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Oct 24, 2012 | 09:34 AM

#11

jfall

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Too much work.
Go to Germany - buy one.
Have it shipped to the east coast.
Deal with the import papers.
No sense trying to build it.

Here is one for about $7.000
and a bunch of them on ebay.de (Germany)

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Oct 24, 2012 | 11:36 AM

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drowssap

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From: Boston Strong

Then when it hits the docks and is impounded by customs because they were never allowed in the states, you can spend even more money try to make it NAS.

If it was that easy the states would be filled with TDI defenders which are also cheap, until they are imported into the states and brought up to NAS and then they sell for $40-100k.

Oct 24, 2012 | 08:06 PM

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malecki

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Thanks for your input

Oct 26, 2012 | 05:21 AM

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thebloody

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From: East Coast Central Jersey/PA area

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Originally Posted by dcarr1971

Because if you live anywhere that requires inspections with emissions testing it would STILL fail. At least that's how it works in PA. The VIN dictates whether the truck is gas or diesel, so the DOT knows what it should be.

And if you want to change to a different engine displacement/fuel type you need to reregister the vehicle VIN which brings other headaches.

Oct 26, 2012 | 08:51 AM

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dcarr1971

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Originally Posted by thebloody

And if you want to change to a different engine displacement/fuel type you need to reregister the vehicle VIN which brings other headaches.

I wonder...Do you know if you transfer the vehicle into PA with it title in another state as a diesel, will that designation (diesel) transfer over to the PA Title and registration?