^ic. good to know and good luck w/your Evo VI quest.

 

By that theory the Nissan Silvia is the same car as the Nissan 240 sx but they are not deemed to be the same by DOT. And you still need seperate crash data.

 

I can't believe this is true. How can they give you a quote for a car that isn't legal in the states? Also, if you wreck the car I hightly doubt the INS company is going to pay for your parts that will have to come from overseas.

 

^ Yeah. If it were that easy, we'd see MANY more Type-Rs not sold in the U.S. on the road, especially since those ones are more closely related... but we don't.

 

g/l man. and if you get one over here start a new thread with some pics and some detailed information on how you got it over here that might help out some people that are probably thinking about doing that but are reluctant because so many people say not to.

 

If he does it's will probably be illegal and I doubt he'd want to post all the details about it.

 

Yes I heard about this as well. You'd have to buy 2-3 extra cars of the same.

 

If you do decide to do it, post some pics later!

 

damn governments and their weird laws

FTW

 

Well, one thing I do know is that the US and Canada have pretty much the same laws when it comes to vehicles. I know that I can get a used Evo in Canada, as I have recently seen one for sale (a IV). I would have to imagine that someone has imported a Lancer Evolution at some time into this country, especially before they were being sold here. If they did, then a registered importer would have had to make it legal to drive in the US. If this has been done hopefully I can find one that has done it, which would make it much easier for me.

And to all the people saying buy an 8 or 9 because it will be cheaper and less of a hassle, you are missing the point. The 4-6 Evo is the last generation that was not sold in the united states. The VI was the last Evo to win a WRC championship, hence the Makinen version they came out with in 2000 (the Evo 6.5). This is not just about owning an Evo, this about owning a piece of automobile history, as well as getting to drive it every day.

 

They are not missing the point. You yourself stated that if it was too much of a hassle you would just get a IX...and that's exactly what people are advising you to do.

There are plenty of wealthy car enthusiasts in this country who would love to have a JDM Evo/Skyline/Silvia/etc that they could drive legally on US streets but they don't and there is a reason for that. Not trying to rain on your parade or anything i just think that if it was worth the trouble you would see a LOT more of these types of cars. And just because you see a few that doesn't mean they are legal. They may have papers saying it's legal but having legal papers and getting legal papers are two very different things.

 

This is a horrible place to get information on this subject.... The fact is a very very small percentage of people on here have done this... You are getting an incredible amount of mixed information... please get in contact with someone who knows what they are doing... The truth is there is multiple ways with varying levels of legality to import a car from Japan... Just depends on how you want to do it

Yes a lot of us insurance companies will insure these vehicles... However you probably will want to get your vehicle appraised and get stated value insurance... It protects you better

I have never imported a car, therefore I don't pretend to know the facts of the process... but have owned one and there for have a little experience in the matter...PLEASE SEEK HELP FROM AN INFORMED SOURCE.

Ps I will answer any questions I can for you

 

What are different about the turn signals????

 

Actually the VII was the last one to not be sold in the states.
Owning a piece of automobile history would be to actually own the WRC car. Owning the street car isn't the same, they are generally VERY different in so many ways, except the exterior.

 

The Evo 7 is almost exactly the same as the 8. The Evo 4/5/6 are all basically the same generation of car, with minor changes in between. And yes, I would have to own the WRC car to be technical. But in the end I was hoping there was someone on the forum that had purchased a non US sold Evo. Since there isn't, or atleast no one is replying, I am going to have to wait for information from a registered importer.

Thanks everyone for the information and comments.