Importing a Celica to the States from Japan?, IMPORTING Options

[Random_Stranger]

SO by 2009 the 1994 gt-four will be able to get shipped to canada. What I was wondering if my uncle who lives in Toronto can get a hold of one and drives it here to Minnesota. Would they allow him to cross the border? Then he can "sell me the car" but in reality I bought it and he's just delivering it. Is that possible at all? And of course I will find a way to legalize the car.

I don't see why not, but keep in mind it is not illegal to "Make" your own car, and get it documented with papers. You may have to cut into the frame and remove emblems when registering it though, plus less emissions. If people in California can have nissan skylines with papers, then I am sure there is a way to have that GT4 in the USA. That is what I would do if I can do that. Can I borrow your uncle to? LOL


Also, if you don't believe me about the skylines and such? Go take a look at some of those guys on Cardomain.com or whatever that site is called. They'll tell you.

[Rayme]

It sounds so much work imo, all that trouble to have your rear wheel pulling the car.

Just so you know, the people around here who gets skyline and such, they all say it's a pain in the ass to get parts and very expensive to keep them rolling, there's all sort of little things you can't think about, might it be a simple part like a ball joint/struts or a 3rd gen 3sgte only part..they all have to be ordered and you're left with a very expensive car that can't be used for weeks or months...they are 15 years old and more after all. And what more, you need to do bodywork, alot of cars come in with destroyed paint job and dents, a guy around here got a nice fd3s and the roof was collapse in the shipping (and it's not the type of shipping you can insurance claim). Food for thought.

It's expensive to drive jdm car

This post has been edited by Rayme: Apr 6, 2008 - 4:31 PM

[808celica]

its expensive to have a jdm chick that likes your car that looks kinda jdm

[azian_advanced]

i've been looking into this recently.. ever since j-specimports just recently had/have a 94 gt-four for sale.
but if i were to get one, it would have to have atleast a sunroof and ABS so i passed up on it. everything else i'll just swap from my car now like the stereo system, leather, and exterior mods. then sell my car.
besides, i wouldn't be able to 'prepay' for it and wait until april 2009 for it to become legal.
i might just go and import one myself next year w/o going through a importer. we'll just have to wait and see... can't wait..

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Apr 6, 2008 - 8:28 PM

[goferris]

i've been looking into this recently.. ever since j-specimports just recently had/have a 94 gt-four for sale.
but if i were to get one, it would have to have atleast a sunroof and ABS so i passed up on it. everything else i'll just swap from my car now like the stereo system, leather, and exterior mods. then sell my car.
besides, i wouldn't be able to 'prepay' for it and wait until april 2009 for it to become legal.
i might just go and import one myself next year w/o going through a importer. we'll just have to wait and see... can't wait..

i don't think many JDM cars have sunroofs. they aren't into that as much as us over here.

either way i'm sure it's not as impossible as we all think it is to get a gt4 in the states it's just so expensive. we all dream of one but it's just not logical.
most importers target (like any used car place) the cars that are in high demand like the skylines or anything honda and such that won't just sit on the lot. one problem with out car is there really isn't much of a demand for our car. it's just not popular. simple as that. in all 3 of the fast and furious movies was there one single 6th gen?

that's my thoughts on the matter.

[bccentaur3]

It sounds so much work imo, all that trouble to have your rear wheel pulling the car.

Just so you know, the people around here who gets skyline and such, they all say it's a pain in the ass to get parts and very expensive to keep them rolling, there's all sort of little things you can't think about, might it be a simple part like a ball joint/struts or a 3rd gen 3sgte only part..they all have to be ordered and you're left with a very expensive car that can't be used for weeks or months...they are 15 years old and more after all. And what more, you need to do bodywork, alot of cars come in with destroyed paint job and dents, a guy around here got a nice fd3s and the roof was collapse in the shipping (and it's not the type of shipping you can insurance claim). Food for thought.

It's expensive to drive jdm car

But its to own my dream car. I could careless if it was 30 years old. If its the car I have always wanted, I'm not going to stop for spit to own one. Yes, it may be a lot of work, but well worth it imo.

[Random_Stranger]

It will be well worth it in the end. To be like no other.

[azian_advanced]

then you should live here, you'll always find a skyline for sale.

[stetsonaw]

live here for about 6 months and you'll realize that skylines are as played out as mustangs. i fart in the general direction of skylines!

[Celiracer18]

from what i understand celica3sgte's old gt4 was imported by a WRC Instructor and i think that's the only legal way to get one into the states at the moment

[808celica]

^^yup but i think he sold it

the way i see it is: if you wanna import something legally you have to have friends in places..........very high places.

after all in world its who you know............

[Random_Stranger]

Then I am going to start networking like a mother! Just kidding, the cost to get one here may talk me out of even attempting awd. What's wrong with having a fwd that can own some of the awd cars out there? I don't see a problem with that, I really don't. Plus you get to rotate your tires! I would imagine if you were awd, they would all get worn out. See? LOL

[bccentaur3]

Dude, I just want a gt-four to have one. Its not going to be a track car...okay okay It will make some apearences at the track, but I just want one to have one. Some thing a lot of people here don't have. Its not about having a fast car and smoking people, or having the nicest and winning shows. Its about what I want. Dings and paint chips don't matter to me. That can be worked out later on. The the principle of owning one.

[Lil-Joe101]

The price isn't really the problem its just the process of how to get it wut I'm tryin ta do. I just don't see the point in puttin all my time and money into a car and selling it for less than I got it for. Out here in Oki its hard to sell a Celi for more than 3,000.

live here for about 6 months and you'll realize that skylines are as played out as mustangs. i fart in the general direction of skylines!

I know thats right. **** a Skyline. Celi's fo life baby!!!!!!!

This post has been edited by Lil-Joe101: Aug 6, 2008 - 12:54 AM

[Lil-Joe101]

Why would I have to do a crash test if the Celica is was already produced and sold in the states?????