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fitfan · 06-30-2009, 09:36 AM

so there are 2 problems....

1. the 340r was not built US fed complaint, and as the rules are ow - it can not be "modified" to comply. so federally it is, andwill never be compliant. (by law, yes, they could impound and destroy the car even if you were "legally registered and driving it insured" in your state.

2. now taging it and insuring it is another issue per state - some states you could get away with it (still federally illegal no matter what) VA is not very leanient in this regard - legaly you can not register it as a kit car via the state police requirments because it was a production car. i had a helluva time registering my TVR in VA and it WAS a federalized US car... but that just goes to show that anything could happen (get it by)

however - remember this.... even if its legaly registered for the street and insured in your state is NOT federaly legal and subject to all kinds of nasty things to the car and you. AND if you are ever are in any kind of settlement accident with the car... you can write off your life assets, odds are - you will be having a very bad life once the lawyers figure it out.

i, Tim, and hundereds of other have looked into this, trying to bring in car before lotus federlized - 'could' it be done... maybe. legally? no! - 'off road us yes, same liabilites apply if you put it on the street though...

06-30-2009, 09:36 AM	#24 (permalink)
fitfan Regurgitated User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego! Posts: 4,097	so there are 2 problems.... 1. the 340r was not built US fed complaint, and as the rules are ow - it can not be "modified" to comply. so federally it is, andwill never be compliant. (by law, yes, they could impound and destroy the car even if you were "legally registered and driving it insured" in your state. 2. now taging it and insuring it is another issue per state - some states you could get away with it (still federally illegal no matter what) VA is not very leanient in this regard - legaly you can not register it as a kit car via the state police requirments because it was a production car. i had a helluva time registering my TVR in VA and it WAS a federalized US car... but that just goes to show that anything could happen (get it by) however - remember this.... even if its legaly registered for the street and insured in your state is NOT federaly legal and subject to all kinds of nasty things to the car and you. AND if you are ever are in any kind of settlement accident with the car... you can write off your life assets, odds are - you will be having a very bad life once the lawyers figure it out. i, Tim, and hundereds of other have looked into this, trying to bring in car before lotus federlized - 'could' it be done... maybe. legally? no! - 'off road us yes, same liabilites apply if you put it on the street though... __________________ Driving it around!