by FrankRizzo » Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:12 pm
That's the EASY part. Getting it REGISTERED with the stasi would be the thing that stops me from considering it.
(Owned an AA2 in Oregon. Got it registered. Got plates. A year later I got a letter "This appears to be an Ariel Atom. Ariel Atoms aren't street legal in the state of Oregon, please return your plates." And there's the story of the person at the Washington state DMV who used Google Image search to find Atoms with Washington plates, and cancel THEIR registrations as well.)
Believe me, if I could figure out a way to get imported Atoms registered, there'd be none for sale here ever. They tend to sell quickly in the US, and even with the NORMAL exchange rate, the prices you guys ask would still be good deals here. (Even when considering shipping).
Have considered the Montana loophole, but I don't know how they'd react to a UK title. Might have to get a "Manufacturer's Certificate of Origination" (or whatever it's called), to make it look NEW in order for them to consider it. Then, Ariel North America would call up Ariel UK and tell them to stop issuing them, as it's killing their market, and that'd be that.
That's the EASY part. Getting it REGISTERED with the stasi would be the thing that stops me from considering it.
(Owned an AA2 in Oregon. Got it registered. Got plates. A year later I got a letter "This appears to be an Ariel Atom. Ariel Atoms aren't street legal in the state of Oregon, please return your plates." And there's the story of the person at the Washington state DMV who used Google Image search to find Atoms with Washington plates, and cancel THEIR registrations as well.)
Believe me, if I could figure out a way to get imported Atoms registered, there'd be none for sale here ever. They tend to sell quickly in the US, and even with the NORMAL exchange rate, the prices you guys ask would still be good deals here. (Even when considering shipping).
Have considered the Montana loophole, but I don't know how they'd react to a UK title. Might have to get a "Manufacturer's Certificate of Origination" (or whatever it's called), to make it look NEW in order for them to consider it. Then, Ariel North America would call up Ariel UK and tell them to stop issuing them, as it's killing their market, and that'd be that.