the dev

Alright I know that there have been A3's spotted in the U.S. with state plates and everything, which must mean they are registered. So how are they getting here? I really want to get one imported here, but from everything I've read it's almost impossible. Yet there are still people with them, so there's got to be a way!

If you know how please tell us!

Wando

Read all the previous posts on this first! We don't know and we don't care! Some things are better kept out of the states!

the dev

What's up with that man? I'm just as much as a fan of Audi's as you are, so why shouldn't I be able to get the Audi I want. I heard you guys on this post were helpful, but I guess I heard wrong.

I've read most of the other post and all anyone says is that you can't get them here, or that they've seen them here. So something's not making sense.

ravenx

...this same questions keep on coming over and over again: "how to get an A3/S3 in the states" or "why can't we get one".

I think John has tried to say: "I don't know the answer and as these questions poped up 20 times before without a definite answer, I don't think that none of us, European guys, can help you out."

IML337

I have had email contact with a guy in the US who has an A3, and apparently there's some loophole through which you can import them as a 'show car'. He kind of explained it to me - I cant recall exact details. This was about 6 months ago, and he claimed it was the only legal A3 in the US. It came from germany.

At work tomorrow I'll dig out the guy's email address (he emailed me there, not at home) and ask him if he minds me posting it here.... I had a link to some pics of it as well iirc...

I was meant to buy him an A3 manual in english but never got around to it I am so slack sometimes....

A3Sten

And then of course, noone says you have to answer every post. Especially if you're going to be impolite. There's no nedd for us Europeans to act like those 16-yr olds in the S4-forum.

ravenx

...and I don't find him impolite as I know this is his style. But surely, he doesn't need me acting as a lawyer on his behalf...

AL B

We should just be polite and say..

"Sorry XYZ, we can't help you. Some of your fellow countrymen have asked this question before, and there is no solution that we know of. Please search the archives"

But one the subject of A3/S3 in the states...

How can the Golf Gti be type approved in the states, but not an A3 from Germany. They have the same platform, are of a similar shape (i.e. hatchback). Plus the A3 gets something like 4 or 5 (out of 5) in the Euro NCAP tests.

AL

Deep

Just a humble point. Is this not a US based website anyway!!!

A3Sten

"We should just be polite and say..

"Sorry XYZ, we can't help you. Some of your fellow countrymen have asked this question before, and
there is no solution that we know of. Please search the archives"

OR

Just don't answer the post AT ALL!!!(that's my point).