Motorex got OWNED (skyline importor)
03-14-2006, 06:37 PM
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Motorex got OWNED (skyline importor)
Motorex owner jailed, R32 and R34 legalization rescinded
Monday, March 13, 2006
Posted by: AZhitman
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the owner of Motorex, Nanahoshi Hiroaki, 33, was arrested Thursday and booked into the L.A. County Jail. He is being held on $1 Million bail.
Booking Details
Hiroaki's initial appearance is scheduled for Wednesday of this week.
Hiroaki and Motorex came to the recognition of Nissan enthusiasts in the US as they became the only Registered Importer legally authorized to legalize Skylines for US use. As Motorex was able to comply with stringent US crash-testing requirements, they petitioned the courts to protect their interest in the Skyline market by "locking out" other would-be importers from the list of necessary modifications.
Not only did this give Motorex a corner on the market for legal Skylines, it also allowed them to command a premium price for each legalized car. Motorex-prepped Skylines can fetch upwards of $50,000. While making loads of money, Motorex also made loads of enemies.
According to sources, the lease to the Motorex facility has been overdue for months, and is now locked out by the landlord.
The US Department of Transportation has offically rescinded importation eligibility for both the R32 and R34 Skylines, only 96-98 R33 Skylines are still eligible to be imported.
Stay tuned - We'll keep you updated on the latest news as it becomes available.
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Monday, March 13, 2006
Posted by: AZhitman
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the owner of Motorex, Nanahoshi Hiroaki, 33, was arrested Thursday and booked into the L.A. County Jail. He is being held on $1 Million bail.
Booking Details
Hiroaki's initial appearance is scheduled for Wednesday of this week.
Hiroaki and Motorex came to the recognition of Nissan enthusiasts in the US as they became the only Registered Importer legally authorized to legalize Skylines for US use. As Motorex was able to comply with stringent US crash-testing requirements, they petitioned the courts to protect their interest in the Skyline market by "locking out" other would-be importers from the list of necessary modifications.
Not only did this give Motorex a corner on the market for legal Skylines, it also allowed them to command a premium price for each legalized car. Motorex-prepped Skylines can fetch upwards of $50,000. While making loads of money, Motorex also made loads of enemies.
According to sources, the lease to the Motorex facility has been overdue for months, and is now locked out by the landlord.
The US Department of Transportation has offically rescinded importation eligibility for both the R32 and R34 Skylines, only 96-98 R33 Skylines are still eligible to be imported.
Stay tuned - We'll keep you updated on the latest news as it becomes available.
http://nicoclub.com/news.shtml
03-14-2006, 06:54 PM
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Re: Motorex got OWNED (skyline importor)
yea the rescinding of importation elegibility for r32 and r34 skylines is old news. but hiroaki going to jail is new news and that suck for him but its funny. and other people could and did legal import and convert skylines. it just takes a lot of money to get started in it. i was thinking about getting into importing and us spec conversions but its not financialy feasable for average people. the whole crash test part was very costly for motorex so they earned the right to have a monopoly on the skyline sales in the us.
03-14-2006, 11:21 PM
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Re: Motorex got OWNED (skyline importor)
probably failure to pay his rent...for months.
How much does a garage full of R32's and R34's cost these days to maintain...
If I was the landlord, I think one of those might have accidentally slipped out that back.
How much does a garage full of R32's and R34's cost these days to maintain...
If I was the landlord, I think one of those might have accidentally slipped out that back.
03-14-2006, 11:27 PM
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Re: Motorex got OWNED (skyline importor)
Originally Posted by crxnfx
probably failure to pay his rent...for months.
How much does a garage full of R32's and R34's cost these days to maintain...
If I was the landlord, I think one of those might have accidentally slipped out that back.
How much does a garage full of R32's and R34's cost these days to maintain...
If I was the landlord, I think one of those might have accidentally slipped out that back.
