For those with an RHD FD in the US... (except those who converted a legal LHD to RHD)
05-28-12, 03:08 PM
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For those with an RHD FD in the US... (except those who converted a legal LHD to RHD)
Better consider whether the local authorities are cracking down. Ouch.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/...0101/205270497
David
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/...0101/205270497
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05-28-12, 04:12 PM
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Having a RHD car in the US is not illegal. If you convert your USDM car to RHD it is legal.
The reason these cars are being impounded and crushed is because they are brought into this country illegally.
The reason these cars are being impounded and crushed is because they are brought into this country illegally.
05-28-12, 05:40 PM
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Um not it is not illeagal to have a rhd car in the US. You don't know what you are talking about. Just because a car is right hand drive does not automatically make it an illegal car.
Helloooooo? Lol
Helloooooo? Lol
05-28-12, 06:13 PM
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Tell that to almost everyone with a RHD and their problem of hiding it so it doesn't get seized lol.
Fact is most if not all RHD cars don't comply with US standards which makes them illegal. Not because the pedals are on the right side lol.
Go on the GTR forums, the evo forums. Everyone is having trouble keeping their rare precious RHD cars. My friend with an evo7 is gonna have to surrender his, just like he did with his R32 GTR.
Helloooooooo?
Fact is most if not all RHD cars don't comply with US standards which makes them illegal. Not because the pedals are on the right side lol.
Go on the GTR forums, the evo forums. Everyone is having trouble keeping their rare precious RHD cars. My friend with an evo7 is gonna have to surrender his, just like he did with his R32 GTR.
Helloooooooo?
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05-28-12, 06:28 PM
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Qwik the cars u mentioned are illegal. Those were all not born here. If you have a car made here and do a RHD conversion nothing will happen. Car is still under us smog as well as registered as a US car since it is a US car. That's what renesis is saying. Evo 7 and gtr completely illegal.
Also I believe you can have a rhd Japan car if it's 25 years old or older.
Also I believe you can have a rhd Japan car if it's 25 years old or older.
05-28-12, 07:37 PM
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^ Thank you, someone gets it.
As I said before, just because the car is RHD does not make it illegal.
What makes it illegal is the fact it was never federaly certified to operate on public roads in the US. If those skylines and evos were LHD they would still be illegal because they were never sold in the US in the first place.
hellooooooo?
As I said before, just because the car is RHD does not make it illegal.
What makes it illegal is the fact it was never federaly certified to operate on public roads in the US. If those skylines and evos were LHD they would still be illegal because they were never sold in the US in the first place.
hellooooooo?
05-29-12, 05:05 AM
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1) he pissed off the wrong person.
2) there is a legitimate public safety issue that got the investigation going and that issue is not obvious from the article.
The article did say that he was outspoken on the matter, questioning the legality, etc and yet he owned two. Also, he was directing others (or providing details freely) about how to manipulate the various state/fed regs to get the paperwork. At the end of the day it was deemed fraudulent.
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05-29-12, 06:28 AM
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^ Short of importing RHD vehicles to smugglers for trafficing children in a prostitution ring to a drug lord who is an illegal imigrant....
It's still a big joke.....
And yes, I agree. Many of these cases ended up being an authoritie's personal mission or hopeful bullet statement for their next rank.
Regaurdless, it doesn't negate the facts. Imported RHD cars are illegal. You play with fire, you can get burned.
It's still a big joke.....
And yes, I agree. Many of these cases ended up being an authoritie's personal mission or hopeful bullet statement for their next rank.
Regaurdless, it doesn't negate the facts. Imported RHD cars are illegal. You play with fire, you can get burned.
05-29-12, 07:42 AM
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I'm a CF and poop smith
+1, you pays your monies and you takes your chances. If he didnt wanna get into trouble, he shouldn't have tried to sell illegal cars for 100k. If he kept them in his garage or his living room, he would still have them and would not even have the misdemeanor. Ya gotta stick to selling weed and crack, selling sweet *** cars which were restored from the frame up legally is just too damn dangerous now adays!
05-29-12, 08:20 AM
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+1, you pays your monies and you takes your chances. If he didnt wanna get into trouble, he shouldn't have tried to sell illegal cars for 100k. If he kept them in his garage or his living room, he would still have them and would not even have the misdemeanor. Ya gotta stick to selling weed and crack, selling sweet *** cars which were restored from the frame up legally is just too damn dangerous now adays!
If he just would have advertised them as Race Cars Only... he would have been fine!
05-29-12, 10:57 AM
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