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This is the definitive guide on how to buy an R32 Skyline GTR in the US without getting screwed. Nolan Sykes visits Toprank Vehicle Importers and learns how to buy a California-Legal R32, and explains why we had to wait 25 years to get our hands on it.
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"We all know what the other state is..."
Alaska?
No
"California."
Oh.
Affinity Roadster I thought the same thing lmfao
That's one of the main reasons i moved to Nevada because most of my cars wouldn't pass smog because of the mods i had on then but here in Nevada i don't need to smog my modded car because it's over 20 years old
ThatRedHeadGuy every type of law is on some bullshit in Cali like guns, cars, and etc
Commiefornia*
I live in Alaska. We have them here.
Dear all importers of U. S. I am a Japanese and I am here to tell you IMPORTANT thing. Some of these (in fact many) GT-Rs are stolen in Japan. I have seen more than 5 GT-Rs stolen just last month. All the owners are in search, but many are already sent to U. S. to be sold for high price.
Please, I beg you, please make sure the GT-R you are trying to buy is truly legal. I do not want to see sad owners in Japan anymore.
g.k. k. Oh no! 💔
ruclips.net/video/SgmpeGbcz3E/видео.html
There are too much car thefts Like this case... so beware when you import or buy Skylines From japan.
That’s why I’ll never buy a car from Japan without proper paperwork and auction papers.
g.k. k. - I want an R34. I don't care how
g.k. k. Oh no
“It’s pretty easy in 48 states”
Me, living in California: “let me take a fucking guess”
Just move
@@jestinbinu8631 your making it sound easy
my condolences
I aint gonna import a skyline... Im just gonna move to Japan
DEMOAN Yeah and skylines are 10000000x cheaper in japan. You can buy a clean R34 with less than 100 miles for $2-5K
Erik Delgadillo lmfao yeah it is. theres loads of youtube videos on them. They are so old and common there you just dont realize. The hard part is importing them to the america and europe
516Jafuh you’re stupid af if you think that
Erik Delgadillo Here you go buddy ruclips.net/video/aVwM3cOz1lU/видео.html
@@6z0 thats crazyyyy. Especially when you consider people are selling supras for 100k in america. So how much is an import fee? Like 7k last I heard. So I could own an R34 in the u.s for like 15k??!?
I asked for a 10 second car not a 25 year one!!!!
Challenger2 Black night under rated comment
see what you did there :)
F&f reference
😂😂love it
buy a Hellcat
Shout out to the guys at Top Rank for making it easier for me to own my dream car in California ❤️
Hey man, I also live in Cali, could you tell me how you did it?
Bruhhhhh I watch your yt vids all the time ahahahah
that's insane! i want an r32 so bad but i have to save up money bad, i'm only 15 and i'm gonna start a savings as soon as i get employed for an r32
Si pu plus to
I love your content man
It's weird living in the US and hearing everyone talking about Skylines like this but then you go back to visit Australia and see them everywhere
Yeah I'm from NZ and just getting into cars and I was surprised that America didn't have many skylines and stuff
@@frheepennell8596 many? we don't have any except for a few 25 y/o imports. they were never sold here.
Yea they are really rare to see especially just randomly on the road. From where I live I have only seen one. It was a glimpse but it was definitely an R32.
Soniult I live in Perth Australia and I saw 3 r32s and 1 r34 today so idk wtf you’re on about mate...
Soniult I’ve seen like four R34’s around my neighbourhood, 5 S15’s and my teacher has owned 2 S15’s and other silvias.
"Who's gonna buy this junk after it's 25 years old?" Uhhhh...everybody that's been waiting for the 25 years to be up. Lol Good job on the video Nolan!
You watching this video like you gonna own a GTR..
I shall proceed to leave
leo apoel I mean I’m in Okinawa
leo apoel I plan on getting an S15, not a GTR.
Yep 😥
hey man let a man dream!! Never thought I'd get a ls400 😊
Frick it man. Im going to sneak in a R34, buy a cheap 240sx and register the r34 with the 240 vin and just say its a 240 with a body kit and loud exhaust.
