And we are not as stupid as to assume that someones Skyline will be impounded nor that any insurance claims will be denied. You accepted those potential issues/risks knowingly and that is fine. My/our issue is with importers telling people they have a fully legalized vehicle and the sheep follow along as if nothing is wrong. The majority of Skylines in the US are gray market which is a fact. They are not Fed-legal and that is a fact. There are potential consequences with owning or importing one of these vehicles and that a fact. There are potential liability issues with driving one of these vehicles on the road and that is also a fact. If you go forth knowing these facts (as you have) then that is fine and we wish you luck. Our whole purpose here is to educate potential purchasers of these gray market vehicles so they can make an educated decision.dj_hype wrote:And audtatious, you're goddamn right I'm both smug and comfortable, but in my car that is. I'm sure that something negative will come my way sometime and I don't think my state-issued papers over rule the feds. In fact, I know they won't. But on how many occasions has a wreck been considered a federal problem? Every wreck I've ever been in has been handled on a local level, not even the state gets involved.
I hope Snak Pak is code for you packing her snatch.d!ck wrote:then she gave me a snak pak. bonus.
He faked the crash tests for the R32 and R34 by representing the R33 data for all 3 chassis.xekushnr wrote:AFAIK Motorex was shut down because of the owners shady dealings. I believe he was charged with a bunch of stuff, but cant remember what it was.
All this trouble for that??!dj_hype wrote:These are the most recent pics and they are pushing almost 8months old. Car is about to go into the shop for some upgrades...details on that when it's finished. Hard parking ftl:
Actually that is correct and incorrect at the same time. Multiple companies are on the Govt list for importing vehicles. R32 and R34 Skylines may be imported for personal use by those "visiting" the country but the car has to be out of the US at a set date, otherwise it is still possible to get these into the states for offroad use only. R33's within set manufacturing dates can be imported and can be legalized. Only 1 company has the crash test and other information as Motorex had them do their dirty work. They may (?) seem picky as to the importer they will work with but they will most definately go through the legalization process for $25k (on top of the cars price) unless you are military and they will give you a discountOriginalWheelman wrote:Cliff notes - Only 1 company can import only R33s, and they refuse.
When I said I researched it...Chaotic_Warlord wrote:Motorex was shut down due to some less than ethical practices not car related, ie drugs, theft and various other mob related offenses. The whole company wasn't involved just the CEO and VP.
As far as this thread goes I thought it got locked and deleted long ago.
blah blah hoop blah blah screw people over blah blah blah hopps blah screw people hoop... repetitive much??DutchPrincess wrote:First off i just want to say this, that cameron wieldraayer is not a fake nor a frod. I know him personally and ummm after reading some comments on here about skylines being illegal they arent illegal, they are actually the only skylines that were able to stay in the US becuase he is the only one out of all of the people that were importing them that did it right. For a while over a period of almost a year, no one was allowed to sell or import any skylines as they were all caught selling them. All of the people did it illegally but cameron did it legally. He was the only one that jumped through every hoop correctly to get these skylines into the US. He was the only one allowed to start importing skylines again. All of the others had to send them back to Japan where they were importing them from. I know the people that screwed some people over but it wasnt cameron, it was some people that worked for him that screwed cameron over so there for it screwed buyers over. He doesnt sell things that are illegal , he jumped through many hoops to be able to sell them here in the US. Anyways, but i know this for a fact as i know him personally and have my whole life.l I just know from reading stuff on this first page of the forum that , that stuff is all about the people that imported them incorrectly and about the people that screwed him over as well as buyers. Please people dont hesitate to buy from him as these people that you are talking about in the law suites and screwing you people over when buying the cars no longer work for him. I reassure you of this. Also, he is not about screwing people over. many things happened in arizona where he first started selling these cars, alot of people broke his trust. anyways but i just wanted to share that with you all. thanksKatie
No harm, no foul. It's all water under the bridge now so it's no big deal. I was having a bad day and PMS'd all over the thread.WDRacing wrote:DJ, I retract my ignorant comment.
However, almost all information that exists is second hand. I'm not a certified automotive accident investigator, but I am a certified crash and recovery investigator in the aviation field. I have been involved with several crashes ranging from Black hawks being shot down by small arms fire to civilian aircraft of various types. During such investigations we cover ALL the bases, from structural integrity issues, down to licensing and crew rest.
Basically, I'm just offering a semi educated opinion on a matter that I have no direct experience with. But my thoughts are on par with what Greg has said. So they aren't uninformed thoughts I made up just to site my opinion.
Point being, not everything has to be first hand to hold relevance.