Saying Goodbye to my S15

[rickRHD]

I figured this was kind of S-Chassis related. If I posted this in the wrong section, Mods please move it.

Yesterday was probably one of the shittiest days I've ever had. Read my blog & you'll find out.

Saying goodbye to the Supra & Silvia (http://rickrhd.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/saying-goodbye-to-the-supra-silvia/)

http://rickrhd.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/261375_10150237739541864_557201863_7554793_6309227 _n.jpg?w=300&h=224

:naw:

[Evolutionz]

That is such a shame.

[Banana_Cute]

Seemed like you got all the question covered on what people are gonna ask here. Sucks.

[cardoza]

So you gave up making some money on parting out to instead have the cars crushed because you thought "people were being greedy". Sorry, but that's just fucking stupid.

[redline1320]

Dude you article makes it all feel humanized. Which is the same way I look at my skyline. Its my baby. I love her

But I could have never stood there and watched. Well I of course wouldnt have wanted to but all in all I know I would be there to see her off. But that day shall never come *knock on wood*
I can never part from her.
I feel your pain man

[rickRHD]

So you gave up making some money on parting out to instead have the cars crushed because you thought "people were being greedy". Sorry, but that's just fucking stupid.

of course you think its stupid. you werent in my position to fully understand. not to mention that customs would give me shit if the cars look like they were tampered with, since under our agreement i was not legally allowed to let any of these parts go. i was going to do trades + cash for parts so the cars looked relatively untouched, but people were throwing that idea out the window.

im not about to get fucked by the US Government over making a quick buck. if you think thats "just fucking stupid", then you're just dumb.

[rickRHD]

Dude you article makes it all feel humanized. Which is the same way I look at my skyline. Its my baby. I love her

But I could have never stood there and watched. Well I of course wouldnt have wanted to but all in all I know I would be there to see her off. But that day shall never come *knock on wood*
I can never part from her.
I feel your pain man

thanks bro. i see you have a 32, so you know how all of this works. trust me, i didnt want to see it, but a part of me wouldnt be comfortable until i was absolutely certain that these vehicles were gone. helps me sleep easy at night knowing that someone didnt try to pull some shit & keep the cars for themselves.

*knock on wood* hopefully your R32 remains yours forever. they're such awesome cars to drive.

[Edwin562]

man that sucks....

[Hiighboost2]

damn thats pretty sad :( too bad there wasen't a 3rd option

[Matej]

RHDJapan.com is closing?
Or is this a different company?

[rickRHD]

damn thats pretty sad :( too bad there wasen't a 3rd option
word :(

RHDJapan.com is closing?
Or is this a different company?

oh no...not that RHDJapan.com. the shop i worked for was righthanddrivejapan.com

2 different companies. people confused us all the time. at least that wont be a problem anymore. haha.

[ZenkiKid]

righthanddrivejapan.com


This is the same company that brought over Mark Arcenal's (fatlace) Hakosuka Skyline right?

[Mulcracky88]

You should've just kept them as track cars, or went to a better state to get them registered, or not been a pussy and just drive that shit on the road anyway and fuck the pigs. anyway, i think you handled the situation completely wrong. I dunno man, looks like you weren't man enough to handle a little criticism or to deal with the many, many retards who respond to part-out ads etc. My opinion on this, not really hate, just pissed me off to see this as i wouldn't have done the same unless the feds were at my door about to confiscate the cars or something like that.

[wolfy47]

You should've just kept them as track cars, or went to a better state to get them registered, or not been a pussy and just drive that shit on the road anyway and fuck the pigs. anyway, i think you handled the situation completely wrong. I dunno man, looks like you weren't man enough to handle a little criticism or to deal with the many, many retards who respond to part-out ads etc. My opinion on this, not really hate, just pissed me off to see this as i wouldn't have done the same unless the feds were at my door about to confiscate the cars or something like that.

cool story bro.

Im not pissed or anything but basically everything your wrote in this post is just straight up stupid. The feds already know you have the cars so there is no way of keeping the cars as a track car or taking them to another state since they make sure the car is exported/destroyed by a certain date, and as for your "drive them on the road anyways and fuck the pigs" its just not worth getting yourself locked up prison for a car thet know everything about (its like running from the cops after giving all your info). There were no "part out ads" and all of it was done word of mouth and by the way it sounds if he did post a part out thread you would have been one of the retards that would drive him to just crush the car

[zooopreme]

Those pics man, I would be sad too but things happen and if you really want a S15, you could always go through the whole process again and actual finish off the legalizing of the car yourself.

[Mikey McFly]

cool story bro.

There were no "part out ads" and all of it was done word of mouth and by the way it sounds if he did post a part out thread you would have been one of the retards that would drive him to just crush the car

Quoted for the truth. I feel for you Rick, I would have done the same.

I don't think it would be the same to buy another S15. There was history behind the first one. Getting another would just feel weird, as if you just bought a Civic or something else as generic.

[Speed Junky]

Damn thats a shitty ending..

[MrJdmEh2]

Dam about to shed some tears for you... By the way stop trying to explain yourself to people on here your a grown man that had to make a tuff choice plus i bet getting a couple of bucks is the least of your concerns.

