s.gaspar

nope, even though its the same chassis, unless you get a letter from mitsu saying they are built to the same standards for all countries its a no go

ezzey

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thats not what he said... its not that since everyone does it its legal. he just ssaying that there's a lot of things that are Illegal but noone gives a ****, thats all. Because if we did give a **** we wouldn't be moding our evo's

and for the second part - if you follow rules you are good - WRONG - i would agree that you should be safe, and in MOST cases with proper paper work noone would do you harm, -- BUT -- if they want to take something from you for watever reason, paper or not, legal or not, they can take it if they please, and if you disagree with that, then you're living in heaven

im not gonna get into details, but i've been in situations where i've done nothing wrong, everything was legit, and i still got screwed

tinkolby_25

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OMG. Someone actually gets what I was saying. Thank you.

dolson222

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Thank you for the answer buy I have two questions from that what is needed for that (show/track vehicle) and the original question was if you were able to import it as one of the two could it be switched once its old enough.

I have read a ton on the skyline R32/34 mess so I understand most of this stuff just didnt know if you could repurpose a vehicle as an antique once its old enough.

Also in response to one of the above posts (though technically off topic) it is much easier to get approval for an imported car that had also had a version of it sold in the US. If I reemeber correctly, the crash testing at that point Im not sure is still necessary though the safety features still need to be modified and converted to US DOT standards before it clears customs. (typically glass replacement is an obvious one but one of many). It makes it so its far cheaper to buy the US version and most times cheaper to convert the us version to JDM (not necessarily legal but avoids paperwork issures) than to import it and convert it to US standards.

It is a good point that many evo owners care more about performance than legality though the point of this thread is not to show how to use the grey area to skirt the line of not getting caught, its to warn those who have more money than brains/experience to be wary of people who are selling cars that have made their way into the country or are just waiting for a buyer before they are shipped, because chances are good that they will not be able to be registered and can also be siezed by the feds and pending document review/legal battle you may or may not get your car back.

MR. EVO MR

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what happens with the seized vehicle? are they crushed?

WW-GSR

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I've seen 2 Evo 6 TME's, an R32, & an R34 GTT driving on the street with a dealer plate. I'm curius how things would look for those guys if they got pulled over....probably not good. Even though dealers have umbrella coverage for all the vehicle's they own, so proof of insurance wouldn't be a problem, but regristration... busted! It's sucks though that getting to own an Evo II will probably never happen...

Peteypab2133

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not all states follow the same standards though. If you did have a mirage or a galant and did a complete swap including body panels and motor certain states do not even require emissions let alone state inspections. States like california, and PA do require it. Living here in Kentucky right now, you just pay a sales tax each year. No inspection, tires can be bald, no exhaust etc etc.

I would hate to be one of the few who purchased the car, and then have it taken away.

hylomar

I know of one guy that was able to get an Evo VII imported under track only due to the homologation requirements for ralley cars. It still took a letter from Mitsubishi as proof, which took nine months worth of work.

As to the U.S. compairable cars. If the vehicle is manufactured in a country other that the U.S. it is required to under go crash testing in it is not on the import list published by the DOT. The execption is if the manufacturew will provide a letter to the DOT that the vehicle was tested to U.S. crash standards. That is (almost) impossible to get.

hylomar

A friend of mine tried to import a Toyota (Lexus here) from Japan. Long story short, he got a call saying he had one hour to come get his personal belongings from the vehicle. He got to watch 30K get reduced to 2 ft by 2 ft.

Wisky

Here in NJ, im pretty sure the dealer plate carries its own registration which is valid for all cars that the plate is attached to.

Exclusiveind187

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What if you were looking into buying a Evo but when you type in the vin number it says its a 94 4d lancer...? Is it a illegal import

evoforstevo

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its been vin swapped. Vin swapping is illegal.

Jake26

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If You want a legal car just get a Pinto, when U crash it nothing is left
Evo 1 which I have is stronger build than my old evo 10, ( has crush bars inside the doors and other reinforcements ) Speed is illegal, that`s why we evo fans like it. but if someone wants to be square than Your advise is good for someone who cares. EVO

Jake26

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NO!!!! People who made those rules make money on this. Look up HHO, it saves fuel but they won`t` let us install it legally cause gas sale would drop, but people install HHO generators in their cars

vigilante.zen

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I have never seen someone act so passionate about someone else have a "barely" legal or illegal vehicle. One would think it was something important like a gun that had a serial number shaved off... Get a life... Its a car... They arent gonna hurt you or anyone else by having that car. Prime example of whats wrong with the world.