A friendly reminder.

"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin) 12/28/2017 at 10:32 • Filed to: None

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The Eunos Cosmo exists, and it’s absolutely amazing.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 10:37

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The real question is, when can we start importing it, and how many?

Spanfeller is a twat > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 10:37

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It is a stunning car

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 10:51

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A guy in town has one and it’s gorgeous.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 10:53

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I saw an illegally imported one of these when I was 14, it was a bizarre sight to see at a car show in rural Alabama.

boredalways > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 10:55

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A shame they never made an Euro-spec LHD version

Flavien Vidal > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 10:56

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Amazing and automatic....

DipodomysDeserti > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/28/2017 at 11:11

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It’s not the importing part that’s illegal, it’s the driving it on public roads. You can import whatever you want as long as you keep it off roads.

awmaster10 > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 11:13

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Don’t know much about these but they seem similar to a first gen Lexus sc? Good looking Japanese grand tourer with simple lines

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > DipodomysDeserti 12/28/2017 at 11:17

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It drove there.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 11:46

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I want one, I just fear it Dorito-ing itself to death.

fintail > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 11:55

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You should import one :) They aren’t especially rare, just not cheap, and have maintenance and running costs to rival 12 cylinder Germans.

IIRC, the early cars are more likely to have touchscreen and GPS (maybe the first GPS in a production car, as I think earlier nav systems simply calculated speed and time on a map rather than using a tracker).

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 12/28/2017 at 12:01

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Here in Missouri, of all places, a serious enthusiast that works at a local Mazda dealer has one. I believe I posted pictures about a year ago.

ateamfan42 > DipodomysDeserti 12/28/2017 at 13:36

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You can import whatever you want as long as you keep it off roads.

That really is not how the 25-year import restriction law works in the US.

Cars under 25 years old can be imported to be used strictly in racing, but need to be re-exported in a certain period of time.

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/28/2017 at 13:40

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A friendly reminder of something that exists that I want and can never have because PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATOR.

*sigh* I probably would have been a good engineer if I didn’t hate math so much. $80k(+) starting salary with one degree versus $38k with two...stupid life choices. I could have had all the cars by now, fifteen years in...probably an FD and a Cosmo. *kicks imaginary can*

DipodomysDeserti > ateamfan42 12/29/2017 at 01:39

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The temporary importation applies to soldiers coming back from overseas who are actually using the cars on roads, not to racecars.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2628

DipodomysDeserti > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/29/2017 at 01:40

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Soldiers can import cars if returning from overseas and drive them for a bit, but other than that it probably wasn’t kosher.

ateamfan42 > DipodomysDeserti 12/29/2017 at 08:36

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The temporary importation applies to soldiers coming back from overseas who are actually using the cars on roads, not to racecars.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2628

The text of that bill mentions members of armed forces of a foreign country on assignment in the US. Essentially it grants the same rights to foreign military in the US as foreign diplomats in the US. Diplomats have always been able to bring their foreign cars with them, but they restriction is that they must re-export them or destroy them once their time in the US is up.

So far as I’m aware, no special import rights have ever been granted US military members returning from overseas. The military might help a person with the logistics of transporting their foreign car back with them, but it still needs to be legal for import under the same rules as any other US citizen.

Here is the the information about race car exclusions for import:

https://one.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/Racing/Racing.html

Essentially, the car must be built originally as strictly a race car to be imported permanently. If it is a road car to be used for strictly track use, then it can be temporarily imported only.

ateamfan42 > DipodomysDeserti 12/29/2017 at 08:39

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Soldiers can import cars if returning from overseas and drive them for a bit, but other than that it probably wasn’t kosher.

Foreign military on assignment in the US can bring their vehicles with them temporarily; they must export the car when they leave (or destroy it).

US military returning to the US are granted no special exclusions to import rules that I’ve ever heard of. They can bring a car back with them, but it has to be legal to import under the same rules as any other US citizen.

Nauraushaun > awmaster10 12/29/2017 at 23:25

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HOW DARE YOU

I find those SCs to be hideous. These have a simple beauty.

Nauraushaun > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/29/2017 at 23:26

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The first time I saw one of these was about 5 years ago at a Maccas. It was a modern car that I couldn’t pick the country of, let alone the make. I was shocked.

Such a great car. Of course I’ve never seen one on the roads since, but I see them at car shows every so often.