No. It is saying that instead of 25 years the limitations to import a GRAY market vehicle go down to 15. Gray market vehicles are those that aren't built for the USA. To import one there are DOT and EPA regulations because regulations in the rest of the world are wildly different than that of the U.S.Wait so this reduces the time until a vehicle doesn't have to comply with emissions test.
im glad i know importersNo. It is saying that instead of 25 years the limitations to import a GRAY market vehicle go down to 15. Gray market vehicles are those that aren't built for the USA. To import one there are DOT and EPA regulations because regulations in the rest of the world are wildly different than that of the U.S.
It doesn't mean that your car will become emissions exempt at 15 years it has to do with importing.
Coming from my line of business, this is a pain in the ass. Gray market vehicles can be extremely difficult to get OEM parts for at least from a German vehicle stand point. We can't buy/sell parts that are made for other markets so when one comes in the shop it can be hell to get parts to work (example: ecu (or DME as we call it) that is made for european market is a huge pain in the ass to code for our market. Most of the time it is impossible to code an out of market ecu to our market as the scan tool is coded only for the U.S and vice versa.
Keeping the regulations at cars 25 years and older makes it harder for people to import out of market (gray) vehicles and I am all for that at least until I get into another line of business.
Most people who would import a gray market vehicle wouldnt take it to a shop (I assume that is where you work but something tells me I am wrong).No. It is saying that instead of 25 years the limitations to import a GRAY market vehicle go down to 15. Gray market vehicles are those that aren't built for the USA. To import one there are DOT and EPA regulations because regulations in the rest of the world are wildly different than that of the U.S.
It doesn't mean that your car will become emissions exempt at 15 years it has to do with importing.
Coming from my line of business, this is a pain in the ass. Gray market vehicles can be extremely difficult to get OEM parts for at least from a German vehicle stand point. We can't buy/sell parts that are made for other markets so when one comes in the shop it can be hell to get parts to work (example: ecu (or DME as we call it) that is made for european market is a huge pain in the ass to code for our market. Most of the time it is impossible to code an out of market ecu to our market as the scan tool is coded only for the U.S and vice versa.
Keeping the regulations at cars 25 years and older makes it harder for people to import out of market (gray) vehicles and I am all for that at least until I get into another line of business.
I do. I work for Porsche. You would be surprised how many come in or call. We actually have 2 gray market cars in the shop right now. One is in for a Kessy (alarm/central locking control module) and we can't get the U.S. one to code because of the car being a european market car. The tester/coder basically laughs and says f*** you when you try to code it. We went through 3 before Porsche releasing a european one and it took a month to get it. It has been a nightmare.Most people who would import a gray market vehicle wouldnt take it to a shop (I assume that is where you work but something tells me I am wrong).