[SilviaStar]

This is horrible. Im pretty pissed. Funny thing is, this is the same way i felt when i watched videos of chinese people skinning animals alive. I want those fuckers to die. Shit i woulda stolen that shit and changed what i needed to make it seem like it was a kouki converted to rhd and what not. Theres always ways to make things work. I cant say i woulda done the same. I possibly would have paid the 2gs to show it was being imported to someone you know in japan, but never actually send it that way the heat is off your back haha

[thefro526]

OP, it's admirable that you had the cars crushed. It clearly seems to have been the most logical and least problematic route to take.

Would've been slightly cooler if you did some crazy burnout before you said good bye to them, but that's just the ricer in me.

[Hoffman5982]

You could have very easily sold those as track cars. You obviously didn't make much, if anything at all, off of them by crushing them, so selling them for a measly 2-4k would have promised a quick sale and some extra cash. It's not illegal to register an imported car as a track car, so the feds knowing he had them would have given him no troubles at all. As far as buying one in the future, I agree with Mikey above, but I also look at it from the same stand point as S Koreas view on pedophiles. If you don't know, they now chemically castrate them so they can't do it again. You crushed a beautiful car for no reason, you shouldn't be allowed to buy another one. That's just my opinion. The people getting all uptight about it can get over it. At the end of the day, you won't change my mindset and both of us are going to think our personal opinion is right and everyone else is wrong

[xptnike]

wow, damn man....that really really sucks to hear, i'm hurt just reading it....but yea, understandable i guess but i still can't believe that you decided to crush them, regardless of money and what not from parting the car out, you could have given the car a different type of life by parting it out and letting the parts live on....lol, just rambling but damn, sucks man

[rickRHD]

righthanddrivejapan.com


This is the same company that brought over Mark Arcenal's (fatlace) Hakosuka Skyline right?

yep that's us. Felix, one of the other head hancho's at Fatlace, also bought a Ken & Mary from me. Also, the Ken & Mary they're giving away at the Fatlace Klassik was purchased from me as well. they're good guys & i still keep in contact with them.

You should've just kept them as track cars, or went to a better state to get them registered, or not been a pussy and just drive that shit on the road anyway and fuck the pigs. anyway, i think you handled the situation completely wrong. I dunno man, looks like you weren't man enough to handle a little criticism or to deal with the many, many retards who respond to part-out ads etc. My opinion on this, not really hate, just pissed me off to see this as i wouldn't have done the same unless the feds were at my door about to confiscate the cars or something like that.

what you fail to understand is that these cars were brought for petition use ONLY. meaning they're here for research & the feds KNOW we have these cars. i'm not going to bother to explain it to you in detail because probably wont give two fucks about it & believe that your logic is right & mine is wrong. apparently 3.5 years in the business doesn't mean shit when someone like you knows everything. as for not being man enough...crushing an S15 & a Supra to keep my ass out of handcuffs isn't man enough? clearly i showed the integrity to go through with such a difficult decision, something you wouldn't be man enough to do. get the fuck out of here with that nonsense.

cool story bro.

Im not pissed or anything but basically everything your wrote in this post is just straight up stupid. The feds already know you have the cars so there is no way of keeping the cars as a track car or taking them to another state since they make sure the car is exported/destroyed by a certain date, and as for your "drive them on the road anyways and fuck the pigs" its just not worth getting yourself locked up prison for a car thet know everything about (its like running from the cops after giving all your info). There were no "part out ads" and all of it was done word of mouth and by the way it sounds if he did post a part out thread you would have been one of the retards that would drive him to just crush the car

this. wolfy47 is a very close friend of mine & knows what's up.

Those pics man, I would be sad too but things happen and if you really want a S15, you could always go through the whole process again and actual finish off the legalizing of the car yourself.

word. glad to know some people see it for what it is. hopefully in the future i can try the project again. just requires a shit ton of cash flow.

...i wonder if my unemployment checks can cover this project. hahaha.

Quoted for the truth. I feel for you Rick, I would have done the same.

I don't think it would be the same to buy another S15. There was history behind the first one. Getting another would just feel weird, as if you just bought a Civic or something else as generic.

thanks man. and you're right...another S15 wouldnt be the same. i can come across them a dime a dozen, but it's still not the 1st S15 i ever drove. too much sentimental value that can't be replaced.

Damn thats a shitty ending..

yeah, it pretty much sucks. :(

Dam about to shed some tears for you... By the way stop trying to explain yourself to people on here your a grown man that had to make a tuff choice plus i bet getting a couple of bucks is the least of your concerns.

amen! the money is the least of my problems. i wouldnt risk hefty fines & possible imprisonment over some parts.

This is horrible. Im pretty pissed. Funny thing is, this is the same way i felt when i watched videos of chinese people skinning animals alive. I want those fuckers to die. Shit i woulda stolen that shit and changed what i needed to make it seem like it was a kouki converted to rhd and what not. Theres always ways to make things work. I cant say i woulda done the same. I possibly would have paid the 2gs to show it was being imported to someone you know in japan, but never actually send it that way the heat is off your back haha

i had guys in Japan that were willing to hold on to the cars for me, but i didnt have the money to cover all of the expenses. plus, it was super short notice, so i had to do what i had to do. :(

OP, it's admirable that you had the cars crushed. It clearly seems to have been the most logical and least problematic route to take.

