Japenese Cars
06-06-2006, 11:11 AM
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Japenese Cars
Anyone ever import some japenese cars. I am lookin to pick up some but I dont know much about the legalities and the costs so I would apprieciate any info you can spare.
06-06-2006, 12:13 PM
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Re: Japenese Cars
You can import a Skyline.
But for the most part expect to pay anywhere from 10-40k over the value of the vehicle and not get it for close to a year. Thats assuming it passes the US EPA inspection, if it fails you forfiet the money for the shipping, inspection storage, and emissions regulations conversions. Not to mention you have a car that is on a slow boat back to Nippon. As for the exact regulations and such they can be found on the net. Just google it. I dont have the website bookmarked anymore sorry.
The only way around the emissions problem is if you dont live in Cali. and dont plan on driving the car, register it as a show only car, and then import it. The costs are close to the same but you wont have to worry about the emissions conversion costs or labor. But the car will not be road legal here in the states.
But for the most part expect to pay anywhere from 10-40k over the value of the vehicle and not get it for close to a year. Thats assuming it passes the US EPA inspection, if it fails you forfiet the money for the shipping, inspection storage, and emissions regulations conversions. Not to mention you have a car that is on a slow boat back to Nippon. As for the exact regulations and such they can be found on the net. Just google it. I dont have the website bookmarked anymore sorry.
The only way around the emissions problem is if you dont live in Cali. and dont plan on driving the car, register it as a show only car, and then import it. The costs are close to the same but you wont have to worry about the emissions conversion costs or labor. But the car will not be road legal here in the states.
06-06-2006, 12:47 PM
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Re: Japenese Cars
Originally Posted by Hodo
You can import a Skyline.
But for the most part expect to pay anywhere from 10-40k over the value of the vehicle and not get it for close to a year. Thats assuming it passes the US EPA inspection, if it fails you forfiet the money for the shipping, inspection storage, and emissions regulations conversions. Not to mention you have a car that is on a slow boat back to Nippon. As for the exact regulations and such they can be found on the net. Just google it. I dont have the website bookmarked anymore sorry.
The only way around the emissions problem is if you dont live in Cali. and dont plan on driving the car, register it as a show only car, and then import it. The costs are close to the same but you wont have to worry about the emissions conversion costs or labor. But the car will not be road legal here in the states.
But for the most part expect to pay anywhere from 10-40k over the value of the vehicle and not get it for close to a year. Thats assuming it passes the US EPA inspection, if it fails you forfiet the money for the shipping, inspection storage, and emissions regulations conversions. Not to mention you have a car that is on a slow boat back to Nippon. As for the exact regulations and such they can be found on the net. Just google it. I dont have the website bookmarked anymore sorry.
The only way around the emissions problem is if you dont live in Cali. and dont plan on driving the car, register it as a show only car, and then import it. The costs are close to the same but you wont have to worry about the emissions conversion costs or labor. But the car will not be road legal here in the states.
WRONG. Cannot register the car as a "Show Car", NHTSA has a strict list of cars that can be registered as such. And the car does not have to meet local emmission standards, but it has to meet the EPA Requirements which are federal.