Importing an RV from Europe to the US
Having lived in Hawaii for the past 4 decades we have always rented RVs when we travel on the "Mainland" US or in Europe. But now we are moving back to California and wish to purchase a B+ RV. In Eu...
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Tatest wrote:
Buying on the Transit doesn't help much, as the U.S. Transit does not have engines and transmissions in common with most overseas versions. Many European Transits are built with smaller 4-cylinder diesel engines, or a 2.3 liter gasoline engines, while U.S. Transits share gas drivetrains with the F-150; the 3.2 l Duratorq is the only engine in common, but comes with different emi
European Transits do have automatics, we have them on ours.Emission requirements are the major issues in both the European and US Transits.
3.2 engine cannot be used in Europe due to Euro 6 regulations 2.3 Petrol engine would be extremely rare, as 99.9'% of Transits are diesels in Europe.
Ducato Diesel is not the same engine as used in the RAM( VM Motori one), but is used in the Promaster, but tuned for US Tier emissions.
Same engine surprisingly is used in the Mitsubishi Fuso truck in the US. Only Japanese vehicle to have a European designed engine. Fuso is also a misnomer, as all the various Mitsubishi Trucks are part of the Fuso series, including HDT's
A US Van meeting FMVSS standards will not necessarily meet European ENCAP standards, glaring example the latest Mustang, that had a miserable 2 rating under ENCAP.
It had certain structural problems that are not that easy to fix
