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Old 02-15-2012, 01:19 AM
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Whoa! CA Plated Skyline R33 GTR For Sale in LA!!
Vato, here's your new car..

Nissan Skyline R33 GTR V-spec RHD Right hand drive rare CA Title Plate
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Old 02-15-2012, 05:27 AM
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IIRC some company was importing r33's and there were a couple allocated for government crash test. I think they also forged a ton of paperwork too though. They are cool cars but $36k buys a lot and it seems more trouble than it's worth.
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Just buy one pre-ban and pay the tax stamp no?
Or import it, register and pay the tax on it...which would be ridiculous but doable.
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I thought all Skyline's in America are illegal, no matter how they got here in the states?
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Old 02-15-2012, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Jodice112
I thought all Skyline's in America are illegal, no matter how they got here in the states?
IIRC it was due to incorrectly filled out paperwork when they were imported.
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Originally Posted by $hane
IIRC some company was importing r33's and there were a couple allocated for government crash test. I think they also forged a ton of paperwork too though. They are cool cars but $36k buys a lot and it seems more trouble than it's worth.
Yes Motorex.


I would not touch this with a ten foot pole!
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you're saying these cars were crash tested and now they're being sold after being worked on?
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MotoRex in SoCal was the only one that could legalize them at the time. They had only crash tested four R33 chassis but still got the R32/R34 legalized. Started forging documents to keep up with order flow and other complications and got shut down, owner arrested. Only if your skyline was purchased during MotoRex's heyday, can it remain CA legal.
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Originally Posted by Hoofus
you're saying these cars were crash tested and now they're being sold after being worked on?
No. Skylines were never sold in the US. Motorex apparently crash tested a couple to get crash data to show that they met US guidelines. They only did this with r33's though so I'm guessing that's how this thing got a CA plate and hasn't been seized yet.
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Not to mention its $36k!! You can find super low mileage(~15k) z06 for $28k. Slap a blower on that thing and your still under $36k.
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Originally Posted by $hane
No. Skylines were never sold in the US. Motorex apparently crash tested a couple to get crash data to show that they met US guidelines. They only did this with r33's though so I'm guessing that's how this thing got a CA plate and hasn't been seized yet.
Thanks for clearing up the muddy water
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Originally Posted by $hane
Not to mention its $36k!! You can find super low mileage(~15k) z06 for $28k. Slap a blower on that thing and your still under $36k.
Z06 won't be awd though
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