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This is the definitive guide on how to buy an R32 Skyline GTR in the US without getting screwed. Nolan Sykes visits Toprank Vehicle Importers and learns how to buy a California-Legal R32, and explains why we had to wait 25 years to get our hands on it.
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"We all know what the other state is..." Alaska? No "California." Oh.
@Financiallygoated
4 жыл бұрын
Affinity Roadster I thought the same thing lmfao
@alfredcadena7345
4 жыл бұрын
That's one of the main reasons i moved to Nevada because most of my cars wouldn't pass smog because of the mods i had on then but here in Nevada i don't need to smog my modded car because it's over 20 years old
@henrylee5013
4 жыл бұрын
ThatRedHeadGuy every type of law is on some bullshit in Cali like guns, cars, and etc
@takcleberry
4 жыл бұрын
Commiefornia*
@DigitalDNA
4 жыл бұрын
I live in Alaska. We have them here.
Dear all importers of U. S. I am a Japanese and I am here to tell you IMPORTANT thing. Some of these (in fact many) GT-Rs are stolen in Japan. I have seen more than 5 GT-Rs stolen just last month. All the owners are in search, but many are already sent to U. S. to be sold for high price. Please, I beg you, please make sure the GT-R you are trying to buy is truly legal. I do not want to see sad owners in Japan anymore.
@richardmedina707
6 жыл бұрын
g.k. k. Oh no! 💔
@eldis4304
6 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZuh0seAksbgY6g.html There are too much car thefts Like this case... so beware when you import or buy Skylines From japan.
@demetriosb5758
6 жыл бұрын
That’s why I’ll never buy a car from Japan without proper paperwork and auction papers.
@larrys7927
6 жыл бұрын
g.k. k. - I want an R34. I don't care how
@Kylie_Koku_
6 жыл бұрын
g.k. k. Oh no
“It’s pretty easy in 48 states” Me, living in California: “let me take a fucking guess”
@jestinbinu8631
2 жыл бұрын
Just move
@justusxp9216
Жыл бұрын
@@jestinbinu8631 your making it sound easy
@ilivehere9224
Жыл бұрын
they can get it to alaska but not cali lol
@dunnoausernamedunno5533
Жыл бұрын
my condolences
I aint gonna import a skyline... Im just gonna move to Japan
@6z0
4 жыл бұрын
DEMOAN Yeah and skylines are 10000000x cheaper in japan. You can buy a clean R34 with less than 100 miles for $2-5K
@6z0
4 жыл бұрын
Erik Delgadillo lmfao yeah it is. theres loads of youtube videos on them. They are so old and common there you just dont realize. The hard part is importing them to the america and europe
@erikdelgadillo9169
4 жыл бұрын
516Jafuh you’re stupid af if you think that
@6z0
4 жыл бұрын
Erik Delgadillo Here you go buddy kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4qrr5Wcf92XnLg.html
@maliciousclouds1614
3 жыл бұрын
@@6z0 thats crazyyyy. Especially when you consider people are selling supras for 100k in america. So how much is an import fee? Like 7k last I heard. So I could own an R34 in the u.s for like 15k??!?
Shout out to the guys at Top Rank for making it easier for me to own my dream car in California ❤️
@isaac4273
5 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I also live in Cali, could you tell me how you did it?
@drova2481
3 жыл бұрын
Bruhhhhh I watch your yt vids all the time ahahahah
@billyb-oo5mx
3 жыл бұрын
that's insane! i want an r32 so bad but i have to save up money bad, i'm only 15 and i'm gonna start a savings as soon as i get employed for an r32
@jadenyuki3138
3 жыл бұрын
Si pu plus to
@user-ft4bl4lh9w
3 жыл бұрын
I love your content man
I asked for a 10 second car not a 25 year one!!!!
@RB-vb9wy
5 жыл бұрын
Challenger2 Black night under rated comment
@gabgame300
5 жыл бұрын
see what you did there :)
@phantomblade64
5 жыл бұрын
F&f reference
@deschlong
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂love it
@douglasbuck2359
5 жыл бұрын
buy a Hellcat
It's weird living in the US and hearing everyone talking about Skylines like this but then you go back to visit Australia and see them everywhere
@frheepennell8596
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm from NZ and just getting into cars and I was surprised that America didn't have many skylines and stuff
@oldfrend
4 жыл бұрын
@@frheepennell8596 many? we don't have any except for a few 25 y/o imports. they were never sold here.
@emldV2
4 жыл бұрын
Yea they are really rare to see especially just randomly on the road. From where I live I have only seen one. It was a glimpse but it was definitely an R32.
@jamieminetto5398
3 жыл бұрын
Soniult I live in Perth Australia and I saw 3 r32s and 1 r34 today so idk wtf you’re on about mate...
