motorex, fast4wheels, evo.imports, and turbovisions(which ive never heard of) are frauds...

and rb just wont put up with the hassle or importing skylines anymore?....

my question is, how do you import a 95(also to my understanding this year is no longer importable period???) through 98 r33? but heres the catch... w/out forking over my entire savings, and not worrying if the dmv/dot/fmvss guys are just that stupid to just sign away on any piece of paper i hand them (e.i. a TOTALLY LEGAL CAR), not having the car possibly turn out to be nothing more than scraps that were thrown together as a "kit" car, and not dealing with any other afore mentioned frauds that i may have forgotten to list...

Mortorex legalized about 150 of them I think. (I might be wrong, by alot or a little)
Buy one of those or prepare to shell out over 50grand + shipping + the car + whatever else one or more of the 200 people that are involved in it want to charge you.

i know it sounds like im contradicting myself with that remark, but the fact is motorex might have gave the impression of being legal, essentially what they did was illegal, no matter your stand point.

Quote, originally posted by DJPhrost »

...prepare to shell out over 50grand + shipping + the car + whatever else one or more of the 200 people that are involved in it want to charge you.

as long as im not paying 70k+ for an r33 gtr im not worried about that part, im just wondering how effing legal the person(s) are, and who can do it without pitching a b***h fit

The quick answer?

You can't.

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Attorneys, hand-wringers, ambulance-chasers and environmentalists are to blame.

FYI their still part of the problem.

rather have 1 and be only able drive it occasionally(which would more than likly be the case anyways) then not have one at all.

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body. The goal is to skid in broadside; tires smoking, body all dented, leaking fluids, the fuel gauge just about on empty, thoroughly used up and worn out, and loudly proclaiming---- "Holy ****---What a Ride!"

Well, slap my face and call me Susan. I was not aware of that.

I know a fare share about the car, but not as much as I would like. Plus, there are people out there that know things I don't, and vice versa.[

Thanks Count.

They're playing a TV commercial a lot lately that's all about the "brand new electronic AWD" in the "New G"
I always giggle at that one and go "Gee, it sounds like an updated version of the ATTESA-ETS....didn't know that 17+ years was new."

There are states that will register them, like Florida....

I mean, it's registered, so would it just be a legal-to-have car with tons of equipment/safety violations? Or could the car still be impounded (and the owner charged with fraudulant registration)?

Don't all states now require proof of insurance to register a car? And as I've found out, every insurance company I've talked to required me to officially declare the car converted to NHTSA regs to be able to cover it as a drivable car.

Some states don't have mandatory insurance, but like I said 4 pages back: Get in an accident with one and see how fast the attorneys throw you under the bus.

Cars that appear "legal" (to a state) can be impounded by the Feds. Likely, no. Possible, yes.

It'd be falsifying government documents, if you're state requires inspections or has something about having insurance constituting that the car is NHTSA-approved, so I'd assume that it'd be illegal.

But then, that's why I decided to pass on a cheaper R32 in lieu of chancing across an actual Motorex-modified ones (which I was lucky enough to find).
Something about the phrase "State registered" makes me leary when I don't see any supporting proof/documentation of the NHTSA/DOT approval....or even the phrase "50-state legal" along with it.

Really? Anybody in Cali registering Nissan Skyline GTR's? Really interested!

Please don't post the same exact thing in two different threads. We all read each thread that has a new post in it. No need to double up on here.

Wow..... that is great, any loopholes on registering a BNCR34 GTR?

ive titled 4 GTR34 so far

and its BNR34 not BNCR34

Florida, we need California titles, any info would be greatly appreciated, cars are here in CA, we are ready to go, cash in hand.....

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skygame u have email

Same here, bump for more info.... need to title R34's in Cali......

