All these happened while Americans had no clue such a beast existed. But anyone else would fall for it too. At the first sight, the design was nice and fresh, and the handling seemed to be one hell of a kind. It can still compete with the newest American rides, but to have one is not plain sailing. It might be hard to tell which one is actually true. But is that really true?
American people tend to purchase from local dealers rather than importing foreign vehicles. Some do meet the crash standards, but fail to meet the emission tests. This nimble machine was equipped with a 2. It's Easier Here. Find your car today. The Nissan Skyline; one of the most coveted imports of all time. Back in , the US Government passed the Motor Vehicle Safety Compliance Act, which commissioned a set of safety and environmental regulations that all vehicles in the United States must-have.
Sounds pretty good, right? The law was actually put in place to reduce the sale of grey market import vehicles. During and after the Second World War, American soldiers stationed overseas began growing fond of European cars. At the time there were no restrictions on imports, so the servicemen were often able to purchase and import a car for cheaper than they could buy one at home. Thus, the grey market was born. This practice continued for more than 20 years. In short, because of money.
Just how they are using emissions as an excuse when Japan is far more anal about emissions when U. S have their horrible trucks killing the trees, especially with their turbo diesels. You are better of not get stuck behind one of those they''ll just leave a big o smoke cloud in front of you.
Had this happen multiple times and its worse when a cop sees it and don't do anything about it. Nimall11 answered 8 years ago. I have the best solution guys.
Move to australia. And it's purely legal. I know the man who owns it and said he bought it legally. First off no of you really have a clue because its illegal for it emissions that's it. The crash test isn't apart of it. The AWD has nothing to do with it and right hand drive has nothing to do with.
There's already over of them in the USA and the have been modified with exhaust equipment to be legal so I bit my thumb at you twits. I'm just happy i spent an hour reading all of this. My only question is in regards to the importing. Can you important the vehicle from the UK?
I have friends over there looking for me now. I don't know anyone in Japan. First off with a gtr or a gtt your cant flip shit around and make it okay to drive for only 10 grand! Its now cops are faster now. Thanks cr1pton. I keep reading about people getting there cars crushed once they've reached port. How did you get around that with your gtr? Did you mod it before shipping? If so, who did the work and can you send me there info? Much appreciated! If you go on youtube you'll see my car.
So if I were to want a skyline without spending a butt load of money how would I do it? From what I understand from reading this I have to go through an RI, get it inspected, get whatever needs done to meet standards, and then get it insured, or get one over 25 years old. That's what I've come to understand though some believe that the additional precautions are not necessary.
You can find Registered GTR's in this country, their just pricey. I'd rather buy a low mileage unmolested GTR from Japan. Or find one here. So from what I understand, from carcrusher, is that when I import one I dont have to add the extra precautions. Could you explain that to me? I'm not understanding what you mean by that. If you haven't noticed from my username is im a fan of american, nonimport, cars and im trying to wrap my mind around how to get one.
I do like imports though and the skyline is one of my favorites by far. I'm still waiting to hear back from a lawyer regarding this. I'll let you know as soon as I know. Jasper answered 7 years ago. Vincent answered 7 years ago. I'm assuming this is a joke. What happened to America's cars? They ended up fat. Lean,tight,uncomfortable cars that were exciting to jump into and drive.
American muscle turned into 'American Plush-Velour' very soon after. You need to test-drive a new Porsche or Cadillac and re-orient your mind-set. A new Porsche Panemera is a 4-door Vette,with decent gas mileage,and nicer smells. I have a Infiniti G20 sedan. Is this car a 4-door Skyline? I like my car,but it's super-wimpy. I constantly make sure the 'handbrake' isn't on! Can this be upgraded to Skyline Status? Tmi answered 7 years ago.
I did some research and it says it illegal for the emissions?!?!? I Mean the country is already polluted enough by other cars. Eabbe86 answered 7 years ago. Also there is this page on Facebook for a company that will import R32's or older from Japan.
