Spotted A 2002 Spirit R!!!!
#51
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Just for the sake of argument. Do the company's that replicate the Cobras do crash testing?
I realize that this wouldn't be fully legal, but a way to get to plate a car that would normally take a while or impossible to get plates for.
My car is only legal on the road because it is licensed some were that doesn't have emissions. So were does that put me?
I realize that this wouldn't be fully legal, but a way to get to plate a car that would normally take a while or impossible to get plates for.
My car is only legal on the road because it is licensed some were that doesn't have emissions. So were does that put me?
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I allways wondered if you could strip everything off of it and then assemble it on a 94 and then reregister it as a 2000 (some kind of loophole). This way there is no safety conversion needed and it has a US VIN#. I know the frame is what makes the year but if it still titled as a 94 then the insurance would not cover it as new even though it would be brand new. I wouldn't consider the chasis as a wearable part.
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Originally Posted by oorx7
Just for the sake of argument. Do the company's that replicate the Cobras do crash testing?
I realize that this wouldn't be fully legal, but a way to get to plate a car that would normally take a while or impossible to get plates for.
My car is only legal on the road because it is licensed some were that doesn't have emissions. So were does that put me?
I realize that this wouldn't be fully legal, but a way to get to plate a car that would normally take a while or impossible to get plates for.
My car is only legal on the road because it is licensed some were that doesn't have emissions. So were does that put me?
#54
Cobras are a totally different scenario. They're actual kit cars, and the chassis they use has it's own unique MSO # issued to it by the federal government. The Skyline thing is someone trying to pass off an already manufactured car as a different car altogether (fraud).
And yes, tampering with emissions is a serious offense, but it's not fraud, and it sure isn't as noticeable as say, a RHD car on the road
And yes, tampering with emissions is a serious offense, but it's not fraud, and it sure isn't as noticeable as say, a RHD car on the road
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which models can be brought in legally. IIRC the R32 and R33 can, but not the R34. For some reason they have been revoked. Which is weird as motrex crashed them and every thing. Also what is the price range on those these day I looked into them 3 or 4 years ago but havent sence
which models can be brought in legally. IIRC the R32 and R33 can, but not the R34. For some reason they have been revoked. Which is weird as motrex crashed them and every thing. Also what is the price range on those these day I looked into them 3 or 4 years ago but havent sence
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Cobras are a totally different scenario. They're actual kit cars, and the chassis they use has it's own unique MSO # issued to it by the federal government. The Skyline thing is someone trying to pass off an already manufactured car as a different car altogether (fraud).
And yes, tampering with emissions is a serious offense, but it's not fraud, and it sure isn't as noticeable as say, a RHD car on the road
And yes, tampering with emissions is a serious offense, but it's not fraud, and it sure isn't as noticeable as say, a RHD car on the road
But seriously, when are you coming back to chicago?
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If it's legal to drive a motorcycle (how do those hold up in a crash test) or legal to drive a classic car on the public streets, I don't see why it shouldn't be legal to drive a modern car on the streets that hasn't undergone US crash testing, provided that car isn't being sold to the mass market. I, being the driver of said car, should be able to assume full resonsibility for my own person. Who are they trying to protect exactly? Their own financial interests?
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I am into Ultimas and I know that if I wanted to import the car directly I could not as it would be seen as importing an entire vehicule which hasn't met crash testing approval in N/A.
However, If I import certain parts and build it here than there is no problem and it is registered as a kit car.
There is a sop here in Montreal that have an R34 which runs on the street but I beleive the car is registered as being a promotional vehicule. Also, if anyone can shed light on how to register a Spirit R here I am all ears.
Alex
However, If I import certain parts and build it here than there is no problem and it is registered as a kit car.
There is a sop here in Montreal that have an R34 which runs on the street but I beleive the car is registered as being a promotional vehicule. Also, if anyone can shed light on how to register a Spirit R here I am all ears.
Alex
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Originally Posted by ArmitageGVR4
If it's legal to drive a motorcycle (how do those hold up in a crash test) or legal to drive a classic car on the public streets, I don't see why it shouldn't be legal to drive a modern car on the streets that hasn't undergone US crash testing, provided that car isn't being sold to the mass market. I, being the driver of said car, should be able to assume full resonsibility for my own person. Who are they trying to protect exactly? Their own financial interests?
How would you feel if the law allowed individuals to import cars for personal use, but did not allow the vehicles to be sold to anyone else? Would that be more or less desirable than the existing loopholes?
If there were no restrictions whatsoever, the danger is too many shady unscrupulous people who would take advantage of the situation. For example, importers acting as "facilitators" could flood the country with cheap, pollution-spewing, unsafe junk. There are also potential conflicts with manufacturers about their own grey market cars as was the case in the past.
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Originally Posted by dradon03
I am into Ultimas and I know that if I wanted to import the car directly I could not as it would be seen as importing an entire vehicule which hasn't met crash testing approval in N/A.
However, If I import certain parts and build it here than there is no problem and it is registered as a kit car.
There is a sop here in Montreal that have an R34 which runs on the street but I beleive the car is registered as being a promotional vehicule. Also, if anyone can shed light on how to register a Spirit R here I am all ears.
Alex
However, If I import certain parts and build it here than there is no problem and it is registered as a kit car.
There is a sop here in Montreal that have an R34 which runs on the street but I beleive the car is registered as being a promotional vehicule. Also, if anyone can shed light on how to register a Spirit R here I am all ears.
