Buying cars from Japan - GoFuckYourself.com

mastamindz · 07-20-2003, 08:13 PM

Anyone have any experience buying a vehicle from Japan and registering it in Canada or the States?

hyper · 07-20-2003, 08:23 PM

you cant import a car from japan into the states that is not available for purchase here..
ie: nissan skyline, unless you put a big bond up.. also it must conform to u.s vehicle regulations

mastamindz · 07-20-2003, 08:38 PM

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Originally posted by hyper
you cant import a car from japan into the states that is not available for purchase here..
ie: nissan skyline, unless you put a big bond up.. also it must conform to u.s vehicle regulations

So something like a Supra, MR2 or Celica can be imported

and what do you mean by bond..

bond...james bond?

Mr Pheer · 07-20-2003, 08:39 PM

why not just go to a dealer, they have imported cars for sale already

MassAppeal · 07-20-2003, 08:40 PM

they have places that can import cars and alter them so they pass our safety and emissions... oh yea and left hand drive also.

www.evolutionimports.com

ldinternet · 07-20-2003, 08:44 PM

RHD. Love it. Just like the UK, babe. :D

AWW - Kevin · 07-20-2003, 08:52 PM

you do realize they drive on the other side of the road !

if you import you need to add the cost of converting them
to left/right hand drive!

mastamindz · 07-20-2003, 08:54 PM

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Originally posted by AWW - Kevin
you do realize they drive on the other side of the road !

if you import you need to add the cost of converting them
to left/right hand drive!

Right hand drive will be fun. Imagine the looks you get when you get out of the passenger side.

It will feel like your driving a mail truck too!

Digipimp · 07-20-2003, 09:03 PM

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Originally posted by mastamindz

Right hand drive will be fun. Imagine the looks you get when you get out of the passenger side.

It will feel like your driving a mail truck too!

Yeah and it will work real well until you need to buy food at a drive thru or use an atm or go to the bank.

prostock · 07-20-2003, 09:06 PM

man i will tell you dont go here and ask the board this shit , for trust me , this is a matter that can get fucking sticky i have been threw it ,
if it isnt set up for the usa standers trust me you are fuck , in the usa they have all the epa regs there that it more then likly not get in ,
also alotof country not use or build the cars the same ,

a bmw or a merc that is made in Thai is a not hafe the car if you get it from german , so man i am not to sure why you want it but you better check into that deep and hard , for to the dmv place and call around

SpaceAce · 07-20-2003, 09:16 PM

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Originally posted by Digipimp

Yeah and it will work real well until you need to buy food at a drive thru or use an atm or go to the bank.

Just go to the Rally's by my house. They have two drive-through lanes, one of which has the pickup window on the passenger's side.

SpaceAce

mastamindz · 07-20-2003, 09:26 PM

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Originally posted by prostock
man i will tell you dont go here and ask the board this shit , for trust me , this is a matter that can get fucking sticky i have been threw it ,
if it isnt set up for the usa standers trust me you are fuck , in the usa they have all the epa regs there that it more then likly not get in ,
also alotof country not use or build the cars the same ,

a bmw or a merc that is made in Thai is a not hafe the car if you get it from german , so man i am not to sure why you want it but you better check into that deep and hard , for to the dmv place and call around

Im in Canada and Im not to sure what the regs are regarding this..
The reason I am interested in JDM vehicle is the car I was going to buy was sold. I've also seen a few other japanese vehicles around including a skyline. It would be interesting to see what it takes to register one here.

Ironhorse · 07-20-2003, 09:32 PM

Why don't you just have a local dealer order you a car?

yellofello · 07-20-2003, 10:11 PM

if you were going to go the supra / mr2 route, why not just buy the cheapest one you can find here and import a JDM-spec engine / etc...? if you're in vancouver, there's plenty of shops that should be able to do that for you, and it sure beats the hell out of paying to convert a car to LHD

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yellofello Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 183	if you were going to go the supra / mr2 route, why not just buy the cheapest one you can find here and import a JDM-spec engine / etc...? if you're in vancouver, there's plenty of shops that should be able to do that for you, and it sure beats the hell out of paying to convert a car to LHD