Importing Rover Coupe to the USA

T_16 · Post by **T_16** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:16 pm

My friend in the USA really wants a Rover coupe.

Is he screwed trying to get one into the country?

Someone on Ebay was selling a 216 coupe in the US !

Dont know how he managed it though.

doughts · Post by **doughts** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:08 pm

Hi Ross, it's got to be possible, anything is. But surely that would be exporting

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:10 pm

The 216 was a Jap import. You have to get the car through one of their tests, like our SVA iirc - only stricter. Can be done though.

BrackenFox · Post by **BrackenFox** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:39 pm

HAve a read of this, should clear things up.

http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/en ... ourcar.htm

618ireland · Post by **618ireland** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:40 pm

I think that 216 on ebay was a left hand drive, thought it was from Italy.

T_16 · Post by **T_16** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:44 pm

Interesting.....

I think you are right.

Post by **Punx0r** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:04 pm

Worth checking the bumper requirements before sending it. Emissions shouldn't be much bother with the possible exception of Kalifornia. Again, probably easiest to check before departure.

Perhaps you should send him two cars? One to drive and the other to harvest parts from

Roboscot · Post by **Roboscot** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:26 pm

BrackenFox wrote:HAve a read of this, should clear things up.

http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/en ... ourcar.htm

Certain imported automobiles may be subject to the "gas-guzzler" tax. No tax is imposed on automobiles that have a combined fuel-economy rating of at least 22.5 miles per gallon.

Only in america is 22.5mpg not a gas-guzzler. Combined figure too!

BrackenFox · Post by **BrackenFox** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:32 pm

Roboscot wrote:

Only in america is 22.5mpg not a gas-guzzler. Combined figure too!

Believe me, when I lived over there, anything over 15mpg was considered an economical runabout! Mind you, petrol was under a dollar a gallon at the time.

Lowest combined figure I ever saw on a dealer forecourt was 8mpg on a Ford Excursion.