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SlowCL
I was lookin up some stuff on the Civic Ferio and i came across this site. Site looks ligit

Tradecarview.com
Bjonesy
if those are the real prices, Im selling my wrx and importing an s15
3gEclipseRS
Damn, i wish i knew whether that was legit or not. Id sell my car in a heartbeat if that's for real. Id go ahead an pick up a supra or skyline. Well, why not both since they're only like 8 or 9 grand on that website,lol.
phiberoptik
Ill take this one:

http://www.tradecarview.com/stock/detail.aspx?sid=822258

CyborgRyu
still none of these are street legal.
GRNxS14
But how much would it cost you to get them over here? I mean those prices are low but thats still in japan right? wont it cost you a lot more to get it here?
Bjonesy
even if you got one here, it wouldnt be street legal. You'd have to find some way to register it. Of course it is possible to do legitamately (sp?) but most of the time its a matter of how to get around the rules and regulations. For instance GRNxS14, you could import an s15 and swap all the VIN numbers off your s14 onto it. Trash the s14 at a junk yard and *poof* youve got a registered s15.
Bjonesy
so i emailed someone about one of the skylines and they say it would cost 750 bucks to ship a skyline to long beach CA. He said get him the info on the nearest port to here and he will get me a quote. If this is for real, im having an r32 gtr imported.
BodyRoll
QUOTE(Bjonesy @ Nov 4 2007, 10:55 PM) *
so i emailed someone about one of the skylines and they say it would cost 750 bucks to ship a skyline to long beach CA. He said get him the info on the nearest port to here and he will get me a quote. If this is for real, im having an r32 gtr imported.

Isn't that illegal to ship a whole skyline over? Or am I thinking wrong....Because I know one Legal way to ship a skyline over is to do it parts by parts
Bjonesy
QUOTE(Xert513 @ Nov 5 2007, 09:16 AM) *
Isn't that illegal to ship a whole skyline over? Or am I thinking wrong....Because I know one Legal way to ship a skyline over is to do it parts by parts



its not illegal to do, its just difficult to get past customs with it. Pretty much it comes down to money. If youve got the funds you can do anything you want. But, there are always ways around things like customs, the most popular is shipping the car over in 2 pieces. But in all honesty the best way to do it, is to find a member of the military and pay them to use their military benefits to get it here. If you get a car that we already have here, its MUCH easier for sure.


I also know some people in japan that are willing to help me out. A good friend of mine moved to the states from japan about 3 years ago, I think im going to go to japan this spring with her for a few weeks.
513RsxTypeS
that site is fucking sick i want to know if we can really get these cars over here lol i think half of csr is going to be selling there cars lol
Bjonesy
chances are slim to none, but if i can get one to long beach CA. ill go get it from there. No big deal. But problem is getting it past customs. Im going to call customs later this week and see if its illegal to import a car for strictly off road use only. I know its a bit bigger of a deal to get a car legalized to drive on the roads.
sohcej1
prices aren't too bad! i used to look through www.batfa.com and a jza70 supra would've ran me around 3500 shipped to florida. that site's price for one i found was about 2900 shipped.
MAC
I'll take this...





And one of these...

Bjonesy
those are pertty....but im a sucker for a clean lookin s15
sohcej1
you'll have to fight me for the white fastback!
lowandslow
I hate to break it to you all but in the end it is much cheaper to buy one already registered **IMO** i have heard many horror stories about getting those cars registerd. The best way mentioned so far was the guy who talked about the military and having a friend bring it back from japan with him ,that will help for sure. If you want to know how do it goto vwvortex.com (vw site) and search for audi a3 , the guy made a huge thread on it and was actaully succesful in the end it could possibly help you out.

Good luck though i would love to see japenese spec cars cruising around ohio also aren't there already 3 skylines that are here, a black one for sure.
streetproe22
QUOTE(lowandslow @ Feb 20 2008, 11:24 AM) *
I hate to break it to you all but in the end it is much cheaper to buy one already registered **IMO** i have heard many horror stories about getting those cars registerd. The best way mentioned so far was the guy who talked about the military and having a friend bring it back from japan with him ,that will help for sure. If you want to know how do it goto vwvortex.com (vw site) and search for audi a3 , the guy made a huge thread on it and was actaully succesful in the end it could possibly help you out.

Good luck though i would love to see japenese spec cars cruising around ohio also aren't there already 3 skylines that are here, a black one for sure.


i hate to break it to you but you're a dumbass... that thread was over 3 months old
lowandslow
When did i ever say "HEY GUYS THIS IS A NEW THREAD SO IM GOING TO POST IN IT" ? I was just posting because I thought it was a good thread and unlike alot of the other threads this one could actaully help some one out. I had some input on the topic so i shared it, now can you please explain to me why the fuck you decided to jump my ass for no fucking reason ?

p.s. i did read the rules and it never said anything about posting in old threads nor did it say that people will act like complete d-bags for no apparent reason, unless of course you have a reason, but im going to guess its just because you are flaming faggot and you have been made fun of your whole life.
Fallout
QUOTE(streetproe22 @ Feb 20 2008, 11:46 AM) *
i hate to break it to you but you're a dumbass... that thread was over 3 months old

3 months is nothing around here.. damn noobs bumping 5 year old threads, lol.
streetproe22
QUOTE(Fallout @ Feb 20 2008, 12:45 PM) *
3 months is nothing around here.. damn noobs bumping 5 year old threads, lol.


well if we look at it that way then i guess it aint too bad hahaha
crx350ts
check this shit out

http://www.tradecarview.com/stock/detail.aspx?sid=984495
Fallout
QUOTE(lowandslow @ Feb 20 2008, 11:24 AM) *
If you want to know how do it goto vwvortex.com (vw site) and search for audi a3 , the guy made a huge thread on it and was actaully succesful in the end it could possibly help you out.

i looked all over that forum and couldnt find the thread youre talking about. you cant search less than 3 characters so "A3" wont help and searching for "audi" on that site is like searching for "honda" on this one, lol.
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