Soulcrash, on Feb 3 2008, 01:40 PM, said:
Hey Allen....
Since you guys are having all the car related panels in the car show area.... Can you guys make up a panel of... How to get "insert car name" (like a Skyline) from Japan, and how to bypass the loophole and such???
well if you really wanna know i'll tell you. most JDM cars that are in the states today arrive from the southern states like Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. down there its very easy to get JDM vehicles imported and registered. once they are registared and have a title for one of those particular states you can purchase one and bring back to Illinois and have it registered here. Illinois will allow you to register "GREY MARKET/JDM" car as long as it has been titled already in another state.
in a nutshell thats how you do it. if you want me to go into further detail give me a ring.
also buying JDM/GREY MARKET CARS from these states is pretty affordable as well. i've seen Skyline GTR R32's goin for like $15,000.00 and most are in really mint shape as well. i'd say the common JDM cars coming out of the south right now are Skylines R32 R33 R34, S15 Silvia's, and MK4 Supra's, but mostly Skylines.
i myself am looking at getting a Skyline next year. if all goes well i should have one i'm looking to get a white R33 GTR.