In italy it's illegal this too ☹
Now in my country if you get touch you can up a huge amount of money and you will be jailed for 5 years... watch out
@@mattiaginestri7124 it's illegal here too I'm pretty sure. But hey, laws are just words written by politicians trying to keep their political donations
Breaking news: Nissan 240sx registrations in the U.S. increased 470%
Not that easy friend. Somebody was jailed & fined $250,000 for doing that with an S15
"48 states..."
Me who lives in Hawaii: LET ME GUESS!!!
Sorry bro :(
We're so much closer to Japan. Wtf
Same here in cali Lmao but i knew it was coming cuz Cali mega gay
Howcome is hard for Hawai’i?
Were is hawaii
If an R34 is gonna cost more than a r35 best believe ima buy the the geo metro
Factz! R34's still running mid $60k today. I'm not with it. I want a R34 but I'm more then good with a R33
@@Darksaige I'm in the market of hunting down a good R33 GTR as well. Sadly their price is also steadily increasing.
@@absboodoo I kinda figured this would happen. Im in Florida and people ive seen with say GT-S models say at the end of the day they paid $17k for car import and fees
America, a free nation that restricted its people on buying cars, hell yeah
Janson Mathew God bless us
Janson Mathew yet you can a gun easily. What even make sense now.
Guess what blame Mercedes not the us honestly Mercedes was really losing sells and this was the only thing they could do
#FreedomIsntFREE
Freedom and democracy!!!
Their police cars can't keep with these beasts!
Ah California beautiful state with the most annoying laws ever
LeGoogle Chrome Hawaii isn’t far behind, soooo many strange rules here that seem to change monthly
Yep
The state that's trying to run the country. Commiefornia!!
Randy Farrell We do have a GDP of 2.5 trillion with many Military bases of all branches littered across the entire state. I don’t think it’s right to say “Commiefornia” when we have 45-46 military bases. I’d laugh if you have any apple product as well since apple was founded in Cali with their headquarters here as well.
*Anything exists*
California: That causes cancer!
Nissan: should start R34 production again:)
henry Sanson Hell yeahhh!!!
No. Car guys want these cars and then none of them sell because they expect them to be cheap, then don’t buy them because reality hits. Then, because a car manufacturer loses money, cuts the car and its program. It’s the car guys’ faults
That’s never gonna happen and it wouldn’t be the same
It's called the r35 goddamn it
Hell yeah
Why?
"because"
Literally "because"
4k for cappuccino,i just paid 3 bucks at Starbucks today
I mean you can ride the 4k one
That is just for compliance work. You still have to buy the car.
Payam yazdi 😂😂😂😂
Ha
I tell ya, no respect!
"25 year law, why?"
"Because"
Childish Gambino:"tHiS iS aMeRiCA"
It was the Germans
@@rXTrLEGENDz no it was the Germans
@@KingOGAV lol just say it was the Germans fault like you Americans like to argue😂 so pathetic
@@alexsupertramp4907 snamreG eht saw ti oN
Soon brothers, soon.
"The R in the GT-R stands for Invincible!" -Nighto Kidzo Takeshi Nakazato
ngl, Nakazato was a cool guy
Grand Turismo Racer...
night kids beat team
I visited Top Rank last week and had a chance to speak with Sean. Very knowledgeable guy. Despite me not setting up an appointment (didn't know) as required, he showed me around and answered my questions as to how to get a R34. They've got my business, that's for sure.
I would love to buy an R34 when it's legal but aside from the high costs, I'd be too paranoid to let it sit in a parking lot or even on the street.
Little did you know those high prices were gonna go higher.
Ugh I hated that happened 😒
Whoever made the thumbnail had ONE job
yet....
10000 for an emission test, GTFO lmaoooo
Jared in California yeah it's $ 10,000
So how much are we looking at for the total cost car included?
@@stevienguyen2047 with car probably 60-70k for a 25yr old car which is a good down payment on r35, I'm starting to realize I probably will never get a r33 I live in Cali and laws are fucked here, best beaches and city's to drive cars like this in, and u can't even have then. u got 3 strike law, gun laws, on top of 25yr wait for a car they make it really impossible to get an import. we should really put pressure right now during the election to get it changed in America lol
Stevie Nguyen honestly the R34s are probably going to end up costing six figures when it hits 2024. I could see them going for $100-120k easy because everyone and their mother wants one. The R32s I see cost between 20-35k now and the listings for R33s I see are around 50k for the GTR ones. So take that and add another 10k for California being shitty
Well the state is in debt and trying to gain more revenue, what do you expect? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nobody:
RUclips: *Recommends how to outrun cops*
From 382 years ago.. mkay
Up to speed on up to speed for the 50th episode
*I mean behind the scene
D' Ziem *yes*
Beautiful godzillas!
