2000alhVW
Veteran Member
DING DING DING! We have a winner!Answer: someone that wants a one-of-a-kind car that no one else has that one can only touch during European vacations.
Would never happen.I would hazard a guess that if noticed by someone at the EPA or a savvy cop with an axe to grind, it would get confiscated and crushed in the USA as well.
I have had foreign, imported cars insured. I have had RHD cars from Japan with funky 11 digit VINs half in Japanese insured. I just called my insurance company and said "here's what it is. Here's what it's worth. Give me a quote".Surely no insurance company would touch this? How do you insure it in the US?
It was like $60/month I think. Nothing special. They just wanted pictures. But if it was a 17 digit VIN then they just record the VIN and go from there.
Agreed. Never in a million years would anyone even suspect anything funky, much less actually trace any paperwork (which looks legit) to find a fault.Bro -
I didn't have a problem, Progressive insures it now. If I sell you the car, your first call would be to them for insurance. "You did it for him . . ."
Windex -
I am guessing that a rebellious nature isn't a big part of your personality. "The EPA" will never see the car, they are too busy opening coal mines and that kind of thing. "A savvy cop", well, I have taken it to VW dealers and no one bats an eye. Driving around town, no one driving a TDI, for example, has ever looked at me like, "Whazzat thing, dude?" The savvy cop would have to have a real sharp eye to know that anything is different about this car. The word, "Polo" isn't on the car, not on the registration, not on the insurance card. A cop would have to be really savvy to know something isn't quite right. I don't believe this cop exists. I will happily take that risk.
- Rob
'if it was that easy'if it was so easy EVERYONE would be doing it.
If it were that easy, I'd have about 10 non-US spec Volkswagens in my driveway already.
It is. You give this man $12,000 and park it in your driveway. Done. You just don't like the price.
I think you're overlooking a huge aspect here. OP never said it was hard, but you seem to forget he is *claiming* to be losing ~$18,000 here.
There are lots of things that are very easy to do, but far from profitable. Profit is the preventative element in this case, not difficulty.
If this car made financial sense for me, I'd be all over it. I love the story behind it, the foreign aspect, and how unique it is. I LOVE IT. I've owned a few imported JDM RHD cars all for these reasons and it's one of the most exhilarating aspects of wheeling and dealing cars I've experienced. I have a feeling OP operates similarly in this respect.I agree with Windex and oil hammer. It's a really cool car and I'd love to have something like that... But for the money required to own it and the risk someone would be taking (because let's face it, it's not legally registered and can get flagged in some way, shape, or form) is not worth the reward
I do wish you luck with finding an owner but it will be very tough given the circumstances
I'm completely unphased by any potential legal aspects. A 17 digit VIN is good enough for me!
As far as I'm concerned, it's legal. It has a USA title. It is located inside the USA. And it's got USA registration and insurance. Good enough for me!