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Posted: 5/28/2016 11:56:38 AM EDT
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Seems like a pretty cool guy
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Posted: 5/28/2016 11:58:10 AM EDT
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I had a friend (rest in peace Paul) who illegally imported one when we were younger. They were very sweet rides.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:00:54 PM EDT
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Awesome. Hope we can see more on the roads.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:01:10 PM EDT
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Sweet ride.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:01:38 PM EDT
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I'm sure there are several others, but this is the first to be legally imported because it made the 25-yr old exemption rule from the NHTSA and EPA. It crossed over the US-Canada border at exactly 12:01 am on the exemption date. It's a 1989 model, with right-side driver's controls. Pretty cool. I know original Japanese GT-Rs are pretty rare in the US. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqJJXPNMwII If you want to own your own GT-R: http://www.montumotors.com/ Neat. I always assumed they were RWD or AWD. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:03:29 PM EDT
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Good for him!
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:04:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:04:51 PM EDT
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That's awesome. Always wanted to drive a GT-R.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:06:11 PM EDT
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Not a car guy, but very cool.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:07:36 PM EDT
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Where do you get parts for it?
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:08:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:09:47 PM EDT
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He seems very passionate about the car. Personally I would try to stay with the 89 appearance. Older Japanese cars are cool.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:10:24 PM EDT
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Cool.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:11:19 PM EDT
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He's one of those widebody M1911A1 fellas...
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:11:49 PM EDT
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Cool.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:15:05 PM EDT
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Nice ride,looks much better with the new wheels and carbon fiber hood/decklid
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:16:37 PM EDT
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huh, duty weapon is 1911, nice
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:23:47 PM EDT
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Sweet ride!
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:24:33 PM EDT
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Nice car and nice 1911 variant.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:39:37 PM EDT
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I don't know much about it, but my neighbors have a few condos in my place (2 parking spots each) and are Japanese helicopter instructors. They've been my neighbors for 15+ years (I've been here 28+ yrs.) and have always imported Japanese automobiles and small Nissan pickup trucks, the above being one of them. That picture was snapped for sure, before November 27 2011. I think it's a Skyline. They seem to specialize in Nissan cars/trucks, but have brought in many others and they've recently brought 3-4 of those funky looking Figaros over the past year...good shape too. Sometimes they'll have 4-5 cars all parked next to each other by the dumpster and it's always neat to look at them. All RHD, obviously. Can't say if they're legal, but I assume that they are because they 'sell' them off quickly and with the volume that they've brought in over the years, they've gotta be legit. Chris |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:40:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:44:12 PM EDT
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:46:34 PM EDT
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:46:43 PM EDT
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Winning's winning.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:48:16 PM EDT
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We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k The repair costs on the fucking things, tho... Then again I have an Aussie Land Cruiser so I can't talk. At least mine has parts in common with vehicles sold in the US and Canada. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:50:37 PM EDT
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Why are they illegal and only allowed after 25 years? Wouldn't it be the other way around, with the newer cars being "Cleaner"? Just curious what the logic is. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:51:16 PM EDT
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I live my life a quarter mile at a time...
How hard is it to adjust to a RHD manual? I seems like it'd be like trying to write with your off hand. I've driven a RHD auto and found it no more difficult that a LHD but you're also not shifting. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:52:03 PM EDT
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Seems like a pretty cool guy |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:52:04 PM EDT
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The repair costs on the fucking things, tho... Then again I have an Aussie Land Cruiser so I can't talk. At least mine has parts in common with vehicles sold in the US and Canada. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k The repair costs on the fucking things, tho... Then again I have an Aussie Land Cruiser so I can't talk. At least mine has parts in common with vehicles sold in the US and Canada. I have a 3000gt vr4 so I know about frequent repair costs on 90s imports 
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:57:00 PM EDT
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k Once US market demands open up I bet they'll fetch more money. It might be a better idea to buy it now and wait a year to register it...if that's possible idk anything about car importation. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:57:48 PM EDT
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The repair costs on the fucking things, tho... Then again I have an Aussie Land Cruiser so I can't talk. At least mine has parts in common with vehicles sold in the US and Canada. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k The repair costs on the fucking things, tho... Then again I have an Aussie Land Cruiser so I can't talk. At least mine has parts in common with vehicles sold in the US and Canada. They are cheap to repair and maintain and possibly the most reliable boosted car ever. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:57:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:58:48 PM EDT
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They are cheap to repair and maintain and possibly the most reliable boosted car ever. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k The repair costs on the fucking things, tho... Then again I have an Aussie Land Cruiser so I can't talk. At least mine has parts in common with vehicles sold in the US and Canada. They are cheap to repair and maintain and possibly the most reliable boosted car ever. And parts are easy to get in the US? Would be fun to get an R34 one day. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:59:36 PM EDT
