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DLo Eric · 07-27-2011, 10:38 PM

It's was a responsible business decision and Rick is a responsible registered importer.

That particular S15 will be missed.

Good Night Sweet Prince

yvang07 · 07-27-2011, 11:47 PM

My eyes watered up...freakin sad as hell :'(

sebastianwrx · 07-28-2011, 12:11 AM

damn that sucks ..sorry to hear that

rickRHD · 07-28-2011, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLo Eric

It's was a responsible business decision and Rick is a responsible registered importer.

That particular S15 will be missed.

Good Night Sweet Prince

thanks Eric! by far my favorite picture of the S15 that you took. at least you were able to enjoy it a bit before i had to bid it farewell.

rickRHD · 07-28-2011, 12:53 AM

in all honesty, i was expecting a lot more people to give me shit, but surprisingly that wasnt the case. im amazed at how level-headed the S-Chassis community is over situations like this, versus the Civic/Integra kids who would have ran their mouths. i'm originally from the Honda scene (Accord, specifically. we dislike Civic/Integra owners. lol), so to see how some of you guys kept it cool really gives me a good vibe & makes me happy that i joined this community.

to all of the people who understood why i did what i did, i give you my sincerest "thank you's". i'd buy every single one of you a beer if i had the chance.

to the rest of you...well, i have nothing else to say to you.

jdm213 · 07-28-2011, 01:06 AM

this broke my heart i would be pissed off and sad and have mixed emotions goin on if i saw this i feel bad now

wowitsaboy · 07-28-2011, 01:57 AM

Sorry for your loss Rick. I know you loved that car.

Rubenonamission · 07-28-2011, 02:11 AM

U idiot, u fool, u imbicile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

doomviillain · 07-28-2011, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !Zar!

You are seventeen.

Your argument is invalid.

now is my sig lol i find this funny.

but to the op. No one is gonna understand how you feel and the decisions you had to juggle with until their in your shoes. Don't worry about the haters, you did what you had to do and that feeling would be something I couldn't bare. I know this saying might contradict my earlier post, but I thought about it and wondered if I was in your situation. It would be tough, beats being in jail that's for sure, trust me, ive been there. Not pleasant at all.

If anything I would buy you a beer, seeing that I cant, Ill down a 40 for you.

KiLLeR2001 · 07-28-2011, 03:58 AM

Let this be a lesson to all. If you have an imported car, be sure to always have enough funds to have it exported out of the country if need be. It's a shame, too bad you couldn't save one of them.

Tantwoforty · 07-28-2011, 04:33 AM

Thats so sad

milk_with_pulp · 07-28-2011, 04:43 AM

California is turning out to be one shitty place to live at times, all these laws for emissions, all these standards, everything they do to control you in one state yet were still in debt, still not looking at anything positive yet, cali makes me want to move out more and more. Such pointless strict laws that honestly do no good for the most part.

I do apologize for you to have to crush the cars, understanding why you did do that over tracking or spending the other money to just only drive on a track. Eventually down the line, you will find something bigger and better out there, it's all a matter of time, best of luck from now on out, hopefully you will be working for another company soon that is somewhat similar to what you currently did.

Cheers,
Best of luck

redline elite · 07-28-2011, 04:58 AM

:'( Rest In Paradise...........

07-28-2011, 09:33 AM

I dont understand why this thread is so sentimental

You said you imported the vehicles with the attempt to have them legalized. This means they could have even been used for crash testing, unless the shop had other donor cars available for that same purpose. You put your money up and imported them based on that, but now, due to unfortunate circumstances the shop is closing. Your only option now was to either export or destroy. You didnt have any real/polite offers so you chose to destroy.

I personally dont see what the big deal is.. 2011 and everyone needs to put their life into a blog, its all about attention. Bad enough your blog doesnt get enough hits, now you wanted to post or share this on Zilvia.. did you post it on SupraForums too? Might as well, who knows.. maybe you'll meet more sympathetic emo car owners. You guys can sit by the beach and talk about the good times, the bad times, all the times you spent sitting by your car in the garage... or the 3 times you drove it.

If I was in your shoes, I would have exported the car with a quickness and reduced your losses.

