Does AVO actually have an American distributor, or are all of the vendors importing the shocks from the UK on their own behalf?
Something to consider:
We've seen past failures with the SPAX suspension. As a result, the vendors have stopped carrying them. Should one of these AVO suspension components break and cause injury as a result of a manufacturing defect,
who will you sue? With no American distributor, it's unlikely you could get personal jurisdiction over UK-based AVO. Therefore, you'd be stuck suing in the UK, which means you'd have an uphill battle from the very beginning with finding a UK-based attorney, paying to lodge and fly your witnesses to the UK, and then you'd pray for justice from an unavoidably biased English jury. Good luck.
On the other hand, you could buy a
USA-made suspension manufactured right here in Minnesota and with dealers located throughout the nation (
http://www.qa1.net/dealers). If trouble finds you, you can almost certainly sue QA1 in your home or neighboring state based on specific jurisdiction (minimum contacts).
Note that this post is not meant to be construed as legal advice nor does it create an attorney-client relationship.