Would've been slightly cooler if you did some crazy burnout before you said good bye to them, but that's just the ricer in me.

thanks for seeing it how i do. oh trust me, i had my fun in the S15 before i sent her off. ;) no way in hell im NOT sliding around in an S15. no sir! haha

[rickRHD]

You could have very easily sold those as track cars. You obviously didn't make much, if anything at all, off of them by crushing them, so selling them for a measly 2-4k would have promised a quick sale and some extra cash. It's not illegal to register an imported car as a track car, so the feds knowing he had them would have given him no troubles at all. As far as buying one in the future, I agree with Mikey above, but I also look at it from the same stand point as S Koreas view on pedophiles. If you don't know, they now chemically castrate them so they can't do it again. You crushed a beautiful car for no reason, you shouldn't be allowed to buy another one. That's just my opinion. The people getting all uptight about it can get over it. At the end of the day, you won't change my mindset and both of us are going to think our personal opinion is right and everyone else is wrong

i could have easily gotten these cars registered elsewhere, but as i said, these cars were brought it with government approval for petition. they know the VIN numbers, they know where they are & who brought them in, they have all of my personal information, fingerprints, company info, etc on file. just too risky.

i could have used them as a track car, but under government guideline, they would have to leave the country on a container back to Japan, then brought back in under the correct paperwork. i dont have the money for that.

it's not me making these awful decisions, it's just me following government orders so i can keep a good reputation with them.

[DenkiMan!]

very sad story, the US is getting stricter and stricter over imported cars, like that crazy skyline seizure thing over in california a few years ago. gota gota have money to actually legally own a car like that over here....sadface

i would rather have seen it up and running somewhere else tho, even if shipping it off and auctioning it or something didnt make much of the money back, but thats also coming from someone who is pretty broke and not really understanding those costs lol

im noobish on this whole import business but you couldnt sell it to another import/export company over seas in another country? or would that have not been worth it

[upsdude]

i hate the govt. they cant organize and take care of katrina victims but they're all over a car brought over from japan

[rickRHD]

im noobish on this whole import business but you couldnt sell it to another import/export company over seas in another country? or would that have not been worth it

we seriously contemplated getting them shipped out to another country, but what really killed us was time & finding a customer that was willing to cover all of the expenses & still pay us for the car on top of that.

also, the S15 needed a bit of body work. someone thought it would be cool to key the entire left side of the car. :(

i hate the govt. they cant organize and take care of katrina victims but they're all over a car brought over from japan
^THIS!!!

[enkei2k]

It was a stock S15 people. Not like it had insane rare parts or anything.

I'm more interested in the Supra actually, any pics of that?

[rickRHD]

It was a stock S15 people. Not like it had insane rare parts or anything.

I'm more interested in the Supra actually, any pics of that?

they were on our company website, but it got shut down already. i'll check my personal computer when i get home. i'm sure i have a bunch. just some quick info on the Supra:

1998 Toyota Supra RZ-S
6cyl Twin Turbo
4spd A/T w/Tip-Tronic (Japan Only option)
Hard Top (only 326 exist in the states)
White
Was on 18x10.5 & 18x9.5 Yokohama Advan TCII.

[DenkiMan!]

It was a stock S15 people. Not like it had insane rare parts or anything.

I'm more interested in the Supra actually, any pics of that?

but it was a '99 spec r haha, those are rare enough even in japan unmolested even so lol yea, their still worth on average like 25k over there

[94_240sx]

Crap, I would have paid to ship these cars to my friend in Japan, sell them and split the money or something. Anyway, sorry to see you going through all this.

[Mikey McFly]

The cool thing to come out of doing all the crash test stuff would have been the ability to register S15's in the states. Not each individual one, but the whole country, you know? Like some of the R33's are.

[Hoffman5982]

But he would have needed more than one to get that done. I'm not sure just how many they would need, but one would not suffice.

[SlideOrDie831]

you had to do what you had to do.

[axiomatik]

i hate the govt. they cant organize and take care of katrina victims but they're all over a car brought over from japan

yes, because obviously the department that handled Katrina is the same department crushing cars...... :rolleyes:

[S14DB]

But he would have needed more than one to get that done. I'm not sure just how many they would need, but one would not suffice.

For that vintage at least 3. Front, Rear, Side. If it was newer you would have to go through all the frontal offset crap.

[Mikey McFly]

yes, because obviously the department that handled Katrina is the same department crushing cars...... :rolleyes:

Yea, I was wondering why FEMA wouldn't let me register my R32 I imported from Japan. Oh wait... http://cdn1.zilvia.net/images/smilies/facepalm.gif

[S14DB]

USBP and Customs got a lot of money post 9/11 for enforcement. Sure the intention was to protect us from them terrorists. But the money is for everything they do.

[upsdude]

yes, because obviously the department that handled Katrina is the same department crushing cars...... :rolleyes:

lol you're missing the point.

[SimpleS14]

You did what you had to do and in the end, it's just a car.

Just out of curiosity, why did you take the cars out on public roads knowing very well that they were illegal?

[240zach]

damn :'[ that is a horrible sight..im so sorry

[SPECIALTURD]

I think your the first person i grew hate for in less than of minute of reading and i dont even know you lol jk honestly i would of atlest got the pleasure of blowing the engines.

[240zach]

The cool thing to come out of doing all the crash test stuff would have been the ability to register S15's in the states. Not each individual one, but the whole country, you know? Like some of the R33's are.

only thing is that there are only so many s15s...
as well as r32s,33s,34s, etc..
by the time everything was said and done and even IF the states allowed it, they would still be rare, super expensive because of how many where made and i highly doubt nissan would continue production on them.:/

[rickRHD]

You did what you had to do and in the end, it's just a car.