Government = 2
You = -2

Boorito · 07-28-2011, 10:25 AM

I should have asked to drive when I had the chance, the seats were so comfy :[. sorry for your loss rick! at least you still have the accord!! I feel the supra could have been saved with american saffety glass and an american bumper support then reinspected, but im not in cali, nevada you would have been probably good, that and an american supra motor with emissions stuff <<, would have been legit as a kit car here. I look like a bum in that pic too

TTnickdizzle · 07-28-2011, 11:30 AM

What if the cars had gotten "stolen?"

redline1320 · 07-28-2011, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickRHD

thanks Eric! by far my favorite picture of the S15 that you took. at least you were able to enjoy it a bit before i had to bid it farewell.

picture has taken place of my r32 on my desktop and is now my wallpaper photo.
Absolutely gorgeous car
ONLY other car I want besides my skyline is a s15

shaggy sr · 07-28-2011, 01:20 PM

i know the feeilng, my rhd eg bubble got impound and crashed it in nyc a few yrs aago. cause its an illlegal. all bs!

JesusFast · 07-28-2011, 02:45 PM

Man, I'm glad I live in the Midwest.

Aroddalobster · 07-28-2011, 02:52 PM

I think I saw that supra on the 60W a few weeks ago. I texted wes (black sc on ame's) since he's a friend of mine and he told me it, along w/ an s15, would be getting crushed and I cried a bit inside. But hearing this story, it sounds like it was a decision that had to be made and I respect the actions that were taken. Kinda wish the gov't would take the money spent on filing all these papers and use them to fix the damn roads.

nomoremk2 · 07-28-2011, 03:02 PM

I agree at the end of the day it's just a car. I understand why you made your decision but I don't understand why you chose to make this so public. Also people getting so torn up over an s15 is retarded. The people saying they teared up amazes me. It's not even your car. There's gotta be a million of those crappy nissans over in japan, get a plane ticket and enjoy one. Fact is, you can't legally drive one here unless you defecate hundred dollar bills. I can't believe all the people saying "dude you should have driven it anyway." What an attitude. Then when guys get busted doing this stuff it's "total bs." I don't view the government as the evil on that issue at all. The car was never made for U.S safety standards and isn't deemed safe for U.S road use. You can't change that nomatter how much you disagree with it. I feel like you could have found a loophole law for atleast track use but that argument is moot as the cars are now destroyed. I'm not calling you out on what you did, it was your property. I just think it could have worked out to benefit you financially given enough thought.

koukisilvia123 · 07-28-2011, 03:35 PM

Did you drive that s15 around pomona? I think i talked to you there off of temple and grand, and then saw you in the supra at the in n out meet. sorry to hear about the cars, they were super clean

07-28-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomoremk2

I agree at the end of the day it's just a car. I understand why you made your decision but I don't understand why you chose to make this so public. Also people getting so torn up over an s15 is retarded. The people saying they teared up amazes me. It's not even your car. There's gotta be a million of those crappy nissans over in japan, get a plane ticket and enjoy one. Fact is, you can't legally drive one here unless you defecate hundred dollar bills. I can't believe all the people saying "dude you should have driven it anyway." What an attitude. Then when guys get busted doing this stuff it's "total bs." I don't view the government as the evil on that issue at all. The car was never made for U.S safety standards and isn't deemed safe for U.S road use. You can't change that nomatter how much you disagree with it. I feel like you could have found a loophole law for atleast track use but that argument is moot as the cars are now destroyed. I'm not calling you out on what you did, it was your property. I just think it could have worked out to benefit you financially given enough thought.

age 21 and i couldnt have said it better myself. respect

Banana_Cute · 07-28-2011, 03:50 PM

Boom. Head shot.

For real though, Was there anything you couldve done other done destroying it?

Off road use only? Car show? Track car?

Fontana Nissan has a RHD S14 for track use only. Just saying.

***S14DB*** · 07-28-2011, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banana_Cute

Boom. Head shot.

For real though, Was there anything you couldve done other done destroying it?

Off road use only? Car show? Track car?

Fontana Nissan has a RHD S14 for track use only. Just saying.

You can't change the bond EVER. Would have to ship it back and then re-import it on a different bond. The OP already said he didn't have the money to do this.

Provisional is different from Show/Display is different from Off Road/Track.
Vehicle Importation and Certification Requirements

Imarvin240 · 07-28-2011, 04:53 PM

its a shame to see what happened to your cars...hopefully everything works out for you though

Banana_Cute · 07-28-2011, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S14DB

You can't change the bond EVER. Would have to ship it back and then re-import it on a different bond. The OP already said he didn't have the money to do this.

Provisional is different from Show/Display is different from Off Road/Track.
Vehicle Importation and Certification Requirements

Ahh ic ic. Well that sucks.

DeanGrind · 07-28-2011, 05:55 PM

Such a waste of a car, I'm not going to cry over it like the other emo kids here, but really dude?