@rangasmash0467
3 жыл бұрын
Soniult I’ve seen like four R34’s around my neighbourhood, 5 S15’s and my teacher has owned 2 S15’s and other silvias.
"Who's gonna buy this junk after it's 25 years old?" Uhhhh...everybody that's been waiting for the 25 years to be up. Lol Good job on the video Nolan!
You watching this video like you gonna own a GTR..
@rickscastaneda8386
5 жыл бұрын
I shall proceed to leave
@OnlyAKnife
5 жыл бұрын
leo apoel I mean I’m in Okinawa
@Akuxz
5 жыл бұрын
leo apoel I plan on getting an S15, not a GTR.
@johnmoore1495
5 жыл бұрын
Yep 😥
@stevengarcia4603
5 жыл бұрын
hey man let a man dream!! Never thought I'd get a ls400 😊
Frick it man. Im going to sneak in a R34, buy a cheap 240sx and register the r34 with the 240 vin and just say its a 240 with a body kit and loud exhaust.
@mattiaginestri7124
4 жыл бұрын
In italy it's illegal this too ☹
@sky89line
4 жыл бұрын
Now in my country if you get touch you can up a huge amount of money and you will be jailed for 5 years... watch out
@retardedsandwich101
4 жыл бұрын
@@mattiaginestri7124 it's illegal here too I'm pretty sure. But hey, laws are just words written by politicians trying to keep their political donations
@oscaramador4200
4 жыл бұрын
Breaking news: Nissan 240sx registrations in the U.S. increased 470%
@CancelledMcCree
4 жыл бұрын
Not that easy friend. Somebody was jailed & fined $250,000 for doing that with an S15
"48 states..." Me who lives in Hawaii: LET ME GUESS!!!
@Ghostly-00
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry bro :(
@bathwaterbuffalo
4 жыл бұрын
We're so much closer to Japan. Wtf
@redsmile3404
4 жыл бұрын
Same here in cali Lmao but i knew it was coming cuz Cali mega gay
@ASDalohaserveddaily
4 жыл бұрын
Howcome is hard for Hawai’i?
@arefknb4914
3 жыл бұрын
Were is hawaii
Nissan: should start R34 production again:)
@officialcrimdelta5965
5 жыл бұрын
henry Sanson Hell yeahhh!!!
@jpizzle3able
5 жыл бұрын
No. Car guys want these cars and then none of them sell because they expect them to be cheap, then don’t buy them because reality hits. Then, because a car manufacturer loses money, cuts the car and its program. It’s the car guys’ faults
@kingthatcher1758
5 жыл бұрын
That’s never gonna happen and it wouldn’t be the same
@hawtbuoy
5 жыл бұрын
It's called the r35 goddamn it
@adrianb7452
5 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah
America, a free nation that restricted its people on buying cars, hell yeah
@tonykowalski4189
6 жыл бұрын
Janson Mathew God bless us
@hectorvega621
6 жыл бұрын
Janson Mathew yet you can a gun easily. What even make sense now.
@technologyproductions-ye3px
6 жыл бұрын
Guess what blame Mercedes not the us honestly Mercedes was really losing sells and this was the only thing they could do
@LuckyPotatoKat
6 жыл бұрын
#FreedomIsntFREE
@RasPutintheGreat
5 жыл бұрын
Freedom and democracy!!! Their police cars can't keep with these beasts!
4k for cappuccino,i just paid 3 bucks at Starbucks today
@user-nt6ur4ef5r
6 жыл бұрын
I mean you can ride the 4k one
@ToprankImporters
6 жыл бұрын
That is just for compliance work. You still have to buy the car.
@rubaru9861
6 жыл бұрын
Payam yazdi 😂😂😂😂
@RyuusanFT86
6 жыл бұрын
Ha
@Eddie820
6 жыл бұрын
I tell ya, no respect!
If an R34 is gonna cost more than a r35 best believe ima buy the the geo metro
@Darksaige
5 жыл бұрын
Factz! R34's still running mid $60k today. I'm not with it. I want a R34 but I'm more then good with a R33
@absboodoo
4 жыл бұрын
@@Darksaige I'm in the market of hunting down a good R33 GTR as well. Sadly their price is also steadily increasing.
@Darksaige
4 жыл бұрын
@@absboodoo I kinda figured this would happen. Im in Florida and people ive seen with say GT-S models say at the end of the day they paid $17k for car import and fees
Why? "because" Literally "because"
"25 year law, why?" "Because" Childish Gambino:"tHiS iS aMeRiCA"
@KingOGAV
5 жыл бұрын
It was the Germans
@KingOGAV
4 жыл бұрын
@@rXTrLEGENDz no it was the Germans
@alexsupertramp4907
4 жыл бұрын
@@KingOGAV lol just say it was the Germans fault like you Americans like to argue😂 so pathetic
@KingOGAV
4 жыл бұрын
@@alexsupertramp4907 snamreG eht saw ti oN
@zayanh2823
4 жыл бұрын
Soon brothers, soon.
