GTO or VR-4

[aorozco2]

I am wondering what to get next, because I found a 93 GTO for $7000 in Japan and I also found a 95 VR-4 for $5500 in Arizona and I was wondering what would be better for me to get next. Because right now I have a 91 SL (auto).

[Boosted1]

First of all, is the GTO RH or LH drive? Getting it imported and all that would be a hassle, I would think. And I didn't think GTO's sold for that little. Also, $5500 for a 95 VR4? What kind of mileage do these cars have, and what's the condition? I paid over 8k for my 93 with 140k on it, for comparison's sake.

[youngvr4]

i paid 7200 with 112,000

but i was very lucky

[YogsVR4]

First, if those cars are indicative of your price range, you won't get that GTO into the country. As for the 95 VR4 for 5.5K - either the seller has no idea what the value of their car is or its in pretty rough shape.

[aorozco2]

the seller of the 95 VR-4 is selling it at that price because where he lives people steal every day and because the body kit he had on it was stolen so its missing the front and rear bumpers

[talskinyguy]

Is the GTO even a TT? And there is no way you are getting it into the country for that cheep.

[Thourun]

How does one legaly get an imported car registered?

[stfuad]

With lots of money. With Skylines you have to buy a few so that they can be crash tested etc... there are fees to do the crash testing, fees to bring it into the country, shipping, more fees. Then you probably gotta pay sales tax and whatever over fees that the government decides to impose on you.

[Thourun]

But the car's are the same in terms of structure, Seems stupid to me since you can build a custom car that dosent have any saftey at all and put it on the road.

[talskinyguy]

You wont have to crash test a GTO since they are sold here, however you have to have it emisions tested, and maybe retrofitted with more equipment, You also have to go through quite a long process of regristration. And on top of all that import fees cost quite a bit.

As far as home built cars go, they dont hurt our economy, and are not built on foreign soil, so they are treated very differently.

[k3smostwanted]

Originally Posted by Thourun

How does one legaly get an imported car registered?

ahh...the infamous imported car talk.

look to spend many 10's of thousands of dollars to the price for that GTO to legally drive it in the US and get it over here.

first, the japanese have much different laws when it comes to cars. many things need to be changed, and RHD is NOT one of them to legalize a imported car. most japanese cars have different glass, bumpers, headlights (glass of the headlights), and many other things.

second, you will have to become a registered importer (RI)...or find someone who is.

third, with all the modifications you have to be approved by EPA/DOT to sell these cars and that they pass all crash testing, emissions, and other things. rumors i have heard, this part cost motorex hundred's of thousands of dollars to do with the skyline.

i probably missed a BUNCH of things...the point is, stick to the US unless you want a skyline and you have $30k-$120k...

EDIT:

Originally Posted by talskinyguy

You wont have to crash test a GTO

i sitll think you would because all the parts that were interrchanged to pass DOT would have to checked again because they do not know its the same car...i dont know though. who cares...too much money.

[talskinyguy]

Ive actually looked into what cars have to be crash tested when imported to the US. They basicly have a list of cars that dont have to be, the GTO is on that list. One of the funnier ones on the list is the toyota cavaleir, aka the chevy cavaleir sold under the toyota name in japan.

[Old and good]

the TT GTO is only 280bhp becouse the laws in japan dont alow mass produced cars to come with over 280hp stock or at least thats what i heard

[Gateway]

^^ wrong

the TT GTO MR is like....350 horse or more. it comes with 13g turbos stock.

[k3smostwanted]

and its actually 280ps not Horsepower...and they are only said to be at 280ps, they are not actually 280ps. the japanese companies came to agreement that they wouldnt rate their cars over 280ps back in the early 90's. ie. the GTR is knows to lay down over 280ps to the wheels and we all know that it doesnt have 0% drivetrain loss....

BTW:

Originally Posted by talskinyguy

Ive actually looked into what cars have to be crash tested when imported to the US. They basicly have a list of cars that dont have to be, the GTO is on that list. One of the funnier ones on the list is the toyota cavaleir, aka the chevy cavaleir sold under the toyota name in japan.

thanks for the info, i just figured all of them would need to be crash tested beings parts will need to be exchanged...