 Uh, Guys? (And Girls) - Easy GT-Four Registration Stateside, Why didn't we see this before? |
 Jul 6, 2010 - 9:12 PM
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So my buddy, who's been telling me my planned 3s swap is a waste (since I have an ST and won't be trusting myself with doing the work) just found out you can register a GT-Four stateside with no limitations. Now the only problem might be getting a whole one through customs and not a clip...but we do know about custom vehicle registration, right?
Since I live in New York, I found this: http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/homemade.htm But...there are no kit car registration limitations, no...well really anything except lots of fees and waiting on inspections. Seriously, this is plausible to do, isn't it? Why aren't more of us doing it? Considering a GT-Four used is probably cheaper than a swap any day. --------------------  |
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Jul 11, 2010 - 11:00 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '10 From U.P. michigan GO STATE Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
stupid question, why wont the gov. let gt-four's in without getting the panties in a bundle?
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Jul 13, 2010 - 5:26 AM
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QUOTE (4-eyed-freek @ Jul 11, 2010 - 9:00 PM)  stupid question, why wont the gov. let gt-four's in without getting the panties in a bundle? From what I've heard is in order for any car to be registered in the US the chassis (or a North American equivalent chassis) has to have gone through certain crash/safety testing in North America. At the time, Toyota didn't have a comparable base chassis stateside for the DOT to have already passed...and they certainly aren't going to go through the money and trouble now 15 years later. All other RHD cars that have been legally imported have an equivalent North American counterpart chassis that has been tested (so I've been told) -------------------- ST205 Crew represent
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Espo Uh, Guys? (And Girls) - Easy GT-Four Registration Stateside Jul 6, 2010 - 9:12 PM
jason i dunno, gt-four = ~8k minus any fees and such, sw... Jul 6, 2010 - 9:16 PM
Johnnyny i dont have time to read that since im going to wo... Jul 6, 2010 - 9:20 PM Espo QUOTE (jason @ Jul 6, 2010 - 10:16 P... Jul 6, 2010 - 9:30 PM JuMPiiN I've never actually looked into it for where I... Jul 7, 2010 - 1:45 AM block there are ways around it. just call a dmv, i thin... Jul 9, 2010 - 11:00 AM EKAn Cant you just go to Canada, buy one there, then dr... Jul 9, 2010 - 11:14 AM block or better yet...have a canadian buy it, pay him mo... Jul 9, 2010 - 12:04 PM JuMPiiN QUOTE (block @ Jul 9, 2010 - 12:04 P... Jul 9, 2010 - 5:32 PM block QUOTE (JuMPiiN @ Jul 9, 2010 - 5:32 ... Jul 9, 2010 - 6:30 PM EKAn Damn even better, too bad he backed out, i need to... Jul 9, 2010 - 5:04 PM richee3 Register it as a GT4? Absolutely not. You'd st... Jul 9, 2010 - 5:54 PM yarik83 Definition of a "kit car" does not imply... Jul 9, 2010 - 6:40 PM block i dont know. not exactly sure if the lady i talke... Jul 9, 2010 - 6:46 PM Spider77 *ahem*join military, go overseas, have it shipped ... Jul 9, 2010 - 7:02 PM epocsirhc Motorex(or something like that) was importing skyl... Jul 9, 2010 - 7:18 PM richee3 Oh yes, Skylines are indeed legal in the United St... Jul 10, 2010 - 1:42 AM bloodMoney Motorex was able to legally import the GTR33 Skyli... Jul 11, 2010 - 8:45 PM yarik83 Important thing to keep in mind is that we are tal... Jul 11, 2010 - 10:10 PM Espo To all of you talking about kit car registrations,... Jul 11, 2010 - 10:55 PM bloodMoney Because they haven't been built to conform to ... Jul 12, 2010 - 9:40 AM 4-eyed-freek oo ok, sounds like a bunch of crap if you ask me Jul 12, 2010 - 10:41 AM 4-eyed-freek hmm i hate it, i would love to have a gt-four sitt... Jul 13, 2010 - 8:06 AM JuMPiiN I read a HUGE write up on a company in California ... Jul 13, 2010 - 11:27 AM krom8 Me and my wife bought our old 5th gen Celica from ... Jul 24, 2010 - 12:35 PM TRD_Ian your guys best bet is for someone to create and se... Jul 25, 2010 - 10:21 PM Espo QUOTE (TRD_Ian @ Jul 25, 2010 - 11:2... Jul 25, 2010 - 10:40 PM epocsirhc QUOTE (TRD_Ian @ Jul 25, 2010 - 10:2... Jul 26, 2010 - 9:52 AM TRD_Ian ? i know u can modify your car to look like one? i... Jul 26, 2010 - 5:23 PM Johnnyny QUOTE (TRD_Ian @ Jul 26, 2010 - 6:23... Jul 26, 2010 - 5:29 PM freddy121389 I contacted a company that goes through importing ... Jul 26, 2010 - 9:24 PM cheela yep, it's all been said and done. just not wo... Jul 26, 2010 - 10:51 PM |
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