Ah California beautiful state with the most annoying laws ever
@chadwick2386
6 жыл бұрын
LeGoogle Chrome Hawaii isn’t far behind, soooo many strange rules here that seem to change monthly
@TheLunatrick
5 жыл бұрын
Yep
@Farrell0208
5 жыл бұрын
The state that's trying to run the country. Commiefornia!!
@calvinnotklein6368
5 жыл бұрын
Randy Farrell We do have a GDP of 2.5 trillion with many Military bases of all branches littered across the entire state. I don’t think it’s right to say “Commiefornia” when we have 45-46 military bases. I’d laugh if you have any apple product as well since apple was founded in Cali with their headquarters here as well.
@Malevolent_Q
5 жыл бұрын
*Anything exists* California: That causes cancer!
"The R in the GT-R stands for Invincible!" -Nighto Kidzo Takeshi Nakazato
@kshitijsinha2029
3 жыл бұрын
ngl, Nakazato was a cool guy
@InHerMajestiesDefense
3 жыл бұрын
Grand Turismo Racer...
@phrogii8304
2 жыл бұрын
night kids beat team
I visited Top Rank last week and had a chance to speak with Sean. Very knowledgeable guy. Despite me not setting up an appointment (didn't know) as required, he showed me around and answered my questions as to how to get a R34. They've got my business, that's for sure.
Whoever made the thumbnail had ONE job
@daivdninjabiomech7888
6 жыл бұрын
yet....
Why am I watching this like I'll ever be able to afford a R32
@sam-mx1ts
6 жыл бұрын
Daniel Champion it’s not very expensive , comparing them to today’s standards. Toprank sells them for around 20,000-30,000
@justaguynamedmax8207
6 жыл бұрын
You can get gtrs for around 20k US and sometimes less. You can also get gts for like 8k and gtst for like 12k. They are pretty cheap and will continue to get cheaper as the r33 and eventually r34 come to the US
@danielchampion2982
6 жыл бұрын
ak operator y'all dont understand the struggle rn. 😂.
@regularbloke2117
6 жыл бұрын
Daniel Champion i was thinking the same thing
@etm5854
6 жыл бұрын
Well, why am I watching this, when I don’t even have a license😂
thank you for a straightforward answer and not a 20-minute video with nothing relevant you're the man!!
I subscribed! I needed this video, I live in Indiana so not all of it helped but a lot of it did. Thank you!
So why is the thumbnail a r33?
@southernpimp5252
6 жыл бұрын
markotine They’re eligible next (GT-R Trim) in 2020 along with the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III
@MrZilla500
6 жыл бұрын
They are eligible as of oct 2017 www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/24/2017-22692/list-of-nonconforming-vehicles-decided-to-be-eligible-for-importation
@sushitrash8584
6 жыл бұрын
They changed it now
@Dingbobber
6 жыл бұрын
Car_Guy they changed it to what?
@almightyalrighty9112
6 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail is a r32 look closer...
Beautiful godzillas!
@ToprankImporters
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@bryanmasis1595
6 жыл бұрын
Krasivyy, prosto krasivyy!!....
@battosaijenkins946
6 жыл бұрын
@Donut Media, hey man you left out some important facts that everyone should know. Firstly, Registered Importers or (RIs) are very expensive at least in California. While people say that 25 years is some arbitrary number picked in the 80s, one of the other factors was that 25 was a good number to prevent vehicles made specific to one region not affect the sales of another. They thought after 25 years no one would care essentially... What's even stranger, is that Canada has a 15 year restriction instead of USA's 25. On top of that especially in California the DMV requires something called a 'Compliance Letter' which is a simple statement on a letterhead from the Manufacturer stating the VIN of the vehicle and that it simply, '...complies with the Standards and Emissions of your state... ". The idea is many carheads will now import JDM only vehicles to Canada instead and then import it to United States. This would save hundreds if not thousands as opposed to going directly to a RI but the downside is it could take longer because of the documents you need (bill of sale, importation documents), again it's perfectly legal to do but very obscure indeed. Lastly, many Manufacturers do NOT want to produce this 'compliance letter' even though it's every consumers legal right to do so, and manufacturers are supposed to do so upon request, at least for Honda/Acura division. I personally had to go back and forth for 4 months before I got one, while others I've heard got them no problem asap in other states. Anyways, thought anyone who was curious into imported vehicles would like to know~
@ToprankImporters
6 жыл бұрын
Once it is 25 years old, you don't need to be a registered importer.
@andreyiscool
6 жыл бұрын
Wow even Donut media loved my comment. :)
Who’s old enough to remember MOTOREX?