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Once US market demands open up I bet they'll fetch more money. It might be a better idea to buy it now and wait a year to register it...if that's possible idk anything about car importation. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k Once US market demands open up I bet they'll fetch more money. It might be a better idea to buy it now and wait a year to register it...if that's possible idk anything about car importation. I've been watching Canadian pricing for the past couple of years, it seems like they tend to drop in price over time as more get brought in. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:59:42 PM EDT
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No he doesn't. Motorex imported them. Plus other people brought them in as show cars and now get exempted. There is one a few miles from me.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:05:30 PM EDT
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I've been watching Canadian pricing for the past couple of years, it seems like they tend to drop in price over time as more get brought in. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k Once US market demands open up I bet they'll fetch more money. It might be a better idea to buy it now and wait a year to register it...if that's possible idk anything about car importation. I've been watching Canadian pricing for the past couple of years, it seems like they tend to drop in price over time as more get brought in. Nice! What's the cost of the importation itself? |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:06:11 PM EDT
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No he doesn't. Motorex imported them. Plus other people brought them in as show cars and now get exempted. There is one a few miles from me. That's what I was thinking too. Motorex brought a bunch of them over before they got in trouble. I think several motorex owners actually had their cars seized as well, but I could be wrong. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:07:20 PM EDT
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k Once US market demands open up I bet they'll fetch more money. It might be a better idea to buy it now and wait a year to register it...if that's possible idk anything about car importation. I've been watching Canadian pricing for the past couple of years, it seems like they tend to drop in price over time as more get brought in. Nice! What's the cost of the importation itself? http://m.autotrader.ca/results?make=nissan&mdl=skyline&cat2=7%2C11%2C10%2C9&st=1&prx=-1&cty=Etobicoke&prv=Ontario&r=40&loc=M9C+5J1 |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:08:00 PM EDT
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That's what I was thinking too. Motorcycle brought a bunch of them over before they got in trouble. I think several motored owners actually had their cars seized as well, but I could be wrong. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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No he doesn't. Motorex imported them. Plus other people brought them in as show cars and now get exempted. There is one a few miles from me. That's what I was thinking too. Motorcycle brought a bunch of them over before they got in trouble. I think several motored owners actually had their cars seized as well, but I could be wrong. No, you are correct. I remember reading about it. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:08:51 PM EDT
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I live my life a quarter mile at a time... How hard is it to adjust to a RHD manual? I seems like it'd be like trying to write with your off hand. I've driven a RHD auto and found it no more difficult that a LHD but you're also not shifting. No difference for me. Only thing that fucked me up is the turn signal being on the opposite side. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:17:43 PM EDT
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Huh, I've seen him around before. Had no idea it was a cop driving it. I wonder how he deals with people trying to race him all the time
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:17:57 PM EDT
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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d183/Flyingsqir/ThingsThatGoBang/NissanSkyline_zpsg20roovo.jpg I don't know much about it, but my neighbors have a few condos in my place (2 parking spots each) and are Japanese helicopter instructors. They've been my neighbors for 15+ years (I've been here 28+ yrs.) and have always imported Japanese automobiles and small Nissan pickup trucks, the above being one of them. That picture was snapped for sure, before November 27 2011. I think it's a Skyline. They seem to specialize in Nissan cars/trucks, but have brought in many others and they've recently brought 3-4 of those funky looking Figaros over the past year...good shape too. Sometimes they'll have 4-5 cars all parked next to each other by the dumpster and it's always neat to look at them. All RHD, obviously. Can't say if they're legal, but I assume that they are because they 'sell' them off quickly and with the volume that they've brought in over the years, they've gotta be legit. Chris Looks like a R33? There's been an R34 I've seen around town for about 6 months. Not sure what's up, whether it's down from Canada or body kit R32, he is RHD. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:19:08 PM EDT
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My buddy has an R32. Legal. Its bad ass.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:21:18 PM EDT
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Pretty sweet, ill plan on grabbing a gts-t when they become easier to import.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:21:36 PM EDT
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I've had a Skyline club pass me on I-20 complete with a truck hauling a
maintenance trailer. I think they were all from Florida, maybe 8 or 10 of them, all right hand drive. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:25:07 PM EDT
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At least he drove home safe.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:29:14 PM EDT
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Where do you get parts for it? fuck, that movie is lame. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:39:23 PM EDT
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Looks like a R33? There's been an R34 I've seen around town for about 6 months. Not sure what's up, whether it's down from Canada or body kit R32, he is RHD. I have no idea T.. I know what a Skyline is and I've seen videos of modded cars on YouTube and in video games, but I don't know anything about the iterations. I don't know how many Skylines are here in the States, but it seems that while not common, there are more than a few, notwithstanding the fact that the GT-R is a different beast (I guess?) Chris |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 3:16:35 PM EDT
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Where do you get parts for it? fuck, that movie is lame. Streets closed pizza boy. Find another way home.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 3:18:38 PM EDT
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I have a 3000gt vr4 so I know about frequent repair costs on 90s imports
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In 7 years, the R34 will be available and I will have one. It's been my dream since I was a kid. We can have R33's next year, over been debating adding one to my stable. They can be had under $20k The repair costs on the fucking things, tho... Then again I have an Aussie Land Cruiser so I can't talk. At least mine has parts in common with vehicles sold in the US and Canada. I have a 3000gt vr4 so I know about frequent repair costs on 90s imports
I also have a supra, sc300, and sc400 and they have had no expensive repairs needed. That sounds like a gran turismo 1 garage for the original playstation.
I like it 
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