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 Jan 22, 2009 - 10:06 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 21, '07 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
yea but that's totally different from a GT4
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Jan 22, 2009 - 11:51 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 29, '07 From Hoyt Lakes, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
go to alltrac.net theres one for sale in Canada for 12,000. The guy is willing to drop it off at the border. But I heard that as long as the car has been owned by a canadian you can bring it into the US. Lets say a gt-four was a fresh import and you wanted to pick it up and bring it across the borders. You wouldn't be able to, because it isn't used by a canadian. But lets say someone in Canada buys it and decided to sell it, you can bring it over since it was already used.
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Jan 22, 2009 - 6:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 27, '06 From Soda Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (91%) |
will you liar!
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Jan 23, 2009 - 5:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 12, '08 From Washington DC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Just come to the UK.. not too many restrictions here.. you will be able to purchase and drive a GT4 anytime you want
 US is very inferior to other countries when it comes to import cars.. they strip the cars down of performance.. so they can make their mustangs look better than they really are. pretty lame if you ask me 
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Jan 28, 2009 - 3:57 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 26, '08 From Calgary, Alberta Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (bccentaur3 @ Jan 22, 2009 - 11:51 AM)  go to alltrac.net theres one for sale in Canada for 12,000. The guy is willing to drop it off at the border. But I heard that as long as the car has been owned by a canadian you can bring it into the US. Lets say a gt-four was a fresh import and you wanted to pick it up and bring it across the borders. You wouldn't be able to, because it isn't used by a canadian. But lets say someone in Canada buys it and decided to sell it, you can bring it over since it was already used. The caution point is the history of the car is well documented. Canadian and US VINs are longer than the Japanese Chassis Codes. To register a Japanese import in Canada, the Japanese Chassis Code is entered in place of the VIN with the governement. This will be an obvious tip-off to the American customs agent and they WILL decline entry of the vehicle. Any individual vehicle younger than 25 years can legally be imported into the US from Canada only if that exact vehicle was originally manufactured for Canada. The option is always open to move up here .... we have a lot of room
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Jan 29, 2009 - 11:37 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '06 From Calgary, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
QUOTE (soulshadow @ Jan 18, 2009 - 3:10 PM) I've been thinking, why not go over to japan. Find yourself a Nice GT-4 and take it apart jotting down where this and that goes untill all you have is a shell. Then once you have just the shell with nothing on it. Send it back to the US. When they check it, its pretty much just a heap of metal along with parts here and there. Im sure you can get away with it and then back to the states assemble it again. Then go to the local DMV and register a different celica such as your current one same color ect and bam Drive your GT-4 everyday. When the cops pull you over its a celica and you can tell people that you did a RHD conversion on it. Of course this only works if you have tons of money and the time to kill since I doubt anyone of you are willing to spend a month over seas taking a car apart and then shipping it back over. Might as well just ship yourself with the shell. Dude - it would be easier to move to Canada and import the car, as it is LEGAL in Canada this year to import 1994 vehicles. (PS YAY FOR US) -------------------- |
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Jan 29, 2009 - 11:45 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 29, '07 From Hoyt Lakes, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
I can't speak French. I'm screwed. I have a cousin in Toronto. Lets say I pay him to buy the car. Would he be able to drive the car across the borders?
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94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer 95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold 88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp) 94 Celica gt white (sold) In need of a rust free chassis!!!! |
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Jan 29, 2009 - 11:49 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 21, '07 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I don't speak french either and I'm in Toronto. He should be able to drive the car to the border no problem. Will the car be under his name or yours? coz if your's then there might be a problem registering it. I think Canadian law states that you should be a resident before you can register your car here. not sure...
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Jan 29, 2009 - 12:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 26, '08 From Calgary, Alberta Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Yes, you have to be a resident to register a vehicle in Canada.
