My future is looking BRIGHT again!

it's a waste of time and money importing.

even if you can get it into the country, past epa, good luck servicing it.


over in the Subaru world people have looked into it and found that it is almost imposable to bring in ICE vehicles. one person tried to bring in a Nissan skyline by separating the engine and transmission from the car. he had them sent separately to Florida as car parts only to get caught by the EPA when he tried to put it back together. no more car.

 

Turd is right. The amount of time and money spent is not worth the effort. Besides it may take up to a year of your time. Your future would not look bright but bleak if after all that it still doesn't qualify. Then, what's your plan B with no money left and no car? Spend the time and effort making and saving money and buying a US spec used Prius and avoid the headache. You will have a much happier future.

 

will your dad adopt me? i'm really cute.

 

I don't know. If you have ~$4000 and your dad is willing to give you his tax money and take a loan out, you could be looking at ~$8000? Won't that get you a nice Gen I if not a serviceable Gen II Prius? You won't have to do the whole import thing.

KISS (Keep It Simple Son) method applies here. You can do the whole import thing and you run a risk that you won't be able to have the car. For maybe $500 more or maybe for the same exact price, you could have a car that is already here and be driving it.

This is a no brainer to me. Price is a wash. One requires a bunch of work, paperwork, and beaurocratic hoops AND after all that you run the risk of NOT being able to keep/drive the car. The other requires a trip to the DMV to transfer title.

Why would you even consider the former? Do the math!!!!!

 

How about you just buy an old MY2000 Honda Civic HX and drive it for a few years (while you save up for a Prius) like the rest of us? As opposed to financial writhing and going into more debt to have a stupid car? Seriously - it's just a car. There are a lot more important things.

 

???

Which post said that? At first, I thought I must have missed that post, but when I went back a few pages, I still didn't find it. Was that conclusion in this thread or another one?

Anyhow, I think it is a wiser move to go your current route. I hope it works out well for you.

 

you can have my daughters 04 w/everything but leather $8,000. that's what they are offering on a trade in. it was hit by a deer however, $5,000. in repairs.

 

Every car is a stupid car if you have to change the way you live just to afford the damn thing.

 

Friend! you may also check a Japanese used car dealer which is exporting used Japanese cars to US and other countries too!
message me I will give you the details of that dealer.
Regards

 

the repairs have already been done. runs like a top. full disclosure, if you know what i mean. i'm just offering it to you for the trade in price. well below a private sale. let me know if you can't find anything better.

 

ya, but what about the guy up above from pakistan? sounds too good to pass up!