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> You can import cars all you want, they just need to be safe and not pollute. These cars do not meet those requirements, so you can't import them. I don't und
by civilized 4y ago
> You can import cars all you want, they just need to be safe and not pollute. These cars do not meet those requirements, so you can't import them.
I don't understand. If this were the case, it seems like the rule wouldn't make an exception for 25+ year old cars.
- nostromo 4y agoThat exemption exists for car collectors, who generally have a different set of safety expectations of their cars than you would buying a used car at a corner lot.
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- _ea1k 4y agoExactly, and circumventing it for vehicles that get regularly used will create a real risk that the rule will get stricter. I do think the rule is a little too strict, but its almost inevitable that something like it would exist.
- derefr 4y agoKind of weird that car collectors in the US can't collect modern foreign cars, though. Why not instead just have "accredited collectors" like there are "accredited investors"? Wouldn't that be simpler? "Get the piece of paper waiving your right to car safety, and then you can buy whatever stupid cars you like, as long as you don't drive them very often."
- pandaman 4y agoCollectors are in luck and don't need an accreditation: "A vehicle may be permanently imported for show or display. Written approval from DOT is required and should be obtained before the vehicle is exported from the foreign country to the U.S."[1] 1. https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/importing-car https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/importing-car
- numpad0 4y agoOne common beliefs too this is that it’s actually a response to gray market/parallel imports of Mercedes cars from Germany.