Strosek S2 supercharged on UK Ebay
11-09-2005, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by martin D
What would happen if a 'foreigner' shipped a car to the USA for a vacation ( as per. gumballers) & then after a few months sold it on there ? would that not put a different slant on it ?
11-09-2005, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rixter
no... one of the provisions of the HS-7 is that you NOT sell it while it's here
11-09-2005, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by martin D
O.K. dead end on that one, how about into Canada ? Then would importing into US from Canada be any easier ?
11-09-2005, 05:15 PM
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These guys do not give up. The government knows all ways that people try to get around them. Trust me, take any one of them and it will be 3 times longer and 10 times more expensive.
11-09-2005, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jserio
These guys do not give up. The government knows all ways that people try to get around them. Trust me, take any one of them and it will be 3 times longer and 10 times more expensive.
11-09-2005, 05:58 PM
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The key line is Rixter's..."f) ... pay the bond of 150% of the value of the car" Your bond deposit is not returned until the process is completed or the car exported. Same for race cars brought in for a race like F-1 at Indy no money back until it leaves! getting around it would require something like swapping vin numbers and exporting a different car which is very illegal...
11-09-2005, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim bailey - 928 International
... getting around it would require something like swapping vin numbers and exporting a different car which is very illegal...
11-09-2005, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim bailey - 928 International
getting around it would require something like swapping vin numbers and exporting a different car which is very illegal...
11-09-2005, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyingDog
Somebody could slap on a VIN plate from an 80 or earlier car onto this S2, reregister it in the UK, remove the SC setup, then ship it over here as a 25+ year old car.
unless you want to do some cutting/welding..
11-09-2005, 10:47 PM
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These cars had both the original and 'new' VINs visible. They weren't hidden at all. The guy also has a late 80's MG Turbo-somethingorother that is supposed to just be a show car. It's permanently here and he drives it.
11-10-2005, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyingDog
.................Two of his cars had two VIN plates. He said it's common in Britain because of road tax. (Is that true?) DOT used the one that Britain used. On both cars that was the false one. One of which was older than the truth. The other was newer. On both cars, both plates were visible and it was obvious which was original. ...........................
The vins MUST match in the UK, if not it would have a stolen vin attached or 2 car halves welded together
11-10-2005, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by martin D
UK 928's have as Rixter said a vin stamped on the unibody(same as yours) which is on your Pass. side fender/hood joint + the sliver plate riveted near the hood latch ,we have no other vins like your door jam sticker or the dash vin.
The vins MUST match in the UK, if not it would have a stolen vin attached or 2 car halves welded together
The vins MUST match in the UK, if not it would have a stolen vin attached or 2 car halves welded together