I'll post that link as well once I find the page again. They are safer than most american cars and handle better with AWD. Only reason on the older ones is safety they say. They can do over mph on pump gas this could be another "reason" they wont allow them. Cesar answered 7 years ago. So could anyone tell me if they'll ever be legal in the US ir if there's any way there could be one in the US legally. Check out Nostalgia Imports. About their crash worthness, I watch a driver lose it on the Road Atlanta straightaway last summer.
He apparently saw the open road ahead and came on too fast. He lost traction and veered into the inside wall. The car then tumbled for 4 or five times kinda end over end with a couople of rolls thrown in.
When all the dust settled the car was a lot shorter. It was quite a while before he raised is hand out of the window but he walked away, unhurt. My son who instructs for the Porsche club said the Skyline was new but didn't know much else. The track oas open for timeed laps and my son was giving his mother a thrilling ride. He was just behind the Nissan and came up for a close view.
His mother hasn't said much about a second ride. But I really love the R But the R will have to do For those of you who don't seem to know much about this, the NHTSA has a 25 year exemption on imported cars. This means that any JDM car that is 25 years old or older can be legally imported into the U.
S without having to be modified for emissions are safety regs. This includes the Skylines. As of now the R32 is now able to be legally imported into the States. So in 5 more years, the R34's will be available for legal import into the States.
Delcho answered 7 years ago. The skyline is not illegal in Michigan this also includes the Nissan GTR because Michigan has just got a gtr where I live I have seen it so they now allowing to be used.
Archiestow answered 7 years ago. I own a towing company in Southern California and work with a police agency that impounded quite a few Skylines. I have court orders to crush I am aloud to sell various "parts" off of them before they are destroyed.
If anyone is interested in buying parts, please contact me by email at Archiestow aol. Hello guys I want to buy a skyline but I don't understand the regulations on having one , and I live in California please someone help, that's the car. MarioandFawn answered 7 years ago.
S until unless you're willing to fill out some crazy ass paper work and only want to drive it a limited amount of miles per year for the next year. You can however get the R32 GTS-T legally imported with minimal paper work if you have the cash to throw down on one. I suggest you hit up Nostalgia Imports. They specialize in importing U. S legal JDM cars into the States. Shit i am going to get that car no matter what, and you could get the car from japan.
There are three Nissan skylines that travel through Everett and Marysville Washington , they are not illegal , yes you do have to mod them to state specs but regardless they will beat any police cruiser , my hatch back honda civic si would wail on the skyline ft pounds of torque , a Jackson racing super charger pushing 50 pnds in each gear , racecar fuel rail , 10 to 1 dc heads , bored out k20a4 with corvette pistons and duel hks glass pack exhaust my Honda Does and is registered as the fastest hatchback on this side of the mountain and only paid And that's without nos , best of luck to all skyline searching friends and when you get one take it to the track and test It's g force before you racing around so you don't pass out!!
Much love to all skyline lovers!! When i was 16 and crazy as heck about this car i did some research because you could pick one up from japan for about k usd..
You can have the car dismantled and shipped over as a parts car and rebuilt state side. Jeff answered 7 years ago. John awd cars are slower then rwd Also not all skylines are awd, some are rwd. Ok so yall are the so called car gurus Its base dc off the same chasis.
You will see rwd skylines yeah but they are converted to rwd. And you made one other comment that isnt true at all RWD cars are necessarily faster than awd cars. The Bugatti Veyron Its awd!!! Do your research so you dont come across as an idiot.
And for everyone in here its not just the skyline. The united states and canada have some of the strictest rules for what the will import and allow on the streets. The silvia isnt allowed either nor are many other vehicles strictly because of issues with the safety equipment or emissions. It has nothing to do with a vendetta against certain cars or there respective hp or top speed. For has the gt with 3 different variations rated at , , bhp So before you argue your points like you have in this thread for years please do your homework study the facts and for christ sake answer the question..
It is just a huge hassel to do and a beating on your pocket book So I'm looking at buying a skyline from a guy that imports them legally. He assures me that he can provide all legal documentation and a title for the car. However, I'm reluctant because I don't want it seized. What should I do? My advice would be to ask which RI he has been or is using go to the nhtsa website On there they show all listed ris in the country including the ones that have lost their licenses Do your research on the vehicle 2.
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