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post Jun 26 2001, 03:24 PM
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Can anyone tell me if I can import a Supra from Japan or another country...is it even possible and if it is , is there a place in the USA that can help me import one???? Thanks
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post Jun 26 2001, 04:07 PM
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It's too expensive. <br><br>You're looking at over $2200.00 in shipping charges (from Japan) alone. Add import taxes, Title translation and paperwork fees, storage costs while it clears customs, any additional transport or delivery charges etc, and then whatever modifications it needs to meet the US standards (I didn't even bother checking all of those, but every importer I talked to mentioned different emissions standards -those can vary from locale to locale-, different bumper impact standards, and many other small things like changing over from all metric guages) and you can see it's a losing proposition.<br><br>Then, to top it off, Japanese cars have the steering wheel on the right hand side. Which is cool, but could be annoying in the USA unless you're a mail man. Furthermore, the miles on the cars here are low, but they have a lot of hours. they sit in traffic, idle, stop and go for hours on hours. The brake systems are in constant use and the transmissions are always working up and down throught the gears. I'd rather have 100,000 highway miles on a car than 35,000 stop and go miles.<br><br>I spent quite a bit of time seeing if I could economically get my car home, since I bought it cheap and have put tires on it etc. The fact is, it isn't worth it to bring cars into the country unless you have a lot of spare cash and are trying to get something unusual just for kicks.
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