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Centripetal Horse posted:Does this bike grant wishes or something? Wow I've got an '83 VT500, I need to cash in on my classic bike goldmine!
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ursa_minor posted:Hahha, just imagine this exact scene, but with your Dad riding it. Hah, cute. My dad did, in fact, own and ride several Shadows during my youth. Sir Tonk posted:Wow I've got an '83 VT500, I need to cash in on my classic bike goldmine! Tell me about it. I'm willing to write off the price in the title as a typo, but the price in the ad... I think he's serious about that one.
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slidebite posted:In addition to the horrible fitting (must be great for wind noise) my point is a camaro/firebird conversion in the first place. It's just a why would you even do that? For the amount he probably put into it, he probably could have 2 decent specimens of each. Really, how much do you think he spent on that fiberglass hood? Paint doesn't count because honestly, how do you think the paint's going to look on these, the last four decent f-bodies you speak of? Performance parts also do not count because you'd need to buy four of each for your argument to hold water. IOwnCalculus posted:Huh, an Opel GT on eBay? has all the ground efects..whale tait.
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I actually have the money for this and I am sorely tempted - also hilarious to see two separate KITTs are for sale at the same time. 
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ZenMastaT posted:I actually have the money for this and I am sorely tempted - also hilarious to see two separate KITTs are for sale at the same time. Wheels aren't true KITT wheels, instantly stopped caring  Seriously though, it's insane how much detail and effort some of these guys put into making KITT replicas. A bit frightening, too.
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T1g4h posted:Wheels aren't true KITT wheels, instantly stopped caring But it says 99 phrases from the show! Also that guy is willing to trade for a Police Interceptor which can be had for like $5k or less, possible way in if you are short on cash.
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ZenMastaT posted:I actually have the money for this and I am sorely tempted - also hilarious to see two separate KITTs are for sale at the same time.
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ZenMastaT posted:But it says 99 phrases from the show! Also that guy is willing to trade for a Police Interceptor which can be had for like $5k or less, possible way in if you are short on cash. I spent $1800 for my 2001 Vic, so... yeah. Contributing! http://jonesboro.craigslist.org/cto/2574025463.html  Thunderbird Turbo Coupe? Yes please! And it seems like it's muscle car mania here lately. http://jonesboro.craigslist.org/cto/2574112826.html  http://jonesboro.craigslist.org/cto/2559921656.html  http://jonesboro.craigslist.org/ctd/2568209047.html 
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Someone save these GT-Rs: http://www.treasury.gov/auctions/treasury/gp/dayton_vehicles.html    They're all export only and not driveable. Got busted, I guess.
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kimbo305 posted:They're all export only and not driveable. Got busted, I guess.
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Haha if you actually want a Mad Max car, Bring a Trailer has a nice one: http://bringatrailer.com/2011/08/29/bat-exclusive-aussie-market-1973-ford-xb-falcon/
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But does it have a taco-meter?
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http://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/2563842485.html THIS IS ARE AMURKA WE GOT 2 SERVIVE. OBAMA!!!  I really want to imagine the President and the entirety of congress really did show up at his door and told him straight up, "Hey uh, look, buddy, that car's gotta go because we all say so *cue evil villainous laughs all around*"
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kimbo305 posted:
Export only means it could be used as a track-only car right? Also, at what point does something become a kit car? How much would you have to swap in and out to get kit car status?
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wheatpuppy posted:But does it have a taco-meter? Taco meter? E: NEED TACOS ... F: NEED RESTROOM
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Centripetal Horse posted:Hah, cute. My dad did, in fact, own and ride several Shadows during my youth. I paid $1200 for mine and it looks brand new. This dude is out of his mind. That bike is worth $3k on a good day and I doubt he'd get over $2k as you can get a ten year old Shadow for about that much.
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Tai-Pan posted:Also, at what point does something become a kit car? How much would you have to swap in and out to get kit car status?
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Tai-Pan posted:Export only means it could be used as a track-only car right? Export only means you have to export it. I suppose you could re-import it as a track car, but it is required to leave the country regardless of what happens to it.