@hystarpro2470
4 жыл бұрын
herb estepa i am
@willburdette8065
4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately
@Malkav
4 жыл бұрын
I actually emailed motorex when i was in japan back in 01, inquiring about importing my gts-t back to the us and how much it would cost. Pretty sure it was sean who replied with "dont. Unless its a gtr its not worth it. Compliance will cost you 30k."
@willthenismoman4854
4 жыл бұрын
Cor Gi MotoRex did a few GTS cars.
@willthenismoman4854
4 жыл бұрын
Cor Gi the cost of compliance was the same for every Skyline.
This was GREAT KNOWLEDGE!💖
I would love to buy an R34 when it's legal but aside from the high costs, I'd be too paranoid to let it sit in a parking lot or even on the street.
@mrstrawcloud
2 жыл бұрын
Little did you know those high prices were gonna go higher.
@rtgunzboi
Жыл бұрын
Ugh I hated that happened 😒
Up to speed on up to speed for the 50th episode *I mean behind the scene
@thegoose5294
6 жыл бұрын
D' Ziem *yes*
i love these donut media videos. even the goofy ass ones. always very informative
I've accepted my fate I will never have this car So I'm beefing up my 1999 nissan maxima
@Xoyy
5 жыл бұрын
Saved PirateOfGod don’t stop believing I got mine yesterday for 30 thousand worked 3 years minimum wage at 16 and I got my dream car the r32 gtr
@luxe_vv
5 жыл бұрын
With that attitude, you ain’t going nowhere
@Xoyy
4 жыл бұрын
Kyster / Kylan who me
@prince_sach50
4 жыл бұрын
lmao
@prince_sach50
4 жыл бұрын
Don't have that attitude bruh
I really wanted to know how to get a r33.....btw people still want old cars....the government is cruel 😭😭😭😭😭😭
@magicalcupcakenutz8153
6 жыл бұрын
TRAPzilla GAMING they should be legal to import in late August.
@trapzillagaming3900
6 жыл бұрын
magicalcupcake nutz oh sick....i want the r32 and 33 more than the 34
@MrZilla500
6 жыл бұрын
Read my post, oct 2017 gtr 33s were added to the cleared cars.
@ninjacookies0
6 жыл бұрын
The first one was made January of 1995 so just add 25 to that. January 2020 the first one will be legal.
@trapzillagaming3900
6 жыл бұрын
MrZilla500 really.....shit ill check that out
Why is the thumbnail a r33?
@jash6105
6 жыл бұрын
fake name because they are waaaaaaaaaaaaay cooler than a r32
@artemiomanuel9160
6 жыл бұрын
because the r33 did become 25 year old this year and now are legal to import
@southernpimp5252
6 жыл бұрын
Artemio Manuel GT-R is 2020 while base models are 2019.
@artemiomanuel9160
6 жыл бұрын
Southern Pimp oooooo ok I thought that the car when it turned 25 years old, the r33 of 1993, was already legal... sorry for my error😂😂
@Kev27RS
6 жыл бұрын
Artemio Manuel The R33 GT-R was released in '95... They changed the thumbnail to a R32 GT-R now!
That toprank employee is super knowledgeable. I need a friend like him.
Nobody: KZread: *Recommends how to outrun cops*
@ginsengarizona1370
3 жыл бұрын
From 382 years ago.. mkay
The thumbnail is an R33
@leonarddomingo2091
6 жыл бұрын
Evo Fanboi we know mate
@0x4rk0
6 жыл бұрын
Evo Fanboi you’re quite observant
@sushitrash8584
6 жыл бұрын
They changed it now to a R32
@Gionkey
6 жыл бұрын
Sorry buddy it's an r32
@championhorse8877
6 жыл бұрын
R32 mate
The 25-year law is to protect the other manufacturer from being overflown with outsider cars and not selling theirs anymore! Imagine removing that law, the next day probably 100K R34 would drop in the USA! It's the same thing in Canada! Only Quebec has 25 the rest of the country is 15!
@jessaphillips2846
6 жыл бұрын
lol except there were only about 11k R34's made and I can think of at least a few that aren't leaving japan, for example the ones tuned by Mine's and MCR that are used for time attack the 20 Nismo Z Tunes the Nismo R Tunes and probably a lot more than that...
@gohardorgohome7687
6 жыл бұрын
Because Quebec is a p.o.s province which is run by a bunch of communist basturds who spend 75 000 000$ million dollars of our tax money annually on some stupid thing they call the French language police rather than fixing our crumbling and I really mean crumbling roads and yes they do protect steeler ships Bottom line if you're a car guy you should consider moving to Western Canada Quebec is not the place for you
@Atem_S.
