Feeler: Importing ST205 (and others) to US Options

[slyd]

I am thinking of starting a company geared towards importing otherwise unobtainable cars, engines, and parts to the US. The 6gen GT-4, of course, is one of these. Also Nissan S15 Silvias, R32 and R34 Sylines, and other Japanese and European goodies that due to DOT and EPA restrictions are not importable. I already know all the laws and rules and have formulated a method for doing this legally. And it's not easy, there is a lot you have to do to keep them completely legal and road-safe. A few questions, though. 1. How much would you be willing to pay for an ST205? 2. What other cars would you recommend? 3. Any other suggestions? Thanks.

[slyd]

Unfortunately, in the US we have different import laws than our European friends. Please, if you are not from the US, you probably don't understand what we have to go through, so don't confuse the issue with non-US importation laws and regulations. I'm not trying to be mean, it's just different here.

As an individual, you can import a car illegaly (to the US) by doing a few things to it. Then you have to do illegal things to register and insure. Good luck ever selling it. Furthermore, if a cop, dmv, epa, dot, etc. ever gets a suspicion of what you did, bye bye car, and hello prosecution.

In Japan there are many electronic auction houses. All cars are rated on a scale and have pictures so that the buyer knows what they are getting. And my buyers have been instructed to inspect each vehicle that they buy before finalizing. I will not buy substandard cars unless my customer has instructed me to. Nearly 70,000 cars per week go through the auctions and private sale houses my buyers have access to. I am working to expand that. According to the pricing information they have given me, add to that processing and shipping, add to that various other things that have to be done to keep it legal. It can be done for what I have priced, but like doggy said, you just have to have the right source.