Our border crossings log each and every vehicle that cross the border in both directions. You will have no issues crossing the border but they will flag the car after it has not crossed back into Canada. This is one reason they always ask you how long you will be in the US. Risky venture as you don't want a nice 205 seized. -------------------- www.ZenAutoworks.ca .. JDM and Euro import cars / parts direct from Japan
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Jan 29, 2009 - 1:57 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
it makes you wonder how there are several gt-fours in the US...
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Jan 29, 2009 - 1:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 26, '08 From Calgary, Alberta Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
chop chop?
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Jan 29, 2009 - 2:13 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
i have been think about this for a while. why cant we bering in a GT4 as an off road use only car? it doesent have to be registered if its a off road use only!
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Jan 29, 2009 - 2:21 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 26, '08 From Calgary, Alberta Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
If you declare the vehicle as "Off Road / Track Use" only, you can legally import any vehicle into the US.
I believe the VIN is then recorded as such and will never be eligible for road use? -------------------- www.ZenAutoworks.ca .. JDM and Euro import cars / parts direct from Japan
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Feb 14, 2009 - 12:43 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 29, '05 From So-Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
what about transporting the vehicle in a freight by train...instead of driving it...i know paper work will be involve as to what is being transported...but can canadians sell cars to US people? I really want a gt-four not chop up or dismantled...
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Feb 14, 2009 - 1:35 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 29, '07 From Philly Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
theres defentially a way to do it...theres a guy that lives not to far from me who has an imported RHD GT-4...i am supposed to go down and talk to him so when i do i'll ask him how he went about doing it....i would just find someone up in canada that i can trust...hand them 12k and tell them to buy a gt-4 and then transfer everything over to me and drive it down...that seems to be the easiest way. Say you live in canada and you own a GT-4, you now want to move into the states and bring your car with you...im sure you can, and im sure you can register it here as well. theres ways of doing it, its just a matter of who you know.
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Feb 14, 2009 - 1:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
I love how these threads pop up all the time, and yet there have been awd 6th gens for sale on this forum in the past and no one was quick to buy them.
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Feb 14, 2009 - 3:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
for anyone who is desperate to get one (or any JDM RHD car for that matter), JapanPartner.com offers: QUOTE 1. DIRECT ACCESS TO ALL AUCTIONS IN JAPAN 2. RO/RO AND CONTAINER SHIPPING SERVICE TO OVER 67 countries on all continents 3. FULL CONTAINER LOADING SERVICE ( 4 x 40 FT HC container per day ) 4. FULL DISMANTLING SERVIVE ( DISMANTLING FOR RE-ASSAMBLE ) 5. FULL PAINTING AND TUNNING SERVICE 6. FULL STEERING CONVERSION SERVICE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT HAND SIDE 7. FULL SUPPORT WITH PARTS FOR EVERY CUSTOMER WHO BOUGHT A CAR FROM US. 8. FULL FLEXIBILITY : WE ARE HAPPY TO HEAR WHAT YOU REQUIRE, HOW CAN WE ADJUST TO MEET YOUR NEEDS, WE ARE OPEN FOR NEGOTIATION. ^copy & pasted from an e-mail i got from them so it's possible to at least own one... just not legally drive one..  -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Feb 14, 2009 - 4:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 27, '06 From Soda Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (91%) |
QUOTE (lagos @ Feb 14, 2009 - 1:53 PM) I love how these threads pop up all the time, and yet there have been awd 6th gens for sale on this forum in the past and no one was quick to buy them. well...the problem is that they want 16-18k, which is out of anyones range unless you're rich and money isn't a problem. money wasn't the problem for me. it was more about securing, finding parts, and insuring it. i was super interested in that red one that was selling a while back but backed out because i had no place to put it. i would have to fix my garage and other misc crap. if it does pop up for sale again, it's mine 
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Feb 15, 2009 - 11:03 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 14, '06 From MN, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
They'll end up being 13-15k after everything said and done anyways haha.
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Feb 16, 2009 - 8:48 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 30, '06 From Augusta, GA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Here's what I've found so far with just a simple Google search. Also, you can check out the NHTSA site for their RI regulations and whatnot...I can't seem to pull up the PDF at work. Keep this thread going...if you find any info, please update!
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