by "TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
Published 04/15/2017 at 05:23
by "TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
Published 04/15/2017 at 05:23
Tags: r32
; gtr
STARS: 6
Just because you can import them doesn’t mean you have to.
There
are
many
other
interesting
options
. It’s okay to be different.
"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
04/15/2017 at 05:26, STARS: 0
If you’re in the US, you can’t import AZ-1 yet... production started in October 1992...
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
04/15/2017 at 05:27, STARS: 0
Whoops. I guess you’d have to wait a few months.
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
04/15/2017 at 05:28, STARS: 0
Did you know you can import R32 GT-R’s? You can import R32 GT-R’s.
"beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard" (beardsbynelly-Rikerbeard)
04/15/2017 at 05:36, STARS: 9
how can a car be played out?
It’s a car. buy and drive what you want.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
04/15/2017 at 05:50, STARS: 0
GIB!
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
04/15/2017 at 06:04, STARS: 1
The R32 GT-R has been hyped to the moon and back and people act like they’re extremely rare and special. Now that everyone imported them, they’re pretty common. :)
"beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard" (beardsbynelly-Rikerbeard)
04/15/2017 at 06:20, STARS: 3
So? They’re undeniably a cool car that has had a huge impact on car culture.
and it’s great that you guys over in the states can finally enjoy them.
Nearly all my mates have had one at some stage, wish I bought one back then so I could capitalise on the price hike since you guys started importing them. I can get R33's for pretty cheap at the moment though.
"Justin Young" (jus1029)
04/15/2017 at 06:24, STARS: 3
My friend from Texas already has his Mazdaspeed Autozam AZ-1.
Disregard the weeb shit
"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
04/15/2017 at 06:27, STARS: 0
Yes and it wasn’t imported legally... :)
"Justin Young" (jus1029)
04/15/2017 at 06:29, STARS: 3
In other words, fuck those people who have waited 25 years or so of finally owning an R32 GT-R, you’re not a REAL enthusiast unless you own obscure JDM gems!
"GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo" (jackolson)
04/15/2017 at 06:37, STARS: 5
I for one am thankful that R32's of all shapes and sizes are being imported we have held out so long for these cars that have built a near universal reputation for being giant killers. Let people be and if you feel this strong about it import something else, you know like that saying “Put your money where your mouth is”.
"Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)" (6speedhaven)
04/15/2017 at 06:39, STARS: 2
I’m curious to know what will happen when R33s are legal for import... Many folks don’t like the look of the car but I do.
I’m going to bet demand for the R33 will be just as high because there are just enough people who do like the design.
"PS9" (PS9)
04/15/2017 at 07:19, STARS: 4
If you want to import something not GT-R related that interests you, do that. It’s not the responsibility of GT-R owners to make sure the import scene is varied to your liking.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
04/15/2017 at 08:14, STARS: 2
The R33 is the prettiest skyline.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
04/15/2017 at 08:27, STARS: 0
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was legally imported. While the 25 year import rule is a hard stop, similar cars have leaked through using weird legal loopholes and/or good ol’ American politics (slip this guy a $20, donate to that politician, grease that wheel, etc).
"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
04/15/2017 at 08:43, STARS: 0
There are no loopholes anymore (last one was through foreign diplomats living in the US and allowed to bring and sell their own imported cars). This car was illegally imported, I’m 200% sure about this. Worst is that it will never become legal even when it becomes 25 yo, unless it leaves the country, gets properly imported and registered elsewhere, granted that it comes from a country that can’t export it in the first place since it was never legally imported in it, and then it would have to be properly re-imported legally in the US.
Needless to say this will never happen. Having a car legally registered in your own state and legally imported on a federal level are two very different things.
Source: exporting cars from Japan to the US is my day job :)
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
04/15/2017 at 09:06, STARS: 1
I’d rather have an R32 than all of the others you posted. The AZ-1 and Cappucino are cool, but slow. 4x4 microvans are neat, but also small and slow. The R32 just works better in the USA in my opinion. But yeah enough people have them now that acting like it is a super special car is pretty dickish. Then again, we’ve all met people who think their 911 is the rarest most precious thing in the world until you remind them that Porsche sells around 10,000 of them here every year.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
04/15/2017 at 09:45, STARS: 1
You just explained to yourself why you should get an r33 while its cheap. Honestly even if the price dips on an r34 buy it up and when US can import make a fortune
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
04/15/2017 at 09:46, STARS: 0
youre kinda just making me want one
"Svend" (svend)
04/15/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 2
I like the R33.
