I can get skylines in CALI!!!!!

super 96 accord · 12-06-2001, 05:04 PM

Allright. Here's the deal.

I can get skylines.
They would be registered and insured as 300Z's.

For the price of the car in Japan, or wherever else you can find it, plus about $15K I can get it shipped and registered in CALI! This goes for 32's, 33's, and 34's. Don't ask how it gets done, just know that it does. I currently have a JDM Honda Del sol over here registered as a Cali Civic, still right hand drive and everything!! I'll get pics if you want. Let me know your ?'s and comments.

bbb · 12-07-2001, 01:42 AM

so..... what ur sayin is that for example

i get a r34 for 20K in japan. I tell u where it is and u import and make it leagal to drive in the us with an additional 17K

20
+17
37

so if i pay u 37K then i could get the car then? and does it matter weather if it is new or has a lot of mileage on it ? Do we have a any tax to pay for it ?

FINAL so ur sayin for 37K u could import a street leagal r34 skyline gtr into cali ?

Great deal.....get motorex out of buisness huh...? hahahaha

USA Racer · 12-07-2001, 02:13 AM

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Originally posted by bbb

FINAL so ur sayin for 37K u could import a street leagal r34 skyline gtr into cali ?

Sounds like a great deal.

super 96 accord · 12-07-2001, 03:29 AM

Well I might have spoken a couple days premature. My bud who has a shop and imports cars for race and parts has a way to do this. He's going to get me some definitive prices but actually he said it'll prob be about $20K to do the stuff. Which is sure a helluva lot less than anywhere else that I know of. He has done this exact same thing several times with civics/integras and a couple Evo's. I'm gonna hopefully be his first guinea pig with the skyline but we forsee NO problem at all with it. I will definitely keep ya'll updated with the progress and hopefully we can get some GT-R's runnin the streets!

tofstchvy · 12-07-2001, 10:33 AM

Motorex charges 15,000 to import through them. How is it any cheaper? Plus it is registered as a skyline. It sucks having to pay that much but at least it will be legal and you won't have to worry about losing the car down the road. The A.F. is telling me I can ship mine back for $1500 because the shipping laws have changed hope that is true and I don't have to go through motorex.

GTR-33 · 12-07-2001, 11:10 PM

In the US through Motorex, I thought the Skyline is registered as a special edition 240SX? What if I want a R32 or R33? is the 15K a flat rate?

PART · 12-08-2001, 12:47 AM

HMMMMMM Interesting propostion wonder if that would fly in NYC neway ill be paying attention cause that would def. rock. later

Gtr2.7L · 12-08-2001, 04:28 AM

Great...so you can import a GTR as a TT 300ZX...oh, but wait a sec. What happens if you
get into an accident? Lemme see... your insurance company is going to tell you to go f*ck
yourself for entering into a contract under false pretenses (you're insured for a 300ZX)...
If someone hits you, their insurance company is going to do the same thing. Not to mention
the officer who fills out the police report is going to figure out pretty quick you weren't
driving a 300ZX....I believe that's a $500,000 fine and up to Five years in prison.
Either way...you've lost your $30,000 dollar investment.
Motorex registers them as a Skyline GTR. Check your local DMV (Cali, Maryland, Oregon)
...you can see yourself. They're also insured as such. If you don't have the money to
pay Motorex, I guarantee you don't have the cash for its upkeep.
For example. You should replace your Air Flow Meters every 3 years or 30k miles...that's
120000 Yen. 950 bucks...not including shipping, phone calls etc.
Gas (at 14 mpg) will cost you in the neighborhood of 2.50-4.00 a gallon depending on what
mods you put on your car. Insurance, you had better have a perfect record....or access to
USAA coverage...Ken (from Motorex) wrote me and told me he was paying 3g's a year for
coverage. On top of everything else...you need cash for your entire purchase as no
bank in their right mind is going to lend you that much money for a car that isn't able
to be registered or insured. Motorex, although expensive, is the financially sound choice.

tofstchvy · 12-08-2001, 05:12 AM

Not to mention You are not going to find a r34 for 20,000 you are lucky to find r32's for that. Most r34's go for around 55 to 65,000.

super 96 accord · 12-08-2001, 02:43 PM

It's a 300Z w/a lot of heavy mods

Anyways, sorry I even brought this up to ya'll. Just forget I said anything about it.

Gtr2.7L · 12-08-2001, 03:16 PM

Doesn't hurt to throw out ideas....maybe it will give someone else the way in to the right
idea. I'm just worried people will try to bring in a GTR and get stuck. Now that would suck!
What WOULD be a good idea is to get ahold of someone with a legally imported Skyline who
is willing to give the information about what exactly was changed....that will probably prove
very difficult to do....

GTR-33 · 12-09-2001, 06:33 AM

tofstchvy: Where are you getting your info? 55-65K? They cost 45K new....

Gtr2.7L:

Quote:

Gas (at 14 mpg) will cost you in the neighborhood of 2.50-4.00 a gallon depending on what mods you put on your car.

The price of gas doesn't change because of your mods... The Skyline also gets a little over 20MPG if you drive it properly (no need to floor it every time the light turns green). There is a HUGE difference in paying 90K and 50K or LESS. Alot more people can shell out the money for a 50K car. Put it like this, Just because you cant afford a Ferrari 355 (150K), don't mean you can't afford a Dodge Viper GTS-R(75K)...

Hopefully things will change in the near future...

Peace

Gtr2.7L · 12-09-2001, 07:50 AM

The RB26DETT's required fuel will go from 97 octane to 100 if you boost over 14.7 psi (1 Bar)....otherwise, stand by for knock. In the US...there's a big difference in the costs of gas between these to octanes.

tofstchvy · 12-09-2001, 09:03 AM

Here is some prices. As you can see stock r34 v-spec are going for 45 to 48 and modded cars go up to 65 or so. Can't find any ads that show mod prices in the mag I have here with me.

GTR-33 · 12-10-2001, 05:52 AM

I'm talking about owning a stock GTR V Spec II... If you boost, you still don't have to go up in octane in US. The gas here is alot better than most countries. Aus. 97 octane is about a 93 octane here. At most you would just need a fuel additive. Just to let you know about gas prices here. 89 oct 1.15; 93 oct 1.19; 97 oct 1.25; 110 oct race gas 2.55 i think... Thats in Chicago BTW. A couple cents more here in Milwaukee...

4,889,000 Yen is not 48K, its 38,937 USD. Even the most expensive one in your book doesn't break 40K USD. 1 USD is 126(125.56 actually) JPY
What mag is that BTW? Options?

Peace

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