Any yanks present?

Do they have the same attitude in the USA as other abroadians - ie, No, you
can't change anything? I assume not given the number of hot rods about. Does
stuff have an annual emissions test a la the MOT?

On 4 Apr, 19:50, "Doki" <mrd... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Do they have the same attitude in the USA as other abroadians - ie, No, you
can't change anything? I assume not given the number of hot rods about. Does
stuff have an annual emissions test a la the MOT?

Depends what you want to change really. Broadly, so long as it's not
going to kill every pedestrian you pass, and meets the exhaust
emissions levels, you can do most things. Why d'you ask anyway? I'm
all interested now! (nosey bastard).

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says...

Do they have the same attitude in the USA as other abroadians - ie, No, you
can't change anything? I assume not given the number of hot rods about. Does
stuff have an annual emissions test a la the MOT?


Some states have strict emissions tests, some have no emmissions tests.

Some have a sort of MOT, like does it have tyres and a steering wheel,
and some don't even limit their residents right to drive that strictly.
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<conkersack (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote

On 4 Apr, 19:50, "Doki" <mrd... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
Do they have the same attitude in the USA as other abroadians - ie, No,
you
can't change anything? I assume not given the number of hot rods about.
Does
stuff have an annual emissions test a la the MOT?

Depends what you want to change really. Broadly, so long as it's not
going to kill every pedestrian you pass, and meets the exhaust
emissions levels, you can do most things. Why d'you ask anyway? I'm
all interested now! (nosey bastard).

Just thinking that I could move there in a year or ten, and wondering if the
car could come too...

On 5 Apr, 11:15, "Doki" <mrd... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Just thinking that I could move there in a year or ten, and wondering if the
car could come too...

Probably. Where abouts are you thinking of though? They have a similar
scheme where individual imports are allowed - that's how Bill Gates
got his 959 street legal apparently. I suppose you'd be best off
asking in some group with a higher yank content really! In Canada you
can get pretty much whatever you want in - if it's anything like it
was when I was there, you don't even need insurance if it's registered
in Alberta!

<conkersack (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote

On 5 Apr, 11:15, "Doki" <mrd... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Just thinking that I could move there in a year or ten, and wondering if
the
car could come too...

Probably. Where abouts are you thinking of though? They have a similar
scheme where individual imports are allowed - that's how Bill Gates
got his 959 street legal apparently. I suppose you'd be best off
asking in some group with a higher yank content really! In Canada you
can get pretty much whatever you want in - if it's anything like it
was when I was there, you don't even need insurance if it's registered
in Alberta!

Dunno. Fancy doing a bit tour of Amerkia in year or two, but at the minute I
could fancy New England.

<conkersack (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote

On 5 Apr, 11:15, "Doki" <mrd... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Just thinking that I could move there in a year or ten, and wondering if
the
car could come too...

Probably. Where abouts are you thinking of though? They have a similar
scheme where individual imports are allowed - that's how Bill Gates
got his 959 street legal apparently.

That's show or display vehicles apparently, and that means your serious
homologation specials etc. - less than 500 ever made. OTOH a 1.8T MK2 Golf
would go well and hit emissions regs...

On 5 Apr, 19:26, "Doki" <mrd... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

That's show or display vehicles apparently, and that means your serious
homologation specials etc. - less than 500 ever made.

Ah, I see.

OTOH a 1.8T MK2 Golf would go well and hit emissions regs...

Well, couldn't you just make one over there? I don't think you'd have
much of a problem with stuff sourced from the states.