Skylines being Seized in the USA

JDMMA70

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Seems like some people around the nissan/skyline forums are talking about their cars getting seized by the feds

http://forums2.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=184192

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/99254-r3...ighlight=seized

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Damn this sucks for those who have imported cars only registered at the State Level.
 

DonS1mpson

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You mean it sucks that he broke the law?

He should have known the risks when he bought the the car and he should have at least made half an effort to get it looking like a track car as he had a slight excuse for owning the car.
 

Rennat

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never quite saw the point of importing an entire skyline... sure there cool and all, but wouldnt it just be cheaper to fly to where they have them and race them there.

if i were him i would just throw it in storage though and say you trashed the car. hahaha
 

Mark3Supraholic

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As much as that sucks for the owners, I always thought the Skyline was an overrated car. It never really made my blood boil so much as made me roll my eyes...
 

supramk3man

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Wow sounds like they Customs is going to have a pretty big Skyline auction at some point. Sorry to hear for those guys, i don't like Skylines but you still have to feel bad for some to get their car taken legal or Illegal.
 

NAiL05

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From what I have read it was dealing with about 15 skylines this one guy sold illegally. Those are gettin retrieved or something like that. Apparently he caved in under interrogations and gave the address and so on to the people from what I heard.
 

DonS1mpson

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Mark3Supraholic;1054909 said:
As much as that sucks for the owners, I always thought the Skyline was an overrated car. It never really made my blood boil so much as made me roll my eyes...

They're no more over rated than MKIVs. It's all down to what floats your boat.

I still can't get over the price he paid - At $25k, that's more or less DOUBLE the going rate for a 32 GTR over here, and it's still illegal!
 

mattsplat72

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It is funny how people always say Ehh when talking about a skyline but shit their pants when the see one.. Any way skylines do suck But GTR's dont. If I had my choice of a GTR or a MK4 I would take a GTR in a second . I dont really like Mk4's . I like my Mk3 better..
 

Boost Lee

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Skylines are great cars...

But to be honest, the only thing that pertains to my interests is the engine.

The name as well as everything else *IS* overrated.

However, A high revving, well-designed inline six is not.

Just my .02.

Jeff
 

Jayhall

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upgradedsupra;1056346 said:
Legal here :icon_bigg

Duane

Legal, which makes them more popular than civics. R34's FTW. My buddy ran 13.51 in his and its stock. Thats prety good for a 15 year old car
 

Wade T

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OMG, Homeland Security?
I just had homeland security come to my house (after owning the car for about a week, (agents said it was just bad timing on my part nothing triggered it i just owned the car at the time)) in Houston, TX and tell me that my gtr was illegally imported and needs to be seized.
 

annoyingrob

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Boost Lee;1056319 said:
Skylines are great cars...

But to be honest, the only thing that pertains to my interests is the engine.

The name as well as everything else *IS* overrated.

However, A high revving, well-designed inline six is not.

Just my .02.

Jeff

I'll take a JZ over an RB26 any day of the week. Sure teh RB26 is well designed, but I will argue that the JZs are better designed than that.
 

figgie

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mattsplat72;1057645 said:
Legal here also just not as many . I know of four legal ones in washignton I R33 GTR and Three R32 Gtrs .... also know a few 180 that are fakes and a gtir that is a nx2000 lol


umm no

see. customs has a list of cars that are legal for importation. In short, the ONLY skyline that is legal is the R33 built from 1996-1998. The R32 is NOT on the list nor is it on the pending list either

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/RULES/IMPORT/elig050108.pdf

Nissan 240SX 1988 162 96-28
Nissan 300ZX 1984 198 96-132
Nissan GTS & GTR (RHD) a.k.a. "Skyline" (manufactured 1/96- 6/98) R33 1996-1998 32 NHTSA-2005-22654
Nissan Maxima 1989 138 95-74
Nissan Pathfinder 1987-1995 316 NHTSA-1999-6352 NHTSA-2000-7436

Cars that are Pending status
[URL="http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/RULES/IMPORT/IMPORT%20ELIGIBILITY%20PETITION%20STATUS_06_30_2008.doc]Pending status[/URL]

R32 is illegal regardless of how many times you say it is legal

So you say for show?

wrong answer.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/RULES/IMPORT/ShowDisplay/sdlist07312007.htm

nhtsa.gov said:
Based on the information presented, the vehicles identified below have been determined ineligible for importation for Show or Display.

Nissan Skyline GTS-T 1995

so the R33 guys are lucky. Anyone else. SOL.
 

cartel1_950

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GTR's are few and far between all i ever see is those gts-t skylines and there are aweful. i'm not a fan of the body lines at all. maybe a R34 but the r32's are ugly. and for any of you who have actually been in a skyline you know to appreciate how much nicer our supras are. skylines are so barebones and econo inside it isn't even funny.
 

jmanbball

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Boost Lee;1056319 said:
Skylines are great cars...

But to be honest, the only thing that pertains to my interests is the engine.

The name as well as everything else *IS* overrated.

However, A high revving, well-designed inline six is not.

Just my .02.

Jeff

Did you forget the awesome AWD system?