6 жыл бұрын
Actually here's the list of all the GTR ever made I found os far: R32GTR--- Total Production: 43,934 GT-R- 40,390 Vspec- 1,453 VspecII- 1,303 Nismo- 560 N1- 228 Built per year--- 1989- 4,555 1990- 8,426 1991- 7,081 1992- 7,961 1993- 6,204 1994- 7,465 R33GTR--- Total Production: 16,520 GT-R- 9,871 Vspec- 6,551 Built per year--- 1995- 8,446 1996- 4,093 1997- 2,708 1998- 1,175 R34GTR--- Total Production: 12,175 Standard - 3,962 Vspec/Vspec2/Mspec/Nur - 7,338 N1 - 45 Built per year--- 1999 - 5536 2000 - 1859 2001 - 2197 2002 - 1775 2003 - 2 I know they wouldn't sold every single one of them but you get my drift! Also when I said r34 I should've said GTR instead!
@Atem_S.
6 жыл бұрын
True that am from Montreal and leaving the place! Fed up of watching my tax money wasted on stupidity!!
@Thejordanenthusiast
6 жыл бұрын
Atem S. I’m jealous that you guys get the R34’s, S15’s etc.
I’m in love with this car
I have a r33 it was my favorite GTR of all time ive just imported it was love in first sight
That Chaser Tourer V Mk II, that’s quite a nice import you don’t see often.
@Ryanspashai
6 жыл бұрын
iLupi shhhhhhh chillll I hope it will be low key as r34 and that jazz becomes legal. Because while people are buying those over priced shi I’ll be buying my affordable 1jz 4 door dream 🔥
@iLupi
6 жыл бұрын
ShowerThoughts It’s one of my favorite jdms. Someone blew past me last week in a silver one too. It’s a car people forget about, such a beaut.
@hybridAbsol
6 жыл бұрын
Its a RWD Camry
@hybridAbsol
6 жыл бұрын
Its a Toyota Carina on steroids
@iLupi
6 жыл бұрын
Touge Runner I worded it wrong Mk2 Tourer V, I’ll fix that, thanks! But that is indeed the same as a JZX90
how can i import my dad?
@notasian7620
6 жыл бұрын
Gearhead Daily call the jail he's in?
Crazy to think that the Donut squad was like 500yds from my house! I drive past Top Rank a couple times a week on the back way home from getting dinner and I always stop and drool at what I can see from the street. Their employees drive some pretty sick lesser-known JDM cars too. Super cool.
Bro I like it when you host the channel, you don't yell or act like a mad man
This dude in Vegas got his R34 legal by changing the lights and other stuff and we were blown away. Of course we were (friends) freaking tf out
@ViolentMLG
6 жыл бұрын
Or he riced an R32 to make it look like an R34? Or, more probable, he just illegally registered it, happens allot, Florida is great for that abuse. Or its from motorex, its what fast and furious used, they illegally imported R34's that were later legalized, I think there is 10-20 legal R34's in the USA because of them, or its from Canada. Or its a show car (not legal on the road). I'm not calling you a liar, but that sounds exceptionally improbable, sounds like he was lying. 'He changed some lights and other stuff and BAM legal car'. I'd like to hear more if you know more.
@CRUMedia
6 жыл бұрын
I got a video on it kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWV_kreJlLu_e5M.html
@CRUMedia
6 жыл бұрын
and another vid from a buddy on instagram. swipe right instagram.com/p/BiYSKbYAISy/?taken-by=dat_boi_mrspamsalot
@Texarmageddon
6 жыл бұрын
C R U Media R34s are illegal due to safety and emissions equipment... You can get past it and drive it around semi legallly, but if federal govt just happened to be in a pissy mood that day and got word of it your friends car is toast
@CRUMedia
6 жыл бұрын
Texarmageddon then explain my video kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWV_kreJlLu_e5M.html
Two words... Government Overreach
@johnmoore1495
5 жыл бұрын
Two words... Corporate Overreach or Corporate Lobbying or PAC Money or Corrupt Fucks. The government itself isn't inherently bad most of the bad shit comes from money in politics/lobbying, they even said it themselves in the video. All these commenters trying to make it sound like the "libtards" did it (not you but others.)
@SpeedingDemon-qy4xi
5 жыл бұрын
John Moore Nobody said liberals did it, they just hate California for just being extremely liberal and use this as another excuse to hate California. Plus, you’re also automatically assuming everyone hating on California is hick, which is even farther from the truth.
@dBsdecibels
5 жыл бұрын
@@johnmoore1495 Lobbying would be less of a problem if we didn't allow the Government to have as much power as we do. That's the root problem, the lobbying is a symptom of it.
