| nm767 |
Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:49 pm |
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I just returned from a short visit to Mexico and it got me wondering how much does it cost to import a Volkswagen to California from Mexico.
Also what are the years and requirements and the likelihood of doing this. Volkswagens are everywhere in Mexico and are very cheap unlike here in California. This includes buses as well so I was just curious if anyone does this and how expensive it is
I know it would need to be 25 years or older due to safety standard issues but that still allows up to a 1990 bug.
I'm guessing the import would be a small fortune
Here's a nice 1996 I looked at there . Asking just under 2k
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And a unk year bug and water cooled bus
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| KTPhil |
Mon Feb 16, 2015 7:29 pm |
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Been covered a lot:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=484891
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=204119
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=203985
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=191901
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=100816 |
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| vwracerdave |
Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:21 pm |
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| The short answer is you can't. They don't meet US crash safety or emissions requirements. |
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| nm767 |
Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:29 pm |
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vwracerdave wrote: The short answer is you can't. They don't meet US crash safety or emissions requirements.
Now I thought if you got one 25 years or older then they didn't have to? Did I miss read that. |
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| BenJAMin |
Thu Feb 19, 2015 3:35 pm |
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| Yes, on the federal level you can import one 25 years and older. However, you live in California and anything '76 and up would have to be smogged. That sin't going to be so easy! |
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