Thank you.
Krasivyy, prosto krasivyy!!....
@Donut Media, hey man you left out some important facts that everyone should know. Firstly, Registered Importers or (RIs) are very expensive at least in California. While people say that 25 years is some arbitrary number picked in the 80s, one of the other factors was that 25 was a good number to prevent vehicles made specific to one region not affect the sales of another. They thought after 25 years no one would care essentially...
What's even stranger, is that Canada has a 15 year restriction instead of USA's 25. On top of that especially in California the DMV requires something called a 'Compliance Letter' which is a simple statement on a letterhead from the Manufacturer stating the VIN of the vehicle and that it simply, '...complies with the Standards and Emissions of your state... ".
The idea is many carheads will now import JDM only vehicles to Canada instead and then import it to United States. This would save hundreds if not thousands as opposed to going directly to a RI but the downside is it could take longer because of the documents you need (bill of sale, importation documents), again it's perfectly legal to do but very obscure indeed.
Lastly, many Manufacturers do NOT want to produce this 'compliance letter' even though it's every consumers legal right to do so, and manufacturers are supposed to do so upon request, at least for Honda/Acura division. I personally had to go back and forth for 4 months before I got one, while others I've heard got them no problem asap in other states. Anyways, thought anyone who was curious into imported vehicles would like to know~
Once it is 25 years old, you don't need to be a registered importer.
Wow even Donut media loved my comment. :)
thank you for a straightforward answer and not a 20-minute video with nothing relevant you're the man!!
Who’s old enough to remember MOTOREX?
herb estepa i am
Unfortunately
I actually emailed motorex when i was in japan back in 01, inquiring about importing my gts-t back to the us and how much it would cost. Pretty sure it was sean who replied with "dont. Unless its a gtr its not worth it. Compliance will cost you 30k."
Cor Gi MotoRex did a few GTS cars.
Cor Gi the cost of compliance was the same for every Skyline.
Why am I watching this like I'll ever be able to afford a R32
Daniel Champion it’s not very expensive , comparing them to today’s standards. Toprank sells them for around 20,000-30,000
You can get gtrs for around 20k US and sometimes less. You can also get gts for like 8k and gtst for like 12k. They are pretty cheap and will continue to get cheaper as the r33 and eventually r34 come to the US
ak operator y'all dont understand the struggle rn. 😂.
Daniel Champion i was thinking the same thing
Well, why am I watching this, when I don’t even have a license😂
I really wanted to know how to get a r33.....btw people still want old cars....the government is cruel 😭😭😭😭😭😭
TRAPzilla GAMING they should be legal to import in late August.
magicalcupcake nutz oh sick....i want the r32 and 33 more than the 34
Read my post, oct 2017 gtr 33s were added to the cleared cars.
The first one was made January of 1995 so just add 25 to that. January 2020 the first one will be legal.
MrZilla500 really.....shit ill check that out
i love these donut media videos. even the goofy ass ones. always very informative
Crazy to think that the Donut squad was like 500yds from my house! I drive past Top Rank a couple times a week on the back way home from getting dinner and I always stop and drool at what I can see from the street. Their employees drive some pretty sick lesser-known JDM cars too. Super cool.
So why is the thumbnail a r33?
markotine They’re eligible next (GT-R Trim) in 2020 along with the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
They are eligible as of oct 2017
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/24/2017-22692/list-of-nonconforming-vehicles-decided-to-be-eligible-for-importation
They changed it now
Car_Guy they changed it to what?
The thumbnail is a r32 look closer...
The 25-year law is to protect the other manufacturer from being overflown with outsider cars and not selling theirs anymore! Imagine removing that law, the next day probably 100K R34 would drop in the USA! It's the same thing in Canada! Only Quebec has 25 the rest of the country is 15!
lol except there were only about 11k R34's made and I can think of at least a few that aren't leaving japan, for example the ones tuned by Mine's and MCR that are used for time attack the 20 Nismo Z Tunes the Nismo R Tunes and probably a lot more than that...