@zealousrider6612
3 жыл бұрын
Yep and corporate lobby, they know if its not for the banning, car guy would choose jdm
@Biden_is_demented
2 жыл бұрын
The reason is protectionism. The american car makers lobbied to have this rule so that foreign cars don´t mess with their profit margins. They don´t want american buyers buying foreign shit. It has fuck all to do with safety and emissions.
Saw the prices, so glad I'm in New Zealand... o_o
Very informative video right here! *NEW SUB HERE*
Wow Sean Morris of Motorex! Talk about a dude that could read the writing on the wall, and got out of motorex just in the nick of time!! Glad to see he is doing well!!
@ToprankImporters
6 жыл бұрын
1999-2002 at MotoRex. They ending up being shut down in 2006.
Old is gold for me I'm fan of old and new GT-R
@shus369
6 жыл бұрын
Azri Fadli, yup . They are the forbidden fruit we were never aloud to have in California. Soon to have one in the channel.
I drove a R29 Skyline 2000GT 4door hardtop as my daily driver 1988 to 1990 while stationed on Okinawa........fun days!
I’m getting a skyline in a few weeks I’m am extremely extremely excited
Sean Morris is a legit great dude, I've followed him on Facebook for years and I learned an endless amount of information about RB engines and Skylines in general because of him, probably one of the guy who knows the most about RB's in the U.S !
**patiently waiting to legally import a 1998 Nissan silvia**
@treerexaudi
4 жыл бұрын
same here mate... I might just move to Canada for my schooling, because we both now how long that stuff normally takes
@modernyt854
4 жыл бұрын
The s15 is so nice 🤤 I can’t wait till 2023
@2FACEDKILLA
4 жыл бұрын
NO ME FIRST
@jasonlyle3818
4 жыл бұрын
Nigga just get an s14 my nigga, you'll be paying the same dumbass drift tax and you'll be impressing the same 12 year old with your overpriced shitbox
@oriongear2499
4 жыл бұрын
ModernYT Actually the S15 Silvia was produced from 1999-2002 so 2024-2027.
10000 for an emission test, GTFO lmaoooo
@ruined6.0h
4 жыл бұрын
Jared in California yeah it's $ 10,000
@stevienguyen2047
4 жыл бұрын
So how much are we looking at for the total cost car included?
@maliciousmac5355
4 жыл бұрын
@@stevienguyen2047 with car probably 60-70k for a 25yr old car which is a good down payment on r35, I'm starting to realize I probably will never get a r33 I live in Cali and laws are fucked here, best beaches and city's to drive cars like this in, and u can't even have then. u got 3 strike law, gun laws, on top of 25yr wait for a car they make it really impossible to get an import. we should really put pressure right now during the election to get it changed in America lol
@patrickdaley903
4 жыл бұрын
Stevie Nguyen honestly the R34s are probably going to end up costing six figures when it hits 2024. I could see them going for $100-120k easy because everyone and their mother wants one. The R32s I see cost between 20-35k now and the listings for R33s I see are around 50k for the GTR ones. So take that and add another 10k for California being shitty
@EbilEnemyofBurgerTown
3 жыл бұрын
Well the state is in debt and trying to gain more revenue, what do you expect? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
When I was stationed in Japan Skylines were a dime a dozen from the GTE all the way to the R34. And back then an R34 went for less than 20k. And their was a huge Skylibe dealership off highway 234.
Jessica drove a dirty Geo Metro
@metaleggman18
6 жыл бұрын
Curtis Campbell my dad drove a geo metro when he left us. SEE ME NOW DAD???
@jeffbruh3995
6 жыл бұрын
Curtis Campbell that killed me lmao
Have to wait 25 years to import a GTR but you can buy a gun at the age of 16. Godzilla must be more dangerous 😂
@litmus7325
5 жыл бұрын
You literally cant buy a gun at 16 here
@mickery3
5 жыл бұрын
izphuzzy Keyword "some"
@BrianHayes84
5 жыл бұрын
Only when you floor the gas ;D
@Ricky2o9
5 жыл бұрын
My boy sells guns regardless of what age yku are
@brandonjohnson1805
5 жыл бұрын
Oh trust me it is
Favourite drift car
This guy is just pushing his biz. I call shenanigans!
In Australia you could pick a 32 GTR up for about 15K a few years ago. BUT NOW! Because you guys can import them you won’t find one here for less then 30k. Thanks, Thanks a lot.
@niznoori6083
6 жыл бұрын
Berserk Garage all because of USA my dude GTR R34 used to be 20k or 30k now look the FUCKING PRICE
@hairman943
6 жыл бұрын
I hear that bayside blue 34’s sell for over 6 digits across the pond.
@ToprankImporters
6 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@niznoori6083
6 жыл бұрын
importavehicle.com Nope ain't buying from your market!The price for those gtr r32's are up to 20k...30k$
@niznoori6083
6 жыл бұрын
importavehicle.com if it's up to 30k$ain't gonna buy from your market sorry it isn't worth for a 300hp 90's car
Sean is the perfect person for these questions. He is the JDM to USA importation guru. Glad to be part of this growing industry!
