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cowboy bob @ Sep 28th 2007 11:02AM
Being no expert on the subject- can one here in the states buy one of these either thru military surplus in the future, or make a purchass say in Spain, or north Africa and have it shipped here? Could you licence and run it here if you got it?
Jared @ Sep 28th 2007 11:17AM
Nope, you can't bring it into the US and title it for road use, since it doesn't meet EPA and DOT regulations.
Well, that's not entirely correct. You could bring it in but then you would have to bring it up to standard and prove that it meets those standards (i.e., emissions testing, crash testing, etc.). It is not economically feasible unless you've got $1M to blow.
geo.stewart @ Sep 28th 2007 11:20AM
I think you can bring it in for a year as 'research' or something. there are some loopholes but on the whole, if its not certified as a US vehicle, then no.
Maytag @ Sep 28th 2007 4:54PM
G&K Automotive Conversion in California has done conversion with DOT/EPA approval of European-market Smarts -- since that market now disappears, maybe they can pick this one up....