Because Quebec is a p.o.s province which is run by a bunch of communist basturds who spend 75 000 000$ million dollars of our tax money annually on some stupid thing they call the French language police rather than fixing our crumbling and I really mean crumbling roads and yes they do protect steeler ships
Bottom line if you're a car guy you should consider moving to Western Canada Quebec is not the place for you
Actually here's the list of all the GTR ever made I found os far:
R32GTR---
Total Production: 43,934
GT-R- 40,390
Vspec- 1,453
VspecII- 1,303
Nismo- 560
N1- 228
Built per year---
1989- 4,555
1990- 8,426
1991- 7,081
1992- 7,961
1993- 6,204
1994- 7,465
R33GTR---
Total Production: 16,520
GT-R- 9,871
Vspec- 6,551
Built per year---
1995- 8,446
1996- 4,093
1997- 2,708
1998- 1,175
R34GTR---
Total Production: 12,175
Standard - 3,962
Vspec/Vspec2/Mspec/Nur - 7,338
N1 - 45
Built per year---
1999 - 5536
2000 - 1859
2001 - 2197
2002 - 1775
2003 - 2
I know they wouldn't sold every single one of them but you get my drift! Also when I said r34 I should've said GTR instead!
True that am from Montreal and leaving the place! Fed up of watching my tax money wasted on stupidity!!
Atem S. I’m jealous that you guys get the R34’s, S15’s etc.
I subscribed! I needed this video, I live in Indiana so not all of it helped but a lot of it did. Thank you!
That toprank employee is super knowledgeable. I need a friend like him.
Wow Sean Morris of Motorex! Talk about a dude that could read the writing on the wall, and got out of motorex just in the nick of time!! Glad to see he is doing well!!
1999-2002 at MotoRex. They ending up being shut down in 2006.
That Chaser Tourer V Mk II, that’s quite a nice import you don’t see often.
iLupi shhhhhhh chillll I hope it will be low key as r34 and that jazz becomes legal. Because while people are buying those over priced shi I’ll be buying my affordable 1jz 4 door dream 🔥
ShowerThoughts It’s one of my favorite jdms. Someone blew past me last week in a silver one too. It’s a car people forget about, such a beaut.
Its a RWD Camry
Its a Toyota Carina on steroids
Touge Runner I worded it wrong Mk2 Tourer V, I’ll fix that, thanks! But that is indeed the same as a JZX90
Saw the prices, so glad I'm in New Zealand... o_o
Bro I like it when you host the channel, you don't yell or act like a mad man
This dude in Vegas got his R34 legal by changing the lights and other stuff and we were blown away. Of course we were (friends) freaking tf out
Or he riced an R32 to make it look like an R34? Or, more probable, he just illegally registered it, happens allot, Florida is great for that abuse. Or its from motorex, its what fast and furious used, they illegally imported R34's that were later legalized, I think there is 10-20 legal R34's in the USA because of them, or its from Canada. Or its a show car (not legal on the road). I'm not calling you a liar, but that sounds exceptionally improbable, sounds like he was lying. 'He changed some lights and other stuff and BAM legal car'. I'd like to hear more if you know more.
I got a video on it
ruclips.net/video/c1K0UPdXYK0/видео.html
and another vid from a buddy on instagram. swipe right
instagram.com/p/BiYSKbYAISy/?taken-by=dat_boi_mrspamsalot
C R U Media R34s are illegal due to safety and emissions equipment...
You can get past it and drive it around semi legallly, but if federal govt just happened to be in a pissy mood that day and got word of it your friends car is toast
Texarmageddon then explain my video
ruclips.net/video/c1K0UPdXYK0/видео.html
Why is the thumbnail a r33?
fake name because they are waaaaaaaaaaaaay cooler than a r32
because the r33 did become 25 year old this year and now are legal to import
Artemio Manuel GT-R is 2020 while base models are 2019.
Southern Pimp oooooo ok I thought that the car when it turned 25 years old, the r33 of 1993, was already legal... sorry for my error😂😂
Artemio Manuel
The R33 GT-R was released in '95...
They changed the thumbnail to a R32 GT-R now!
This was GREAT KNOWLEDGE!💖
Thankfully in Canada we went with 15 years instead of 25. So R34 has been legal to import since 2014.
