View Full Version : how can i get an s15 here in the states
i want an s15 and i live in south carolina there are no emision laws here and im looking for an s15 because its differentif anyone could help please let me know motrex wont do it the only thing the do is skylines
lots and lots of $$$$$$$$$$$
mellojoe
10-31-2004, 06:13 PM
Do you plan on getting insurance? You won't be able to.
Plain and simple... the only way to do it would be to import it as an "off-road" only vehicle. You could take it to races, which would be fun. It'd end up costing you like $5,000 just to ship the car from overseas.
Its a thought, but it would definatly have to be trailered to every event.
Sanchi
10-31-2004, 06:20 PM
How much are you willing to spend?? i got a seller if you'll be the buyer... only thing is im in SoCal.
rainier
10-31-2004, 06:31 PM
you can be different but yeah as they said it would cost lots and lots of money
s14falcon
10-31-2004, 06:41 PM
Bottom line is moneymoney. Theres someone here in south florida who has one, i saw it at a show, and to my surprise, it has a lisence plate, and my friend says he saw it on the road one day, but they have to have done something illegal, you cant legally regester one and be totally legitimate in the us, basically, if you can afford one at all, its gotta be for the track.
MakotoS13
10-31-2004, 06:58 PM
you've got to be frickin kidding me... the S15 is a great car but even if it was feasible you'd still deal with driving a right hand drive car... irritating. oh, and when it breaks? what about finding parts from the US? ya didn't know and now ya do. buy a 240 and swap over everything that'll fit.
i'll keep my crappy 15 year old S13 interior thank you :)
Phlip
10-31-2004, 07:02 PM
Predictions? :lockd: :lockd: :lockd: :lockd: :lockd: :lockd: :lockd:
crioten
10-31-2004, 07:07 PM
Predictions? :lockd: :lockd: :lockd: :lockd: :lockd: :lockd: :lockd:
sooner than later :)
i give it 20 min
machoonthetop
10-31-2004, 07:11 PM
i wanna know if this guy really has the bankroll to pull it off. according to his profile hes only 22. how much money could he have?
KoukiMonster
10-31-2004, 07:26 PM
none or alot... you never know these days.
Dousan_PG
10-31-2004, 07:37 PM
auto connexion already has some
i think 10? i forget
easy to get. hard to register
http://www.autoconxion.com/
Brian
10-31-2004, 11:24 PM
autoconxion has 4 of them.
KiDyNomiTe
10-31-2004, 11:52 PM
Register it in the right state. I know Indiana and Iowa have some loose rules about legalization. Got a frined with a Qs S14 registered and everything.
KoukiMonster
11-01-2004, 02:14 AM
i think here in canada you register it as a kit car, lol..or anything that is older then 15 years old can be registered under a certain name..
Shin_Kudo
11-01-2004, 02:35 AM
There's a guy here in socal who has an S15, fully registered and insured. His registration even says "2001 Nissan Silvia Spec-R" or something to that effect on it. He's got legit plates, too. Nobody's sure how it was pulled off.
crioten
11-01-2004, 08:26 AM
There's a guy here in socal who has an S15, fully registered and insured. His registration even says "2001 Nissan Silvia Spec-R" or something to that effect on it. He's got legit plates, too. Nobody's sure how it was pulled off.
he probably knows someone who matters in this sort of stuff...
im guessing talking to some kind of automotive law expert would help you out as well, might even do it for free....if they figure a way to do it, then they can make some money off it
s13silady
11-01-2004, 09:53 AM
here in norcal (southbay) theres 3 guys here that drive 3 different s15s... dont know how they got them here, but they are registered and legal...
dont know how they did that neither, but if word gets around, then pretty soon they are going to get old like everyone driving a skyline...
MakotoS13
11-01-2004, 10:30 AM
you guys do realize that 99.999999999% of these kids askin for this kind of info lack both the dedication and finances to secure such a car within the US.
FUTILITY
s14falcon
11-01-2004, 11:15 AM
you guys do realize that 99.999999999% of these kids askin for this kind of info lack both the dedication and finances to secure such a car within the US.
FUTILITY
Thats so true, with everything from importing cars to what engine swap they ant to do. Theres almost no way in hell this guy is swerioulsy considering an s15. Really, if i had the money to get an s15 here, I wouldnt be asking around on an internet forum, I'd be talking with people who import cars and actually may have an answer for me. All you get here are people who know people whos brother saw someone with a registered s15. Nobody on here actujally has one.
KiDyNomiTe
11-01-2004, 02:21 PM
Nobody on here actujally has one.
