[scribbz]

a car from like say, Japan or Europe, and drive it in the U.S without converting the drive side?

i found a couple of evo VI's to my liking but there all from the UK n stuffl. (evo's wernt sold in the U.S when evo VI came out)

[Orijinalx]

yes you can, but it will cost you a lootttt of money

[scribbz]

yes you can, but it will cost you a lootttt of money

damn

when you mean expensive, you speak of actually importing it to america no?

[joonage]

damn

when you mean expensive, you speak of actually importing it to america no?

Probably ...

Would be a little awkward driving on the right side ...

At least you have a less chance of dying in a collision with a car coming for the other side of the road since the car will hit the passenger first. xD

[FusionGT2]

Probably ...

Would be a little awkward driving on the right side ...

At least you have a less chance of dying in a collision with a car coming for the other side of the road since the car will hit the passenger first. xD

hahahah... wow good point eh??

[scribbz]

Probably ...

Would be a little awkward driving on the right side ...

At least you have a less chance of dying in a collision with a car coming for the other side of the road since the car will hit the passenger first. xD

very true lol i didnt think of that

[JinSeong88]

you should just say its a "mail car" since all those have the drivers side on the right..... haha j/k but it would be amusing..

[taoh]

Good luck trying to go through American drive-thru services.

[scribbz]

Good luck trying to go through American drive-thru services.

o snap i didnt htink about that either...maybe ill just convert it....

[taoh]

Well....you could always enter the lanes in reverse.

[ghost]

Haha I actually went to a Jack-In-The-Box in reverse with my friends RHD converted S14.5

The lady looked at us like all in that order

After she realized it she said that it was cool and asked if it wasn't embarassing having to do that

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Now imagine a cop pulling you over

Cop goes to left side of vehicle:
"Sir can i get your license and registration please"

Person on the left (Passenger):
"Uhh...don't you mean his?"

Cop confused:
"No I need the your... Yes I need his"

Driver:
"Here you go sir (with a smile yet sad feeling that he still got pulled over...)

[supad0rk]

You can have it as a track car but you cannot drive it legally to my knowing. In order for it to become legal they have to do the bumper tests and all that good stuff. Same thing that Skylines had to go through in order to get legalized, which didn't work out too well. So as far as I know they are not California legal.

[scribbz]

You can have it as a track car but you cannot drive it legally to my knowing. In order for it to become legal they have to do the bumper tests and all that good stuff. Same thing that Skylines had to go through in order to get legalized, which didn't work out too well. So as far as I know they are not California legal.

well im pretty sure ive seen a skyline in cali but i may be wrong.
some people are saying its legal and some (you and other ppl outside this forum) said it isnt.

anyone kno for sure?

Haha I actually went to a Jack-In-The-Box in reverse with my friends RHD converted S14.5

The lady looked at us like all in that order

After she realized it she said that it was cool and asked if it wasn't embarassing having to do that

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Now imagine a cop pulling you over

Cop goes to left side of vehicle:
"Sir can i get your license and registration please"

Person on the left (Passenger):
"Uhh...don't you mean his?"

Cop confused:
"No I need the your... Yes I need his"

Driver:
"Here you go sir (with a smile yet sad feeling that he still got pulled over...)

LOL man that look on the cops face might be worth speeding for lol

[supad0rk]

Yes there are legal Skylines (R32s, R33s, R34s and some old school ones) but it is a long story about how each one got legalized and what went wrong in the process. A friend of mine used to drive for Motorex

In short they were only supposed to be able to legalize R32's mainly. In order to do that they had to bumper test them (which if you think about it how much would it be to import R34s over here and then destroy them one by one), do a few other things here and there, install air bags (Which like S13s there were none for R32s so they ended up having to use S14 air bags) and blah blah blah this and that, it came out to be a lot of money. So they skipped a lot of steps, the owner got caught, Motorex was shut down and the ones that had been legalized were grandfathered in.

You would probably have to go through the same steps with any car that was not sold in the United States. If you own an oil field or something then go for it. A few cars here and there that you see are what I consider ghetto conversion... they are popular among S13s haha. You get an SR front clip and you are too lazy to do the few monkey tricks needed for it to work (a lot of it being wiring) so you just buy a front clip and use EVERYTHING. And boom instant RHD S13

[panda]

lol motorex. ROFL @ hiro... he rebadged r32's as r33's to pass those. ultimately, he failed.

in either case, the laws depend on where you live. in california the hippy state, the car must go through a thorough crash test rating as the imported car was not built within us's dot/epa specs. however, if the same model car exists then retrofitting the set items to complete dot and epa's specs can be enacted... however, the original importer with a certain license can only do that (ie: motorex and the '95 r33's with dual airbags). for such services to import the car along with insurance and retrofitting the items will cost too much in the long run. in other states, you can drive an imported car as a kit car. basically the car's parts must be dismantled... and when i mean dismantled, everything must be dismantled. the chassis, brakes, body, engine, EVERYTHING. once that is set, you must have the disassembled parts imported, sans the tires, wheels and engine. these parts must be either bought from the US or shipped out in a different container to be thoroughly inspected. once that's said, you can assemble the car by yourself as it is a "kit" car or the importer must do it. insurance will still be a pinkberry though, as the car will be a "kit" car, not a legally natured road car.

most overseas military personnel go through the same process, to bring cars over as kit cars... namely in florida and texas. that's why there are a lot of gray markets for skylines in florida... one in texas just sprung up. they're legally registered by nation, but can only be 49 states legal as california's laws are crazy strict (passing california's strict protocol, and the car is exempt in any state). as for the stolen skylines from motorex's escapade, other non-dual airbag r33's, r32's and r34's that have been sold under the moniker of "legally registered in california" have been exempted by california's own dot/epa status as these owners were duped by motorex. other than that, no other skyline can be 50 state legal without the proper crash test rating and such by the original importer (other importers cannot use motorex's information to pass the '95 r33's).

check out the club nico forums... some rich doctor from az wants a skyline that's 50 state legal, without escaping the loophole system via "kit" cars. lots of information there. good luck.

besides... mail truck/jeeps? drivers are all RHD to access mailboxes easily~ if they can dew it, i am sure you can dew it too.

[tinyt]

hey supad0rk, just looking at your pix...i gave you props....not many people i know could drift....including myself. that's one thing i wish i could do.

[scribbz]

thnx panda and supad0rk for replying. there was a fair amount of info you guys gave that i didnt know.
*sigh* damn, i really want a evo VI...especially since it would be sick to get a car like that into the states....w.e.
maybe ill just get a evo IX.