Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdcsu!haapanen From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Detroit's dying dinosaurs. Message-ID: <482@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 08:36:17 EDT Article-I.D.: watdcsu.482 Posted: Fri Oct 5 08:36:17 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Oct-84 04:04:40 EDT References: <54@athena.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 38 <.> What's this? *Nobody*'s flaming foreign cars; who am I supposed to flame? > Generalizations and misinformation.... sigh. That's what net.flame is all about, right? > With very few exceptions (importing *limited* numbers of Ferraris, > Maseratis and other such exotica), foreign cars imported into the US > are subject to exactly the same safety and emission control regulations > as cars built in the US. > > Jay Lessert - Tektronix Inc., Logic Design Systems Division Actually, even the `gray market' cars like 512BB's, Countach's and Porsche Turbos imported by individuals must be converted to conform to U.S. safety and emission regulations. When you import the car, you must post a bond equal to (I think) the value of the car. You get this back when the car passes the tests. If you don't get it converted within (again, I think) 6 months, you'll have to send it out of the U.S. The conversions required include: - Emissions - Bumpers - Headlights - Side marker lights - Doors (must have reinforcing beams) Tom Haapanen University of Waterloo (519) 744-2468 allegra \ clyde \ \ decvax ---- watmath --- watdcsu --- haapanen ihnp4 / / linus /