[fastandthefurious305]

I know this question has been asked and beat to death and I read everything on forums and online about importing a car to usa from japan but Im still left with some questions and for anybody that has imported into florida sucessfully I would really appreciate it. I talked to numerous custom brokers and a epa agent but many people say numerous things and contradict themselves. They say one step to make import easier is that the car should have an american label saying car is up to Us standards as far as emissions. The engine im talking about is the 2jz-ge how different are the american 2jz-ge to the japanese 2jz-ge's? And are the japan supra car bumpers, safety, very different from the usa model's? If the car doesnt come with that label saying its up to usa specs one broker told me to ask the seller to contact toyota to get some kind of letter saying that the japan and usa models are similar. Here in florida we have no emission laws so I dont know how this will work out. I would think florida would be more easy going as far as importing but not certain. The epa agent said the valves are different in japan version which I think is bs and he said I would have to change it. Another agent said in order to pass the crash test I would have to buy 3 supras rhd and crash in order to test cause there RHD. So its getting frustrating on what to do and what to believe. thanks guys and sorry if this question is asked alot.

 

[msupra]

There's plenty of RHD cars in Florida so it is do-able.

I pm'd you some info that can help.

 

[biggerT]

just get one from canada that's what I did lol, my cousin in florida got one from montreal

 

[fastandthefurious305]

thanks alot for the info

 

[Spdwrx_buffa]

the valves are exactly the same. lol

 

[fastandthefurious305]

the valves are exactly the same. lol

lol thats what I thought guy had no clue what he was talking about. I think these epa and dot officials want to find any excuse to try to charge you more fees.

 

[Matty95'Coupe]

^yeah that's retarded, lol... Crash three of them too c'mon...

 

[FLZ_Boy]

Government is the only entity that rewards failure.

 

[Spdwrx_buffa]

it would be great if someone bit the bullet and got 3 na's being they are so cheap and did the community a favor by getting the crash test done. i for one want a rhd soooo bad.

 

[FLZ_Boy]

I would not give any more work to the DOT, once they are done nit picking the GTR to death, their grey import division will have to justify their existence. Let the budget cuts gets do the work first.

 

[msupra]

it would be great if someone bit the bullet and got 3 na's being they are so cheap and did the community a favor by getting the crash test done. i for one want a rhd soooo bad.

there's no point.

after the crash tests they will come up with soemthing else... if you want a rhd you have to cut corners like everyone 95% of owners do.


while a Supra in Japan is fairly cheap, that doesn't mean it will end up in your hands for cheap... taxes and all the other charges will rape you.

 

[fastandthefurious305]

there's no point.

after the crash tests they will come up with soemthing else... if you want a rhd you have to cut corners like everyone 95% of owners do.


while a Supra in Japan is fairly cheap, that doesn't mean it will end up in your hands for cheap... taxes and all the other charges will rape you.

I know its not fair and sucks . Say you do buy one for say 4,500 to 5 k max . After all the taxes and all that other bs how much you think you end up paying for total to get it through customs. You think about 10 k or even more than that. The custom broker fees is pretty cheap looking at 200 buck just in paperwork but not sure how much total will be.

 

[fastandthefurious305]

Just for kicks and Im going to end this thread with this news and anybody trying to import to usa. I just spoke with a customs agent that has dealt with these jdm supras here in miami and had this to say. As far as the engine the car would be fine but the thing the dot those not like and that does not comply is the frame so the whole freaking car would have to be redone ,not worth it at all. Than he said they would place a bond on the car another large amount of money until it was fixed if not than I would have to ship car back or crush the car. So it just seems like a stupid idea to even attempt this stuff. He also said they have been cracking down on illegal supras coming in from canada to that dont have the right registration.

 

[FLZ_Boy]

I would think the engines would have a problem as the jdm Supras did not have an EGR. The driver position is probably what the DOT doesn't like. The agent is on ball to notice a huge influx of imported Supras coming in, the for sale section is popping up with these. If you want a Supra in States, best stick to ther real USDM ones.

I would only buy an imported SZR NA Supra just to rip out the parts and junk the chassis.

 

[kaotikgood]

FLZ_Boy is on the money as far as everything i heard back when I was looking into importing a JDM Supra. Lack of EGR, EPA certification, and driver position changing the crash dynamics of the vehicle. As far as importing one as "parts not suitable for the road," this is what I plan on doing. You can find a late model SZR for less than its worth parted out easily. Problem is you will still need a USDM chassis, but there are some rollers out there.

 

[fastandthefurious305]

I would think the engines would have a problem as the jdm Supras did not have an EGR. The driver position is probably what the DOT doesn't like. The agent is on ball to notice a huge influx of imported Supras coming in, the for sale section is popping up with these. If you want a Supra in States, best stick to ther real USDM ones.

I would only buy an imported SZR NA Supra just to rip out the parts and junk the chassis.

Yeah I agree with you, just get a usdm chassis and junk the imported one it will never pass the dot.

 

[fastandthefurious305]

FLZ_Boy is on the money as far as everything i heard back when I was looking into importing a JDM Supra. Lack of EGR, EPA certification, and driver position changing the crash dynamics of the vehicle. As far as importing one as "parts not suitable for the road," this is what I plan on doing. You can find a late model SZR for less than its worth parted out easily. Problem is you will still need a USDM chassis, but there are some rollers out there.

You can also bring it in as a race car or show car from what I heard but I dont trust these agents man they say one thing than do another so I would be careful. I think best thing if you want to bring in is like you guys say just strip it down and get a usa roller.

 

[2JZUSMC]

there's no point.

after the crash tests they will come up with soemthing else... if you want a rhd you have to cut corners like everyone 95% of owners do.


while a Supra in Japan is fairly cheap, that doesn't mean it will end up in your hands for cheap... taxes and all the other charges will rape you.

I'm on the opposite side of the equation. I am in Japan (military) and would love to bring mine back. I did pick it up for cheap- even by Japanese standards. Most TT's out here start at 7k and go up to 12/13 or so depending on quality, miles etc.

Supposedly there are a couple of companies on this side that will export them for 10-12g's. That also inludes ensuring title transfer, registration and licensing is good to go. So basically use mine as an example. I paid 4500 for a 93 TT auto RHD with 118km. I pay an additional 12 g's to bring it to the states and HOPE that the exporter did everything right? That's a lot of risk IMO. But I'm not a "baller" like some of you on here. If anyone knows of an easier way I'm also interested.

In case anybody is interested there is also a Single turbo AT 95 for $4800 and a TT 6sp BPU for 8k over here if you all got the import/export thing figured out. both abviously RHD.

Parts are also pretty cheap over here so if anybody is looking for something specific I may be able to help.

 

[msupra]

I'm on the opposite side of the equation. I am in Japan (military) and would love to bring mine back. I did pick it up for cheap- even by Japanese standards. Most TT's out here start at 7k and go up to 12/13 or so depending on quality, miles etc.

Supposedly there are a couple of companies on this side that will export them for 10-12g's. That also inludes ensuring title transfer, registration and licensing is good to go. So basically use mine as an example. I paid 4500 for a 93 TT auto RHD with 118km. I pay an additional 12 g's to bring it to the states and HOPE that the exporter did everything right? That's a lot of risk IMO. But I'm not a "baller" like some of you on here. If anyone knows of an easier way I'm also interested.

In case anybody is interested there is also a Single turbo AT 95 for $4800 and a TT 6sp BPU for 8k over here if you all got the import/export thing figured out. both abviously RHD.

Parts are also pretty cheap over here so if anybody is looking for something specific I may be able to help.

You have PM about the Supra's for sale.

 

[2JZUSMC]

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