Importing a diesel Jeep into the US?

[Andres]

Jeep makes a Rubicon Unlimited with a 2. 8 common rail diesel and it's on sale everywhere but in the US. Does anyone know if it is reasonably possible to buy one in Mexico (where they are sold) and licensed or titled here?



The 3. 8 gasser has no low end torque for wheeling, (we borrowed one from the dealer for the weekend).

 

[KnightR]

Good luck with that one. Obama want us to ride horses.

 

[DennyDay]

Yep! You've got that right - - part of the stimulus package - - Have to hire 5 million people to pick up horse s**t!



Denny

 

[TRLRTRSH]

Andres, to answer your question, NO, it would not be economically feasible to try that. Even thought the vehicle looks identical to one that was sold here in the past I believe. Vehicles made in Mexico or other countries NOT for export to the U. S. are not required to meet the EPA and other safety requirements of the pencil necked paper pushers who control our lives in Washington DC. It would most likely cost you thousands of times or more what the vehicle is worth to try and meet all the requirements.

Kinda like trying to buy a new Dodge Ram in Arizona and taking it to Kalifornia if you're a resident of Kalifornia, ain't gonna happen, as a few people have found out

 

[kenny61]

Andres, to answer your question, NO, it would not be economically feasible to try that. Even thought the vehicle looks identical to one that was sold here in the past I believe. Vehicles made in Mexico or other countries NOT for export to the U. S. are not required to meet the EPA and other safety requirements of the pencil necked paper pushers who control our lives in Washington DC. It would most likely cost you thousands of times or more what the vehicle is worth to try and meet all the requirements.

Kinda like trying to buy a new Dodge Ram in Arizona and taking it to Kalifornia if you're a resident of Kalifornia, ain't gonna happen, as a few people have found out

Just wait till the every state can have their own requirements bs goes in effect. While I am all for states rights this is going to cause so many f in headaches it aint funny. I can see the states like california having inspection stations at their borders and arresting people with dirty cars. sorry but the safety and emission requirement for anything that crosses state lines on a regular basis in such high volumes should be set by the feds or preferably by an agreement between the states such as vehicle registrations and drivers license's that way if one state wants to be a pita and keep other states vehicles out, the 49 others would keep out the one states vehicles and I m sure the problems would get sorted out very quickly when no 18 wheelers or trains could cross the state line

 

[Ram4Sam]

You could always buy a wrecked gas Rubicon that has good title and current tags, then switch over all the data plates, id tags, plates, etc. to the diesel one. Might not be completely legal but so what, it all belongs to you. If your state does bi-annual smog inspection like Kalifornia, that might be a problem.



Sam