You could have just sold the stupid thing. I got from that story that your attitude was "if I can't have it nobody can", ridiculous. "People were getting greedy".. Really, really, really??

Just a waste was all this was. Very unnecessary to make this as public as you could and look for pity.

!Zar! · 07-28-2011, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeanGrind

Such a waste of a car, I'm not going to cry over it like the other emo kids here, but really dude?

You could have just sold the stupid thing. I got from that story that your attitude was "if I can't have it nobody can", ridiculous. "People were getting greedy".. Really, really, really??

Just a waste was all this was. Very unnecessary to make this as public as you could and look for pity.

Are you fucking stupid?

Did you not see what was posted THREE posts above yours?

Oh wait, you're from FLORIDA

DeanGrind · 07-28-2011, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !Zar!

Are you fucking stupid?

Did you not see what was posted THREE posts above yours?

Oh wait, you're from FLORIDA

Are YOU fucking stupid??

Did YOU read the blog post?

Correct me if I'm wrong but the OP even stated in the post his original plan was to part out the cars, but states people were getting 'greedy' as his reason for not.

So rather than part like he COULD HAVE he crushed them.

And no shit you can't get the title changed

07-27-2011, 11:47 PM	#62
yvang07 Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Minnesota :/ Posts: 254 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	My eyes watered up...freakin sad as hell :'( __________________

07-28-2011, 01:57 AM	#67
wowitsaboy Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: oxnard CA 93033 Age: 36 Posts: 257 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Sorry for your loss Rick. I know you loved that car. __________________ here the formula: +10 (-5) .. EX: 205/55 becomes 215/50

07-28-2011, 03:58 AM	#70
KiLLeR2001 Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: オーランドフロリダ Posts: 7,955 Trader Rating: (46) Feedback Score: 46 reviews	Let this be a lesson to all. If you have an imported car, be sure to always have enough funds to have it exported out of the country if need be. It's a shame, too bad you couldn't save one of them. __________________

07-28-2011, 01:20 PM	#78
shaggy sr Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: queens, nyc Posts: 1,454 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	i know the feeilng, my rhd eg bubble got impound and crashed it in nyc a few yrs aago. cause its an illlegal. all bs! __________________

07-28-2011, 03:50 PM	#84
Banana_Cute Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Irvine, So. Cal. Posts: 1,338 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Boom. Head shot. For real though, Was there anything you couldve done other done destroying it? Off road use only? Car show? Track car? Fontana Nissan has a RHD S14 for track use only. Just saying. __________________ Simplicity is the key to brilliance

07-27-2011, 10:38 PM	#61
DLo Eric Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Age: 38 Posts: 245 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: DLo Eric Feedback Score: 2 reviews	It's was a responsible business decision and Rick is a responsible registered importer. That particular S15 will be missed. Good Night Sweet Prince

07-28-2011, 12:11 AM	#63
sebastianwrx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: fresno,CA Age: 38 Posts: 493 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	damn that sucks ..sorry to hear that

07-28-2011, 12:53 AM	#65
rickRHD Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oxnard, CA Posts: 121 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	in all honesty, i was expecting a lot more people to give me shit, but surprisingly that wasnt the case. im amazed at how level-headed the S-Chassis community is over situations like this, versus the Civic/Integra kids who would have ran their mouths. i'm originally from the Honda scene (Accord, specifically. we dislike Civic/Integra owners. lol), so to see how some of you guys kept it cool really gives me a good vibe & makes me happy that i joined this community. to all of the people who understood why i did what i did, i give you my sincerest "thank you's". i'd buy every single one of you a beer if i had the chance. to the rest of you...well, i have nothing else to say to you.

07-28-2011, 01:06 AM	#66
jdm213 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: los angeles Age: 34 Posts: 960 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	this broke my heart i would be pissed off and sad and have mixed emotions goin on if i saw this i feel bad now

07-28-2011, 02:11 AM	#68
Rubenonamission Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: merced Posts: 116 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	U idiot, u fool, u imbicile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-28-2011, 04:33 AM	#71
Tantwoforty Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Riverside ca Age: 35 Posts: 1,890 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	Thats so sad

07-28-2011, 04:43 AM	#72
milk_with_pulp Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Fuck You Posts: 168 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: milk_with_pulp Feedback Score: 0 reviews	California is turning out to be one shitty place to live at times, all these laws for emissions, all these standards, everything they do to control you in one state yet were still in debt, still not looking at anything positive yet, cali makes me want to move out more and more. Such pointless strict laws that honestly do no good for the most part. I do apologize for you to have to crush the cars, understanding why you did do that over tracking or spending the other money to just only drive on a track. Eventually down the line, you will find something bigger and better out there, it's all a matter of time, best of luck from now on out, hopefully you will be working for another company soon that is somewhat similar to what you currently did. Cheers, Best of luck

07-28-2011, 04:58 AM	#73
redline elite Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Roswell, Ga Posts: 204 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	:'( Rest In Paradise...........

