of no one who has done this.
I do know of a 1993 Tdi Camel Trophy support truck that was able to gain legal entry and now lives in Florida. A former US Camel Trophy participant was able to get a friend @ the Land Rover factory to write the US a letter that this particular truck "exceeds" North American spec and should be granted entry. True- the man who owns it wants to stop by and drive my 130 on June 6th to see if thats what he wants to build for his "round the world" journey .
I'm calling bull**** that you'll get it here 100% legally...unless your going to bring it up to US Spec...how you'll do that will interesting as the truck was intended for sale in the US, and how do you plan on having a non-type accepted engine, pass...
of course, you could swap vin#'s...but that's illegal
of course, you could swap vin#'s...but that's illegal
your right...I'll stop, there are plenty of way's of tagging a truck...
but I'm curious as to how you can bring in a 2010 diesel 110, get it past customs and what import agent gonna put their name on it...
evilfij
Explorer
In the UK there is a "points" system. I explained this here: http://www.d-90.com/forum/showpost.php?p=197676&postcount=223
Now whether it flys getting into the US or not ... seems to depend on who you get as a customs guy.
I know about the points system, I was quizzing my import agent as to how if you change the frame, can you have enough "points" for it to keep it as a n '83. He said if you don't try and tag it in the UK, you "probably" won't have any issues bringing it in...
as for the TD5 or newer engine, good luck...
as for the TD5 or newer engine, good luck...