Well the guy I know with the S14 is on here, but he is super busy, owns AeroStage Devolopments (I think his name on here is jdm-drift), drove the car fun ride but its so far from being done. I don't know if they are going to be dealing with importing cars but I guess you could always ask.
s14falcon
11-01-2004, 04:39 PM
Well the guy I know with the S14 is on here, but he is super busy, owns AeroStage Devolopments (I think his name on here is jdm-drift), drove the car fun ride but its so far from being done. I don't know if they are going to be dealing with importing cars but I guess you could always ask.
Yeah, true, i read your thread the other week. I was referring to s15 in particular, but really, I shouldnt talk, mebbe one of the 14k members or os on here actually does have one. nah, i still go with no.
kognition
11-01-2004, 05:00 PM
Webmaster here for AutoConXion. We do indeed have four S-15's up for sale.
www.autoconxion.com
I will be posting details and prices tonite. But you are looking at 20 grand. These
cars are the cleanest virgin stock S-15's you will ever see.
If you have that kinda money burning a hole in your pocket, you can email David
Okamoto directly at
[email protected] or call (310) 782-6000.
mellojoe
11-01-2004, 05:25 PM
Whats the purpose of getting one?
For a track car? There are much better options out there for the money.
For a show car? Sure. Ok. Maybe. Somthing different.
For a daily driver? Nope. Pointless.
Omnis
11-01-2004, 05:39 PM
Bottom line is moneymoney. Theres someone here in south florida who has one, i saw it at a show, and to my surprise, it has a lisence plate, and my friend says he saw it on the road one day, but they have to have done something illegal, you cant legally regester one and be totally legitimate in the us, basically, if you can afford one at all, its gotta be for the track.
hey man, where are you in south florida? i saw one drive through plantation here on university drive. the sight of it hit me in the face like a sack of bricks.
no doubt in my mind that we are talking about the same car. its dark blue or something, right?
s14falcon
11-01-2004, 08:25 PM
hey man, where are you in south florida? i saw one drive through plantation here on university drive. the sight of it hit me in the face like a sack of bricks.
no doubt in my mind that we are talking about the same car. its dark blue or something, right?
hey omnis, yeah, thats the one, its like a dark blue color. I'm here in ft. lauderdale too. Your name looks familiar, are you on sfldrifters too? I'm adonis13 over there.
kognition
11-01-2004, 08:37 PM
Well, the purpose of getting one is to have one. Plain and simple. They are not for everyone. I am a manufacturer for aftermarket products, so I bought my 96
S-14 Zenki to promote and test my products in. I don't have big money to throw around, but i can write the car off in many ways such as R&D, advertising etc. Besides i am in the UK a few months out of the year and as a "lefty" adapted easily to rhd. The S-15 is highly regarded in both drifting and JGTC. Definitely not for the regular guy as a daily driver. AutoConXion's customer is usually the proffessional or aspiring professional drifter/ racer.
CKAMC
11-01-2004, 10:16 PM
Here are some other ideas on how to get a legal S15
Marry J-Lo or some freakishly famous chick*or guy... i dont wanna get into that* or get on some milti-millionaire's daughter then get the car...
Or join the Yakuza in your area *Japanese mafia* and work your way to the top and I bet you can get one "Legal"
Or just be asian and have friends, its not that hard.
elevator
11-01-2004, 11:23 PM
You will NOT, I repeat...NOT have a legal S15 in any state in the US. Nobody does S15s NOBODY.
S14DB
11-01-2004, 11:35 PM
Just because It's realy easy to fake out some states into reg'n it. Doesn't mean that DOT won't crush it when they find out.
as far as money i was born in to it so that takes care of that iand as far as right hand drive its easy a friend of mine hase a 180sx from japan he brought it back when he came home from the army
SimpleS14
11-02-2004, 12:03 PM
This is a random thought...
But....if the S15 actually made it to Germany....I would import that car in a heartbeat (to Florida). I've been eyeing the Kouki S14 (200SX)....but I just don't see it worth my time and efforts.
Phlip
11-02-2004, 12:12 PM
Or just be asian and have friends, its not that hard.
Being asian or having friends? I am not asian and I have no friends, most sociopaths don't though.
*MEANWHILE, BACK ON TOPIC*
If John Travolta can get a TVR Tuscan legal in the states, you, given the right amount of cash, could make it happen...
KiDyNomiTe
11-02-2004, 02:24 PM
*MEANWHILE, BACK ON TOPIC*
If John Travolta can get a TVR Tuscan legal in the states, you, given the right amount of cash, could make it happen...
Well he is John Travolta, I bet the money has nothing to with it but rather how he got it.
KoukiMonster
11-02-2004, 07:13 PM
lol john travolta gets allowed alot of things.
iirc, he has a god damn runway at one of his houses for his airplanes. in the middle of a residential neighborhood.
nismo2491
11-03-2004, 10:54 AM
you could always ride around on a dealer tag if you have connections for one.
