skyline question

Joel

94NDTA wrote:
I've never seen a skyline in ANY condition go for anything less than $50,000....on average I've seen them for sale at about $75,000-$100,000 or more. This kid must have a TON of money to be doing that.
Rob is talking about non legalized. How many Skylines have you really seen being sold?

PSiedTSi

i think you can get a legalized R32 GTR for like 30

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thats what Motorex was selling them for ^

PSiedTSi

yeah thats what i thought...im pretty sure thats the price range of a wrx...

bluejays

i'm telling you get the new gt-r34

PSI2HI

I was talking w/ the owner of Advaned Auto down in Duluth a few months back, he was the owner of the white 92 R32 that was @ Autovations. He has been trying to sell his for some time now. He was looking for $20k when i last talked to him. What he said one of te biggest problems is is that they dont even come w/ a title. You get a bill of sale and your on your own. He hasn't been able to get his legalized so he was getting rid of it. Insurance is also another kicker, basically you have to basically scam your insurance company which is fraud. Only weay people had been doing it was buying a wrecked 240SX and titling it under than VIN and as a 240SX, which isn't eactly legal either.

Basically what it comes down to is if you want a Skyline you pay the big bucks for one from an importer who can legalize and do it legitly, or you buy one and basically just dont really drive it, or drive it illegaly and hope you dont get caught.

GarageAlchemist

i you check the nhsta site it has the skylike listed as one of the vechiles able to be imported
here is the link http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/ELIG071404.html

PSiedTSi

"LIST OF NONCONFORMING VEHICLES
CAPABLE OF BEING MODIFIED BY A
REGISTERED IMPORTER"

thats the key there

hondagirl17

Ok well the issue really isn't whether he can get the car or not mainly its getting it legalized and that's what we are trying to figure out. I just talked to him tonight at dinner and he said he's found some pretty reasonable ones online, he just wants to know what it will take to get it legalized.

Flowcus

Basically to get a car legalized that doesnt have a title you are going to have to do a couple things. First the DMV will tell you to track down the origional owner and see if you can get the title from them. Being the car is from japan that wont happen. So your going to have to go to the DMV with the bill of sale. Then they will have to make up a new VIN for the car, and a new title. This doesnt come cheap and its very time consuming. After thats all done the car will be registered with the DMV have a legal U.S. VIN # and Title. Then you will be able to liscence and register the car.

Now if you can find an un-legalized one in the states and get it to ND your going to save yourself a bundle in legalization being ND doesnt have emissions laws. Thats where a large amount of money is spent legalizing imported cars through importers on the west and east coasts. They have to legalize them before they leave the port so they go through emissions laws and a bunch of shit has to be changed on the cars.

The chances that he will actually be able to legalize a skyline in ND are slim to nil... id have him talk to the DMV and see if their able to legalize a japanese car without a U.S. VIN or title.

hondagirl17

Thanks! That's what I was wondering. I'll let him know what you guys have suggested. Right now he's just looking into it all to see what it will take..

Flowcus

Honestly if he has the money tell him to go with an STi or Evo... He would be happier.

Bryce

Flowcus wrote:
Honestly if he has the money tell him to go with an STi or Evo... He would be happier.
This is what I was thinking well reading the hole thread.

Jim

Look it comes down to, even people with virtually unlimited money to spend CANT get thiers legalized. If you have enough money to spend 80-100k on a legalized skyline, you may as well buy a real exotic.

Flowcus

Or just move to fucking japan and buy a skyline over there dirt cheap... and sleep with as many asian women as possible.

hondagirl17

Flowcus wrote:
Or just move to fucking japan and buy a skyline over there dirt cheap... and sleep with as many asian women as possible.

LoL... yeah I talked to him about getting a STI and he's thinking about that as well. Do you know if STI's come with leather interior?

Flowcus

Nope they come with pimp shit momo interior.... and I mean pimp. If he wants leather tell him to get an Audi or something. I hate my leather interior... I want racing seats and to have my rears recovered in the same fabric as the racing seats.

hondagirl17

ok.. so what would be the advantage of getting an STI over a WRX? I'm sure you could help me out on this one kirk

PSiedTSi

227hp to 300hp 2.0liter to 2.5liter

Flowcus

5speed to 6speed... break upgrade... ultra light rims... better suspension... center differential control... lots of engine upgrades including .5 more litres... lots of stuff.

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