I'm posting here right now to just ask if any of you can verify this rumor or not. I got this bit of info from a friend that heard it from his friend at work that is 1st in his class in the country at the SCCA (not saying which though
) and his wife is also up there. So I have a rather good feeling it's true....
Anyways what my friend basically said was that there is a law in the US that allows a person to import one car that can not and is not manufactured in the US per life time. So for instance, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR or a a Nissan Silvia Spec-R Aero, etc.
All you gotta do is pass emissions and the car is yours, you don't have to hide it or pretend that it doesn't exist or register it under a different name (Lancer as a Mirage, Silvia as a 240sx) But you can only do it once and that's it, no more special import (be it Euro or Jap) for you after that one car. Till ya die, then maybe you can get a new one hehe....
Well ,as some of you know, I'm opting to get the 2002 IS300 (which I was informed doesn't come out 'till fall 2002 *groan*) but after I heard this I started considering getting an Import (hey ya only live once
) But then, of course, if this rumor IS true do I really want to waste my one time shot on a Silvia or an Evo 6 or something along those lines??
Anyways my pipedream is just that at the moment until I get more info about this little deal.... I just hope this wasn't some hidden secret that I just blew thje whistle that only "special" people know about so all the rice boys don't go out and import their Civic Type Rs and screw the 1 import per life rule for all of us
Well, any light on the subject would be of some help (man I just hope that friend of a friend wasn't pulling my leg)
[This message has been edited by Omni (edited September 24, 2000).]

Anyways what my friend basically said was that there is a law in the US that allows a person to import one car that can not and is not manufactured in the US per life time. So for instance, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR or a a Nissan Silvia Spec-R Aero, etc.
All you gotta do is pass emissions and the car is yours, you don't have to hide it or pretend that it doesn't exist or register it under a different name (Lancer as a Mirage, Silvia as a 240sx) But you can only do it once and that's it, no more special import (be it Euro or Jap) for you after that one car. Till ya die, then maybe you can get a new one hehe....
Well ,as some of you know, I'm opting to get the 2002 IS300 (which I was informed doesn't come out 'till fall 2002 *groan*) but after I heard this I started considering getting an Import (hey ya only live once

Anyways my pipedream is just that at the moment until I get more info about this little deal.... I just hope this wasn't some hidden secret that I just blew thje whistle that only "special" people know about so all the rice boys don't go out and import their Civic Type Rs and screw the 1 import per life rule for all of us

Well, any light on the subject would be of some help (man I just hope that friend of a friend wasn't pulling my leg)
[This message has been edited by Omni (edited September 24, 2000).]