[MR2] Importing Jap MR2

[Donald Chalfant]

Wow.  Submerged for three years, then a tasteless remark to announce your recovery.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ken Meyer 
  To: Aaron Willis ; waynearndt at waynearndt.com ; Thomas Ethen 
  Cc: mr2 at mr2.com 
  Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:24 PM
  Subject: Re: [MR2] Importing Jap MR2


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  From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com]
  On Behalf Of Aaron Willis
  Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:38 AM
  To: waynearndt at waynearndt.com; Thomas Ethen
  Cc: mr2 at mr2.com

  Subject: Re: [MR2] Importing Jap MR2

  The legal concerns of importing a JDM car involve crash test and emissions regulations.  The side from which you drive is not the obstacle.  As mentioned, RHD mail trucks/Jeeps and (privately owned) RHD Subarus have been sold here in the US, but they are US cars built with RHD.  That's very different from a privately imported, secondhand, foreign market vehicle that was not built to comply with US laws.

  Typing "importing jdm cars to usa" into Google provided a few pretty good places to start.  Try this:
  http://www.j-garage.com/imports.htm

  There's a popup link on that page outlining obstacles that US buyers will face, and that popup has the following links:
  http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/quikover.htm
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/
  http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/import/

  That should be enough reading to get a good basic idea of what you're likely to face.

  This looks like another fun place to do some window shopping:
  http://www.japan-partner.com/


  Aaron Willis, Parts Dept. - Lithia Toyota Scion of Springfield, OR - (541)736-3221
  Shop and order online at http://www.LithiaToyotaParts.com
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com] On Behalf Of waynearndt at waynearndt.com
  Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:12 AM
  To: Thomas Ethen
  Cc: mr2 at mr2.com
  Subject: Re: [MR2] Importing Jap MR2

   Here in Michigan, my mail carrier special ordered & drives a RHD jeep. 
   Not sure if mail carriers get special treatment.




   On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:59:22 -0500, Thomas Ethen 
   <cacanne at chibardun.net> wrote:
  > I was under the impression that you could not register a right hand 
  > drive
  > vehicle here in the US.
  >
  > Tom
  >
  >
  > On 3/18/11 9:03 AM, "STEVEN M HAUSHERR" <hausherrs at sbcglobal.net> 
  > wrote:
  >
  >> Has anyone on thelist imported a non US car to the USA and been 
  >> able to
  >> register and legally drive it here? I am thinking of doing it but am 
  >> curious
  >> of
  >> the process. They are dirt cheap over there.
  >>
  >> Thanks,
  >>
  >> Steven
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