Quote Originally Posted by leobond001
heres a complete list of cars elidgable for importation. some ppl still seem to think the skyline is illegal when its not.

th r33 are the only ones you can import and legalize. motorex only presented crash testing for the r33, so thats why its legal.

you can join the military( not a bad idea right now) and bring whatever car you buy overseas back over. doing it this way, the car doesnt come to a us customs port, which is a plus, then you can registre it in fl "some way".

heres that list for you
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/...elig050108.pdf
Key word, "legalize". You are correct but the process to legalize the R33 is extremely expensive.

I seriously considered bringing over a Toyota Altezza RS200 Z Edition about 6 years ago and the cost to "bring up to US standards" was $35k then, not including the car itself or shipping it over.

I think the military loop hole only pertains to vehicles over 25 years of age otherwise you have to bond the vehicle and it can't be sold and has to go back in 2 years. It's been years since I read up on it though and my info could be as much as 10 years old.