Just out of curiosity, why did you take the cars out on public roads knowing very well that they were illegal?

we drove them on Dealer Plates, which was allowed.

[muffler]

sad :/

i wouldve atleast beat the piss out of them before crushing

[doomviillain]

before the final crushing I would of pulled the motor then sent the car on its way, but it most likely wasnt allowed or else he would of done it. Sad story, but there's alot of good performance JDM cars that wreck and total out. Its not like its the only good s15 that hit the junk yard. Just another s15 that bites the dust.

[RB180sxChris]

The government has a bunch of old man bastards in it...f*ck them all they need to die lol... just like old farts up the street from my house that give me a dirty looks cause my car is a tad loud but yet he has a harley thats loud as shit....fucking old pple.....ohh sorry bout your cars brah that sucks =(

[S14DB]

You did what you had to do and in the end, it's just a car.

Just out of curiosity, why did you take the cars out on public roads knowing very well that they were illegal?

They were legal but in the business name. Once the business closed down and it's manufactures license expires the petition use bond expires.

[!Zar!]

I respect and agree with everything the OP did.

And fuck all these kids acting like they could have handled this situation better.

[iStayBroke]

only thing is that there are only so many s15s...
as well as r32s,33s,34s, etc..
by the time everything was said and done and even IF the states allowed it, they would still be rare, super expensive because of how many where made and i highly doubt nissan would continue production on them.:/

lolwut?

These were mass produced cars. If I were to go to a busy street close my eyes and throw a rock, chances are I would hit either a skyline or a big toyota sedan with a 1jz in it.
They aren't rare cars, they just didn't make it to America. I've seen and heard of people junking them because they didn't want to have to pay for jci before they PCS'd or didn't want to go through the hassle of selling.


OP sucks that you had to crush them, but at least you have your priorities straight. I wouldn't go to jail over a car, no matter how much it cost

[fatduece]

Question, couldn't you have told the crusher to go easy on the cars? That way you could come back and buy some stuff that was still good? I think if I was in your shoes I would have not shed tears , but cried. Sad indeed. This is the problem with our government, they are more serious about little issues then BIG issues that stand in the way of making our Country a better place.


honestly i would of atlest got the pleasure of blowing the engines. Same here. I would have redlined the hell out of that sr until those poor bastard rocker arms turned into a smoothie. Also, would have swapped some stuff like the lsd. We all know nobody would have looked under the car.

[redline1320]

I respect and agree with everything the OP did.

And fuck all these kids acting like they could have handled this situation better.

I agree

I own a r32 skyline and if that day ever came. I would not part w/ mine. simply because I love the car, but in each situation I have read there is always underlying truths that you will never fully understand until your in the situation.
So dont talk down on a fellow zilvian about what he should've done.
Because all in all the cars are gone and whats done is done.

[dazed]

It was a stock S15 people. Not like it had insane rare parts or anything.

I'm more interested in the Supra actually, any pics of that?

The S15 in itself is "insane rare"...........over here.

[two40sxslyder]

like someone els said. i wouldve taken out the engines and threw em in a storage unit or a friends garage or something. still you can show proof of car being crushed. and get a sr with a t29 outta it :p

[STL240SXDRIFT]

Can I ask why did the company closed it's doors? No one interested in importing cars from Japan anymore?

[!Zar!]

like someone els said. i wouldve taken out the engines and threw em in a storage unit or a friends garage or something. still you can show proof of car being crushed. and get a sr with a t29 outta it :p

You are seventeen.

Your argument is invalid.

[SilviaStar]

hahaha "move along pizza boy"!!!

[imnotniko]

sucks.. how much did you pay for them in the beginning?

[ericcastro]

you never owned the cars anyways, right??

hmm, i am sure with some work you could figure a way around having to crush them and being completly legal, but hey, whatever floats your pity party boat :)

[Mishkin_707]

Were you not able to keep the supra? I thought because the name "supra" was made in the united states? Thought that's how they did it with Honda/Acura cars, also it's funny how we can't have these cars on US soil but the Japanese engines pass customs all the time, lots of those were not made in the US.

OP I respect what you had to do, I'd probably do the same if I was in that position, these "kids" don't get it, the federal government arent like your local state government, you will go to jail, driving the car taking any parts from those cars, and I was reading someone saying they would have made it like a different car with a "conversion" are you an idiot? Re-tagging a government vehicle? These were not legally the OP's cars they still belonged to the government/customs that's like taking a Chicago police car, leaving it looking like a police car, changing the vin number and telling the city of Chicago it was your car when you get pulled over.

OP sucks you couldn't keep your cars and your job, maybe one day we all can have our dream cars in our garages legally.

[DLo Eric]

It's was a responsible business decision and Rick is a responsible registered importer.

That particular S15 will be missed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/DLoEric/20110709-DSC_0108.jpg

Good Night Sweet Prince

[yvang07]

My eyes watered up...freakin sad as hell :'(

[sebastianwrx]

damn that sucks ..sorry to hear that

[rickRHD]

It's was a responsible business decision and Rick is a responsible registered importer.

That particular S15 will be missed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/DLoEric/20110709-DSC_0108.jpg

Good Night Sweet Prince


thanks Eric! by far my favorite picture of the S15 that you took. at least you were able to enjoy it a bit before i had to bid it farewell.

