The mileage limitations do not apply to cars that are made legal. I believe they only apply to automobiles imported as collector's cars and granted semi-legality.

http://www.nhtsa.org Just about everything's there short of loopholes and the advice of RI's.

 

cool wrc4ever, dont forget to take tons of pics on every angle possible when you get it, share the joy with all of us.

 

Motorex will not tell you what it takes to make a Skyline US legal either. It is a trade secret. They put a lot of time and effort into making it happen. So that is just business.

Two months to make the first cars US legal is not that bad. Their are a lot of government imposed hoops to jump through and several are really stupid. If it was easy the US would be full of STIs, Skylines and Evos.

Erik

 

sweet....blue's nice.!

 

rock on!!!!!

 

I heard that in order to completely legalize a never before imported car...you have to do TWO things....One is pass the legal limit for emissions in US. And second you have to pass the collision safety test standard. Which means you actually have to basically waste a few cars on a crash test. Very Very expensive ordeal for the private owner. Not that expensive for the a large auto maker company. With front mounted intercooler it's very hard to pass the front collision test. Scoobys had no problem, cause of their place of the intercooler on the WRX. But Mitsu didn't know if it wanted to invest the time, R&D money for a car that very few propective buyers could afford to buy. Motorex saw chance to make some money but had dish out alot first for the intial cars(testing).... that's why their prices for GTR and such are outrageous. Nissan went the other route...the NEW Skyline and the New Z are both non-turbos! So no safety standard headaches for them.

 

When I talked to Adam, I believe he commented and said somethign about having to buy a certain licesense of some sort thats how he actually got the car in, but who knows, there are the all famous loop-holes that can get anything in. Come on if OJ was found inocent, anything can be accomplished, like getting an Evo 7.....my red one is due in approx. 10 weeks!

 

"my red one is due in approx. 10 weeks! "

YEA, RIGHT IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS FOR US

JUST HOPE YOU DONT HAVE TO WAITH THAT LONG. IF YOU DO, THE EVO 8 WILL BE HERE BY THEN

 

geeez... all of this doesn't sound so assuring...AT ALL.... but watver..its worth all the wait!

 

Do any of you guys who purchased from EI have your street legal Evo7's delivered yet? Just curious about whats happening with the legalization process.

Julian

Valvoline 1999 Evo 6 RS

 

pssh... not me!.. i wish

 

If we had them, we would be driving them and not posting snigh remarks about getting them

We are being told anyday now........when asked "any day this week", "any day this month", we where just told "anyday".

If I new it was going to take this long, I would have waited. Meanwhile, I guess we'll just have to wait and . Who knows, maybe the US E8 will be here before we get ours.

Thinking about a

I just want my car !!!!!!!!!

 

When they first started, i was told Jan 2002, then Apr 2002 etc

 

i was told ill be getting mine late november,but i have a feeling it will be late december or early january

 

i ordered my car 2 weeks ago
so im guessing jus 10 weeks for the car to get to teh u.s. alone... Anyways... hey im trying to work out soemthign for delivery... there is a way for sharing the freighting charges from Cali to where you are.. I'm guessin since ur car is going to Atlanta, and im in FL.... maybe there might be a way work soemthing out...hit me a message!