"Janusz Kesik" wrote in message ...
A bit offtopic then... If I was living in the US, is it possible to
order a new e.g. VW Golf, but in the European version?

Anything is possible. But it would be very expensive. There would be
mandatory safety and possibly emissions modifications that would have
to be made among other things. You would need acceptable passive
restraints, for example, such as air bags or motorized seat belts
(just to name a couple of items). Even if your "import" had such
features you would need proof that they met US standards. An
engineeriing analysis might suffice, but it wouuld cost you for that.
You may need modifications to the emissions system and likely even
have to run an actual emissions test or two or three... They ain't
cheap. But there are small firms that do this knd of work and will
gladly take your money to make your "import" legal for use in the US
of A.

Sorry to deliver depressing news. The automakers even have to build
two different kinds of emissions systems, in many cases, right here in
the US depending which state the vehicle is going to (California and
some north east states get a unique emissions package, in many cases).

-Doug