[rickRHD]

in all honesty, i was expecting a lot more people to give me shit, but surprisingly that wasnt the case. im amazed at how level-headed the S-Chassis community is over situations like this, versus the Civic/Integra kids who would have ran their mouths. i'm originally from the Honda scene (Accord, specifically. we dislike Civic/Integra owners. lol), so to see how some of you guys kept it cool really gives me a good vibe & makes me happy that i joined this community.

to all of the people who understood why i did what i did, i give you my sincerest "thank you's". i'd buy every single one of you a beer if i had the chance.

to the rest of you...well, i have nothing else to say to you.

[jdm213]

this broke my heart i would be pissed off and sad and have mixed emotions goin on if i saw this i feel bad now

[wowitsaboy]

Sorry for your loss Rick. I know you loved that car.

[Rubenonamission]

U idiot, u fool, u imbicile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[doomviillain]

You are seventeen.

Your argument is invalid.
now is my sig lol i find this funny.

but to the op. No one is gonna understand how you feel and the decisions you had to juggle with until their in your shoes. Don't worry about the haters, you did what you had to do and that feeling would be something I couldn't bare. I know this saying might contradict my earlier post, but I thought about it and wondered if I was in your situation. It would be tough, beats being in jail that's for sure, trust me, ive been there. Not pleasant at all.

If anything I would buy you a beer, seeing that I cant, Ill down a 40 for you.

[KiLLeR2001]

Let this be a lesson to all. If you have an imported car, be sure to always have enough funds to have it exported out of the country if need be. It's a shame, too bad you couldn't save one of them.

[Tantwoforty]

Thats so sad :(

[milk_with_pulp]

California is turning out to be one shitty place to live at times, all these laws for emissions, all these standards, everything they do to control you in one state yet were still in debt, still not looking at anything positive yet, cali makes me want to move out more and more. Such pointless strict laws that honestly do no good for the most part.

I do apologize for you to have to crush the cars, understanding why you did do that over tracking or spending the other money to just only drive on a track. Eventually down the line, you will find something bigger and better out there, it's all a matter of time, best of luck from now on out, hopefully you will be working for another company soon that is somewhat similar to what you currently did.


Cheers,
Best of luck

[redline elite]

:'( Rest In Paradise...........

[ixfxi]

I dont understand why this thread is so sentimental

You said you imported the vehicles with the attempt to have them legalized. This means they could have even been used for crash testing, unless the shop had other donor cars available for that same purpose. You put your money up and imported them based on that, but now, due to unfortunate circumstances the shop is closing. Your only option now was to either export or destroy. You didnt have any real/polite offers so you chose to destroy.

I personally dont see what the big deal is.. 2011 and everyone needs to put their life into a blog, its all about attention. Bad enough your blog doesnt get enough hits, now you wanted to post or share this on Zilvia.. did you post it on SupraForums too? Might as well, who knows.. maybe you'll meet more sympathetic emo car owners. You guys can sit by the beach and talk about the good times, the bad times, all the times you spent sitting by your car in the garage... or the 3 times you drove it.

If I was in your shoes, I would have exported the car with a quickness and reduced your losses.

Government = 2
You = -2

[Boorito]

I should have asked to drive when I had the chance, the seats were so comfy :[. sorry for your loss rick! at least you still have the accord!! I feel the supra could have been saved with american saffety glass and an american bumper support then reinspected, but im not in cali, nevada you would have been probably good, that and an american supra motor with emissions stuff <<, would have been legit as a kit car here. I look like a bum in that pic too :D

[TTnickdizzle]

What if the cars had gotten "stolen?"

[redline1320]

thanks Eric! by far my favorite picture of the S15 that you took. at least you were able to enjoy it a bit before i had to bid it farewell.

picture has taken place of my r32 on my desktop and is now my wallpaper photo.
Absolutely gorgeous car
ONLY other car I want besides my skyline is a s15

[shaggy sr]

i know the feeilng, my rhd eg bubble got impound and crashed it in nyc a few yrs aago. cause its an illlegal. all bs!

[JesusFast]

Man, I'm glad I live in the Midwest.

[Aroddalobster]

I think I saw that supra on the 60W a few weeks ago. I texted wes (black sc on ame's) since he's a friend of mine and he told me it, along w/ an s15, would be getting crushed and I cried a bit inside. But hearing this story, it sounds like it was a decision that had to be made and I respect the actions that were taken. Kinda wish the gov't would take the money spent on filing all these papers and use them to fix the damn roads.

[nomoremk2]

I agree at the end of the day it's just a car. I understand why you made your decision but I don't understand why you chose to make this so public. Also people getting so torn up over an s15 is retarded. The people saying they teared up amazes me. It's not even your car. There's gotta be a million of those crappy nissans over in japan, get a plane ticket and enjoy one. Fact is, you can't legally drive one here unless you defecate hundred dollar bills. I can't believe all the people saying "dude you should have driven it anyway." What an attitude. Then when guys get busted doing this stuff it's "total bs." I don't view the government as the evil on that issue at all. The car was never made for U.S safety standards and isn't deemed safe for U.S road use. You can't change that nomatter how much you disagree with it. I feel like you could have found a loophole law for atleast track use but that argument is moot as the cars are now destroyed. I'm not calling you out on what you did, it was your property. I just think it could have worked out to benefit you financially given enough thought.

