"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon)
06/02/2014 at 15:36 • Filed to: None
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"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon)
06/02/2014 at 15:36 • Filed to: None | 6
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In 2015, the first of the 660cc Kei cars will be legal. Depending on when they actually went on sale, you could import one of these.
V8 Rustler
> Chairman Kaga
06/02/2014 at 15:39 |
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is this legal now?
Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Chairman Kaga
06/02/2014 at 15:40 |
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Never Forget the best of all Kei Cars:
daender
> Chairman Kaga
06/02/2014 at 15:40 |
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As much as I want the Cappuccino, having a Beat with a 4-banger SI motor would be epic.
RacecaR
> Chairman Kaga
06/02/2014 at 15:40 |
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It would be so awesome to get a Cappuccino.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Chairman Kaga
06/02/2014 at 15:40 |
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And 2016 is just around the corner!
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Chairman Kaga
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
06/02/2014 at 15:40 |
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Those started production in '93 or '94, though. Still a few more years (to save).
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Chairman Kaga
06/02/2014 at 15:47 |
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Yikes! Being from canada I tend to forget how old 25 years actually is.
I've seen a few Cappuccinos and beats around and a few Suzuki Altos but it seem the JDM imports have really slowed down in recent years. in 2006-2007 JDM imports were all over the place in Edmonton. Now you rarely see any JDM's
Jayhawk Jake
> Chairman Kaga
06/02/2014 at 15:59 |
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So all in about how much would it cost to have a Copen or Cappuccino at my door?
If the cost wouldn't be insane, I'd consider it. It'd be awesome to have a kei car.
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Chairman Kaga
> Jayhawk Jake
06/02/2014 at 16:08 |
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I was looking at Nostalgia Import's site and it looks like AE86s, Supras (3rd gen), etc can be had for less than $10k, all inclusive, so I'd assume around there. Stepping up to a GTR is in the $20k ballpark however.
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Jayhawk Jake
> Chairman Kaga
06/02/2014 at 16:24 |
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We should all start ordering kei cars. Importers would lose their fucking minds
"WHY ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE BUYING SHITTY 660CC CARS?!"
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Chairman Kaga
> Jayhawk Jake
06/02/2014 at 16:26 |
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I would drive a Honda Beat every goddamn day.
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Jayhawk Jake
> Chairman Kaga
06/02/2014 at 16:44 |
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I would too. Forget the Miata, I would hoon the piss out of a Kei roadster. Can you imagine how awesome it would be to roll up to an autocross in one of these?!
I want one. BRB gonna start researching importing kei cars
JGrabowMSt
> Chairman Kaga
06/03/2014 at 16:48 |
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I know someone who's working on the paperwork right now supposedly for a GTR. He said importing it himself, and keeping quiet in general about it, the cost is below $16k including import fees. He also said it gives greater flexibility about the condition of the car. Depending on the level of work you want to do to it, can work out in your favor.
I only say supposedly because I haven't seen it yet. When I see it, I'll believe it.
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Chairman Kaga
> JGrabowMSt
06/03/2014 at 16:52 |
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I hear the condition of most of the R32s being lined up for auction is not great. I also hear the Japanese dealers are picking and choosing which cars go to the US, preferring to send the more beat examples since we're more or less desperate. A car that complex and that obscure, I'd rather pay a lot more for a hand-picked car than take the luck of the draw at the auctions. Just me. As if I have $20k+ to spend on a 25 year old Nissan!
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JGrabowMSt
> Chairman Kaga
06/03/2014 at 16:56 |
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What I do know is that the car my friend is importing is a non-turbo, simply because they're less desirable, and by the time you import it here, few people care about numbers matching on a Nissan anyway.
He's also importing a car with no drivetrain whatsoever, just the body and interior. Helps keep the cost down because he wouldn't be using it anyway (since the turbos are so much more expensive). But it's all heresay until I see the car. He does have a Focus ST and a Pontiac GTA. His brother has or had a Fiero or two that were pretty beat if I remember correctly.
I trust them, but I'm not crazy about the older GTRs, and he just plans to sell it once it's finished anyway.