Two words... Government Overreach
Two words... Corporate Overreach or Corporate Lobbying or PAC Money or Corrupt Fucks. The government itself isn't inherently bad most of the bad shit comes from money in politics/lobbying, they even said it themselves in the video. All these commenters trying to make it sound like the "libtards" did it (not you but others.)
John Moore
Nobody said liberals did it, they just hate California for just being extremely liberal and use this as another excuse to hate California. Plus, you’re also automatically assuming everyone hating on California is hick, which is even farther from the truth.
@@johnmoore1495 Lobbying would be less of a problem if we didn't allow the Government to have as much power as we do. That's the root problem, the lobbying is a symptom of it.
Yep and corporate lobby, they know if its not for the banning, car guy would choose jdm
The reason is protectionism. The american car makers lobbied to have this rule so that foreign cars don´t mess with their profit margins. They don´t want american buyers buying foreign shit. It has fuck all to do with safety and emissions.
The thumbnail is an R33
Evo Fanboi we know mate
Evo Fanboi you’re quite observant
They changed it now to a R32
Sorry buddy it's an r32
R32 mate
Very informative video right here!
*NEW SUB HERE*
I have a r33 it was my favorite GTR of all time ive just imported it was love in first sight
Sean Morris is a legit great dude, I've followed him on Facebook for years and I learned an endless amount of information about RB engines and Skylines in general because of him, probably one of the guy who knows the most about RB's in the U.S !
Have to wait 25 years to import a GTR but you can buy a gun at the age of 16. Godzilla must be more dangerous 😂
You literally cant buy a gun at 16 here
izphuzzy Keyword "some"
Only when you floor the gas ;D
My boy sells guns regardless of what age yku are
Oh trust me it is
After hearing this made me hate Mercedes much more
Lmao
This guy sounds like he has a doughnut in his throat
Arian Kukaj 😂😂😂
Hence donut media
I was looking for a comment like this 😂😂
He's talking out of his Nose .... he's a dumb fuck .
I was thinking the same thing lol!
Old is gold for me I'm fan of old and new GT-R
Azri Fadli, yup . They are the forbidden fruit we were never aloud to have in California. Soon to have one in the channel.
In Australia you could pick a 32 GTR up for about 15K a few years ago.
BUT NOW! Because you guys can import them you won’t find one here for less then 30k.
Thanks, Thanks a lot.
Berserk Garage all because of USA my dude GTR R34 used to be 20k or 30k now look the FUCKING PRICE
I hear that bayside blue 34’s sell for over 6 digits across the pond.
You are welcome.
importavehicle.com Nope ain't buying from your market!The price for those gtr r32's are up to 20k...30k$
importavehicle.com if it's up to 30k$ain't gonna buy from your market sorry it isn't worth for a 300hp 90's car
I've accepted my fate
I will never have this car
So I'm beefing up my 1999 nissan maxima
Saved PirateOfGod don’t stop believing I got mine yesterday for 30 thousand worked 3 years minimum wage at 16 and I got my dream car the r32 gtr
With that attitude, you ain’t going nowhere
Kyster / Kylan who me
lmao
Don't have that attitude bruh
I drove a R29 Skyline 2000GT 4door hardtop as my daily driver 1988 to 1990 while stationed on Okinawa........fun days!
how can i import my dad?
Gearhead Daily call the jail he's in?
I really appreciate this video - while I already knew most of this because I have a few friends in real life with a variety of imported Skylines that are in the gray market area, I feel like I finally have a reliable source that I can just send out to people who don't believe me when I try to explain that a car isn't REQUIRED to be 25 years old to get imported.
I’m in love with this car
When I was stationed in Japan Skylines were a dime a dozen from the GTE all the way to the R34. And back then an R34 went for less than 20k. And their was a huge Skylibe dealership off highway 234.
**patiently waiting to legally import a 1998 Nissan silvia**
same here mate... I might just move to Canada for my schooling, because we both now how long that stuff normally takes
The s15 is so nice 🤤 I can’t wait till 2023
NO ME FIRST
Nigga just get an s14 my nigga, you'll be paying the same dumbass drift tax and you'll be impressing the same 12 year old with your overpriced shitbox
ModernYT Actually the S15 Silvia was produced from 1999-2002 so 2024-2027.
Just come to Canada
OTdesign why is it different?
