Lotus:eBay Motors (item 330354879073 end time Aug-31-09 18:27:37 PDT)
who bidding on this i want this so bad but i dont think i can bring it into Canada
who bidding on this i want this so bad but i dont think i can bring it into Canada
Too bad this wasn't an Lotus Opel Omega - at least it could be legally driven on the road!
Here's the most recently published list...
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/sdlist040109.pdf
THe Lotus Omega/Carlton do get the NHTSA waiver, but still need to pass EPA, which is a significant expense, however they are only a few years away fron the 20 year EPA exemption, so a little patience could really pay off in 2011. (though I am not completely sure when the earliest cars were produced)Too bad this wasn't an Lotus Opel Omega - at least it could be legally driven on the road!
Here's the most recently published list...
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/sdlist040109.pdf
Don't know about Canadian rules, but I suspect they are similar to and possibly more restrictive than the USbut i dont think i can bring it into Canada
Less restrictive, actually. Anything over 15 years is open game in Canada. 6 more years, folks!Don't know about Canadian rules, but I suspect they are similar to and possibly more restrictive than the US
So from this the 340R (which the ebay ad says is a 2000) could be legally imported into and driven in 2016?Close to same rules in canada: Any car more than 15 years old can be imported no hoops to jump through. Cars younger than than CAN be imported if they pass the appropriate regulations AND if the manufacturer has applied to Transport Canada to be placed on the list of cars that can be imported. (the list is fairly easy to find on the Transport Canada web site) Lotus has generally not put any of its cars on that list to protect the fragile dealer network here from cheap imports from the states. (Fragile due to size of market)