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kimbo305 posted:If I recall correctly from poring over the Mass legislation for kit cars back when I was working on the F5 Daytona kit, the body of the kit can never have been issued a VIN. So I guess there's some irreducible part of each of those GT-Rs' bodies that can never be the basis of the car. I think you could build a tube frame or monocoque chassis and bolt everything you need up to it, but that'd be so pricy. I've lived in Japan for about 3 years now and everyone asks me this question. Any GT-R (or any skyline for that matter, save the R35) cannot be imported into the states until it hits its 25 year mark. Some of the older R32 models are about to fall into this category but most examples of this car are beat to poo poo. Here, you have to get the vehicle inspected every 2 years (Japanese Compulsory Insurance) and any problem from the window motor to the CV boots must be 100% before going back on the road. Combine that with salty air and most R32s are rotting in one of very few junk yards or already crushed. Motorex got a few R33s in and the feds have grandfathered those. Their story is too long to tell.
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Monstertruck posted:I've lived in Japan for about 3 years now and everyone asks me this question. Any GT-R (or any skyline for that matter, save the R35) cannot be imported into the states until it hits its 25 year mark. Yeah but you could have one broken down into parts and shipped over here, as long as your state had a process by which you could make a very expensive kit car from the parts. Which I think was where Taipan was headed with the question.
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Monstertruck posted:I've lived in Japan for about 3 years now and everyone asks me this question. Any GT-R (or any skyline for that matter, save the R35) cannot be imported into the states until it hits its 25 year mark. Some of the older R32 models are about to fall into this category but most examples of this car are beat to poo poo. Here, you have to get the vehicle inspected every 2 years (Japanese Compulsory Insurance) and any problem from the window motor to the CV boots must be 100% before going back on the road. Combine that with salty air and most R32s are rotting in one of very few junk yards or already crushed. If you really want an 89 R-32 when the 25 year thing ends your best bet is probably going to be either get lucky, or get one from australia/canada
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You can still find the occasional decent condition R32 (or even older model) in Japan - I know a few people who have successfully got theirs on the road in New Zealand recently. You have to be incredibly careful though and really need someone you can trust at the Japanese end to make 100% sure the car isn't a rusty piece of poo poo.
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dissss posted:You can still find the occasional decent condition R32 (or even older model) in Japan - I know a few people who have successfully got theirs on the road in New Zealand recently. I agree, I got lucky with my Evo IV. I bought it without looking at it, and luckily it wasnt rusted at all. NEVER buy a car from Okinawa...they last about 45 minutes after leaving the factory. I swear cars rot there worse than they do in the northern states.
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I saw a brand new GT-R here in South Carolina a week ago. Do those rules not apply to the new ones?
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The Scientist posted:I saw a brand new GT-R here in South Carolina a week ago. Do those rules not apply to the new ones? What, import rules? No, those are sold domestically.
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Before asking any questions about importing Skylines or other vehicles, read this: http://reviews.ebay.com/How-to-Legally-Import-amp-Register-Nissan-Skyline_W0QQugidZ10000000006110167 Then refer to these: http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/ http://www.epa.gov/oms/imports/ That is all.
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Huh, there's a guy in Alabama I've seen/heard of more than a few times with a RHD r34 Skyline... am I to assume that he's riding dirty? To be fair it's Alabama and they could not give a gently caress less about car laws here so I reckon he's probably safe down here regardless.
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^ yes his car is almost certainly illegally importedVideoTapir posted:Before asking any questions about importing Skylines or other vehicles, read this: Sucks to be you, I live in Canada and it's not that difficult at all.
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How much trouble would you get in if you lived in a border state and had a Canadian friend register a skyline there and drove it around in the US ? Does the "borrowing a friends car" fly here or would they just take it I mean the legality of that is dubious too, but it seems like you could skirt the rules if you were careful there
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Nodoze posted:How much trouble would you get in if you lived in a border state and had a Canadian friend register a skyline there and drove it around in the US ? Does the "borrowing a friends car" fly here or would they just take it A Japanese national can drive his car in the USjust as a Canadian can, why not just say you borrowed it from a friend in Japan? Read what videotapir has posted.
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Nodoze posted:How much trouble would you get in if you lived in a border state and had a Canadian friend register a skyline there and drove it around in the US ? Does the "borrowing a friends car" fly here or would they just take it I know a few in Washington that do this without issue....
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But if you got in a wreck, even assuming that the car was technically insured as far as the States are concerned, would you ultimately be completely liable/at fault for driving something that's "unsafe" and "not street legal"?
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Landshark posted:
Quoting myself to say, this made it on Jalopnik this morning.
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It's not rare if YOU MADE THE CHANGES.
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Keep the faith brother, keep the faith
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Wonder what he even intended by that.
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One thousand, six hundred. Maybe he was dictating?
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You know man, sixteen hundred. 100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100.
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