skyline question

hondagirl17

Ok well the issue really isn't whether he can get the car or not mainly its getting it legalized and that's what we are trying to figure out. I just talked to him tonight at dinner and he said he's found some pretty reasonable ones online, he just wants to know what it will take to get it legalized.

Flowcus

Basically to get a car legalized that doesnt have a title you are going to have to do a couple things. First the DMV will tell you to track down the origional owner and see if you can get the title from them. Being the car is from japan that wont happen. So your going to have to go to the DMV with the bill of sale. Then they will have to make up a new VIN for the car, and a new title. This doesnt come cheap and its very time consuming. After thats all done the car will be registered with the DMV have a legal U.S. VIN # and Title. Then you will be able to liscence and register the car.

Now if you can find an un-legalized one in the states and get it to ND your going to save yourself a bundle in legalization being ND doesnt have emissions laws. Thats where a large amount of money is spent legalizing imported cars through importers on the west and east coasts. They have to legalize them before they leave the port so they go through emissions laws and a bunch of shit has to be changed on the cars.

The chances that he will actually be able to legalize a skyline in ND are slim to nil... id have him talk to the DMV and see if their able to legalize a japanese car without a U.S. VIN or title.

hondagirl17

Thanks! That's what I was wondering. I'll let him know what you guys have suggested. Right now he's just looking into it all to see what it will take..

Flowcus

Honestly if he has the money tell him to go with an STi or Evo... He would be happier.

Bryce

Flowcus wrote:
Honestly if he has the money tell him to go with an STi or Evo... He would be happier.
This is what I was thinking well reading the hole thread.

Jim

Look it comes down to, even people with virtually unlimited money to spend CANT get thiers legalized. If you have enough money to spend 80-100k on a legalized skyline, you may as well buy a real exotic.

Flowcus

Or just move to fucking japan and buy a skyline over there dirt cheap... and sleep with as many asian women as possible.

hondagirl17

Flowcus wrote:
Or just move to fucking japan and buy a skyline over there dirt cheap... and sleep with as many asian women as possible.

LoL... yeah I talked to him about getting a STI and he's thinking about that as well. Do you know if STI's come with leather interior?

Flowcus

Nope they come with pimp shit momo interior.... and I mean pimp. If he wants leather tell him to get an Audi or something. I hate my leather interior... I want racing seats and to have my rears recovered in the same fabric as the racing seats.

hondagirl17

ok.. so what would be the advantage of getting an STI over a WRX? I'm sure you could help me out on this one kirk

PSiedTSi

227hp to 300hp 2.0liter to 2.5liter

Flowcus

5speed to 6speed... break upgrade... ultra light rims... better suspension... center differential control... lots of engine upgrades including .5 more litres... lots of stuff.

STiSchucky

cant forget the pimp key!!

but yeah STis come with a wheel tire combo, brembo brakes(top of the line), big ass wing name it.

legacy-user-33

Bigger hood scoop, HID lights, STI racing seats, blue carpet, intercooler sprayer, adjustable headlights, STI exhaust.

STiSchucky

thanks tin.

torbs

evo

92TSIpos

tell him good luck on the car shopping from the friendly members of FARGOSTREET

Dangler

If he wants to buy a skyline that did NOT come from Motorex, he will NOT be able to get a VIN and title from the DMV without Motorex legalizing it. Period, end of story.

Legalized Skylines are anywhere from $45k - $100K. The more common one is the R33 (easier to legalize). My friend has 3 of them for sale, all legalized and legit. They're all located in Seattle, at his house.

http://www.vipimports.com/currentinventory.php

Everything else you read in this thread is somewhere between partially true and completely wrong.

Best of luck
Brett

24valvenotak

You just heard it from the expert....

Dangler

92BlackTT wrote:
You just heard it from the expert....

I wish... I've frustrated the heck out of myself for 2 years trying to find the loophole that everyone else is looking for. Motorex is basically out of business, they own the intellectual rights to converting a car (DOT and EPA) and its not possible to "reverse engineer" one to find out all the pieces that need to change. Plus, you'll need to figure out all the connections and paperwork the fed gov't requires. It sucks, I wish it was easier for everyone else, but its not.

A couple times a month there's someone on the various skyline boards claiming to have the "in" and the backdoor, but no one has come through.

Sean Morris (tyndago on the boards) use to work at Motorex, and is the most outspoken person on the topic. From what I've gathered he's been trying for 2 years to get RBMotoring up on their own legs, but they're still not there. In the meantime VIPImports has 3 of them, starting at the mid-$40's I believe.

Some talk about getting it under a "show car" permit which has virtually no miles a year you can drive it. But if you get caught, you're screwed. If I were going to break the law to make it happen, I would just buy a totalled Nissan of some kind and start swapping VIN numbers...

At the end of the day, about all a person can legally do is go out and buy one.

It really sucks

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