r 34 illegal why?

[tutex]

why is it ...and when one is brought in illigaly and driven wouldent people see its an r 34 too

[themadscientist]

I doesn't meet DOT requirements and nobody has done the work to develop a series of modifications to bring it into compliance. That would involve destroying several of them in crash testing, bringing emmisions up to standard and other fun stuff. People find various ways to sneak them in and get inept state DMVs to register them but they are completely illegal. The government thus far has chosen not to crack down on the ones that fly under the radar but there is no guarantee that will continue into perpetuity.

[dcarino_04]

yea inline 6's suck in emissions comparted to v6's

[dasoupdude]

how so?

[audtatious]

yea inline 6's suck in emissions comparted to v6's

Really has nothing to do with the motor other than OBD. Most of it is crash-test related (5mph bumpers, glass, seatbelt restraints, etc)

[snwbrdr435]

really inline 6s suck i guess you should go tell BMW that.

[themadscientist]

yea inline 6's suck in emissions comparted to v6's

That pushes the envelope of silly.

[kikorikey]

yep

[Gatecrasher]

sick to a s14 with an RBbecause we are never going to see these babys on our roads

[StricNyne]

they are illegal cause spilner shot 20ft nitrous purges and blew up some girls dress causing a sexual harassment backlash, and unforunately nissan japan cannot afford to hire ninjas to combat the DO, and thus the r34 is illegal in the us....

[dasoupdude]

thank goddddddd

[joegrind]

US RULES SUCKS

[zman07]

government is jelous because they know the skyline is a car better then they could ever think of.

[themadscientist]

yeah, that's it.

Need I go on?

[Gold Digger]

yeah, that's it.

Need I go on?

ha ha...pwnt.

I like the guy in the last pick in teh truck, not even looking at the surroundings...he looks to be looking at a lap top tuning while burning...lol.

[Daddy4life85]

Too bad the new GT-R beats all those

[themadscientist]

But looks like *** doing it, has all the feel of playing need for speed on a PS2, has more gizmos and processors than the space shuttle, requires specially trained factory techs to change a fuse. If I want a car that drives itself I'll get a chauffer thank you.

The new R would not consistently beat a Ford GT, they post very close 1/4 mile and acceleration times with the GT putting power through just two tires and a real man actually shifting not pushing buttons like making cappucino. Check the video, all that stuff he is doing with his feet and that stick looking thing in the middle on the GT is called "driving". http://www.autoblog.com/2008/0...r-lap/

The new GT-R is like Clay Aiken shot out of a cannon. It may be fast but its still gay.

Have we met? Hi I'm TMS, Nico's resident R hater.

[Daddy4life85]

The GT is 150k the GT-R is 69 base. Also I love the look of the new skyline and reviews I've heard said you still get an amazingly good feel for the road and everything the cars doing even with all the computers. The ford GT gets **** for gas mileage and breaks down every couple hundred miles. If you don't like the GT-R then you wouldn't like any skyline so why post in these forums They are all playstation generation cars and thats fine by me.

[themadscientist]

Wait, now its about base price and milage? If you are buying a sports car or in the case of this new travesty, the R35 "sports car" and are targeting milage you are coming at it all wrong. The R is a toy, an fast toy but still a toy. If anybody can drive it its a toy, real sports cars should be able to kill you if you make a mistake, the new R is a nanny that makes sure johnny wannabe racer is never in danger. Forget that BS. You want it go buy one, enjoy it but don't expect anybody driving a real sports car that demands a proficient driver to show you any love, your video game settings are on "beginner"

If you don't like the GT-R then you wouldn't like any skyline so why post in these forums They are all playstation generation cars and thats fine by me.

seriously, search. you will understand why that's funny.

[Daddy4life85]

Well I like it, and yes money is always an issue I could actually possibly afford a GT-R someday and it would be a really long stretch to afford a Ford GT not that if I had 150k I'd spend it on it. There are a lot more super cars out there for around 150k used and new that I'd take over a Ford GT or any other of those American cars you pictured there.

[themadscientist]

They lost me at the R34, I just personally need to do everything myself. The Atessa 4WD is almost too much for me from a gadgetry standpoint. I am all about the old stuff. In case you haven't figured it out I actually own a couple of Skylines.zerothread?id=275402

My dream stable would add an old L-powered kanamari, an R32 GT-R and and R34 GT-T.

[lemon]

......it all boils down to American muscle

ford gt's.............are the ****

[StricNyne]

i agree with TMS, i love the feel of smashing my foot to the floor when i shift, i love shifting in a h pattern, because its human error and human skill that determines how the car drives, i mean any one can throw a gas pedal to the floor, but when you shift those 3 gears, and and you run a 10 second 1/4 or when you miss 3rd and run a 13 you know it was you that got you there, BUT i would take and drive a r35 ( i perfer the 34)

[bigred240sx]

the r35 is nice i would snatch one up in a heartbeat if i had the moneybut like tms said whats not to love bout shifting and driving on your own

[naladude911]

this is retarded, a cars a ****ing car, its just the driver

[brandonDavid]

this is retarded, a cars a ****ing car, its just the driver

if a car is just a fvckin car why aren't you in a honduh? this statement in this thread is about as contradictory as obama's middle name while we're still at war with iraq. next time please keep your opinion to yourself cause that's the only person who really gives a ****.

and is it just me or has the gt-r cause as much hype as the iphone when it came out? i'm with the majority of the people on here, i don't want a car that drives itself. i like shifting using my left foot and right hand, i do not want to put the car in a certain mode just to launch it. i like bringing the rpms up to wherever desired and dumping the clutch. i also would like to have the priviledge of working on my car, opening the engine bay and seeing an engine! nowadays it's all plastic. ugh, this is somewhat of a rant but oh well.

[Scram]

I actually called the company in Maryland that crash tested the R33's for Motorex and they said that nowadays, just to set up the testing would cost about $1 million dollars. And that was in addition to the cost of the number of vehicles that had to be tested-likely a minimum of 4. That was probably about 2 to 3 years ago when I called them. This forum mentions that business by name in the 'Import Skyline' thread. That business is also pretty displeased with all the Skyline questions they receive. So be prepared for a short response. They also refused to release any test result information due to some sort of confidentiality agreement with Motorex. I have heard a rumor that Hiro (I think that's his name-I couldn't understand them very well) will sell you the test results for the R33 however. The rumor I heard was for about $20K. Again, this part hasn't been verified by me. I'd be interested in seeing if anyone else has heard anything similar. I've also read somewhere that Hiro is in a lot of trouble for non car related issues but I wouldn't even know who to call to verify that.

[audtatious]

Most of the results of the tests and the modifications required are already out in the "public". I actually have the R33 30mph crash test results .pdf....

[wantz87]

Too bad the new GT-R beats all those

not to mention the corvette zr1 just spanked the new gtr at nurburgring.... or however the hell its spelled.

[audtatious]

Correct. The top-tier corvette beat the base-line GT-R (it only took them a month or so). I think that eventuality was expected. Damn shame Nissan has not done more tests on a the track during optimal weather.