I know many people who live down there. It's easy.
Hell, I know people who live here and title and register their cars there, to avoid personal property tax. Again, easy.

No state is as easy to title and register vehicles as Florida.

But the point remains, per NHTSA, the only Federally legal Skylines in the US are the ones that came through Motorex.
A state-issued title does NOT over-ride Federal regulations.

That whole quote about the state's being responsible for titling and all that means just that: It's their responsibility to check and ensure that the cars they title are legal. Just because they don't, doesn't mean those cars are magically DOT approved.

And you've yet to EVER answer the one simple question, no matter how many times it gets asked: How do you import your cars? In pieces or as an assembled, fully-running vehicle?

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They think they're the ONLY ones with the "ancient JDM secret".

Hell, the guys here in AZ do the same thing, and I laugh at them. The fact is, it's simply not worth the hassle for the state-employed retards at the DMV to cause a ruckus over...

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i answered it many times and u did not read.FULL RUNNING!!

and doing a title transfer of a JDM car that allready has a title from anothere state is simple, all you do is have the title take the car to the Tax office and for them to verify the vin and thats its,title is transfered( im refering to my state only).im talking about its initial title.meaning when u have the car and the jsp de-reg,Thats what im talking about.if you think yuo can just take the car and bring the de-reg and they will just title it.I dont think so!!!! so thats why im saying get the thought out of your head that its easy to do the initial titling of a JDM car in fl.

Modified by celm at 8:59 AM 4/8/2007

Well, whatever helps you sleep at night, comfortable in the fact that you're selling illegal vehicles to people.

99% of the cars i do,arent even mine.i didnt even import them, if i sell a car it was a car i was driving around for a few months.and its registered and insured and the whole nine yards.when do u see me ever listing cars for sale,maybe once every six months...

dude, im sick of people assuming these things about me the the 99% blah blah blah.
-sorry admins im just going to get something straight.
my cars are NOT kit cars- i bring my cars through a race team, cars like the D1 cars... they dont take those cars apart they bring them in as a WHOLE car, i just stick my cars with the same container, and they give me a time limit to get the cars registered...
goddam...

Dude, do me a favor and go back and read what I posted. Where did I say anything about your shipping procedures or whether or not you dissassembled them? I was simply asking you about selling illegal cars.

If you were able to contact the NHTSA and work with them to get these cars legal and lo and behold it became a reality, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

My problem is people are selling cars that ARE NOT able to be legalized in the US. MotorEx got many done, albeit through shady practices, legally, and if those cars are selling, I don't question it with proper documentation.

I don't want our membership here at NICO to be taken advantage of. If they know what they are getting into, fine. If they want just a car to take to car shows, track days or the drag strip so they don't need a title, fine. I don't give a damn. I DO give a damn about people selling cars saying, "Oh, I can get it legal in the state," and then not informing thier clients that the cars will not be ferderally legal and they run the risk of the car being impounded or, worse, crushed after shelling out several thousand dollars.

I feel as if I am beating a dead horse, but doen't anyone else see where I am coming from on this?

Oh, and by the way, do not use blasphemy in my forum.

and that goes for saying any skyline that isn't a 96-98 legal in this country... the docket put forth aid they are the only ones that are legal to drive on the street( WITH MODIFICATIONS )... if i take one of your cars to the cops for inspection am i going to get it back or am i going to watch a very expensive show as it gets crushed

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ok guys... i know where your coming from, i had already quit posting my cars for sale just to save us all the head ache. i just want everyone to leave me out of those posts saying im bsing ect...

+1

None of this is to say that I would pass up an R32 GT-R or GTS-T at the right price....

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+1

Thanks guys, I just wanted to make sure you understood what I was saying.

The only truly federally legal Skyline is one that came over via the now defunct Motorex.

If it isnt federally legal, then you cant use it for general everyday use on the street.

If you have a skyline that isnt federally legal, if found it will likely be exported, impounded, crushed, or otherwise made unretainable.

Based on this info, and assuming its not wrong, am I to draw the conclusion that I basically cannot legally get an R32 GTR unless it was a Motorex imported machine? Ideally I would prefer to get one that is already stateside, so as not to deal with all the importing red tape, but now Im really not sure what the best course of action is.

One thing though, and I am not 100% sure on this, but the R33 Skylines, according to the NHTSA, is the only model that is legal to import and have modified to regulations.

But...I have been told that the NHTSA has recinded that statement and no Skyline is allowed to be legally imported.

Can anyone verify that?

Now, for those cars that have passed a state inspection, and by whatever means have been issued a US VIN and are registered, there may be NO problems for their owners.

However, there's always the chance that something goes wrong (usually due to an accident, a vandalism / theft, or simply a "hater") that brings the car to "official" attention...

I have a 97 skyline, legally registered and inspected for Texas..and did not get it via motorex

The simplest summation was posted just above:

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That is correct Neal. Now, for those cars that have passed a state inspection, and by whatever means have been issued a US VIN and are registered, there may be NO problems for their owners. However, there's always the chance that something goes wrong (usually due to an accident, a vandalism / theft, or simply a "hater") that brings the car to "official" attention...

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So there is no way to go about this.... And how do the owners that are on here have theres? how can I get one...?

Got lucky enough to catch a Motorex car for sale was the first person to call the guy and put down a deposit.

Stays in the garage 99% of the time anyways

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So, you've got an illegally imported and registered car....hope nothing happens to it.

No reason to respond to the first question, the past 8 pages are clear.

Anything that stays in the garage 99% of the time is a decoration, not a performance car.

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p.s. CZ, anytime you decide you're bored with the 32, you know where to find me.

Only way I'd sell it is if my boss every manages to talk me into moving to Canada....sell the Motorex one here in the states, and get a Canadian one; that way two people win.

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Dialing him RIGHT now.

In fact, both my clients are female. And hot.
I love my job.

But good luck getting Customs to issue the 1-year approval for a Skyline these days. (ie., they won't, for the simple fact that too many people are doing it, then taking the cars to FL or wherever, and getting state titles and selling them)

From what I found out last year, you also have to provide dates, locations and events to which you would be using the car for.

I was kidding about the 99%, but it stays in my garage most of the time becuase i'm travelling between austin/houston all the time.

All the Motorex cars will have a sticker from California showing that they were inspected for the NHTSA and EPA conversions.

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Hi, I'm new to this and i'm and I am looking for my first car. After looking i found a skyline for cheap and its in good condition 1993. I have been looking over this topic for a few days and I'm wondering if it is legalized. How could i find out if so, and idk what to do. I just wanna know how i can get it and not taking away by cops while on the road=)

First car.. and looking at a motorex car... deep pockets man they usually go for around 40k

Please don't take offense to this, but with your age, a Skyline is not the best car for you for your first one.

For one, parts are difficult to come by, and not cheap. The car itself can be expensive if it is a legal one. Right had drive take some getting used to, especially if you are driving it in the US. You will attract a lot of unwanted attention...i.e. people will want to race you, only because you are driving a Skyline, and that could get you noticed by the police, which you really don't want.

Like I said, I am not trying to rain down on your parade, just letting you know that a $$$ car like a Skyline may not be a good option.

One way or the other, it is such a touchy subject, I would make a case * and am considering doing so* to the feds to review this from square one. By appearance, its been poorly handled since the first day.

so i can import this rx7

http://www.japan-partner.com/A....html

and only have to worry about the emissions???