Another Scam to Lookout For

Posted by gmharris [71.105.36.171] on Sunday, September 01, 2013 at 23:48:48 :

The Land Rover Defender is no longer offered for sale in the U.S. due to crash safety and emissions regulations, but older versions, at least 25 years of age, can be imported legally under classic car rules.

Since the basic design of the Defender hasn’t changed since the launch of the first version back in 1983, unscrupulous individuals have been buying more recent examples on the used market in the U.K. and modifying them to look like older series models. The vehicles are then imported to the U.S. under the classic car rules and sold to possibly unwary customers. Even the VINs are swapped for those from older models.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/08/28/us-customs-crush-illegally-imported-land-rover-defender/?intcmp=obnetwork#ixzz2dhghhliC

Follow Ups:

• why do they have to be 25 yrs or older - clueless 22:02:20 09/02/2013
  • Re: why do they have to be 25 yrs or older - Jerry in Idaho 22:26:19 09/02/2013
• all over c.r. - clueless 11:10:30 09/02/2013
  • Re: all over c.r. - gmharris 17:33:01 09/02/2013
    • Re: all over c.r. - clueless 17:56:08 09/02/2013
      • Re: all over c.r. - gmharris 19:48:34 09/02/2013
        • which - clueless 21:53:09 09/02/2013
          • 180 grand - clueless 21:55:18 09/02/2013
• Re: Another Scam to Lookout For - Don in Missouri 08:45:54 09/02/2013
• Re: Another Scam to Lookout For - Mark in FLG 02:00:19 09/02/2013
  • the real scam is that you are getting a land rover - mannyc 09:55:17 09/02/2013
    • Re: the real scam is that you are getting a land rover - clueless 11:12:46 09/02/2013
      • Re: the real scam is that you are getting a land rover - 1361241411078RPP22M 22:24:00 09/02/2013
        • been there done that - clueless 10:26:21 09/03/2013
        • Re: the real scam is that you are getting a land rover - mannyc 06:54:01 09/03/2013
          • Re: the real scam is that you are getting a land rover - John 17:15:54 09/03/2013
            • Re: the real scam is that you are getting a land rover - mannyc 17:55:02 09/03/2013

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