A year in San Francisco
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HS-7 form if it hasn't changed recently. Be sure to have all your paper work carefully done ahead of time and planned out. You need to be a resident of another country and can import it for 12 months at a time I think.
There may be some info at this site http://tvrfreak.com/ and you may want to contact the owner for more specific help. He's imported Cereberas and Lotuses temporarily in the past.
There may be some info at this site http://tvrfreak.com/ and you may want to contact the owner for more specific help. He's imported Cereberas and Lotuses temporarily in the past.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
this might help also. finding insurance for 12 months may be a tricky bit!
Also, you might have to do your us licence if your gonna be driving there more than 3 months, i know you have to do in canada!
this might help also. finding insurance for 12 months may be a tricky bit!
Also, you might have to do your us licence if your gonna be driving there more than 3 months, i know you have to do in canada!
I suggest the following:
Go to the US (I have lived and worked for 3 years in Santa Barbara) and buy a US spec Elise or Exige. They are pretty cheap as used cars.
After owning it for min. of 6 Months you're eligible to move it back to Europe and register it as a moving good without paying import duties or VAT. Then sell the LHD car on the continent for top money.
As moving good, there are all kinfs of excempts to get a US spec car registered. Some folks managed in Germany even without being a moving good. You may request upfront, if Lotus is willing to give you a COC for Europe or reflash the ECU to European emmisions specs.
This way, you have less issues with insurance etc.. Get a broker to do the dealing with the insurances. Try to get as much liability coverage as possible. They like to sell foreigners the minimum cover of $25000!! :-O
There are plenty of $10000+ cars on the road in california.
Marko
Go to the US (I have lived and worked for 3 years in Santa Barbara) and buy a US spec Elise or Exige. They are pretty cheap as used cars.
After owning it for min. of 6 Months you're eligible to move it back to Europe and register it as a moving good without paying import duties or VAT. Then sell the LHD car on the continent for top money.
As moving good, there are all kinfs of excempts to get a US spec car registered. Some folks managed in Germany even without being a moving good. You may request upfront, if Lotus is willing to give you a COC for Europe or reflash the ECU to European emmisions specs.
This way, you have less issues with insurance etc.. Get a broker to do the dealing with the insurances. Try to get as much liability coverage as possible. They like to sell foreigners the minimum cover of $25000!! :-O
There are plenty of $10000+ cars on the road in california.
Marko
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