Anybody heard of Bafta

man, i don't know what the fuck is going on now...
i reported them to the FBI, and i'm told apparently the SS has some on going investigation into them...

then i send Batfa an email telling them i want to know why they havent responded to me in 5 months, or made an attept to ship my car....now all of a sudden i get a reply ( after 5 months of not) so now they are offering to send the car by container and refund my $900 i paid for roll-on-roll-off shipping....

i'll keep you all updated

So when are you gettin your teg if they do come through supposedly?

i dont know for sure at this point...id have to say at least 5 weeks though if it was shipped by this friday...if it does get shipped...ive been waiting for this damn car since march as most of you know

ill c wht I can do just give me the ships name that all I need to kno and ill tell you exactly where and when it will arrive.

note: post 1111

ok, update...aparently there is a container ship going out on the 31st from yokahama...and will stop at port of miami....i don't know the name of the ship yet though

So once the car FINALLY gets to Miami, what do you plan on doing with it? Is it already legalized? If not, What company are you using for the legalization process or are you tackling the project yourself?

I do hope you get your car soon man!

well "IF" i get it this is what i plan on doing with it...since the same car is sold in the US already (LHD & with a weaker motor of course, and no JDM parts)
and i still have the title from my 1993 integra (that i parted out, then cut up with a saw-zall) i can register and insure the car with that...if i get pulled over or anything, i can just say a JDM front clip was welded on to make the car RHD..which is perfectly legal to do..shops here do it all the time for about $2k in labor costs.

I'd mainly use the car for going to the 1/4 mile track here to race, car shows, hangout spots in miami, work on it in the garage...i really want to turbo it and use it for exclusive track use eventually though...

im waiting on Batfa to respond to my last email....if i get the shipping refund wired to my account they promised, i will start to believe what they say...its 3:10am on monday in Tokyo..as it is 1:10pm sunday here on the east coast....

ill update the situation when i know more
thanks everyone

man good luck with that

yea about motorex, ya don't need em if yer buying a imported supra or rx7, any car that we have cause when you go to get a registration just be like, "yea, I need to get my 1994 toyota supra registered," and they'll be like "ok" right?

Not when its rhd sorry but your very wrong :disappoin theres alot more 2 it then that.

and how are they gonna know it's right hand drive, plus it's the same engines that we have

They check it and if ur insurance company finds out your srcewd plus you need a letter from the manufacturer.

and how are they gonna know it's right hand drive, plus it's the same engines that we havefine go ahead and do it but dont say you were not warned!

lol just let him do what he wants to do. The dot and epa will do what they want to do with will his Fine fee's :lol:

Btw jmrev ~ can you resize your sig if you need help ill resize it for you.

what letter from the manufacturer?

what letter from the manufacturer?

You have to get a letter from toyota because u want a supra right? An they have to state that it has the same engine and displacement (exactly) as the supra model over here. Then you will be clear and it has to meet epa regs.

The letter actually has to state that the RHD car will perform the same as the LHD car in crash tests... this letter would be looked at by the DOT/NHTSA... the EPA only cares about whether the car will pass the various emissions requirements...

you have to remember that cars imported from Japan don't have VIN numbers like cars sold in the US, therefore the DMV won't register it... you will need to get a substitute VIN number from the DOT (for skylines, they use the chassis number)...

I agree with exactly what you all are saying...yeah, you cannot just walk into the dmv and throw down a japanese title and be like "y0 i wanna register my car"

Nicky81-
first off..you probably wont have a title in most instances..what you will have is a certificate of destruction with a japanese translation to english...second...there is so much you have to do to bring a car to US specs it is insane...epa/dot/nhtsa....fees..fees..more fees...alot of your time...more time...its not as easy as you are trying to make it sound.

hence the reason you do not see lots of RHD's cruising the streets here in the U.S.

you will need to get a substitute VIN number from the DOT ....what's this?

nicky81 - you're going to have to call the DOT for that info...your gonna need that if you want to "legally" register the car..

ok, here is another update for everyone interested....i was contacted back on sept 11 by batfa, they sent the car on august 30th, and the documents are on the way to me via "EMS" courier. i have a tracking number for this, and it is awaiting customs clearance at the office at JFK. so hopefully in 2-3 weeks i will have my RHD INTEGRA.