KEvin
Being asian or having friends? I am not asian and I have no friends, most sociopaths don't though.
Then I guess you dont get an s15 do you? :rolleyes:
S14DB
11-03-2004, 02:28 PM
lol john travolta gets allowed alot of things.
iirc, he has a god damn runway at one of his houses for his airplanes. in the middle of a residential neighborhood.
Um... It's a fly in community. everyone has planes. even me :whip:
Edgar
11-03-2004, 03:49 PM
Register it in the right state. I know Indiana and Iowa have some loose rules about legalization. Got a frined with a Qs S14 registered and everything.
Simba right? Yea its not that hard to get a car legallized but a S15 hummm well its going to cost you alot since its a S15 and they are still expensive in Japan. Hope you have the cesh to do it.
WeldingHank
11-03-2004, 06:08 PM
steal the VIN off of a junk'ed late 70's Z-car. and register it as an old Z car. there is a guy here in Massachusetts with a TVR griffith registerd as some obscure TVR sold in the states back in the 70's.
mrmephistopheles
11-03-2004, 06:39 PM
steal the VIN off of a junk'ed late 70's Z-car. and register it as an old Z car. there is a guy here in Massachusetts with a TVR griffith registerd as some obscure TVR sold in the states back in the 70's.
HAHAHA so wait.. you think ANY DMV will actually believe an S15 is actually from the 1970s?! That's AWESOME!!
MakotoS13
11-03-2004, 07:05 PM
the only way i see this being done is to register it as a KIT car which would bypass just about every legal restriction imaginable.
now, if i could only work up the desire to import a car like that when there are plenty of suitable candidates withint he good ole us of a...
Phlip
11-05-2004, 06:55 AM
Then I guess you dont get an s15 do you? :rolleyes:
Well that depends on perception... I "get" the S15, the problem is that I don't "desire" one.
sykikchimp
11-05-2004, 07:06 AM
All you have to do is form a Lobby in congress, gets some senator friends and have them attach legislation to a bill that allows the importation of a small number of the vehicles each year with things like max mileage stipulations, etc..
That's what was done to get Jag xj220's, and some other badass cars like that into the country.
RedlineRacer
11-05-2004, 08:49 AM
by the way, anyone that is interested, a local shop in my city is importing a R33 and a 98 FD. I think they want like 18k for the FD i can't remember how much for the skyline.
elevator
11-06-2004, 01:00 AM
the only way i see this being done is to register it as a KIT car which would bypass just about every legal restriction imaginable....
It won't qualify as a kit car either. The ONLY way to drive an S15 legally is to have a BUSINESS register is. With CORPORATE sponsorship it can be done on a very limited basis. There are restricyions on the number of miles it can be driven, but it can be done. There IS a ton of red tape and it is FAR from hassle free.
WeldingHank
11-06-2004, 08:42 AM
HAHAHA so wait.. you think ANY DMV will actually believe an S15 is actually from the 1970s?! That's AWESOME!!
when has the DMV actually come out to look at your car before you register it? and i don't think any guy at an inspection station is going to care what the car is, if the registration says 1979 280Z. you won't even need to pass a smog inspection!
S14DB
11-06-2004, 10:41 AM
when has the DMV actually come out to look at your car before you register it? and i don't think any guy at an inspection station is going to care what the car is, if the registration says 1979 280Z. you won't even need to pass a smog inspection!
EVERY TIME!!! :smash: They are anal about Odometer readings down here. They come out, read the VIN, read the odo, leave your car smelling like patchouli oil.
elevator
11-07-2004, 12:10 AM
when has the DMV actually come out to look at your car before you register it? and i don't think any guy at an inspection station is going to care what the car is, if the registration says 1979 280Z. you won't even need to pass a smog inspection!
I own a 55 Chevy. When I was getting new tags in Indiana for it...State Troupers came to my house to check the VIN befopre I could get tags.
Fastback180
11-07-2004, 07:01 AM
it's easy as shit to get one out to the states.
the trick is, getting it through customs.
it will probably be held there for about a month or so. in the mean time you'll be scurrying around trying to get a way for it to be registered as a daily driver.
trust me...i've got friends who have done it w/supras and R32's. and it cost them about $5000 in the process.
freight was free though.
Fastback180
11-07-2004, 07:06 AM
This is a random thought...
But....if the S15 actually made it to Germany....I would import that car in a heartbeat (to Florida). I've been eyeing the Kouki S14 (200SX)....but I just don't see it worth my time and efforts.
holler at me george. i could make things happen.
there's a guy out here w/a red specr.
and there's a nice purpleish (eww) kouki 200sx, 5sp.
i'll send you a pic of my 200sx i got out here. new CA in it and everything.
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