[koukisilvia123]

Did you drive that s15 around pomona? I think i talked to you there off of temple and grand, and then saw you in the supra at the in n out meet. sorry to hear about the cars, they were super clean

[ixfxi]

I agree at the end of the day it's just a car. I understand why you made your decision but I don't understand why you chose to make this so public. Also people getting so torn up over an s15 is retarded. The people saying they teared up amazes me. It's not even your car. There's gotta be a million of those crappy nissans over in japan, get a plane ticket and enjoy one. Fact is, you can't legally drive one here unless you defecate hundred dollar bills. I can't believe all the people saying "dude you should have driven it anyway." What an attitude. Then when guys get busted doing this stuff it's "total bs." I don't view the government as the evil on that issue at all. The car was never made for U.S safety standards and isn't deemed safe for U.S road use. You can't change that nomatter how much you disagree with it. I feel like you could have found a loophole law for atleast track use but that argument is moot as the cars are now destroyed. I'm not calling you out on what you did, it was your property. I just think it could have worked out to benefit you financially given enough thought.

age 21 and i couldnt have said it better myself. respect

[Banana_Cute]

Boom. Head shot.

For real though, Was there anything you couldve done other done destroying it?

Off road use only? Car show? Track car?

Fontana Nissan has a RHD S14 for track use only. Just saying.

[S14DB]

Boom. Head shot.

For real though, Was there anything you couldve done other done destroying it?

Off road use only? Car show? Track car?

Fontana Nissan has a RHD S14 for track use only. Just saying.

You can't change the bond EVER. Would have to ship it back and then re-import it on a different bond. The OP already said he didn't have the money to do this.

Provisional is different from Show/Display is different from Off Road/Track.
Vehicle Importation and Certification Requirements (http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/)

[Imarvin240]

its a shame to see what happened to your cars...hopefully everything works out for you though

[Banana_Cute]

You can't change the bond EVER. Would have to ship it back and then re-import it on a different bond. The OP already said he didn't have the money to do this.

Provisional is different from Show/Display is different from Off Road/Track.
Vehicle Importation and Certification Requirements (http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/)

Ahh ic ic. Well that sucks.

[DeanGrind]

Such a waste of a car, I'm not going to cry over it like the other emo kids here, but really dude?

You could have just sold the stupid thing. I got from that story that your attitude was "if I can't have it nobody can", ridiculous. "People were getting greedy".. Really, really, really??

Just a waste was all this was. Very unnecessary to make this as public as you could and look for pity.

[!Zar!]

Such a waste of a car, I'm not going to cry over it like the other emo kids here, but really dude?

You could have just sold the stupid thing. I got from that story that your attitude was "if I can't have it nobody can", ridiculous. "People were getting greedy".. Really, really, really??

Just a waste was all this was. Very unnecessary to make this as public as you could and look for pity.

Are you fucking stupid?

Did you not see what was posted THREE posts above yours?



Oh wait, you're from FLORIDA

[DeanGrind]

Are you fucking stupid?

Did you not see what was posted THREE posts above yours?



Oh wait, you're from FLORIDA

Are YOU fucking stupid??

Did YOU read the blog post?

Correct me if I'm wrong but the OP even stated in the post his original plan was to part out the cars, but states people were getting 'greedy' as his reason for not.

So rather than part like he COULD HAVE he crushed them.

And no shit you can't get the title changed

:cj:

[!Zar!]

Are YOU fucking stupid??

Did YOU read the blog post?

Correct me if I'm wrong but the OP even stated in the post his original plan was to part out the cars, but states people were getting 'greedy' as his reason for not.

So rather than part like he COULD HAVE he crushed them.

And no shit you can't get the title changed

:cj:

He didn't plan on completely parting it out, from my interpritation, he planned on swapping OEM s13/s14 parts. Not a WHOLE bunch he could have swapped, and from the time frame it sounds like the return vs time wasn't worth it to him based on the headache all the potential buyers were giving him.

Have you dealt with the average 240 dumbshit owner?

You can post a car for sale that runs, and get messages about some kid wanting the #2 piston, a kid trying to get you to part out the clutch, or something like that.

I could only imagine the emails/messages that he was being given.


You could have just sold the stupid thing.
FYI, you said sell the whole thing, he couldn't sell the whole car, hence why I quoted you and told you that he legally couldn't.

I read the blog and the posts on here, you should like you haven't.

[R!CH!E]

damn i dont know if i could off crushed that thing man

[upsdude]

wow this thread took it's typical zilvia turn into other arguments lol
OP vented about his loss, most of us feel his pain
while some of us still pine to have the chance to say we even owned such a car

/thread

[redline1320]

Are YOU fucking stupid??

Did YOU read the blog post?

Correct me if I'm wrong but the OP even stated in the post his original plan was to part out the cars, but states people were getting 'greedy' as his reason for not.

So rather than part like he COULD HAVE he crushed them.

And no shit you can't get the title changed

:cj:

Just because ppl like this guy ^^^^^ dream about owning cars like the OPs he cant wrap his head around the fact of why he crushed them
Look at it this way....The OP allowed them to be crushed simply because he's a bad ass and can crush you w/ his wallet. The end
P.S. I'm sure he'll tactically acquire another s15 in the future dont you worry.

