VtecJunkie
04-15-2007, 07:30 PM
http://www.indycarz.com/post637473.html#637473
http://www.ivoac.ca/pn/index.php
As alot of you know, I'm a dual citizen between here and Canada. I have a cousin rolling around in a JDM All-trac around Toronto and an uncle waiting to get a turbo diesel Nissan Patrol. Here in the US... Well, we can almost import AE86s and vehicles from 1983... I honestly don't know of any other vehicle from 1983 that even remotely interests me.
Canada is currently fighting to avoid getting our 25 year law for imports which would be extremely bad, but what do we do here in the US? Import cars as "kit cars" through Florida? Pay an extravagant amount of money to get a nearly stock Skyline in the country even though the owner of the company was frauding the government?
I'm getting really tired of all this crap. Yeah, we have cars availiable here that are "similar", but that's not the car I dream about. The US is well known for its history with the automobile with Henry Ford and the Model T, the rat rods of the 40's and 50's, beating Ferrari at Le Mans, muscle cars, Detroit "Motor City", and the list goes on. As an auto enthusiast, I keep on giving and losing. Legendary cars like the Camaro and Firebird gone, RWD platforms being ditched for more "fuel friendly" FF platforms. I'm tired of giving and I'm tired of losing. Driving a Nissan with an RB swap and different front end or a Honda with a JDM spec engine in it isn't good enough for me. I want to drive on the right side, see a GT-R or Chaser badge on the back of the car as I walk away, catch glances from onlookers for having something unique.
Paying a Registered Importer $20k to make a $10k car legal for use on US streets in ludicrous. Understandable for a Ferrari, but not for a Nissan, Toyota, or Honda. These are "everyman" vehicles.
As shown on the IVOAC webpage, it's not difficult to have a safe grey market import car in the North American continent. Aligning headlights and cautious driving are about all that is required. It's not like they will flood the marketplace as you can't just go to Napa and get parts for an RB26DETT. People that consider these cars know what they are getting themselves into.
When I get funds and someone that knows how to set up a website and forum, this movement will really start. If you're an import (Euro or Asian) person, you understand what I'm talking about. If you're a domestic person, think of it as a way to have an actual challenge at the track.
Cross post this to as many forums as you can. If you would like to donate to the cause or help out in anyway, email me at [email protected] for details.
If you have nothing positive to add to the topic, don't say anything at all. I will answer questions you post.
http://www.ivoac.ca/pn/index.php
As alot of you know, I'm a dual citizen between here and Canada. I have a cousin rolling around in a JDM All-trac around Toronto and an uncle waiting to get a turbo diesel Nissan Patrol. Here in the US... Well, we can almost import AE86s and vehicles from 1983... I honestly don't know of any other vehicle from 1983 that even remotely interests me.
Canada is currently fighting to avoid getting our 25 year law for imports which would be extremely bad, but what do we do here in the US? Import cars as "kit cars" through Florida? Pay an extravagant amount of money to get a nearly stock Skyline in the country even though the owner of the company was frauding the government?
I'm getting really tired of all this crap. Yeah, we have cars availiable here that are "similar", but that's not the car I dream about. The US is well known for its history with the automobile with Henry Ford and the Model T, the rat rods of the 40's and 50's, beating Ferrari at Le Mans, muscle cars, Detroit "Motor City", and the list goes on. As an auto enthusiast, I keep on giving and losing. Legendary cars like the Camaro and Firebird gone, RWD platforms being ditched for more "fuel friendly" FF platforms. I'm tired of giving and I'm tired of losing. Driving a Nissan with an RB swap and different front end or a Honda with a JDM spec engine in it isn't good enough for me. I want to drive on the right side, see a GT-R or Chaser badge on the back of the car as I walk away, catch glances from onlookers for having something unique.
Paying a Registered Importer $20k to make a $10k car legal for use on US streets in ludicrous. Understandable for a Ferrari, but not for a Nissan, Toyota, or Honda. These are "everyman" vehicles.
As shown on the IVOAC webpage, it's not difficult to have a safe grey market import car in the North American continent. Aligning headlights and cautious driving are about all that is required. It's not like they will flood the marketplace as you can't just go to Napa and get parts for an RB26DETT. People that consider these cars know what they are getting themselves into.
When I get funds and someone that knows how to set up a website and forum, this movement will really start. If you're an import (Euro or Asian) person, you understand what I'm talking about. If you're a domestic person, think of it as a way to have an actual challenge at the track.
Cross post this to as many forums as you can. If you would like to donate to the cause or help out in anyway, email me at [email protected] for details.
If you have nothing positive to add to the topic, don't say anything at all. I will answer questions you post.