European motorhome

Tigmar wrote:
We live in Spain and are considering shipping our Hymer A-class motorhome to the US so we can spend a few months touring - without racking up a huge rental bill.
I wonder if anyone can advise whether it is feasible to do this and then sell the vehicle before leaving the country, rather than ship it back to Spain.
It is a left-hand drive, 20 foot long van based on a Fiat Ducato chassis, with a 2.8 JTD engine. This is the most popular and reliable base vehicle for motorhomes in Europe.

Any advice or suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks in anticipation.

You can bring your vehicle to the USA as a visitor, BUT you have to take it home with you when you are done.
Provided you remove it after your visit, the kilometer speedometer/odometer is not an issue. Canadians visit America all the time and they have kilos as their major scale.
Unless you can get certification from Fiat and the bodybuilder that it meets ALL US Safety and Emission standards, there is no way you can register or sell it.
I suspect that will be a very high hurdle!

Your other issue is that your unit will be built for a 220/240 volt electrical system. That CAN be overcome as long as you have the correct adapter to connect to the two hot pins of a 220volt/50amp service. But this WILL limit where you can stay.
Your other alternative is a 110 to 240 volt transformer, but that gets heavy and expensive.

Is the 2 way shipping across the Atlantic really that much cheaper than renting or buying in the US?