So if I wanted a Nissan Skyline R32...

Be careful with any Skyline , i had a R34 , i liked it alot , it was brought here in pieces and assembled , Pennsylvania is where i bought it from ,it was titled as a special construction vehicle , well here in Ny , thats no good , they don`t have that here , so i was brought into the special registrations unit , which in the Ny police , they did a investigation and finally re-titled my car as a Custom vehicle using the Penn. affixed VIN # .Well the car was a GTS type M and smoked the tires even in 5th gear, needless to say it had some work , well i sold it to buy my wrecked Lamborghini, but i will say that the there are Goverment officials that hunt down these Skylines , i see alot of skylines pop up on Ebay then later they pop up again but with the stipulation the car Must be Exported out of USA. So beware. , I know of 3 for sale in Boston

 

Will you kindly post or pm your contacts? As mentioned earlier. I'm looking for an R32 as well and my search has not been fruitful.

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Trevor Cobb has a legal R32. He used to live in Utah several years ago, he actually drove an R34 at that point, likely not legal. Really nice guy.
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/03/first-us-legal-nissan-skyline-gtr-registration/

 

Stellar reputations aside the R32 is still not "road legal" (show and display only) in the US unless things have changed since '11/2013. Do as I did 3yr's ago and personally speak with a rep from the Home | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Not taking a piss just stating what I have learned and have been told. The whole thing back in the late '90s and early '2k's was importing JDM vehicles, which is legal, and then the buyers found out they could not register their vehicles for road use.

 

Glad you took the time to properly look into this, everything you said is true. People love to complain about this issue, I had a similar style car make bring a trailer and you should have seen the negative comments

 

I never doubted you were not doing it right, sorry for having an opinion, carry on.

 

...............................Just trying to help., to some officials they could care less what steps you did to get the car here legally or otherwise,its just the way it is , good luck they are reliable cars .

 

Here's a question. I figure a lot of the interest in these cars comes from their mystique and the huge following from gran turismo series. I know they can make a ton of power, but how are they to drive? Does the driving feel live up to the hype?
I've always wondered with these cars.

 

Ok.....thanks. If it's different then JDM Legends and/or Sean Morris please let me know. Coleman Sachs over at the NHTSA is a good government contact too if you haven't talked to him yet.

 

I agree that the interest in GTR's increased 1K fold with GT but I like to think they were always a desired vehicle for true car people just like the WRX was.

 

My experience is with the R32 GT-S and GT-R.

The GT-R drives really well. Handles great in stock form. Good power, brakes, etc.

That said, it's 25 years old now and I don't think you'd be blown away by it after driving say, an Sti or Evo. Most modern performance cars have surpassed it in many ways.

Do I want one? Yes. Do I want one over most cars including many Ferraris? Hell yes.

I've followed these damn cars (and the whole importation sage) since I first learned of Motorex as a teenager in 1999. It's been a long wait.

 

I've driven a 400bhp R33 GTS-t which was nothing short of a huge laugh. Experience with several GTR's (excluding the R35) at different power levels from stock until 700 at the wheels. Absolutely amazing. Ride obviously differs between all due to different suspension...but the power even on the 700bhp example (on a 2.8) came in very nicely.

Probably because I was close to it...the r33 GTS-t was the most fun, but if I where to buy I'd have an R33 GTR. Almost bought a 600bhp one last year but due to no one here able to service it I refrained . Still kicking myself for it, but will do it once I'm back in civilization.

 

My Skyline had about 600 Hp , i never dynoed it , but thats what the previous owner stated, it was a fun car, it took a while to get used to the 4 wheel steering while drifting, if i knew i could unplug the Hica i would have for more precise control, The only bad thing about RHD cars is when making a left hand turn on a 4 lane road, for example you are stopped at a green trying to make a left turn and somebody across the intersection is doing the same you actually cannot see if someone is trying to come around them,You just cannot see being on the right side of the car, It is dangerous, so i just stopped doing it , and instead found a different route to keep me out of that predicament. its worth it .

 

Does that mean you can import AND register (to actually use on the road) an R33 GTR? Small chance I'm heading stateside soon...

 

What is the "all-in" cost for an R32 GT-R to be imported vs. market value in the U.S.?

 

I've been told to expect $20k-30k depending on quality.

As far as market value, who knows. But, I imagine the days of the $40k and up Motorex R32s are coming to a rapid close.

 

Very true.

I'm also interested in what kind of demand there actually is and what pans out. There hasn't been as much chatter on forums like I expected so not sure where it will actually go. Don't know how many people are willing to spend money on a 25 year old Japanese car that they likely won't see in person until months later when it actually arrives.

 

IMO there is not much of a real market here for them , sure there are kids ( like me a 50 year old kid ) that would love to have a GTs or GTR but just do not have the cash,There are GTr `s here allready with the proper docs that just do not sell, alot of the Ebay adds are full of shill bidding,so there is nothing to really go by, I have a GTR in mind that i want to buy , its been for sale for years now, i might be the only one seriously thinking about buying it , Last year i offered $ 22K for it but the guy + his partner is holding out for $ 25K. Most of your Skyline interest is from younger people that can`t afford a Honda Civic, So when it comes to sell its a real pain . I watch the Skyine market pretty close.and it took me a while to sell mine .

 

Try Australia they are huge here with young guys and older collectors. We are very close to Japan and rhd and all skylines are legal here. I've owned an R32 Gtr myself, fantastic fun with a few mods. R32 Gtr prices are between 15k for a normal one to 35k for a collector 'Australian delivered, non import'