Hope everything goes well with your purchase 9D3RST.

I was going to order one of the cars from Batfa, not a Skyline though, but I decided not to.

thanks Zato.

I recieved my documents for the car today actually, everything i need is there...and after looking up the ship schedule on the carriers website, it is going to arrive in Miami on sunday september 26th.
I can't wait to get it, so excited to have a RHD. i'll post pics after i get it. thanks everyone

you have to go through motorex still. And $CAST in Iwakuni has better deals

4cast

fallenprnce - what is the website for the place your are talking about?

oh yeah, today i called a customs broker in Miami, and the guy barely spoke english, and he was talking all this bullshit about motorex...he said like they are going out of bussiness..im like surreee they are (sarcastic)..
then the guy starts saying how he has 5 skylines that he is in the middle of converting at his shop...

correct me if im wrong, but isnt the only company to legalize skylines motorex?
then i said, ok, sure whatever...i got alot more brokers to call, ones that know what they're talking about..

just thought i'd post that for everyones entertainment.

greg

MotoRex only legalize Skylines. I asked if they legalized Toyota Mark IIs and they replied saying they only do Skylines.

Could you not just get a car from them, drive it back yourself (and pray you dont get pulled) and register it as a kit car?

then the guy starts saying how he has 5 skylines that he is in the middle of converting at his shop...

correct me if im wrong, but isnt the only company to legalize skylines motorex?



Technically...no. Legally yes. If a shop knows what needs to be done, then they can do the work. Only problem is you still have to pay motorex to ok the car to the DOT/EPA/NHTSA because they have the crash info.

Could you not just get a car from them, drive it back yourself (and pray you dont get pulled) and register it as a kit car?

This has been gone over a billion times.

NO!

^^^ very true all this stuff is down here all ready!

Hey 9D3RST any news on you ride? DId you finally get it? And if you did what have you done to it?

yeah i hope that batfa .com is a good site cuz pretty soon ima import an 89 nissan skyline gts-t to la and i hope its a real site and a good deal
T.RS| GTS-T{J-SPEC}

yeah, Batfa finally came through with delivering the car...almost 7 full months until it got here though...they claim they couldnt get booking all this time for the car....im working on getting it out of customs, but that is a huge hassle down in miami if you dont speak spanish (which i don't)

i have actually found another rhd integra in the USA already, Nashville area...im trying to talk the owner into selling it...it is the same as the one i cannot get out of customs down here even...

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but you won't be able to import an 89. The petition is 1990-1999.
On the MotoRex site it says explicitly that they do not do 1989 R32 do to different electronics.

mB

mB

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but you won't be able to import an 89. The petition is 1990-1999.
On the MotoRex site it says explicitly that they do not do 1989 R32 do to different electronics.

mB

mB

different electronics and no airbags i believe.

I'm thinking of buying a car from Japan, Can anyone recommend a reputable car dealer. I have read a few comments about Batfa, through whom I was going to purchase a car, now i have doubts about that.Any help, greatfully appreciated.Thanks. I should mention that I am from Australia.

:) Hi there Im pretty new here but I did all the necessary research to get a car from japan,,...looked at all the importers and agents over there and I COULD recommened you one that wont Jit u for your money.....I myself purchased a nissan skyline and Im living in Germany...so talk about the logistics of getting one of them fine ass cars here.....well who ever wants to know Ill be happy to help...cars in stock are in very well condition no bs.....

I would very much like any help you could give me on any importors and agents as i would like to purchase a car from Japan but am concerned as to who is ok to deal with. I too am new here and finding the comments made here are very helpfull. Sorry to hear about the folk who got shafted. I just don't want to be one of them.I also want to mention that I am from Australia.