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Originally Posted by Parrot of Doom
Why is it so difficult to import cars into the US? Is it market protection?
Over here you can bring in pretty much any car you want, from anywhere. It only requires minor changes, headlamp direction that sort of thing. Nobody cares about emissions or crash safety, as long as it passes an annual MOT test its fine.
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It's difficult because when it comes to diesel vehicles our government is a pain in the ass.
That's why Citroen and Peugeot got out of the U.S. market in the early 80's. That's also why, aside from American-made trucks, the only authorized diesels here in the U.S. from the mid-80's on were made by Mercedes and VW. They were the only companies willing to put up with the EPA's BS and stay in the market.