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Originally Posted by dcjodon
There's a lot more to making it fed legal than just registering the car. It's still grey market until you have the bond release, certification from the EPA and documents/stickers proving it, NHTSA certification, and all done through an RI (federally registered importer) or be an RI yourself. If it's not 25 years or older, there's a 9.9/10 chance it's grey market. This isn't a bash to the OP either, in Florida it's just much easier to get away with grey-market cars (and most other things  ), usually there's no hassle. But everyone's read the horror stories of federal investigations and the govt crushing cars, so there's always the risk. |
The govt cant seize nor crush a car that was brought here legally. It's not a federal crime to register a grey market car in your state. If you're talking making a grey market car federal legal then yeah it's an expensive process. Cars that are seized and or crushed are cars that have been imported without the proper documentation or vin swapped. That's when it becomes a federal crime.
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