@ToprankImporters
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
This guy sounds like he has a doughnut in his throat
@670nate8
4 жыл бұрын
Arian Kukaj 😂😂😂
@johnnyordaz3763
4 жыл бұрын
Hence donut media
@Wavy997
4 жыл бұрын
I was looking for a comment like this 😂😂
@SouthernSavage-ne1zh
4 жыл бұрын
He's talking out of his Nose .... he's a dumb fuck .
@taze27
4 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing lol!
In Canada it’s only 15 years 😎 imported a 2003 350z a few months ago
I really appreciate this video - while I already knew most of this because I have a few friends in real life with a variety of imported Skylines that are in the gray market area, I feel like I finally have a reliable source that I can just send out to people who don't believe me when I try to explain that a car isn't REQUIRED to be 25 years old to get imported.
Just come to Canada
@niru4524
6 жыл бұрын
OTdesign why is it different?
@fabulousprofound
6 жыл бұрын
As a country, Canada allows anything that is 15 years or older.
@niznoori6083
6 жыл бұрын
not in Quebec sadly...
@fabulousprofound
6 жыл бұрын
Oops. Edited. Quebec.... sigh. no comment.
@niznoori6083
6 жыл бұрын
fabulousprofound yea....it sucks....
i really want a chaser jzx100 and they’ll start to be legal next year so that’s pretty dope
I live in Hawai'i... my homie got his R32 from Washington all legal with flying colors and recon. Car is such a beast so much potential!
@BradaBlitz808
4 жыл бұрын
Not sure if it's the same guy but I seen a red r32 in Hilo
@Nes6744
4 жыл бұрын
@@BradaBlitz808 nah we're on oahu. My boiz 32 is blue
@BradaBlitz808
4 жыл бұрын
@@Nes6744 rajah, but regardless it shows you can bring them to Hawaii lol
Thanks for featuring us.
@negativeindustrial
6 жыл бұрын
importavehicle.com Got a 1994 black Celica GT4 WRC spec in stock?
@ToprankImporters
6 жыл бұрын
1994+25 years old = ??????
@wintergondola8628
5 жыл бұрын
👍
I would honestly love to get my hands on an R34 some day and around my area R32s pop up for sale from time to time but if Im honest with myself, the chances of getting an R34 when they become legal will be very hard so Im most likely going the 370Z Nismo route and maaaaybe consider a used R35 if the price isn’t too crazy in few years. I’ll always love the R34 but Ill just have to stick to owning them in videogames for now 😉
just install a GTR badge to my sentra. can't wait to hit the road! :')
Bluetooth to obd2 is standardized. My adapter cost $11. Works great, haven't had any issues with it. Direct from China
I hate it when normies say the only reason why the R34 GTR is illegal is because it can outrun a cop car. Like ok, lets not forget about cars these days making crazy horsepower numbers that can probably leave a cop at .01 seconds.
@Godspeed_fb
6 жыл бұрын
Lancer Mafia who says that?
@ImAlexisCruz
6 жыл бұрын
Who tf says that?
@christiangonzalezalfonso6823
6 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t make 0 sense, at the time the Skyline was being built, you could perfectly buy a Lamborghini Diablo completely legal to drive in the US, and if they tell you that is because the Diablo is not faster than a Skyline, then you are talking with the kind of “special” person that probably believes that Supras make 1500 whp from factory.
@cop-killer-
6 жыл бұрын
no car can outrun radios
@lancermafia1982
6 жыл бұрын
Alexis Cruz dude everytime in 11th grade I went to school. I was talking about skylines and some people said their illegal cause they can outrun cop cars.
Hmm next build?🤔
I really want one of these
Toprank are awesome dudes! Illiminate buyed one from them and its a R32 GTR.
@martinhargas8444
6 жыл бұрын
Aldi Dewantara prove it
@wills.junks7
6 жыл бұрын
Martin Hargaš check illiminate's channel. Just type in "illiminate R32 GTR". Cant use link because iam using my phone.
I imported a 1992 Nissan Skyline GTR last month. It was easy. Its a great car.
@touringteg
6 жыл бұрын
Loanarn Enjoy it! They are great cars when they are running . Working on the RB26 is not so fun lol
@TheClawsDesigns
6 жыл бұрын
Ian just ls swap it
@bluesi6279
6 жыл бұрын
How much?
@Loanarn
6 жыл бұрын
$18,500. It needed a repaint and a replacement Wing. Wing was 350, Full Repaint 3k, $750 for 4 Michelle Pilot A/S 3 Plus's. So $22,600 for a pretty much stock and clean example with 100k miles. Needs a new sound system though. The $18,500 includes all 100k mile servicing so it has a new timing belt, fluids etc. AC Still blows cold on old R12 but I have the R134a fitting too. All told when I have it exactly the way I want it I'll probably have close to 30k into it. I obviously could have stayed cheap but I want it to be right.