As a country, Canada allows anything that is 15 years or older.
not in Quebec sadly...
Oops. Edited. Quebec.... sigh. no comment.
fabulousprofound yea....it sucks....
I live in Hawai'i... my homie got his R32 from Washington all legal with flying colors and recon. Car is such a beast so much potential!
Not sure if it's the same guy but I seen a red r32 in Hilo
@@BradaBlitz808 nah we're on oahu. My boiz 32 is blue
@@Nes6744 rajah, but regardless it shows you can bring them to Hawaii lol
just install a GTR badge to my sentra. can't wait to hit the road! :')
Jessica drove a dirty Geo Metro
Curtis Campbell my dad drove a geo metro when he left us. SEE ME NOW DAD???
Curtis Campbell that killed me lmao
I hate it when normies say the only reason why the R34 GTR is illegal is because it can outrun a cop car. Like ok, lets not forget about cars these days making crazy horsepower numbers that can probably leave a cop at .01 seconds.
Lancer Mafia who says that?
Who tf says that?
Doesn’t make 0 sense, at the time the Skyline was being built, you could perfectly buy a Lamborghini Diablo completely legal to drive in the US, and if they tell you that is because the Diablo is not faster than a Skyline, then you are talking with the kind of “special” person that probably believes that Supras make 1500 whp from factory.
no car can outrun radios
Alexis Cruz dude everytime in 11th grade I went to school. I was talking about skylines and some people said their illegal cause they can outrun cop cars.
At my high school we had an r33 show up to showcase and that shop got shutdown shortly after due to "illegal" ways they got it into compliance. Go California!!!
Edit: IT WAS MOTOREX!!!
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Thanks for featuring us.
importavehicle.com
Got a 1994 black Celica GT4 WRC spec in stock?
1994+25 years old = ??????
👍
I imported a 1992 Nissan Skyline GTR last month. It was easy. Its a great car.
Loanarn Enjoy it! They are great cars when they are running . Working on the RB26 is not so fun lol
Ian just ls swap it
How much?
$18,500. It needed a repaint and a replacement Wing. Wing was 350, Full Repaint 3k, $750 for 4 Michelle Pilot A/S 3 Plus's. So $22,600 for a pretty much stock and clean example with 100k miles. Needs a new sound system though. The $18,500 includes all 100k mile servicing so it has a new timing belt, fluids etc. AC Still blows cold on old R12 but I have the R134a fitting too. All told when I have it exactly the way I want it I'll probably have close to 30k into it. I obviously could have stayed cheap but I want it to be right.
Loanarn in USD or CAD ? And in which country/state ?
I’m getting a skyline in a few weeks I’m am extremely extremely excited
In Canada it’s only 15 years 😎 imported a 2003 350z a few months ago
Sean is the perfect person for these questions. He is the JDM to USA importation guru. Glad to be part of this growing industry!
Thank you.
Do research on the importer you are buying from and always go and inspect in person. Japan is a relatively small island with salt water and snow. Rust is a serious issue. My friend got an gtr sight unseen and described the day it showed up at his door as a "waking nightmare"!
sean galvin I can not even imagine what shady means of purchasing he went though to purchase a car that did not have rust disclosed in the purchase process.
WaifuForLaifu it was bad. He trusted what is basically just a used car dealership with 25k dollars. There were tons of red flags and I tried to convince him that a 500 dollar flight is better than a 25k mistake, but he didn't take my advice.
Damn that sucks. I would only ever purchase through auctions/dealerships though a reputable exporter.
Auction sheet is a must.
What dealer did he go with?
"that's what it is, and there's no way to change it." There IS a way, an infallible way.....vote. These laws are made and controlled by elected officials.
This law was put into place because Mercedes lobbied 10s of millions of dollars into the pockets of everyone in our government. Unless you can outbid them, this law would never get changed. That’s America, only the rich and wealthy have political power
Exactly. But try and explain that to an audience that cant read or complete a sentence. Who cant be bothered to vote.
The R32 is my freaking dream car, hope I can get my hands on one some day
Same tho
I would honestly love to get my hands on an R34 some day and around my area R32s pop up for sale from time to time but if Im honest with myself, the chances of getting an R34 when they become legal will be very hard so Im most likely going the 370Z Nismo route and maaaaybe consider a used R35 if the price isn’t too crazy in few years. I’ll always love the R34 but Ill just have to stick to owning them in videogames for now 😉
Toprank are awesome dudes! Illiminate buyed one from them and its a R32 GTR.