Alex
Dave
#63
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Originally Posted by ArmitageGVR4
If it's legal to drive a motorcycle (how do those hold up in a crash test) or legal to drive a classic car on the public streets, I don't see why it shouldn't be legal to drive a modern car on the streets that hasn't undergone US crash testing, provided that car isn't being sold to the mass market.
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
the Skylines I bring in are FEDERALIZED. They enter the US for street use, and are 100% in line w/ federal and state laws from start to finish. No shady business along the way. I'm not looking forward to seeing the inside of a jail cell, no matter HOW much money I can make before that point
~Ramy
~Ramy
When did you start bringing in Skylines?? Geez Ramy! You are now all out importer
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Originally Posted by ArmitageGVR4
If it's legal to drive a motorcycle (how do those hold up in a crash test) or legal to drive a classic car on the public streets,
I don't see why it shouldn't be legal to drive a modern car on the streets that hasn't undergone US crash testing, provided that car isn't being sold to the mass market. I, being the driver of said car, should be able to assume full resonsibility for my own person. Who are they trying to protect exactly? Their own financial interests?
- accident crashes into another vehicle or pedestrian.
- accident crashes and requires ambulance, fire dept, police, damage to the civil works, creates traffic jam. These all cost the public money or time or personal risk.
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http://www.4500x.com/RX7/pictures11.htm
Look at some of the other pictures they have of crashed spirit-r's, hit next page down at the bottom a few times.
Look at some of the other pictures they have of crashed spirit-r's, hit next page down at the bottom a few times.
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Originally Posted by dgeesaman
I firmly believe that no driver on public roads can say they assume full responsibility for themselves. Just some examples of how it affects others:
- accident crashes into another vehicle or pedestrian.
- accident crashes and requires ambulance, fire dept, police, damage to the civil works, creates traffic jam. These all cost the public money or time or personal risk.
- accident crashes into another vehicle or pedestrian.
- accident crashes and requires ambulance, fire dept, police, damage to the civil works, creates traffic jam. These all cost the public money or time or personal risk.
Originally Posted by cosmicbang
If there were no restrictions whatsoever, the danger is too many shady unscrupulous people who would take advantage of the situation. For example, importers acting as "facilitators" could flood the country with cheap, pollution-spewing, unsafe junk. There are also potential conflicts with manufacturers about their own grey market cars as was the case in the past.
Last edited by ArmitageGVR4; 10-18-06 at 11:05 AM.
#69
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Originally Posted by dgeesaman
It rankles me to no end that pollution and sound requirements for cars are so strict while motorcycles and trucks can shatter windows and cloud the sky and nobody seems to care about the hypocrisy.
If you want to talk "hypocrisy", the motorcycle industry doesn't have the huge advantage of powerful political lobbies that enable the car and truck industry numerous emission and sound loopholes (for example, categorizing SUVs as a truck, which enabled them to adhere to far more lax emissions/sound standards) in the name of "business market health."
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^ Kento, I think the point he was trying to make is that most every Harley I ever hear going down the road is not merely loud, it's downright obtrusive. If ricers can get pulled over for fart cannons and teens can get tickets for loud stereos, how can literally EVERY Harley rider I hear on a daily basis not be ticketed every single time he's on the road? How can the things even get registered?
#71
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Originally Posted by ArmitageGVR4
Well, the country is already flooded with cheap, pollution-spewing, unsafe junk. They're called old cars ;P I'm not saying the car you import is going to be exempt from any of the safety or emissions inspections required for registration. But simply banning the import and use of a single car for private use because it hasn't been crash tested seems unnecessary. It seems hypocritical to say that some 1950's hunk of steel with no passenger protection whatsoever is perfectly safe but a modern 2002 car designed with the latest safety features in mind isn't simply because the latter hasn't been smashed up in a lab in this country.
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Originally Posted by cosmicbang
I hear you, but there are a number of complications that would need to be addressed including but not limited to: How would you define "a single car"? What models would you apply this to, particularly when a similar US-spec model exists? How would manufacturer's liability and warranty issues be addressed? What would be the insurance implications for anyone injured by a non-US-spec vehicle? How would resale be controlled and/or restricted (disclosure, etc)? How would you stop abuse, for example a Chinese manufacturer selling directly or indirectly to individuals in the US without any crash testing or other controls? Most importantly, how would a change affect the manufacturers and what would their position be? There seem to be more than a few individuals who would like the law changed so if someone were to research the issues and draft a proposal... Otherwise just use the existing loopholes.
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Originally Posted by DamonB
^ Kento, I think the point he was trying to make is that most every Harley I ever hear going down the road is not merely loud, it's downright obtrusive. If ricers can get pulled over for fart cannons and teens can get tickets for loud stereos, how can literally EVERY Harley rider I hear on a daily basis not be ticketed every single time he's on the road? How can the things even get registered?
It's the reason that I stopped going to Daytona for the Bike Week races. You can't sleep wiith all the open-piped Harleys running around at all hours of the night.
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To each his own, but I can't imagine what the motivation to import a Spirit R would be... unless it's purely to lock it away in a climate-controlled environment and roll it out to concours events.
There's nothing special on the car that you can't get and put right on your U.S. spec car fairly reasonably (except the seats)... in fact in most case you can do alot better.
For a car that wasn't made here in the first place, like a Skyline, or formerly the Elise, that's a different story... but what is the net gain with this car? You've got a mostly stock RX7.
There's nothing special on the car that you can't get and put right on your U.S. spec car fairly reasonably (except the seats)... in fact in most case you can do alot better.
For a car that wasn't made here in the first place, like a Skyline, or formerly the Elise, that's a different story... but what is the net gain with this car? You've got a mostly stock RX7.