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Old 01-21-2014, 09:07 PM   #31
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Wow seems like you jumped the gun a little with this thread. Nice car though!
I made the thread to show the progression of events, i wanted all the details i could get, i did not want to be retroactively posting everything. Plus now everyone can go through the agonizing wait with me
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Old 01-22-2014, 12:29 PM   #32
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sub'd. I'm tired of owning an s14 and cressida daily. Wanted to dump them both for a BRZ but an r32 has always been a dream. Besides, who needs a warranty on anything?
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Subscribed, i probably won’t be getting one until next year but i would like to narrow down the companies I’m looking at.
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Old 01-22-2014, 12:44 PM   #34
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sub'd. I'm tired of owning an s14 and cressida daily. Wanted to dump them both for a BRZ but an r32 has always been a dream. Besides, who needs a warranty on anything?
Warranties are pointless when you know you will just end up modifying the car. lol
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Old 01-22-2014, 07:23 PM   #35
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A short video of the car running..

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Old 01-27-2014, 07:30 PM   #36
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Can anyone lend perspective on wheels? I really like blitz 03s but im open to ideas..
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Why don't people just bring them in from canada they are already landed here?

Hell I would drive them up if people payed me for my time
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Why don't people just bring them in from canada they are already landed here?

Hell I would drive them up if people payed me for my time
Because half of the RHD imports in this country are pretty much poop. Or people are not selling? Or people are asking more then what you can get them from Japan yourself. Or people want to select exactly what they want from a land far away...

...There's plenty of reasons...
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Why don't people just bring them in from canada they are already landed here?

Hell I would drive them up if people payed me for my time
edit: ignore this post as I was proved wrong.

I am sure someone will add more detail but there is some legal bs that you can't legally import the vehicle unless it is exported straight out of the country of origin, which would be Japan.
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I am sure someone will add more detail but there is some legal bs that you can't legally import the vehicle unless it is exported straight out of the country of origin, which would be Japan.
That's not true at all... the first BNR32 that came into the US in January was from Canada.
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Old 02-01-2014, 07:43 PM   #41
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That's not true at all... the first BNR32 that came into the US in January was from Canada.
There has been so much legal crap around r-chassis that I don't even know what is what anymore, but i stand corrected.
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Old 02-01-2014, 07:44 PM   #42
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I was gonna buy this but I didn't like that it had a sun roof. Who cares if it's not a gtr,a skyline is a skyline.
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I thought R32's are illegal in the states and R33's are legal.
R32's failed the crash test and R33's passed it. Once caught by the police, it will get crushed?
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I thought R32's are illegal in the states and R33's are legal.
R32's failed the crash test and R33's passed it. Once caught by the police, it will get crushed?
It goes by how old the car is because 25 years or older makes it eligible for vintage tags which makes it a classic

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Old 02-02-2014, 09:55 AM   #45
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edit: ignore this post as I was proved wrong.

I am sure someone will add more detail but there is some legal bs that you can't legally import the vehicle unless it is exported straight out of the country of origin, which would be Japan.
It was our understanding that if the seller of the vehicle in Canada had the original paperwork used to import it (Japanese Export De-Registration) it would be possible to import it into the US under the 25 year rule. The US needs some proof that the vehicle is 25 years old to the month and Canadian titles only show the year.

The problem with the handful that have come in from Canada is that they technically shouldn't be permitted yet, because even if they had the correct paperwork showing the month of manufacture, the earliest those '89s would meet the requirement is the summer. Who knows what is going to happen to them, because they were technically imported incorrectly. Despite the fact that they filed all the correct paperwork and followed the established processes, they didn't meet the month requirement and expecting the Federal Government to say, "oh well, you slipped it by us so it's our fault and you're good to go" may be expecting too much...

So, if a car from Canada doesn't have the original paperwork it doesn't mean it can't be imported. It just means that if the Canadian title shows it is a 1989, it could technically be a December '89, which means it could be imported after January 1st, 2015 because there is no way that it is less than 25 years old at that point.

Why import from Japan? I can think of a few very good reasons:

1. Far more availability

2. Outfits like ourselves can have it tuned here

3. You can fly out and drift it before we ship it (possibly in a competition)

The savings that can be had by getting a bunch of parts installed before it is shipped can literally offset the cost of shipping the car. If those parts are large like seats, roll cages, coilovers, differentials, aero parts, etc. this can result in a significant savings. As ridiculous as it sounds, we can ship a car to the US for not much more than a full aero kit...
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Old 02-27-2014, 03:40 PM   #46
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does this mean the car doesnt have to get a smog?
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does this mean the car doesnt have to get a smog?
Correct. Also, if your car is over 20 in NV you could be emissions exempt as a Classic Rod.
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she's looks gorgeous dude! congrats!
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Old 02-28-2014, 11:03 AM   #50
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Good call on the GTR.
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The US needs some proof that the vehicle is 25 years old to the month and Canadian titles only show the year.
wouldn't the door vin plate indicate month/year, is this not acceptable (proof)?

wasn't the year change over still done in september back then? meaning a dec/89 car would have been sold as a 1990 model year car...
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You're in good hands, Kunio is the man when it comes to this stuff!
That's good to know, I'm to financially invested to have him be a con-man.
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Crazy. I wonder if Cali is the exemption lol

I would love to own a gtr
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Correct. Also, if your car is over 20 in NV you could be emissions exempt as a Classic Rod.
But there is some kind of mileage limit for this right?
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This is a good thread idea. Maybe mods should consider making a sticky about importing R32's at some point?
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Old 03-01-2014, 07:34 PM   #56
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This is a good thread idea. Maybe mods should consider making a sticky about importing R32's at some point?
^This^ I want to put to rest all the speculation to the process. This will be the end all be, be all resource.
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Old 03-18-2014, 03:03 PM   #57
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135 days...
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135 days...
In jail, you'd never count the days. You'd go crazy. You'll be suprised how fast time flies when you go be weeks and/or months. Thats what i did lol. Months went by.
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True, I think 4 months that's not to bad. 135 days that's practically forever!! In the grand scheme it's not a long time considering ive been waiting for years lol
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The GTR is scheduled for a run through at Power Craft at the end of the month, hopefully get it on the dyno!
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