 Some explanation as to why the ST205 was not sold in the US |
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 Dec 12, 2013 - 11:29 AM
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TTAC has a nice article on the cost of homogolating cars for the US market. I'm guessing the limp sales of the ST165/ST185 made the math, "No-Workie"
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Dec 12, 2013 - 12:58 PM
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Probably that or some sort of safety or emission issue.
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Dec 12, 2013 - 1:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (1994Celica @ Dec 12, 2013 - 12:58 PM)  Probably that or some sort of safety or emission issue. ^ That is part of homogolation... -------------------- -Mike
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Dec 12, 2013 - 3:47 PM
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the reason they cam up with that, so that people bought american cars. So the american public did not have the opportunity to import any european car, reduces competition for american car manufacturers, making it more difficult for foreign car manufacturers to import all their models.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_import_vehicle call it what they call it. Back in those days it was difficult to import cars, but doable. But god forbid, ford, chevy making nickel and dime cars, wanted the imports to stop all together. So the gubmit came along. so now to import a car, a cool car, its pricy (back in those days), so then you just go buy a nickel and dime ford in todays world, we can buy boring toyotas, nissans, and hondas too. -------------------- Learned a lot in 10 years... I hardly log in anymore, last login Today Sept 6 2019, and I was forced just to clarify a post. LOL
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