@noisylawnmower3405
6 жыл бұрын
Loanarn in USD or CAD ? And in which country/state ?
I heard years ago that one way to get around 25 year import limit is to import parts and to build the car in the US
B.A.R. label allows you to go to emissions testing like any other regulated car. It does not exempt you from future testing.
Do research on the importer you are buying from and always go and inspect in person. Japan is a relatively small island with salt water and snow. Rust is a serious issue. My friend got an gtr sight unseen and described the day it showed up at his door as a "waking nightmare"!
@Waifu4Laifu
6 жыл бұрын
sean galvin I can not even imagine what shady means of purchasing he went though to purchase a car that did not have rust disclosed in the purchase process.
@seangalvin3196
6 жыл бұрын
WaifuForLaifu it was bad. He trusted what is basically just a used car dealership with 25k dollars. There were tons of red flags and I tried to convince him that a 500 dollar flight is better than a 25k mistake, but he didn't take my advice.
@Waifu4Laifu
6 жыл бұрын
Damn that sucks. I would only ever purchase through auctions/dealerships though a reputable exporter.
@SofaKingTouge
6 жыл бұрын
Auction sheet is a must.
@colinstevens6932
6 жыл бұрын
What dealer did he go with?
After hearing this made me hate Mercedes much more
@rolexleica4681
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
Waiting for my 1996 Celica GT4 ST205! Just a couple more years!
@garrettbean9624
4 жыл бұрын
ST205 celicas are already available stateside: www.japaneseclassics.com/vehicle/1994-toyota-celica-st205-2/
At 1:22 the green n yellow wrapped import is a copy of the liberty walk founder kato san's Rx3
Only thing I got out of this video is, It's harder to get a car in the U.S., than it is to get an AR15 rifle... God bless America I guess...
@iHasCaek
6 жыл бұрын
krocialblack and all because of a german manufacturer. figures.
@96cherokee_59
6 жыл бұрын
krocialblack owning a gun is your right, owning a car is a privilege
@subaschen8595
6 жыл бұрын
Dentside Pride The 25 year import rule is still pretty stupid and hardly benefitial for safety purposes in today's driving world.
@AlineaEuros
6 жыл бұрын
depends where you live in America, living in some states can make it impossible to even own a gun at all.
@spmil999
6 жыл бұрын
Alinea Euros huh? What states?
I got an 89 Skyline R32 about a couple months ago but it’s been having idling issues and not many people know about the car too much here in Michigan and parts are hard to find so I’m considering selling it which sucks
@slimjim8736
5 жыл бұрын
Behnzo still have it? im intrested in buying
@rlimazd
5 жыл бұрын
Get the fsm for it then Google translate lol
@nashhanson1577
5 жыл бұрын
Need a car if i move there.. this would be excellent
@josephlofland8496
5 жыл бұрын
Still have??
@Blzej23
5 жыл бұрын
Behnzo bro fix it yourself. Were you really expecting a 30 year old car to never break?? People who don’t work on their own cars should never import these. I have 2 and every time something breaks, I get on forums, KZread, google, and use some common sense. Fixes the problem every single time
Yes
I actually saw an S14 Silvia in Hawaii in July
I'm getting one soon!!!
@peanut6743
6 жыл бұрын
Arnold Gome congrats
@shus369
6 жыл бұрын
Arnold Gome , sick bro. Hopefully I get mine this summer. Checkout my channel trying to get more subscribers.
@93mlo
6 жыл бұрын
shus369 cool
Yo that’s where Randy bought his R32. Illiminate Gang!
I want a S15, but I’m clueless to the importing parts, etc. I just wish I had it already lol
Damn- I want that Geo Metro
At my high school we had an r33 show up to showcase and that shop got shutdown shortly after due to "illegal" ways they got it into compliance. Go California!!! Edit: IT WAS MOTOREX!!!
Any idea how I'd go about importing a Ford FPV F6 from Australia to the US?
@saketnaik1
4 жыл бұрын
Nope but good luck mate 😂
I saw a couple already 👍
The R32 is my freaking dream car, hope I can get my hands on one some day
@Shiroi-Kuro
3 жыл бұрын
Same tho
5:01 that guy is so funny ! Ahahahah
Tommy Kaira ❤️🔥
Thankfully in Canada we went with 15 years instead of 25. So R34 has been legal to import since 2014.
First time actually seeing Sean Morris’s face haha he is THE skyline importer guy lol
Can you please do an up to speed on TVR
@wintergondola8628
5 жыл бұрын
^^^^