WHOA. First of all, hey Randy, how's it going? Quite well, apparently!
So how did this all work out? It's on UK plates but it's left hand drive. Are you allowed to drive it on public roads, or did you bring it in as an exhibition/race car or something of the sort? Did you get yourself registered as a car dealer (which would allow you to bring a non-USDM car temporarily and run it on dealer plates....at least in CA) and bring it in that way? Do you have to send it back after 24 months or have it crushed?
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To answer someone else's question about if the A3 is coming stateside....the answer is YES, but only as the 5-door Sportback. That will be my next car.....if they offer a diesel. Something tells me no...but you never know. VAG is the only manufacturer aside from DaimlerChrysler that's really pushing diesels in the US.