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Old 02-20-2003, 11:55 PM   #16
mikep
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Vehicles imported into the US have to meet US emmisions and safety standards for year they were manufactured. Very difficult to do for later model VW's. Iv'e seen a few late 80's mexican bugs that made it through and were converted before the emmisions add on that was done in the late 80's to prevent the import of "grey market" cars. I know one guy who drove into Mexico a few years ago in a crapped out '70 bug. When he returned from mexico that crapped out bug looked just like a showroom new bug except for the license plate and vin tag .
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