07-28-2011, 09:33 AM	#74
ixfxi Guest Posts: n/a	I dont understand why this thread is so sentimental You said you imported the vehicles with the attempt to have them legalized. This means they could have even been used for crash testing, unless the shop had other donor cars available for that same purpose. You put your money up and imported them based on that, but now, due to unfortunate circumstances the shop is closing. Your only option now was to either export or destroy. You didnt have any real/polite offers so you chose to destroy. I personally dont see what the big deal is.. 2011 and everyone needs to put their life into a blog, its all about attention. Bad enough your blog doesnt get enough hits, now you wanted to post or share this on Zilvia.. did you post it on SupraForums too? Might as well, who knows.. maybe you'll meet more sympathetic emo car owners. You guys can sit by the beach and talk about the good times, the bad times, all the times you spent sitting by your car in the garage... or the 3 times you drove it. If I was in your shoes, I would have exported the car with a quickness and reduced your losses. Government = 2 You = -2

07-28-2011, 10:25 AM	#75
Boorito Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: my house Posts: 71 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I should have asked to drive when I had the chance, the seats were so comfy :[. sorry for your loss rick! at least you still have the accord!! I feel the supra could have been saved with american saffety glass and an american bumper support then reinspected, but im not in cali, nevada you would have been probably good, that and an american supra motor with emissions stuff <<, would have been legit as a kit car here. I look like a bum in that pic too

07-28-2011, 11:30 AM	#76
TTnickdizzle Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Bernardino, Ca Posts: 155 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What if the cars had gotten "stolen?"

07-28-2011, 02:45 PM	#79
JesusFast Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago Age: 39 Posts: 218 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Man, I'm glad I live in the Midwest.

07-28-2011, 02:52 PM	#80
Aroddalobster Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rowland Heights Age: 35 Posts: 177 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I think I saw that supra on the 60W a few weeks ago. I texted wes (black sc on ame's) since he's a friend of mine and he told me it, along w/ an s15, would be getting crushed and I cried a bit inside. But hearing this story, it sounds like it was a decision that had to be made and I respect the actions that were taken. Kinda wish the gov't would take the money spent on filing all these papers and use them to fix the damn roads.

07-28-2011, 03:02 PM	#81
nomoremk2 Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South jersey Age: 35 Posts: 293 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I agree at the end of the day it's just a car. I understand why you made your decision but I don't understand why you chose to make this so public. Also people getting so torn up over an s15 is retarded. The people saying they teared up amazes me. It's not even your car. There's gotta be a million of those crappy nissans over in japan, get a plane ticket and enjoy one. Fact is, you can't legally drive one here unless you defecate hundred dollar bills. I can't believe all the people saying "dude you should have driven it anyway." What an attitude. Then when guys get busted doing this stuff it's "total bs." I don't view the government as the evil on that issue at all. The car was never made for U.S safety standards and isn't deemed safe for U.S road use. You can't change that nomatter how much you disagree with it. I feel like you could have found a loophole law for atleast track use but that argument is moot as the cars are now destroyed. I'm not calling you out on what you did, it was your property. I just think it could have worked out to benefit you financially given enough thought.

07-28-2011, 03:35 PM	#82
koukisilvia123 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: socal Age: 73 Posts: 911 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	Did you drive that s15 around pomona? I think i talked to you there off of temple and grand, and then saw you in the supra at the in n out meet. sorry to hear about the cars, they were super clean

07-28-2011, 04:53 PM	#86
Imarvin240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: king of prussia, PA! Posts: 1,721 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	its a shame to see what happened to your cars...hopefully everything works out for you though __________________ https://instagram.com/eck_matthew/

07-28-2011, 05:55 PM	#88
DeanGrind Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Fort Myers FL Age: 34 Posts: 58 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Such a waste of a car, I'm not going to cry over it like the other emo kids here, but really dude? You could have just sold the stupid thing. I got from that story that your attitude was "if I can't have it nobody can", ridiculous. "People were getting greedy".. Really, really, really?? Just a waste was all this was. Very unnecessary to make this as public as you could and look for pity.