haha! its more entertaining to provoke him.. let him gripe about it xD
lol
i dont see what the big deal is anyways... there are a few ways to get cars imported into the USA...
but the haters just dont get it, because they dont have the money so they say it cant be done... well by them it cant be but by those with the money it can
i dont see what the big deal is anyways... there are a few ways to get cars imported into the USA...
but the haters just dont get it, because they dont have the money so they say it cant be done... well by them it cant be but by those with the money it can
yep, there is also the grey market. x)
Its written to be an R33 with R32 Head and taillight conversion.. or just get it imported in an unchecked plate. well lucky america with 5 year vehicle restriction canada is 15 and legistlature wants to push it to 25 -.-
yep, there is also the grey market. x)
Its written to be an R33 with R32 Head and taillight conversion.. or just get it imported in an unchecked plate. well lucky america with 5 year vehicle restriction canada is 15 and legistlature wants to push it to 25 -.-
oh grashopper you have much to learn.... no offence meant to be taken...
Canada has a 15yr, which is currently somewhat of an issue in Canada and some feel that they should change it back to a 25yr rule... so we are actually the lucky ones... its the USA that has a 25yr rule(some officials in canada have said we should match the USA's rule just for the sake of matching it)
grey market vehicles are vehicles registered as kit cars, or homebuilds...
also you cant just "say an R33 has had an R32 headlight conversion" becuase neither of the headlights are DOT compliant...
there are a couple ways to get a vehicle that is not yet eligible by age into the USA and Canada the most common is as a kit car or homebuild...
the difference with a kitcar or homebuild car between the usa and canada is simple...
in the USA you can bring in a complete car but first you take it apart and bring in the shell of the car, then bring in the body panels, then the engine and drive train, and finally the interior, all in seperate shipments, reassemble it and have it registered as a homebuild/kit car and then it gets insured asa grey market vehicle... but grey market vehicles still need to conform to state and federal safety and emisions regulations...
you cant do that process in canada...
in canada you'd have to bring in two seperate vehicles both disassembled/wrecked and listed strictly as parts , then take the two cars and make one out of them... then get it assigned a CDN vin # make sure its all compliant to standard vehicles regs have it registered after being inspected as a kit car/home build, then insure as grey market... same thing for emissions and other regs and safety equipment...
its more hassle than what its worth to have a street legal R34, unless you have around 100k to throw away on a car... and if you have 100k you might as well get an R35.... although if i had 100k to throw away id prolly have another 100k as well and i'd have both... hell id get every single GTR ever made all the way back to the begining
oh grashopper you have much to learn.... no offence meant to be taken...
Canada has a 15yr, which is currently somewhat of an issue in Canada and some feel that they should change it back to a 25yr rule... so we are actually the lucky ones... its the USA that has a 25yr rule(some officials in canada have said we should match the USA's rule just for the sake of matching it)
grey market vehicles are vehicles registered as kit cars, or homebuilds...
also you cant just "say an R33 has had an R32 headlight conversion" becuase neither of the headlights are DOT compliant...
there are a couple ways to get a vehicle that is not yet eligible by age into the USA and Canada the most common is as a kit car or homebuild...
the difference with a kitcar or homebuild car between the usa and canada is simple...
in the USA you can bring in a complete car but first you take it apart and bring in the shell of the car, then bring in the body panels, then the engine and drive train, and finally the interior, all in seperate shipments, reassemble it and have it registered as a homebuild/kit car and then it gets insured asa grey market vehicle... but grey market vehicles still need to conform to state and federal safety and emisions regulations...
you cant do that process in canada...
in canada you'd have to bring in two seperate vehicles both disassembled/wrecked and listed strictly as parts , then take the two cars and make one out of them... then get it assigned a CDN vin # make sure its all compliant to standard vehicles regs have it registered after being inspected as a kit car/home build, then insure as grey market... same thing for emissions and other regs and safety equipment...
its more hassle than what its worth to have a street legal R34, unless you have around 100k to throw away on a car... and if you have 100k you might as well get an R35.... although if i had 100k to throw away id prolly have another 100k as well and i'd have both... hell id get every single GTR ever made all the way back to the begining
Well its good to have dreams and goals.. no matter how likely they are to never come true :P lol yeah well I didn't know about that who kitcar or the fact that it was 25 year import restriction for USA, I was told it was 5 years blah. well US still got the evo, "R35" and Silvias.. or were the silvias converted from 240sx/180sx after landing? o.O anyhoo lol my favorite car is the R32 GT-R, so i'm glad thats legal for import. Im not a fan of the R33 and the R34 is my second favorite car, but its to pricey for that. Yeah It can be legally brought into canada as a track car only, right? Anyway I could never afford the insurance on an "R35" even if i could get one.. plus I'd be questioning what there is to do to upgrade it. actually I'd just wait another year and buy the V-spec xD. I don't want to be one of those people who buys a car for its look and label without really driving it to its fullest potential and treating it as an accessory. I'm sure the "R35" is screwing over the USDM super cars and exotic supercars due to its high performance and lower cost in comparison. x)
ya the R35 is available here as well... but it certainly is giving the competition a run for its money...
in real world testing, the car did a 0-60 in 3.3 and the 1/4 in 11.6 which is still damn amazing it beat every other prodution car in all the tests, exept a 911 braking distance(but the 911 had upgraded ceramic brakes from brembo), and the slolam speed, the viper was faster, by .5mph... but in every other test it was beaten... and keep in mind the viper costs more to buy, insure, and fuel...
the R35 is the best sports car in production today
ya the R35 is available here as well... but it certainly is giving the competition a run for its money...
in real world testing, the car did a 0-60 in 3.3 and the 1/4 in 11.6 which is still damn amazing it beat every other prodution car in all the tests, exept a 911 braking distance(but the 911 had upgraded ceramic brakes from brembo), and the slolam speed, the viper was faster, by .5mph... but in every other test it was beaten... and keep in mind the viper costs more to buy, insure, and fuel...
the R35 is the best sports car in production today
yeah I already learned this awhile ago when they released the vid like all Skyline Fanerdics
blah.. well they aren't selling em in Canada, right? too bad. I'd have liked to inspect the security systems 8D
I am a Nissan dealer and this has been very entertaining to read on a rainy day in the store. Show and go law changed a few things but in my opinion if you have 50k to spend you can: a. Wave your money around and I am sure one will appear in your driveway since there is an owners club maybe start there or, b. send me an email and your 50k as a deposit and you can have one of my 3 premium GT-R's from my incoming stock. Shit or get off the pot you know?
And so you know, Mr.Gates' 959 is still on ice. One day maybe he will be able to afford to drive it!
Also make sure you buy a 2009 GT-R from an authorized dealer, only through the dealer principle per Nissan. You can't even prep the car if your dealer isn't in the network.
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