[BoostSlideWayz]

Im not sure if i talked to you at the japan car meet but i remember talking to a guy that owned a supra that looked JUST like this one and i loved it .. i remember talking to him about the whole shipping process and how it works and him or if its you telling me how there was no way to get them legal.. i also about 4 years ago talked to a shipping company about RHD supras when i was on the market for one and they told me the same thing that if i wanted it to be fully legal that i would actually need to ship 3 of the same car for different type of testing and that its very pricey. I eventually ended up getting a 1994 n-a toyota supra and im more than happy with it.. but ive always wanted to have an RHD supra... poor car

[rickRHD]

I think I saw that supra on the 60W a few weeks ago. I texted wes (black sc on ame's) since he's a friend of mine and he told me it, along w/ an s15, would be getting crushed and I cried a bit inside. But hearing this story, it sounds like it was a decision that had to be made and I respect the actions that were taken. Kinda wish the gov't would take the money spent on filing all these papers and use them to fix the damn roads.

ahh i think ive met you before. im from Supastar as well, fyi. yeah that was most likely me. i think i remember seeing you on the freeway in your SC as well.

Did you drive that s15 around pomona? I think i talked to you there off of temple and grand, and then saw you in the supra at the in n out meet. sorry to hear about the cars, they were super clean

yep that's me. i remember you.

Im not sure if i talked to you at the japan car meet but i remember talking to a guy that owned a supra that looked JUST like this one and i loved it .. i remember talking to him about the whole shipping process and how it works and him or if its you telling me how there was no way to get them legal.. i also about 4 years ago talked to a shipping company about RHD supras when i was on the market for one and they told me the same thing that if i wanted it to be fully legal that i would actually need to ship 3 of the same car for different type of testing and that its very pricey. I eventually ended up getting a 1994 n-a toyota supra and im more than happy with it.. but ive always wanted to have an RHD supra... poor car

was this at RJLA? if so, then yes.

[iLagX]

this thread should be on lock down!! no point of seeing a perfectly clean silvia getting crushed.

[BoostSlideWayz]

ahh i think ive met you before. im from Supastar as well, fyi. yeah that was most likely me. i think i remember seeing you on the freeway in your SC as well.



yep that's me. i remember you.



was this at RJLA? if so, then yes.

Im no sure what RJ is ? but i know it was at the place that had the top secret supra there and another white supra and yours ...and mine...

[$nicklefritz]

rhdjapan is closing up shop ?!....i just ordered some shit from them the other day, that sux

[rickRHD]

rhdjapan is closing up shop ?!....i just ordered some shit from them the other day, that sux

that's a different rhdjapan

[$nicklefritz]

that's a different rhdjapan
thanx for clearing that up , sucks that you had to crush not one but 2
cars that would make most on this forum cream buckets if we caught a glimpse
of either zooming by

[axiomatik]

cars that would make most on this forum cream buckets if we caught a glimpse

people are strange :rolleyes:

[BoostSlideWayz]

Jeez if i would have know i would have like .. done anything you wanted me to do for that supra.... ANYTHING :ghey:

[illvialuver]

That sucks, but I don't think people would care this much if they saw some guy in Japan crashing his s15 or driving a s15 missle. Sucks to see it crushed though, but I do not blame you, I would not want to be on the Gov bad side.

[eddieflo]

People who actually read the thread have an understanding....

People skimming through are still talking shit and asking stupid questions....

IBTL!!!

[bataangpinoy]

but holy hell us government. you would think that there arent much bigger fish to fry. all of these awful repercussions over a damn car?

definitely the responsible choice, so in the future he can continue to import if he does choose to do so. crushing a car if always hard for an enthusiast.

[anti tyler]

That's still a shame. I work for the government and I would of at least rode out in a blazing fury. parting it could of been a sweet deal for the motor or maybe a front clip?
all I can say is you did what you did, people bitching about it now doesn't really change anything lol.

[superbike81]

but it was a '99 spec r haha, those are rare enough even in japan unmolested even so lol yea, their still worth on average like 25k over there

No, they aren't, not at all. I'm sure one with 10k km might go for that much, but not your average stock Spec-R. Most of them go for anywhere between 800k-1.3mil, even with today's record low exchange rate, that still isn't anywhere near $25, that would be ~$10k-$17k.


To the OP, it sucks that you had to have them crushed, don't listen to all these retarded ass kids on here saying "F the police!" they don't understand how real life and criminal records work.

[300ZXttZMAN]

I'm bumping this thread because i saw it in someone's sig about a kid being 17 and that his opinion doesn't matter and i thought it was funny but then i got to reading...

All i gotta say is that RICKRHD is a fucking dumb ass im sorry but you could have made some damn good money and stripped them but know you decide hey ill just crush them and take pics so i can be that guy that gets all the attention.. UBER fail haha Rick im sorry but that is a horrible business decision... Your going to say oh well you don't know the stress i was under. my reply is apparently you don't know the money you could have made parting them out...

NEWB.. Your a fail at life end of story.

[blueshark123]

I'm bumping this thread because i saw it in someone's sig about a kid being 17 and that his opinion doesn't matter and i thought it was funny but then i got to reading...

All i gotta say is that RICKRHD is a fucking dumb ass im sorry but you could have made some damn good money and stripped them but know you decide hey ill just crush them and take pics so i can be that guy that gets all the attention.. UBER fail haha Rick im sorry but that is a horrible business decision... Your going to say oh well you don't know the stress i was under. my reply is apparently you don't know the money you could have made parting them out...

