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Old 10-21-2014, 11:42 AM   #1
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Gray Import (market) Vehicles

What is the definition of a Gray Import (market) Vehicle? Just curious if other peoples opinion matches mine.
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Old 10-21-2014, 01:06 PM   #2
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something imported thats newer than 25 years old. Its black & white that the US won't allow those cars to be here. If someone is trying to sell one that is already here it goes against the laws stating that they shouldn't be here. How it was imported & 'registered and/or insured' is a mystery, but its here and (Gray market).
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What is the definition of a Gray Import (market) Vehicle? Just curious if other peoples opinion matches mine.
My spidey senses tell me that the reason you created this thread is much deeper than curiosity and opinions...
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Small questions thread. This doesn't need its own thread when you could've easily googled the answer.
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Old 10-21-2014, 01:27 PM   #5
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Haha, I know what a gray market vehicle is. I was looking for opinions of other members.
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My spidey senses tell me that the reason you created this thread is much deeper than curiosity and opinions...
well he's trying to sell his Skyline & I'm sure someone PM'd him or tried to call him out by saying it was gray market. From what i saw in his thread everything was done on the UP & UP.

If its legal i don't see the need to worry.
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Haha, I know what a gray market vehicle is. I was looking for opinions of other members.
Spidey senses are tingling indeed.
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Old 10-21-2014, 01:32 PM   #8
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well he's trying to sell his Skyline & I'm sure someone PM'd him or tried to call him out by saying it was gray market. From what i saw in his thread everything was done on the UP & UP.

If its legal i don't see the need to worry.
Someone get this guy a metal.
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i saw someone try to use the 'gray market' line on a person trying to sell a 30 y/o car.

People are idiots dude. Those who could actually afford shit don't say shit like, 'if only you were closer'. If someone wants it, they'll do whatever they have to, to get it. If someone is genuinely in the market for a Skyline they'll know enough about it to know whats 'gray market' and whats not.
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Every car is gray market until proven otherwise I guess. Not like I have a thread detailing months of waiting and almost every step I went through.
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Old 10-21-2014, 01:43 PM   #11
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For me, it's a car that's here, that really shouldn't be here. If it wasn't imported legally, it's a car that will forever have a noose (seizure) around it's neck.

Currently with the legal importation of certain makes/models, existing grey market cars are worthless IMO, you can generally import these cars for affordable prices now. So purchasing a grey market car without the intent to use it as a parts car, or strictly as an off-road vehicle, is a huge waste of time if you ask me.
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Old 10-21-2014, 02:24 PM   #12
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is this regarding a black gloria?
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is this regarding a black gloria?
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Old 10-21-2014, 02:31 PM   #14
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yeah, nvm just saw your fs thread. glws
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Yea the term gray market get tossed around a lot and its getting old.
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"Grey import vehicles are new or used motor vehicles and motorcycles legally imported from another country through channels other than the maker's official distribution system. The synonymous term parallel import is sometimes substituted"

California and some other states refer to them as "direct imports".
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is this regarding a black gloria?
Black Gloria? I went to high school with that bitch.
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he might have saw this ad on CL

http://texoma.craigslist.org/cto/4700945850.html
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Black Gloria? I went to high school with that bitch.
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Well actually now that there are more and more skylines enterign legally it will actually make it easier to drive a grey market vehicle.. I assume the feds wont be as active as they were in the past.
I dont see the value of grey markets diminishing but infact increasing a bit.
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Technically federally legal skylines wouod be grey market, and illegally imported ones would be considered black market. Grey market does not mean the car is illegal, it actually means the car was imported legally through a channel other than the manufacturer.

The OP's car is in fact grey market, but thats actually a good thing.
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Well actually now that there are more and more skylines enterign legally it will actually make it easier to drive a grey market vehicle.. I assume the feds wont be as active as they were in the past.
I dont see the value of grey markets diminishing but infact increasing a bit.
I predict the exact opposite.
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