"Jagvar" (Jagvar)
08/20/2016 at 15:47 • Filed to: None
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"Jagvar" (Jagvar)
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I ran a 5K in DC this morning, and stumbled across this little gem of an A3, rocking Virginia plates. The first year for these cars was 1996, so I’m wondering how the owner got it registered here. The import law is still 25 years, right? Anyway, I’d never seen one before!
CB
> Jagvar
08/20/2016 at 15:50 |
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Diplomat?
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Jagvar
> CB
08/20/2016 at 15:51 |
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Then it would have Diplomat plates.
TheHondaBro
> Jagvar
08/20/2016 at 15:55 |
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Probably registered it as a Golf.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Jagvar
08/20/2016 at 15:55 |
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That’s really cool. It’s like a fancy 323 or something
dogisbadob
> Jagvar
08/20/2016 at 15:56 |
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whoever owns it was running with you, since the car doesn’t run :p
The 25-year ban only applies to
running
cars, and I guess the feds know that Audis suck and rarely move under their own power, so they’re not really cars and thus not subject to the ban.
Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
> Jagvar
08/20/2016 at 16:00 |
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USMC tags, is there some special exemption for service members to bring cars home?
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dogisbadob
> Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
08/20/2016 at 16:07 |
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I think there is, actually
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dogisbadob
> CB
08/20/2016 at 16:07 |
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Diplomat :p
Svend
> Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
08/20/2016 at 16:24 |
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There used to be but according to the NHTSA when I e-mailed them last year.
The rule now is the 25 year rule for everyone.
In the past, military personnel were allowed to import one vehicle that they owned while serving overseas and were being re-stationed back home.
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Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
> Svend
08/20/2016 at 16:42 |
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This one’s possibly old enough that it was imported prior to the rule change.
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Svend
> Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
08/20/2016 at 16:52 |
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Ye’, the NHTSA aren’t a very helpful or talkative bunch and never gave an end date but I imagine it can’t of been too long ago while also not being too recent.
LoudmouthOne
> Jagvar
08/20/2016 at 17:07 |
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Canada car? Either 15 year or did they get brought into Canada but not the US under ECE regulations like a number of other oddball cars for Canada?
duurtlang
> dogisbadob
08/20/2016 at 17:16 |
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This is basically a nice mk4 Golf. A German made mk4 Golf. They had their faults, but unreliable they were not. Especially with the 1.9 TDI. 400k miles isn’t all that uncommon.
VW Max
> Jagvar
08/20/2016 at 20:45 |
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Imported from Canada? I often see a gasoline Mercedes B-Class near where I live. It has a license plate that says Canada
jkm7680
> Jagvar
09/20/2016 at 19:48 |
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Preeeety cool. Looks a bit smashed up though.