cars from japan

palmerawesome · 11-11-2006, 12:23 AM

have you ever imported a car from japan? whats your story? sites you used?

i am thinking about importing a car from japan and was wondering exactly how often its done

Supra2NR · 11-11-2006, 03:44 AM

i havent but i know sumbody who did

he ordered a nissan skyline r34 from japan
here's what he had to do
about 70,000 for the car
close to 10,000 for shipping it over
then
sent the car to motorex
he had to convert it to left-hand drive
get it to pass emissions
paid about another 20,000
to get it legalized
and you know whats the kicker
law states you have to get rid of it within a year
since its doesnt follow emissions
and crash safety ratings here in america
thats when i found out, that car doesnt even have a 5mph bumper
and one accident and most lilely would be death

he ddnt care tho, he jus did it for bragging rights

thechori · 11-12-2006, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supra2NR

i havent but i know sumbody who did

he ordered a nissan skyline r34 from japan
here's what he had to do
about 70,000 for the car
close to 10,000 for shipping it over
then
sent the car to motorex
he had to convert it to left-hand drive
get it to pass emissions
paid about another 20,000
to get it legalized
and you know whats the kicker
law states you have to get rid of it within a year
since its doesnt follow emissions
and crash safety ratings here in america
thats when i found out, that car doesnt even have a 5mph bumper
and one accident and most lilely would be death

he ddnt care tho, he jus did it for bragging rights

damn..that's ridiculous..... $70,000 for an R34 in japan? lol jk, the whole thing sounds crazy, sux alot

Supra2NR · 11-12-2006, 12:17 AM

Quote:

damn..that's ridiculous..... $70,000 for an R34 in japan? lol jk, the whole thing sounds crazy, sux alot

money isnt an object for him,
what sux is the fact that he never let me drove it

palmerawesome · 11-12-2006, 05:06 PM

the more i hear from people the less i want to import from japan

the whole point was to get a 1jz supra for a low price
i'm starting to thik a swap would be easier

tone loc · 11-12-2006, 07:37 PM

not really easy just less exspensive

Supra2NR · 11-12-2006, 07:54 PM

cuz i mean
it not really that hard to figure
swap vs a whole import

swap is basically local
you might import a few key parts and what not
but it will be a hell of a lot cheap than importing a whole car

11-11-2006, 12:23 AM	#1
palmerawesome Stock Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orlando Florida Posts: 22	cars from japan have you ever imported a car from japan? whats your story? sites you used? i am thinking about importing a car from japan and was wondering exactly how often its done

11-11-2006, 03:44 AM	#2
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	i havent but i know sumbody who did he ordered a nissan skyline r34 from japan here's what he had to do about 70,000 for the car close to 10,000 for shipping it over then sent the car to motorex he had to convert it to left-hand drive get it to pass emissions paid about another 20,000 to get it legalized and you know whats the kicker law states you have to get rid of it within a year since its doesnt follow emissions and crash safety ratings here in america thats when i found out, that car doesnt even have a 5mph bumper and one accident and most lilely would be death he ddnt care tho, he jus did it for bragging rights __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

11-12-2006, 07:54 PM	#7
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	cuz i mean it not really that hard to figure swap vs a whole import swap is basically local you might import a few key parts and what not but it will be a hell of a lot cheap than importing a whole car __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

11-12-2006, 05:06 PM	#5
palmerawesome Stock Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orlando Florida Posts: 22	the more i hear from people the less i want to import from japan the whole point was to get a 1jz supra for a low price i'm starting to thik a swap would be easier

11-12-2006, 07:37 PM	#6
tone loc 20psi boost Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 706	not really easy just less exspensive