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Originally Posted by supersayianjim
so tell me. if I was to??
--fly to japan myself
--purchase a gtr legally
--purchase a transport and a container
if I had all the paperwork, why would I need a 3rd party like gtr garage(not taking anything away from them).
if it's legal to transport after 25 years, I would be able to go thorugh that process myself right??
then when it arrives at and then clears customs I can get in and drive??
isn't this correct IN THEORY?
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Yes, you can and people have done this. The thing is if the paperwork isn't right when it hits the US port of arrival you are going to be jammed up or worse having the container rejected. There are several articles and dicussion about what/how/and where to find all the information you need for this. The reason you have GTRgarage, Rivsu, ect do it for you, is they have been there and know the paperwork cold. they also have people to translate the documents and make sure everything is done correctly the first time. This is in an invaluable service that well I might have paid extra for these services verse doing it myself, I can invest that time in doing more important things (like bugging Kunio for prices on parts for my GTST).
never mind how much you are "saving" to having someone else do the paperwork vs you paying to fly 1/2 around the world.....
To the OP:
I'm in the exact position you are. I happened to use Rivsu as they are literally 5 mins from my house and Kunio wasn't doing auto importation (or wasn't advertising it heavily) when I made my purchase in DECEMBER last year. The wait has been a little killer, but the ability to stock up on parts has been great. I too got a black July car, 5spd and Coupe. This time has allowed me to decide to have it painted prior to shipment and stock up on a bunch of replacment parts so that when it arrives it won't be a Garage anchor for more than intended. I have used Kunio to import several parts in the past, and he has been nothing short of a Gem to deal with. I too probably would have used him to import my R32 had I had some for thought.
get used to a lot dumb questions, and I would like to say the wait gets easier, but it doesn't. My husband is pretty well going off the deep end waiting for it to arrive so we have something new to wrench on and have fun with.
Everything Kunio has said about importing from CAN is correct. The prices of their 89s are also jumping up. Have spent a little time strolling GTRcanda and prices are ever increasing for their "rust bucket" (by comparison to the Jland ones) 89s.
as for if you can import a Nismo, under other conditions of not road use, or under 25 years there is not only a lot of bad info on this thread, but generally all over the internet. I could get into it deeper as I have been doing an abundance of reading since I don't have a car to play with right now, but I won't add a bunch more to an otherwise valuable thread.
Congrats on the purchase, and check out Skylineownersusa if you get a minute. Some good info and good people over there. Welcome to owning a skyline (eventually) and enjoy stocking up on the goodies.
PS Mines.....
