Knew a guy years ago in Baltimore that ran a shop that
specialized in "federalizing" what were referred to as
"grey market" cars from Europe. As I remember he said
the owner/importer had to post a bond equal to the
value of the car & then had 90 days to get the car to
meet federal standards or you forfet the bond & they
deport your car. He made some serious money doing
this. Things may have changed but best check with the
Federal Dept. of Transportation for a start.
Tom
--- Brian-SubCultureNM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Has the car been built with the same crash standards
> as a U.S. model? That
> may be the biggest hinderance as far as its export.
> When I attended the
> first Import Auto Salon in Pamona a few years ago,
> my boss and I talked to a
> dude that imports Skylines to the U.S. and he was
> telling us that making the
> cars conform to U.S. crash standards was the most
> time-consuming and
> expensive part of the process. I don't see how
> emissions could be too
> difficult - shouldn't be much more then adding a
> catalytic convertor, though
> I'm sure I'm over-simplifying it (especially if
> you're going to live in
> Cali.)
>
> Anyway, good luck! It would be cool to see that car
> brought over!
>
> Brian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vargasgodoy, Andres AK3 (HS-14)"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 7:51 AM
> Subject: CRX: JDM CRX
>
>
> > My CRX is a JDM Si equipped with a glass top +
> other goodies, I will stay
> in
> > Japan for two more years, I would love to take my
> car back to the US but I
> > do not know if it is possible to register (street
> legal) this car in the
> US.
> > If anybody knows what needs to be done your help
> will be appreciated.
> > Thanks.
>
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