not legally, which is the point here....

 

soo wait... if the DOT has crash reports for the skyline what is preventing other people from importing them under those crash reports that motorex did??

 

FYI... down here, a car doesnt have to be EPA and DOT legal... all you need is registration and a tag. insurance is cake... how do you think people insure kit cars and one-off's?

in florida, all you need is a vehicle make to register. a model is not required. you can even register a vehicle w/ a 7 digit VIN. i have 2 friends who have worked w/ a "local" importer based out of orlando. one bought an R33 GTR, rhd. the other was going to buy an Evo7 RS but couldnt get approved from his credit union. he finds vehicles at auction in japan and ships them to the dominican republic where they are dissassembled into parts. then shipped to the port of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale or everglades and reassembled here stateside. the shipping is not that expensive. between 1000-2000. a car that costs $1000 usd in a japan auction would be ~$2500 all said and done to be in orlando. its not EPA or DOT legal, but its driveable on the roads. itll have a registration and a tag. thats all you need.

where else can you get a skyline for $22k?
where else can you get a JZA80 for $25k?
where else can you get JDM imprezza STI's and Evo8 RS's for mid-$30's?
where else can you get WHATEVER you want from japan?

fuck MotoRex... overpriced son's of bitches. all you JDM-madd-tytness lovers should consider yourself lucky that you live in florida. registering and plate'ing a JDM car is a hell of a lot easier here than anywhere else, especially canada since a car has to be at least 15 yrs old before its eligible.

in fact, the "local" importer just told me today he got done converting a pair of BRAND new RHD Honda NSX's for some royal family. the name slips my mind cuz i just dont remember. this guy does the LHD conversions and can import and register whatever you want.

see anything you want?


maybe here?

 

I getting tired of having to correct people. Registration does not mean jack shit, and that DOES NOT mean it is legal to drive on the roads. Don't confuse the 2.

Registration and tags is STATE level
DOT AND EPA Compliance is FEDERAL LEVEL!!!

even though you can get a plate...if the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT finds out your F@CKED. end of story, regardless of how it was shipped in. There are LAWS and PENALTIES for violating this. PERIOD. Anything else is just downright illegal.

According to the DOT, any automobile or automobile component MUST COMPLY with DOT/EPA regulations or it MUST be imported as "Offroad use only". Any automobile or automobile component imported under "OFFROAD USE ONLY" can NEVER be used on an american highway....NEVER.

So what does this mean? Yes....all those SR20det's are ILLEGAL.

Try and find a way around that.

Charles

 

and all those pictures you posted, of the EVO7's and the Skylines.....

They are all at Port Everglades (FREE TRADE ZONE). Some of those cars have been there for what, over a year, because NOBODY can legalize them. Pictures of cars in a free trade zone doesn't mean squat.

If I remember correctly, EVO7's were once imported illegally by a firm in ORlando, and sold to customers.....than the DOT showed up at their houses to take them back. The owners paid around $35k each, and they never got there money back....the cars just sit in storage. Last I heard, Sean Morris was trying to petition the DOT to add the cars to the eligibilty list, but don't know if it's been approved. This has been going on for about 2-3 years.

Charles

 

WO0t JDM Supra, tyte 280HP with ceramic turbine blades and smaller injectors!

The rest of those cars are :drool: but again, I'd rather get a LHD and something thats just been in the U.S. or so. R34 one day maybe, but too much work for something like that. Your better off swaping the (RB26DETT?) into something we already have.

 

Pretty soon R32 GT-Rs will become legal in Canada...cars become "antiques" there at 15 y/o and are waved from emissions and crash regulations and things of that sort. Wonder if it would be easier to get a Skyline here if they are already in canada...obviously shipping would be much less.

 

charles has explained this 100 times... search button.. use it