The R33 and R34 are great looking cars and see them about quite often.
The R35 however, not so much.
"SpeedSix" (speedsix)
04/15/2017 at 11:00, STARS: 3
The thing is, people aren’t buying them because they’re extremely rare and special. They buy them because these were their dream cars when they grew up, and now that they can afford them, they splurge.
While your listed cars maybe Oppo’s dream cars, they never were the dream cars for current R32 owners.
"SpeedSix" (speedsix)
04/15/2017 at 11:01, STARS: 1
I hope the Eunos Cosmo isn’t too slow for you. :)
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
04/15/2017 at 11:25, STARS: 0
Agreeded
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
04/15/2017 at 13:24, STARS: 0
Hah I guess I missed clicking on that one
"12and35" (12and35)
04/15/2017 at 15:52, STARS: 0
Always liked the R33 the best, personally, but I don’t think design has anything to do with a price hike.... it will be it will be: Skyline GTR. in America, bro.
"QCGoose" (chrismcfate)
04/15/2017 at 18:09, STARS: 0
The R33 is by far my favorite Skyline. Just a lovely thing IMO.
"beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard" (beardsbynelly-Rikerbeard)
04/15/2017 at 19:47, STARS: 1
I’ve missed the boat on R34's, they want big money for them in Japan.
I’m hedging my bets on a Stagea instead. much cheaper at the moment.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
04/15/2017 at 20:12, STARS: 0
Yeah honestly if I lived abroad I would be buying up cars as they hit 25 years left and right thats an easy market to profit off of
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
04/15/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 0
So please answer me this: Why import a GT-R when you can drive a USDM Subaru STi for much less money? Is the 1991 GT-R really that much faster than a 2005 Subaru? What about Evos? I understand that R32 GT-R’s are fast; I rode in one before they were even legal here. But there are a lot of fast 4wd cars already available in the States.
And if the appeal isn’t all about speed, then there has to be a line in the sand compromising between speed and uniqueness. I’m not mad that people have R32's in the states, but I am kind of perplexed at the fact that such a common car (relatively) is taking up so much space at a show that also features a Ferrari 275 GTB.
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
04/15/2017 at 21:10, STARS: 0
I, for one, will enjoy seeing another generation of Skyline at C&C. There were, what, six or seven R32s above? The only other JDM Skyline at the meet was an R31 (I think) sedan. Which was legitimately neat.
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
04/15/2017 at 21:16, STARS: 0
All shapes and sizes? I’d have loved to see a sedan in the bunch. I’ve seen ten or more R32's in the states, plus an R31 (at this show) and a legal R34, and none of them were sedans.
I don’t have a problem with the fact that people own them, but it was odd seeing six or seven of the exact same car, mostly in the same color, lined up next to one another. I wouldn’t mind so much if there was a great variety of Japanese cars there, but I think this Fairlady in the parking lot could have used the space.
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
04/15/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 0
How common does a car have to be until you don’t park a line of them in a car show with limited space? The lot was packed and there were several rare classic cars in the parking lot which couldn’t get into the show. I understand it’s first come first serve, but didn’t this Datsun deserve a place next to its Nissan brothers?
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
04/15/2017 at 21:38, STARS: 0
Hakosuka coupes are pretty too though, especially uncut examples. In fact, I’ve seen about ten R32 GT-R’s but never a single Skyline of any sort that was older than the late 80's. Why?
"GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo" (jackolson)
04/15/2017 at 21:58, STARS: 0
So you are complaining that you saw too many of the same-ish R32's parked next to each other?!?
Get over it and enjoy the cars.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
04/15/2017 at 23:09, STARS: 0
probably too expensive.
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
04/15/2017 at 23:35, STARS: 0
There were people there with multi million dollar Italian classics. Therefore either it’s a matter of the rich people’s taste, or the Japanese car enthusiast crowd doesn’t have that kind of money.
"beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard" (beardsbynelly-Rikerbeard)
04/17/2017 at 01:40, STARS: 0
You’re just describing every halfway popular car show.
There’s always cooler stuff in the carpark.
