Getting Skyline to the US (RHD)
#31
Well I am looking at the 2005 or above Skyline. Basically the car similar to my G35. Not the GTR. Import tax to US is 2.5% and India is 150%. So I might as well get it to the US and take it there.
True I could buy like a BMW 3 series (the new ones have better shape) over there or something but trust me I love my G and I am sure it can handle Indian roads (its getting better). I have lived in India for 18 yrs and US for 8 yrs. And I have seen SL and CLK imports running there. I saw the Phantom run there during my last visit.
And every eye will pop when they see this baby on Indian roads
I wonder how to buy a G35 from Japan. Would Nissan or Infiniti USA help me? Anyone has any experience?
True I could buy like a BMW 3 series (the new ones have better shape) over there or something but trust me I love my G and I am sure it can handle Indian roads (its getting better). I have lived in India for 18 yrs and US for 8 yrs. And I have seen SL and CLK imports running there. I saw the Phantom run there during my last visit.
And every eye will pop when they see this baby on Indian roads
I wonder how to buy a G35 from Japan. Would Nissan or Infiniti USA help me? Anyone has any experience?
#32
Originally Posted by G35Dreams
Well I am looking at the 2005 or above Skyline. Basically the car similar to my G35. Not the GTR. Import tax to US is 2.5% and India is 150%. So I might as well get it to the US and take it there.
True I could buy like a BMW 3 series (the new ones have better shape) over there or something but trust me I love my G and I am sure it can handle Indian roads (its getting better). I have lived in India for 18 yrs and US for 8 yrs. And I have seen SL and CLK imports running there. I saw the Phantom run there during my last visit.
And every eye will pop when they see this baby on Indian roads
I wonder how to buy a G35 from Japan. Would Nissan or Infiniti USA help me? Anyone has any experience?
True I could buy like a BMW 3 series (the new ones have better shape) over there or something but trust me I love my G and I am sure it can handle Indian roads (its getting better). I have lived in India for 18 yrs and US for 8 yrs. And I have seen SL and CLK imports running there. I saw the Phantom run there during my last visit.
And every eye will pop when they see this baby on Indian roads
I wonder how to buy a G35 from Japan. Would Nissan or Infiniti USA help me? Anyone has any experience?
So no, Nissan/Infiniti will not help you.
#33
There isn't much that you should have to change over to bring this car to US Specs. Not to mention anything you do have to replace is readily available as a G35 part. If you import a vehicle for personal use the DOT can't expect you to ram the ****er into a wall to prove it's safe. That is plain stupid. There are Registered Importers that you'll have to go to who can run tests on the vehicle and then you have a basis for what needs to be altered.
An 06 Skyline Coupe 6MT is $33,600 USD. Figure in $1200 for a container to ship it. $850 for customs tax, and a safe estimate for a R.I. to do their job is about $5000. You might be able to get away with less work since it is almost identical to a USDM G35, assuming you can get a letter from Nissan stating so.
An 06 Skyline Coupe 6MT is $33,600 USD. Figure in $1200 for a container to ship it. $850 for customs tax, and a safe estimate for a R.I. to do their job is about $5000. You might be able to get away with less work since it is almost identical to a USDM G35, assuming you can get a letter from Nissan stating so.
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Importing an entire car cost a lot more than $5,000. If you were to ship it in pieces it would be about $5k. I was looking at importing a JDM Celica GT-4 or Supra a while back. After doing about a months worth of research it was going to cost well of $20k on top of the vehicle costs to get them over full legal. In my opinion its just not worth it.
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