Importing Skylines

[Threed240]

Has anyone purchased a car from http://www.nissan-skylines.com? They have used skylines, silvias, etc. CHEAP! What's the deal with these? I mean if their salvage, who cares, you could have a complete parts car.

[Ca_Silvia]

Look at the Auction grade of the vehicles, that will tell it all.

[jamied311]

http://www.takaramotors.com

we can give you the hook up

[Morph]

http://www.takaramotors.com

we can give you the hook up

Us street Legal. I prob will be looking to get a new car in like 2 years. I know its a long time but im not gonna buy a car while im in school.

[jamied311]

Us street Legal.

you would have to do that part on your own... but we can help out find someone to do it!

[tyrannix]

if you can find an ICI/RI that will actually do it other than motorex (they still exist?) and rbmotoring, and that wont take 2 years and $15000+ for the 'conversion' plus petitioning the govt and waiting for that to maybe go thru

for a '50 state legal' import ... shady deals and 240sx vins are a different story

[AZhitman]

Jamie, you're not *ahem* advertising, are you?

Thanks.

p.s. SEARCH on this topic, it's an old tired one.

[Morph]

Screw it i'll just register it as a show car and have an odometer switch.

[teddy]

if you can find an ICI/RI that will actually do it other than motorex (they still exist?)

Last I had heard, motorex got shut down like a bad chinese restaurant. For illegally legalizing their legal skylines lol. But their website is still up and doesnt say anything about it, which is odd.

[TOPSECRT88]

hmmm. why have an odometer switch?

[Katugly]

show insurance requires the car not be driven over like 10k miles a year or something like that.

[Morph]

show insurance requires the car not be driven over like 10k miles a year or something like that.

I thought it was like 4k but you get the idea.

[HashiriyaS14]

Look at the Auction grade of the vehicles, that will tell it all.

I've been to this site a bunch of times and I didn't see anything about an auction grade, I don't even think it's an auction. Where did you see that?

These guys are a Japanese salvage yard, AFAIK, but the cars aren't necessarily salvage-titled (if such a thing even exists over there, with the way they work, anything akin to our "salvage title" would probably just be crushed).

[Threed240]

I don't care if it's street legal. It would make a hell of a parts car, or show car if its not totaled. I mean a '95 gtr or gts under $5k.

[swift240sx]

yeah i checked out the website, and those prices seem whack to me. maybe things are different in Japan, i dont know. if anyone in NICO has dealt with them and haven't had a horrible experience with them id probably get one because the prices are incredible.

[jamied311]

Jamie, you're not *ahem* advertising, are you?

Thanks.

p.s. SEARCH on this topic, it's an old tired one.

sorry... you got me

[themadscientist]

why is this not in the Skyline forum?

[95r33gtrskylineme]

well guys ive got youre problem solved i can get you street legal skylines not registered as kit cars or show cars in the us

check out http://www.factorximports.com

and ask for kendall hes getting me my car tell him dave sent you

the prices are about the going rate for a street legal skyline

r33 gtr 35kr32 gtr 25kr34 gtr 50k

check him out if he doesn't get back to you i can answer most questions

[email protected]

[DJO_MD]

To be considered legal to drive in the US, can a skyline still be RHD or does it have to be converted to LHD?

[95r33gtrskylineme]

it can still be rhd it just has to be registered mail trucks do it why can't we

[Corbic]

To be considered legal to drive in the US, can a skyline still be RHD or does it have to be converted to LHD?

To be considered legal to drive in the US, can a skyline still be RHD or does it have to be converted to LHD?

RHD is just fine and the least of your problems.

[sideways in 916]

95r33gtrskylineme - if you can get me a street legal R33 GTR for 35k i will buy one in a few months.... let me know the details please. [email protected].

[jamied311]

95r33gtrskylineme - if you can get me a street legal R33 GTR for 35k i will buy one in a few months.... let me know the details please. [email protected].

e-mail me

[Vkoslak]

Hell I'd settle for a r32 gts-t!

[hazw8st]

Last I had heard, motorex got shut down like a bad chinese restaurant. For illegally legalizing their legal skylines lol. But their website is still up and doesnt say anything about it, which is odd.

Motorex had a rough bump in with the NTSHA about their crash testing. Motorex does good work, no vin swapping, and their work is 50 state legal.Last I heard, they are still there in the city of Gardena....

[Corbic]

Motorex had a rough bump in with the NTSHA about their crash testing. Motorex does good work, no vin swapping, and their work is 50 state legal.Last I heard, they are still there in the city of Gardena....

Long story short. They crash tested. Modifications are needed to make the cars US spec, Motorex never released this to the public, most likely airbags, class, signals.

Motorex got in trouble because the R34 needs to be OBDII complient, they could never figure it out. They lied about the R34s coming in, claiming they where older so that they would not have to be OBDII compliant. NTSHA figured this out, Motorex lost there RI status, various individuals are up for charges.

Personally I'll buy a grey-market car when I can touch it, feel it, and have in writing if my DMV refuses to title and registar it I get a complete refund. None of this cash up front, then we import it and its "legal", only to never get the car, or to find out its not legal and I can't title, reg or insure it.

[Carkeeper]

Are you aware of the statement issued by the DOT in April. If you say you can "federalize Skylines, you had better be aware of the DOTs April statement: " only legal Skylines[not kit or show cars] are the 100 or so Skylines "federalized" by Motorex even though the DOT is very aware of the shananigans involved .Maybe there is some loophole in Maine, but just be aware!