# JDM Cars in NYS **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 16, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118 "2009-02-16T12:10:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/21 "2009-02-17T09:00:16Z")
> [@livin4hockey](#): > > Sure there are ways to do it illegally, but you then run the risk of getting caught. Many people get away with it, but you don’t want to be that guy who gets caught. > [http://www.skylineowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88189](http://www.skylineowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88189) :lol: Sucks to be him. ---
**Author:** ![SideWinderGX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@SideWinderGX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SideWinderGX)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/22 "2009-02-17T09:36:09Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > its not legal at all? for any skyline ever? i was wondering how people were selling r33’s tht were registered in ny… 1996-1998 R33 GTR’s are perfectly legal to register in the United States. Motorex crash tested 96-98 R33 GTR’s…R32 and R34’s need to be registered as show/race cars. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/23 "2009-02-17T09:44:07Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > :lol: Sucks to be him. +1 He says though that he is still paying on the car… I’d stop paying on it at least…let the bank repo it HAHAHAHa ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/24 "2009-02-17T09:48:19Z")
> [@misio66661](#): > > I’ve seen hundreds of Skylines in Canada, but not even one in US Again, that’s because of the 15 year rule in Canada and the 25 year rule here in the U.S. Can you buy a Skyline here in the U.S.? Absolutely, but let me know how registering it legally goes 😉 > [@JayS](#): > > :lol: Sucks to be him. That’s why it’s important to know that if it’s “STATE-legal” or claimed to be, that does not mean it’s Federal-legal. ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/25 "2009-02-17T10:52:26Z")
> [@SideWinderGX](#): > > 1996-1998 R33 GTR’s are perfectly legal to register in the United States. > > Motorex crash tested 96-98 R33 GTR’s…R32 and R34’s need to be registered as show/race cars. prove it. Show me DOT and EPA certificates. SO when I do register it, It doesn’t get fucking taken. Without those (among other things) - No import. And the ones motorex did bring in, Last I recall, when they pop up being registered are being scrutinized / seized. Hey, maybe they have their shit straight now but honestly, If the paper work exists… and since when do people register race cars. > In April 2006, the D.O.T. sent bond releases to owners who had imported their cars through Motorex. This would enable the Skyline owners to register their cars at the DW. Some of those Skylines that received bond releases were modified by Motorex to comply with U.S. standards. Some were not. According to Morris, no Skylines (R32, R33, R34) have been imported from Japan since Motorex shut down So. Unless you have one of the few with said bond release. Not a chance. Oh. And without this bond…Car is seized. No show car. No race car. No car. > [@livin4hockey](#): > > Again, that’s because of the 15 year rule in Canada and the 25 year rule here in the U.S. Can you buy a Skyline here in the U.S.? Absolutely, but let me know how registering it legally goes Where they sold there new…? Also thought they were in cananda at one point. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/26 "2009-02-17T10:57:44Z")
i thought some r33’s got in as registered, but u can no longer register skylines ---
**Author:** ![ericvw7989](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ericvw7989/32/5070_2.png) [@ericvw7989](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ericvw7989)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/27 "2009-02-17T11:01:20Z")
save yourself the trouble and buy a kia. ---
**Author:** ![SideWinderGX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@SideWinderGX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SideWinderGX)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/28 "2009-02-17T11:49:12Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > prove it. > Show me DOT and EPA certificates. > SO when I do register it, It doesn’t get fucking taken. > Without those (among other things) - No import. > > And the ones motorex did bring in, Last I recall, when they pop up being registered are being scrutinized / seized. > Hey, maybe they have their shit straight now but honestly, If the paper work exists… > > and since when do people register race cars. > > So. Unless you have one of the few with said bond release. Not a chance. > > Oh. > > And without this bond…Car is seized. No show car. No race car. No car. > > Where they sold there new…? Also thought they were in cananda at one point. Lemme see what I can come up with. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/29 "2009-02-17T11:52:47Z")
Um, isn’t all the motorex stuff thrown out now because of all the shit they got into? Last I heard all of those cars were starting to be seized ---
**Author:** ![SideWinderGX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@SideWinderGX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SideWinderGX)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/30 "2009-02-17T11:55:06Z")
[http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/RULES/IMPORT/FAQ%20Site/pages/page10.html](http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/RULES/IMPORT/FAQ%20Site/pages/page10.html) > Import eligibility decisions are made on a make, model, and model year basis. NHTSA has determined that the R33 Model Nissan GTS and GTR (“Skyline”) passenger cars manufactured between January 1, 1996 and June 30, 1998 are eligible for importation and has assigned vehicle eligibility number VCP-32 to those vehicles. If you’re serious on importing one…good luck, it’s a pain in the ass process. It also has to be modified for OBDII. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/31 "2009-02-17T11:55:09Z")
okay. he only has 7k to spend, someone offered tosell their car for 5000, and he said “sorry, but i can only give you 3700” this guy isnt going to be getting a fucking skyline, or importing an s15 or anything else from japan. who cares ---
**Author:** ![SideWinderGX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@SideWinderGX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SideWinderGX)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/32 "2009-02-17T11:56:46Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#): > > Um, isn’t all the motorex stuff thrown out now because of all the shit they got into? Last I heard all of those cars were starting to be seized They crash tested 1996-1998 Skyline GTR’s, and applied those crash test results to ALL OTHER GTR’s. That doesn’t work in the governments book lol. Some of the ones which were imported using the R33 GTR’s crash test results are being seized, but it’s a ‘here and there’ type of thing, it’s not a top priority. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/33 "2009-02-17T13:29:19Z")
> [@SideWinderGX](#): > > They crash tested 1996-1998 Skyline GTR’s, and applied those crash test results to ALL OTHER GTR’s. That doesn’t work in the governments book lol. > > Some of the ones which were imported using the R33 GTR’s crash test results are being seized, but it’s a ‘here and there’ type of thing, it’s not a top priority. Why is it a priority at all? Why can’t I as a reasonable human sign away my rights of the government protecting me from myself? If I want to ride a death trap that should be my choice. ughh ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/34 "2009-02-17T13:36:29Z")
ok this thread kinda sucks… no one is actually going to be doing this, so its pointless, and its getting locked ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/35 "2009-02-17T13:39:01Z")
If you’re to stupid to read the NHTA, EPA, and NYS DMV guidelines and cross reference them with the appropriate forms from customs, and exploit one of several loopholes to get a car in (and not get caught), all while spending between $25-$80k… Then you posted in this thread asking how to get a TYTE JDM CAR IN NYS! ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/36 "2009-02-17T13:41:09Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > If you’re **to** stupid SORRY MIKE, I COULDN’T NOT DO IT. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118/37 "2009-02-17T13:53:19Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > COULDN’T NOT > **[Double negative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_negative)** > > A double negative is a construction occurring when two forms of grammatical negation are used in the same sentence. This is typically used to convey a different shade of meaning from a strictly positive sentence ("You're not unattractive" vs "You're attractive"). Multiple negation is the more general term referring to the occurrence of more than one negative in a clause. In some languages, double negatives cancel one another and produce an affirmative; in other languages, doubled negatives intens... LOL no one is more better at grammar around her. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-in-nys/63118.md?page=1)