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/...63420

6. Motor Vehicle Titling and Registration

NHTSA is not responsible for regulating the operation of motor vehicles on public roads in the U.S. or for titling or registering motor vehicles for such operation. That is instead the responsibility of the individual States. Some States may require a manufacturer's certificate of origin (MCO) or manufacturer's statement of origin (MSO) to register a new motor vehicle. These are not federally required documents. NHTSA, therefore, is not in a position to offer guidance to prospective vehicle manufacturers or vehicle purchasers on obtaining a needed MCO or MSO. Consumers with questions regarding these documents should direct those questions to their State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Prospective manufacturers seeking guidance on obtaining MCO or MSO documents should contact the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) at 703-522-4201 or visit that organization's website at http://www.aamva.org.

skygamenico@yahoo.com

Modified by skygame at 1:22 PM 12/7/2006

Quote, originally posted by 89 GTR R32 »

I am sorry if this has been posted before but I am to lazy to go through and read all of the forums on this site. So let me se if I am correct on this. If you own a skyline that is for track or show only and get it titled, is the car legal then. I know a guy that titles Skylines and he does all the paper work on them and takes it to a DMV and goes through some kind of inspection, but basically if the car is in good running shape and has no exhaust problems and nothing wrong with the SRS the car passes and you get a title. He says it takes one hour or more to do this. So what I am trying to say after all of that, is the car legal and can I drive it with out getting in trouble with the law?

Sorry, we don't do "lazy".

Everything you want to know was answered on page 1.

Thanks!

If you don't take the time to do the research on this car, and find out what it's going to take and how much money you are going to spend, you are going to be in a world of dissapointment.

Most people want thier answers given to them, handed to them on a silver plate, if you will. I'm sorry, but if you are going to buy a GT-R, you should spend time learning about the car and what it's going to take to even get to the shipping yards if you are going to import it.

Things like de-registering a car, paying the taxes that are involved, makeing sure the Sha-ken was done right, and who knows what else. I have been over here for years and have tried learning as much as I can, and I am always finding out more and more things I didn't know. It blows me away how much bad info is out there on the GT-R.

Most people that want these cars are people like, "Man, I was playing GT4 and I saw this car called the Skyline, and I have to get me one."

There are people out there that have found it through other means, and hopefully, those are people that have done the time to research.

All in all, what I am trying to say, study up, make sure you have all the information you are gonna need, and have some serious coin ready to roll when it's needed.

I've dreamed of getting a GT-R for about 5 years now, and been seriously in the market searching out options for the last 6 months.

It's truly a PITA, even with Canada getting them all nice and legal now (well, the 89-91's anyway)

I spent many hours thinking of ideas and then researching how viable they were. I also learned what pitfalls to look out for along the way. I feel much better having sorted the stuff of for myself. I ACTUALLY LEARNED SOMETHING.

(For example: I work for a company that's actually in Toronto. I even looked into having THEM buy one up there and assign it to me as a company car...no good, and I thought that'd be my best route)

Point is....DO YOUR HOMEWORK!
Expecting to have everyone spoon-feed you the simplest of answers just makes you look like a fool that doesn't deserve a Skyline in the first place.

Having spent the time and brain-power finding out things makes me appreciate being able to finally get one all the more.

It's frustrating, as we're committed to:

1) Helping out n00bs
2) Providing accurate information

With that said, anyone who's "in the market" would be wise to simply re-read this thread.

Very true.....

From what I was told by the previous owner of a Toyota Soarer and a friend with a STATE LEGAL Skyline, Progessive will insure anything as long as it has a VIN, whether it be 10 letters long (Japanese) or 36.

While getting the quotes from various companies, every one of them (including Progressive) officially asked me the question of "Has the vehicle been modified to NHTSA standards and been officially approved by the DOT?"

Thus, by saying "yes", if you ever have an accident and they find out that you willfully gave a false statement about that DOT approval, you could be cited for insurance fraud.

It only takes 21 days port-to-port from Japan to the US. Where are you getting 16-18 weeks?