Importing a 1993 supra from vancouver

[suprawalt]

Hi I am trying to import a 1993 supra tt from vancouver,bc and I was wondering if the emissions will be in compliance here in seattle? And whats the process of getting it across the border? P.S and also the car was also imported already from japan.

Thanks,

Walter

 

[Poodles]

Not gonna happen...

 

[92TealSupra]

what happens is the car has to go to customs. They will take the car apart and tell you what you need to make it U.S compatible. New wind shield, door support, front rear bumper, etc..

That is just tip of the ice burg..

 

[RogueSteel]

Bring lots of time and money.

 

[cartel1_950]

yep as everyone has said above it's gonna cost you to bring that car to the states. for starters every supra i've seen imported from japan to canada is no where near stock. DP exhaust intake etc. all of which from what i read on here fucks with emmisions testing (which we don't have in Canada or at least not here in Alberta)

and just from one supra lover to the next. CHECK THE CAR before you buy it. it seems like every "TT" from japan is an NA with the gte motor and tranny swaped in already. i'm not sure how big of a deal it is other than maybe the tach and spedo but if i'm gonna pay TT prices i sure as hell want an actuall TT.

 

[Supracentral]

You will find that this importation is prohibitively expensive unless you never want it street legal and are importing it as a track car.

When you add it all up, you will be able to find a cleaner example of the car here for less money, regardless of it's condition.

There's a reason why you don't see very many of these cars get imported.

 

[suprawalt]

Cool,thanks for saving me from hell.

 

[mattsplat72]

Go look here and remember Motorex had to crash test a few GTR"S and it wasn't cheap.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/RULES/IMPORT/FAQ Site/index.html
My best friend has a Motorex R32 GTR. the only things that had to be done were.

Steel bars in both doors.
Third brake light.
Rear side markers.
It has a Vin sub plate along the left A pillar. Passes emissions with a Power FC and Many mods

 

[Chrisfrom1986]

My best friend has a Motorex R32 GTR.

Too bad it will get taken away. Motorex never crashed any R32s.

 

[Supracentral]

Motorex was put out of business for trying to import illegal Skylines...

 

[suprafanatic]

there are plenty of supras for sale already here in the states. and you can actualy see the car in person before you buy it ... and dont have to go through all the crap.

 

[carter]

I always thought it'd be cool to import a car. but deff not one you could buy here. Along the lines of cars i'd love to import is mainly the toyota chaser and or a 4 door skyline lmao

But thats just me, hell i'd rather see a 4 door skyline then a normal gtr but thats just me lol

 

[emiliorescigno]

Too bad it will get taken away. Motorex never crashed any R32s.

It won't get taken away. The R32 and R34 Motorex cars were grandfathered in, and no new ones were allowed into the country.

 

[mattsplat72]

^ this plus eleventy billion . He has the Nhtsb bond release and it has a " US vin substitute" which is the chassis code BNR32******. It required a lawyer, two years and a lot of money, Incedently it was the second to the last to get released and he got to keep the R33 Gtst loaner he had as part of the settlement.

 

[Chrisfrom1986]

One of the lucky few, good for him. Wheres my free gtst?