Is this for real?

[Moppie]

Originally Posted by SVT_FOCUS

Ok, thanks. Time to go JDM Supra hunting.

This getting OT, but why?
The JDM cars are no differnt than the US spec cars in terms of performance or spec level.

[TuxedoCartman]

Yeah, but they make the FASTEST mail delivery vehicles out there!!!

[thegladhatter]

Originally Posted by Moppie

The JDM cars are no differnt than the US spec cars in terms of performance or spec level.

They are different in other ways. Side impact...headlight focus....5mph bumpers...emissions....etc. I think it is kind of weird the way you can get your car inspected in Japan....and they KNOW that the next day the car will be sitting lower to the ground....will have NO cat converter....may have a totally different engine....will have different tires....AND they could care less. In the states you take your cat off and you are in deep kimchee!

[TuxedoCartman]

Originally Posted by thegladhatter

They are different in other ways. Side impact...headlight focus....5mph bumpers...emissions....etc. I think it is kind of weird the way you can get your car inspected in Japan....and they KNOW that the next day the car will be sitting lower to the ground....will have NO cat converter....may have a totally different engine....will have different tires....AND they could care less. In the states you take your cat off and you are in deep kimchee!

Well, to play Devil's advocate, there's so many people in Japan that to pay close attention to every single car would be a serious endevour. I'm sure THEIR government can think of better things to do with tax payer dollars than harrass a minority of the car driving public.

Also, there's a lot of states in America that don't even require the inspections they have in Japan. In Kansas, you could buy a brand new car one day, yank the cats, slam it to the ground, and put all the go-fast bits you want under the hood the next day, and nobody will ever say a thing to you. Hell, even the inspections we have in Missouri are ridiculous (Are your windshield wipers, brake pads, and tires in good condition? You pass...)

[VQuick]

Originally Posted by PapoSwing

Hey that was one of the sites I was looking into! So are you telling me that the cars they are selling are phony or just that they can't convert the vehicles for US use? Is Bafta phony as well?

The cars themselves might not be phony, but they definitely can't legalize them for you.

[oi_boy]

Actually, there are quite a few JDM models that were watered-down to fit USDM specs in terms of performance.

[PapoSwing]

If they can't legalize them, then why doesn't anyone shut them down? I mean I really was hoping they were legit! They got some other nice cars I was looking into. This Blows!

Oh and another thing, who is JDM? What is their site?

[thegladhatter]

I think they are legit....you just can't drive the cars legally after you get them. That's just a minor problem.

[SVT_FOCUS]

JDM is short for the term- Japanese Domestic Market (aka. Skyline, Silvia)

[Moppie]

Originally Posted by oi_boy

Actually, there are quite a few JDM models that were watered-down to fit USDM specs in terms of performance.

No shit

[VQuick]

Originally Posted by PapoSwing

If they can't legalize them, then why doesn't anyone shut them down? I mean I really was hoping they were legit! They got some other nice cars I was looking into. This Blows!

They don't have to legalize the cars. They're just selling them. Legalization is your problem.

[TuxedoCartman]

Yeah, VQuick, but they are implying that their cars are street legal. That's not right.

[SVT_FOCUS]

Originally Posted by TuxedoCartman

Yeah, VQuick, but they are implying that their cars are street legal. That's not right.

yes, they replied to my emails saying they are 100 % street legal, bs.

[thegladhatter]

Originally Posted by TuxedoCartman

Yeah, VQuick, but they are implying that their cars are street legal. That's not right.

THAT would be correct. They are deceptive in their business dealings.

[ximpxon]

screw that man, that's another scam as we all know... and geez, i know i've seen the same cars on other websites. Oh yeah, they're 2 freakin' expensive too. 36.000 for a skyline GTS T ?? hell NO!!! that car costs around 500.000 or 700.000 yens.