NEWB.. Your a fail at life end of story.

Hey newb who gives a fuck his decision his money. Now gtfo bumping a 5 month old thread for you to whine like a girl.

[95_S14]

I'm bumping this thread because i saw it in someone's sig about a kid being 17 and that his opinion doesn't matter and i thought it was funny but then i got to reading...

All i gotta say is that RICKRHD is a fucking dumb ass im sorry but you could have made some damn good money and stripped them but know you decide hey ill just crush them and take pics so i can be that guy that gets all the attention.. UBER fail haha Rick im sorry but that is a horrible business decision... Your going to say oh well you don't know the stress i was under. my reply is apparently you don't know the money you could have made parting them out...

NEWB.. Your a fail at life end of story.Why did you bump a old thread to cry like a little bitch , I vote to ban this "newbie" as he likes to say

[300ZXttZMAN]

just cause i felt like it lol

[300ZXttZMAN]

Just felt bad for the s15 thats all my bad if it made a ruckus...
But oh well sorry...

[Enna]

You failed to read the part where the gov said he couldn't strip the car to make money, otherwise he would go to jail and have hefty fines.

But its cool, you're in BFE. Noone really cares what you think anyways.

[300ZXttZMAN]

You failed to read the part where the gov said he couldn't strip the car to make money, otherwise he would go to jail and have hefty fines.

But its cool, you're in BFE. Noone really cares what you think anyways.

Acutally im 2 hours east of houston texas nice try :fawk:

[badbob2121]

^ does that really make it better? lol

fail

[h2v7]

i hate you

[300ZXttZMAN]

^ does that really make it better? lol

fail

sadly yes lol
:facepalm: im ashamed but hey atleast i admit it...

Most people would have just started a big ole whorah...

But yea i do feel better.. Now we can all go about our buisness

[delado]

I'm bumping this thread because i saw it in someone's sig about a kid being 17 and that his opinion doesn't matter and i thought it was funny but then i got to reading...

All i gotta say is that RICKRHD is a fucking dumb ass im sorry but you could have made some damn good money and stripped them but know you decide hey ill just crush them and take pics so i can be that guy that gets all the attention.. UBER fail haha Rick im sorry but that is a horrible business decision... Your going to say oh well you don't know the stress i was under. my reply is apparently you don't know the money you could have made parting them out...

NEWB.. Your a fail at life end of story.

omfg kill yourself. You're just mad because your engine bay is a cluster fuck, living nightmare you cheese wedge driving fucktard.

[300ZXttZMAN]

LOL ^ I love my z32 tt bought it completely stock from the factory TT 5spd and now its on the way to be fully built (should be done in feb.. If im not banned ill post it up in the z section)...


I love s chassis.. Eventually I plan on getting a s13 hatch then put a kouki front end on it powered by rb26..

[300ZXttZMAN]

If anyone is interested here is the link to my build thread on nico club Click here for build thread (http://forums.nicoclub.com/300zxttzman-build-thread-its-time-to-go-broke-or-go-home-t539336.html)

[nightsauce]

If anyone is interested here is the link to my build thread on nico club Click here for build thread (http://forums.nicoclub.com/300zxttzman-build-thread-its-time-to-go-broke-or-go-home-t539336.html)

http://img.hsmagazine.net/2011/04/ban-him.jpg

[graffkid732]

^^^^Hahaha

[300ZXttZMAN]

Enough of the bull an earth quake just hit japan again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:(

Magnitude-5.9 Quake Hits Near Japan Nuclear Site - ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/magnitude-59-quake-hits-japan-nuclear-site-15018296)

[eddieflo]

Random post count posts^^^^ BAN

[95_S14]

http://img.hsmagazine.net/2011/04/ban-him.jpg

Plus 1 to this

[!Zar!]

I'm bumping this thread because i saw it in someone's sig about a kid being 17 and that his opinion doesn't matter and i thought it was funny but then i got to reading...

All i gotta say is that RICKRHD is a fucking dumb ass im sorry but you could have made some damn good money and stripped them but know you decide hey ill just crush them and take pics so i can be that guy that gets all the attention.. UBER fail haha Rick im sorry but that is a horrible business decision... Your going to say oh well you don't know the stress i was under. my reply is apparently you don't know the money you could have made parting them out...

NEWB.. Your a fail at life end of story.

I guess nineteen year old kids aren't much smarter. He posted earlier that it would be illegal to part the car out.

[ZAKU]

I guess nineteen year old kids aren't much smarter. He posted earlier that it would be illegal to part the car out.

But you don't understand! IT's a SPEC_RRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

[shiftdrift]

meh it's a car.

[FaLKoN240]

19 years old, owns a 300zx, telling a grown ass man he made a "bad decision"

/foot in mouth.

[xBandiTx]

i hate the govt. they cant organize and take care of katrina victims but they're all over a car brought over from japan
^^ this!


we need to spread the word on this and get it passed! https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/stop-using-homeland-security-funds-seize-imported-vehicles-and-change-dotepa-exemption-15-years/L50BZzwj

[shiftdrift]

That will NEVER WORK. NEVER NEVER

[sash_ak21]

I realize these cars were petition use only and not sure if this could of been an option for you but if imported to Canada they would be legal for registration in about 1 year. I dont think you would of had any problems selling them but then again im not sure if this was possible in your situation.