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YumGTR · 01-02-2014, 03:05 PM

there is no legal requirement that the car be imported from the country where it was originally offered for sale. this car was imported to canada from Japan under their 15 year rule in ~2004 where it was until 1/1/14.

1989 model year GT-R's in Japan have been selling on the *LOW* end (high km, body damage, hammered, etc...) for about ~750k JPY. add in the costs of transportation to the port in Japan, export fees and duties, storage, shipping to get the car on a boat to the US, import duties, fees, etc... it adds up quickly.

01-02-2014, 03:05 PM	#23
YumGTR Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montgomery Village, MD Posts: 34 Trader Rating: (2)	there is no legal requirement that the car be imported from the country where it was originally offered for sale. this car was imported to canada from Japan under their 15 year rule in ~2004 where it was until 1/1/14. 1989 model year GT-R's in Japan have been selling on the LOW end (high km, body damage, hammered, etc...) for about ~750k JPY. add in the costs of transportation to the port in Japan, export fees and duties, storage, shipping to get the car on a boat to the US, import duties, fees, etc... it adds up quickly.