Importing a JDM car

[KiDyNomiTe]

How much does a 180SX (with an SR20DET and/or with a CA18DET) cost in Japan in USD, and how much mileage it would have?

I was also wondering if there are any companies like motorex that import the JDM versions of out cars legally

[dstyle]

it actually depends on the year for the price.  i know you can get an early 90 silvia or 180sx with some mods on for atleast 4-5000.  for a mid 90's to late silvia or 180sx you could get one lots of mods on them like suspension, bov, exhaust, rims, etc.  for less than $10000.

[KiDyNomiTe]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (dstyle @ April 25 2002,6:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">it actually depends on the year for the price. i know you can get an early 90 silvia or 180sx with some mods on for atleast 4-5000. for a mid 90's to late silvia or 180sx you could get one lots of mods on them like suspension, bov, exhaust, rims, etc. for less than $10000.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
im looking for non-modded and cheapest I guess 90-93 would be a good range for me, i am trying to save money. Do you or anyoen else have any idea how much extra it would cost to import (or how much most companies like motorex charge extra for importing cars)

[VERTiG0]

If you're looking to save money, don't import a car. &nbsp;It will cost you a huge amount of money to import, certify, etc. &nbsp;Also, because its RHD, insurance is a lot more expensive than a regular vehicle would be.

In short - don't import if you don't have huge amounts of money, no matter the car.

[silviasichigo]

Import Silvia for race use (http://www.j-garage.com)

Hey Kid I have been working with this guy for a little while and you can get a Silvia or 180sx from this guy really cheap. he is who's going to ship my &nbsp;S-14 back in December. He can find you exactly what you want in the price range you want. There are only a few things though. &nbsp;

1. The car can only be used for race purposes. (I can tell you how to work that out not here though)
2. you will have to put up a $10,000 bond to U.S. customs that you will get back after the car has been registered as a race vehicle.
3. The car will be stripped of: Carpet, A/C, Powersteering, and the stock seats. (He will ship that separately to you) this is so it will pass the race law regs.
4. after you buy the car there are separate shipping charges.
$2300 Ship fee
$400 Japanese Export Taxes
$2200 fee for conversion and the shipment of carpet,seat,A/C
$1700 Fee for receiving at us port

So all in all it will roughly be $6600 plus the cost of the car.
Check out his site and fill out the form and be very specific in what you want and he will give you a price. I think you can't beat it but that is just me. Please Tell me what you think.. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

[pornallstar]

Tell me more about this:
"1. The car can only be used for race purposes. (I can tell you how to work that out not here though)"

Cause I would love to get a JDM Nissan of some sort!!

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[KiDyNomiTe]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (silviasichigo @ April 25 2002,6:52)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">4. after you buy the car there are separate shipping charges.
$2300 Ship fee
$400 Japanese Export Taxes
$2200 fee for conversion and the shipment of carpet,seat,A/C
$1700 Fee for receiving at us port

So all in all it will roughly be $6600 plus the cost of the car.
Check out his site and fill out the form and be very specific in what you want and he will give you a price. I think you can't beat it but that is just me. Please Tell me what you think.. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Hmm that 6600 is a little too much for me considering I just wanted a 180SX. I could get a swap for less. Alsthough sometime later in my life I am considerign getting a Skyline R32 or that EVO 5 on the site looks nice. it makes no sense for me to pay more getting the car here than it would be to make my own through swaps.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">1. The car can only be used for race purposes. (I can tell you how to work that out not here though)
2. you will have to put up a $10,000 bond to U.S. customs that you will get back after the car has been registered as a race vehicle. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
can you either PM me or e-mail me at [email protected] for more on getting around, considering sometime (in the future) I will be importing a car

[blink0r]

The only way it's worth buying a silvia or 180sx is if you live in Japan. You're better off to buy a wrecked s13 and swap in the 180sx tail lights, with a new body kit and sr20. Voila.