Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site terak.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!hao!noao!terak!doug From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.auto Subject: Re: Restrictions on Japanese Cars Message-ID: <404@terak.UUCP> Date: Wed, 27-Feb-85 13:23:22 EST Article-I.D.: terak.404 Posted: Wed Feb 27 13:23:22 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Mar-85 02:50:40 EST References: <3305@umcp-cs.UUCP> <163@umich.UUCP> <404@crystal.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Terak Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ, USA Lines: 9 Xref: watmath net.consumers:1913 net.auto:5940 > and Buyer's Guide, a Yugoslavian car called the Zastava will be imported > into the U.S. by early summer with a base list price of (no kidding) $3990. I had been under the (probably mistaken) impression that the current US import duty on new cars amounted to about 3 grand. That would mean that the base price only allowed 1 grand for manufacturer, shipping costs, dealer, etc. Doesn't seem quite right. Where did I go wrong? -- Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug