When will the st205 be readily available in canada? Options

[bccentaur3]

Well I've read from some where that Canada won't be able to import the st205 until '09. I know they can get the st185, but is it true about the '09? If so what do you guys think it would cost to pick up one of them?

[Valo666]

2009...what ever the first month they were produced in...in Canada its 15 years to the month of production of the car. We can get 185s up here now just because the cars are over 15 years old. And as for costs, it depends. My friend said that he can get them for between $4K-10K b4 importing, so with importing, taxes, duty, and all costs...im guessin cheapest one you will find will be $6K or so. As for importing to the states, i dunno if you will be able to import. It depends on the US customs and your states laws. We had a guy who wanted to buy a 91 GTR from NYC, but he couldnt because for the laws in NY he couldnt import it to the states.

[bccentaur3]

Well I live in MN i'll have to look into our state laws. I will definately keep in touch with you if I can get an st205 for about 6-8K us dollars.

[Valo666]

Well I live in MN i'll have to look into our state laws. I will definately keep in touch with you if I can get an st205 for about 6-8K us dollars.

lol..if our $ keeps going up..its gonna cost u more like 12K USD..lol But yea, if you do want one, keep in touch cuz i work with/for one of my buddies who has an importing company.

[j0e_p3t]

i want one too

[C3L1CA]

Get one imported to Canada, drive up there with a truck and trailer and bring it back By the time I can afford to get a real st205 they'll probably already be legal

[bccentaur3]

Hey in MN we can drive with a right hand drive car. If I've seen those r33 and 34's rolling around I'm sure we can with the st205. I was just talking to a buddy in class about importing companies. But I'll definately keep in touch with you.

[95CelicaST]

Its not an issue with what side the steering wheel is on (look at the Post Office vehicles), its an issue with emissions and most clash with what the US considers "Street Legal"

[Valo666]

exactly...pretty much, as soon as we give u the keys and the ownership of the car, we are not responsible for any thing else....aka if you buy it form us, when you go 2 the boarder, if it doesnt pass over, its not our fault. We try not to sell to U.S. customers right now, but if we do, we tell them its not our resposnablity if they cant bring the car over the boarder. But yea..its not a matter of RHD or not, but its about if it passes safety standards and emission standards.

[bccentaur3]

What would make the st205 not pass emissions. If our usdm evos can pass emission why can't the jdm st205's?

[Remy]

I've read the st205 needed to pass some crash test stuff ?? I remember reading something similar to this awhile ago. So if you want a street legal st205 you'll have to buy a couple to make it pass some of these "test" first btw motorex did this thats why you see some r33 and r34 here. I rather get one here as a "parts" car from Canada, yes just a parts car hehe.....

[bccentaur3]

Yeah, but I don't want to have to put the motor and tranny in the car. I want to be able to fly to canada and drive the car down here.

[Valo666]

i would check with the US goverment's laws regarding importation of cars. In canada the car has to meet canadian safety standards, emmision standards *no matter how old the car is, unless its exempt*, and crash safety only if the car is 15 years of age or older depending on the month. Like we cant import certain cars from the states *IE Evo's* due to the crash test rating.

[bccentaur3]

I will, when the time comes. I'll definately have the money ready in '09. SO the st205's you can only get a hold of would be the 94's due to the fact that they are the only st205's that are 15 years old?

[Rayme]

I will, when the time comes. I'll definately have the money ready in '09. SO the st205's you can only get a hold of would be the 94's due to the fact that they are the only st205's that are 15 years old?

Before you get you hopes up, try importing a legal skyline from Canada into the US, if it works then re-sell it and you lost nothing, if nothing else(somebody will probably go gaga over a legal skyline), you'll realise its more work than you think. Even if you import a car from canada, it's still a jdm car, doesn't matter from which border it comes from! Its legal in Canada cause we have a 15 years old law, you guys it's much longer if I recall. Do you homework!

http://www.jdmmontreal.ca/car_details/120/...,_Stock_No._052

6000$ and it's yours!

This post has been edited by Rayme: Oct 15, 2007 - 6:37 PM

[Remy]

Yeah, but I don't want to have to put the motor and tranny in the car. I want to be able to fly to canada and drive the car down here.

I never said anything about swapping the motor and tranny bro but I'll swap something else...

[bccentaur3]

And what would you swap in an st205? Well I have 2 more years to study and get this thing down.

[ecaddiction]

Yeah, but I don't want to have to put the motor and tranny in the car. I want to be able to fly to canada and drive the car down here.

I never said anything about swapping the motor and tranny bro but I'll swap something else...

He's not gonna swap the GT VLN to a ST205, hes gonna swap the entire ST205 with a GT "Heavily Modified" GT FTW.

[bccentaur3]

Ohh, I get it, but once caught tisk tisk.

This post has been edited by bccentaur3: Oct 15, 2007 - 8:49 PM

[ecaddiction]

I'm not 100% sure that's what he was saying, but that's what I was thinking...