Aldi Dewantara prove it
Martin Hargaš check illiminate's channel. Just type in "illiminate R32 GTR". Cant use link because iam using my phone.
This guy is just pushing his biz. I call shenanigans!
I heard years ago that one way to get around 25 year import limit is to import parts and to build the car in the US
Hmm next build?🤔
I got an 89 Skyline R32 about a couple months ago but it’s been having idling issues and not many people know about the car too much here in Michigan and parts are hard to find so I’m considering selling it which sucks
Behnzo still have it? im intrested in buying
Get the fsm for it then Google translate lol
Need a car if i move there.. this would be excellent
Still have??
Behnzo bro fix it yourself. Were you really expecting a 30 year old car to never break?? People who don’t work on their own cars should never import these. I have 2 and every time something breaks, I get on forums, RUclips, google, and use some common sense. Fixes the problem every single time
i really want a chaser jzx100 and they’ll start to be legal next year so that’s pretty dope
Can you please do an up to speed on TVR
^^^^
Yo that’s where Randy bought his R32. Illiminate Gang!
I want a S15, but I’m clueless to the importing parts, etc. I just wish I had it already lol
B.A.R. label allows you to go to emissions testing like any other regulated car. It does not exempt you from future testing.
5:01 that guy is so funny ! Ahahahah
I'm getting one soon!!!
Arnold Gome congrats
Arnold Gome , sick bro. Hopefully I get mine this summer. Checkout my channel trying to get more subscribers.
shus369 cool
Waiting for my 1996 Celica GT4 ST205! Just a couple more years!
ST205 celicas are already available stateside: www.japaneseclassics.com/vehicle/1994-toyota-celica-st205-2/
First time actually seeing Sean Morris’s face haha he is THE skyline importer guy lol
Damn that price on that R34 on there website is something serious😂😂😂
Driving my gtr or gtir people come up to me all the time. What i hear a lot is "i want an r34 gtr." Not gonna happen for most.
He nailed it in the video. If you think you are getting an r34 for under 80k, its not gonna happen. Maybe find a pile of junk for under 100k. By the time the r34 is legal to import its gonna be well over 100k. Some already are.
OutlawUniverse , top rank has one for 150k
R34 gt-t will be $25,000usd in Usa
They are legal in Canada now and they are worth around $30-40 thousand, but if you can find one with a untouched engine its a lot more
i was at the DMV and I was talking to a guy that got his imported R32 emission legal in CA and was going through the process. he told me his R32 had 100k miles on them. I asked him why so high because I've checked the importer companies sites and they're always very low mileage like 10-30k and he told me that when the importers bring them over they'll mess w/ the odometer. that's pretty believable because how can a 25'ish year car only have 10-30k miles!
notice how the prices increase depending on the popularity of the car here in california. just california charging money on those who can afford certain cars or not
You should only buy a Skyline GT-R if it's your dream car to own. Other wise, R32 and R33 aren't worth paying $30k to import them over. Realistically, I would much rather buy a brand new Evolution or Impreza STi just cause they are newer, faster, technologically advance, and holds better resale value. R34 is a different story as they are more limited than the other models. So it will just depend on your liking and money.
But what if the r32 is your dream car
good to hear. i wanted a JDM dream car but ended up getting a 2016 370z. i'm from CA so i didn't think it'd be worth getting an imported car then spend $10k on top to get it to pass emissions.
yeah but everybody has these newer cars. that’s the cool part about getting a r32 or rx7 imported you rarely see them compared to new jdm cars.
@@kennypowers1206 whenever I see R32's in CA I spot them right off the bat
On the other hand, you can still get a new STi and a relatively new EVO today. But you can't get a new Skyline GTR, RX-7, Supra (ok that german one doesn't count) etc.
“No way to change it”
Create the NRA but for cars.
Why aren’t we funding this
Its called SEMA...
At 1:22 the green n yellow wrapped import is a copy of the liberty walk founder kato san's Rx3
Well, I was already planning on moving out of California. Now I'm definitely leaving asap.
Bruh, I found out that i live 5 minutes away from Top Rank Imports