Importing an FD to the US
03-05-09, 02:23 AM
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Importing an FD to the US
I've been considering importing a RHD fd rx7. Their cheaper, different(not everyone
has a rhd car, so that would be a cool factor too). Car probably won't run on the
street going for a track day car(& I don't have to go through the legalization process
bs. Has anyone here done it? I found this place TYEEIMPORTS.com
http://www.tyeeimports.com/Details.asp?ProductID=453
Looks pretty clean and its cheap! Plus you get the rhd cool factor.
Does anyone have any experience with a certain importer and can vouch for them?
has a rhd car, so that would be a cool factor too). Car probably won't run on the
street going for a track day car(& I don't have to go through the legalization process
bs. Has anyone here done it? I found this place TYEEIMPORTS.com
http://www.tyeeimports.com/Details.asp?ProductID=453
Looks pretty clean and its cheap! Plus you get the rhd cool factor.
Does anyone have any experience with a certain importer and can vouch for them?
03-05-09, 08:03 AM
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Wow that is an expensive price. I am currently dealing with the Japanese auto auctions and that car is almost 2x as much as the auction price. Unless of course that price includes the homogolization charges + shipping then it's a good deal.
03-05-09, 09:12 AM
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that's canadian price and includes shipping and out of province inspections.... Pretty useless in the US.... I wouldn't do it unless it's really cheap, and definately wouldn't do it for anything less than a spirit R in mint condition.
03-05-09, 09:35 AM
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you know if you can do it then do it..... but when you could spend the same amount you could have a really nice USDM rx7, and you could still have that "cool factor" but in the long run its up to what you want...
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03-05-09, 10:52 AM
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I highly doubt you will be able to get it registered for the street.
and you might want to wear one of these if you plan on asking questions without hitting the SEARCH button:
Because a lot of people are going to:
Because you are not the first person to think of doing this... and as such... there are already a ton of threads with the same exact questions.
Go search. This is me being nice... since it is JUST the interwebz.
and you might want to wear one of these if you plan on asking questions without hitting the SEARCH button:
Because a lot of people are going to:
Because you are not the first person to think of doing this... and as such... there are already a ton of threads with the same exact questions.
Go search. This is me being nice... since it is JUST the interwebz.
03-05-09, 11:56 AM
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tosh86's profile says he currently has a honda civic.
stick with the honduh brahhhh
seriously why does every civic driver want to import a RHD car? too much F&F movies if you ask me.
and anyway, you have like 6 posts and 5 of them are new threads that you started. you shouldn't hop onto a forum like this and start posting new threads left and right. use the search function!!! chances are, 99% of the questions you could come up with have already been asked.
heh google is fun:
http://www.okcupid.com/profile/Tosh86
stick with the honduh brahhhh
seriously why does every civic driver want to import a RHD car? too much F&F movies if you ask me.
and anyway, you have like 6 posts and 5 of them are new threads that you started. you shouldn't hop onto a forum like this and start posting new threads left and right. use the search function!!! chances are, 99% of the questions you could come up with have already been asked.
heh google is fun:
http://www.okcupid.com/profile/Tosh86
03-05-09, 02:01 PM
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I test drove a 2001 Type R Bathurst once, and it's definitely a different animal from a stock US Spec. Not just talking about power, but the interior, the car as a whole. So i can see the desire to bring a 98 + Rx7 (Including the 98 RS-R), but nothing Series 6 or early 7 as the US one pretty much the same thing if not BETTER.
03-05-09, 02:25 PM
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I test drove a 2001 Type R Bathurst once, and it's definitely a different animal from a stock US Spec. Not just talking about power, but the interior, the car as a whole. So i can see the desire to bring a 98 + Rx7 (Including the 98 RS-R), but nothing Series 6 or early 7 as the US one pretty much the same thing if not BETTER.
did USDM 7's have the option for a 4.3LSD?
03-05-09, 02:56 PM
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But those things are all bolt on stuff that can be upgraded, and really you can do the same to a US FD > Series 8. But, the Series 8 is such a much better package out of the box, i can see the desire to import one. Hell i want to at one point as a nice DD.
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