Nissan Skyline GTR Now Legal In USA (+ Others)

[fairgentleman_Z]

@rugsr

Why does the US have this stupid rule BTW?
I mean I know people like to make some dumb rules but what are they aiming for?

Because of Mercedes:

Disagree with 25-year car import ban? Sign this petition

@petition

We call upon the Executive Branch to immediately cease this wasteful activity, and furthermore to change the DOT/EPA exemption time on grey-market vehicles from 25 years to 15 years (to match the vehicle regulations of Canada), recognizing that the 25-year rule was enacted due to support from special interests such as Mercedes Benz North America.

Big Bird Skyline Going To The Crusher

@jalopnik comment section

teampenske

This is why we can’t have nice things.

No, seriously. Jalopnik, I suggest that y’all do an article about how Mercedes lobbied Congress in the 1980s to pass that 25 year import rule because they were losing money on grey-market imports. 5/30/12 10:26am

yurikazeteampenske3

I second this motion. I’m sure that much of the readership is interested in this subject. MB is just one of several companies that tried hard to position itself as a luxury brand in the US while selling entry level vehicles on the same platform in their home markets. Growing up in Germany in the 80’s S-classes were basically the German Crown Vic. Coming over here, I couldn’t understand at the time why people bragged so much about a car I thought of as a taxi. The Polizei around Bonn also had all these cheap 2 door soft top G-wagens that were pretty cool too… 5/30/12 10:32am

[Minglor]

@brilliantyellowg60

well you are wrong and mike is right. it is all based on manufacture date.

This is my understanding on the subject.

[XwalkerX]

skylines are cool i guess but personally i would rather have any other car from this list

@Jeller

Hemmings had a nice little article about cars that are now eligible:

Alfa Romeo SZ
Mercedes 190E evolution
Rallye Golf
20v Quattro
Lancia Delta Integrale
Maserati Shamal

[llink78]

@Onyx Z32

Ask him, he’s doing interviews: Meet The Man Who Legally Brought The First R32 Nissan GT-R To America

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Just stoking the flames on this cold winter day

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More wood for the fire!

This is all how he defends himself. I guess we’ll see if it gets crushed or not :gotme:

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I don’t know if this is true about Porsche’s manufacture dates.

even my BMW right on the door lists the month/year it was produced. Pretty sure this is true for most or all US based vehicles.

[Carnut]

Bringing in these cars is cool but you might as well buy 2. When something breaks and you don’t want to wait a couple weeks for something to come from Japan you will at least have a spare. Yes there are places here that stock some parts and some are interchangeable with other parts through nissan, but the majority are not.

Also the cost of ownership is high.

[sasquatch]

Might be a silly question but:

If a car is brought over as show and display, once it hits 25 years old can it be registered for normal use without any extra BS, or is it stuck as show and display forever?

Also I had never heard of a maserati shamal until now… Holy fuck do I want one!

[bing]

when i used the 15 year rule importing a couple cars into Canada they went by the month & year of manufacture but it doesnt surprise me that this guy brought it in from Canada over a land border and found some leniency.

with regard to the Lancia Delta Integrales, dont get too excited. those cars have been massively cool for a long time in a lot of markets and finding a good one means paying $25,000 - $40,000 for one from what i know. Not like GTR’s that are apparently a dime a dozen in japan and pretty commonplace up here too. moreover, insurers have gotten really finicky about insuring RHD cars up here so a lot of guys sell theirs just so that they dont have to deal with the stupid rates if they can even find someone to insure it.

[tpgsr]

@sasquatch

Also I had never heard of a maserati shamal until now… Holy fuck do I want one!

this.

[XwalkerX]

I’ve posted that same shamal in the dumped whipzzzz thread several times…

[sasquatch]

@XwalkerX

I’ve posted that same shamal in the dumped whipzzzz thread several times…

I usually don’t check that thread because it takes forever to load all the pics on my phone haha

[brilliantyellowg60]

@bing

when i used the 15 year rule importing a couple cars into Canada they went by the month & year of manufacture but it doesnt surprise me that this guy brought it in from Canada over a land border and found some leniency.

with regard to the Lancia Delta Integrales, dont get too excited. those cars have been massively cool for a long time in a lot of markets and finding a good one means paying $25,000 - $40,000 for one from what i know.

yeah they aren’t cheap. autoforum up in ontario used to sell them all the time.

a nice Rallye Golf still goes for $12-15K so after the cost of shipping and taxes you are nearing $20K, I don’t expect to see that many, and nice ones for sale are not that plentiful.

[tweety]

Mr Newman we still have an aging Godzilla owned by an equally aging Englishman stuffed full of your goodies ! Happy New Year mate.
Shoot me a PM we should get caught up, I saw your bike wayyyyyyyyy cool
peace A.

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Oh yes and I have driven an Intergrale around Shepperd’s Bush roundabout in the middle of London FAR TOO FAST and lived to tell the tale, bloody kids… LOL

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And BTW the R32 GTR makes the Lancia look like an A+P shopping cart , check out the Bath hurst races in Oz against the Cosworth Sierra’s in the 90’s damned that’s some serious racing…

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vRDo4rchmc 1990 yeah baby…

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But what you REALLY Need is one of these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDCE4FjVHOU
I saw rows and rows of them outside the Reliant factory in Tamworth England, I lived 5 miles away… awesome… Check some UK Rallycross, it’s not like the US equivalent.
Strange archeology indeed

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTmQdCpnFFo now I remember why I like these cars so much, faster than a McLaren F1 with 1/3 of the engine displacement

[bing]

welcome to the internet.

[GV1390]

A buddy of mine is currently in the process of importing an R32. He’s going through a company called JDM Ottawa.

[Jeller]

@GV1390

A buddy of mine is currently in the process of importing an R32. He’s going through a company called JDM Ottawa.

So they are taking care of all the paperwork it seems? is it coming into Canada then he is bringing it across the border? or is it coming into a US port for him to pick up?
Is this someone local that is doing it?

[GV1390]

@Jeller

So they are taking care of all the paperwork it seems? is it coming into Canada then he is bringing it across the border? or is it coming into a US port for him to pick up?
Is this someone local that is doing it?

Yes someone local but he’s not on here. Supposedly it’s getting delivered to his house…

He said he will be signing up this evening to chime in on here.

[bing]

there are better guys to go through than jdm ottawa… lots of GTA companies that i could refer.

[XwalkerX]

and let the hazing begin…

[91MR2]

All BS aside, I look forward to seeing these cars on our shores.

[JayS]

I look at an 89 GTR the same way I look at the Lamborghini Countach. It was cool back in 89 but I really wouldn’t want one today.