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Where to buy street legal JDM cars for cheap!

 
JDM300ZXTT JDM300ZXTT
New User | Posts: 3 | Joined: 09/09
Posted: 09/24/09
11:55 AM

You guys should do a magazine article on the JDM craze that is hitting Canada.  It is legal to import JDM cars into Canada that are 15 years old, or older.  In Japan, these cars are usually very low mileage (under 60k miles usually), due to how expensive it is to drive in Japan, especially as cars age.  They usually let them go very cheaply in Japan, and even with import costs, are still very reasonably priced when they hit our shores.

It is very common to see Skyline R32 and R33 GTS-T's running around, GT-R's are a bit rarer, but still available for a reasonable price.  Nissan Pulsar GTI-R's are a unique find (SR20DET AWD hatch), as well as EVO I, EVO II's, etc.

Former Japanese supercars that came to North America, such as 300ZX Twin Turbos, RX-7 FD Twin Turbos, and 1JZ and 2JZ Supra Twin Turbos are readily available, with low mileage.

It's really made performance project cars much more accessible for the average joe, along with having a lot of unique, easy to mod, and much higher performing cars than the usual domestic market dribble, at reasonable prices.

You should check it out.  

 
jching jching
Moderator | Posts: 30 | Joined: 02/07
Posted: 09/24/09
12:12 PM

Didn't they change the laws so now the cars have to be at least 25 years old before they are eligible for importing?  
Go banana!

 
JDM300ZXTT JDM300ZXTT
New User | Posts: 3 | Joined: 09/09
Posted: 09/24/09
12:50 PM

Nope.  In Canada it's 15 years.