i want to buy one !!!
2006-11-26 10:20:46 · 8 answers · asked by jonathan r 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Nissan
20 year old Nissan Skyline Cars are way to hyped! Video games I guess. Three things keeping them out of the United States. #1 in Japan they drive on the right. #2 Skylines will not meet the stricter US Emissions standards or run very well after cat converters and egr is tacked on and less than 99 octane is used. #3 Crash standards, head lighting and Occupant protection.
But you can buy a better handling and stopping car with 300hp now called the 350Z and factory warranty too!
2006-11-27 01:04:43 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As of now, I believe this is only a mainland Japan sold car. Which means the steering wheel is on the wrong side for starters. You have to remember there are some differences with safety items on foriegn MARKET cars vs what's legal in the US. Bumpers are one example. We have a federally mandated requirement that all cars sold in the US have 5 MPH bumpers. Not necessarily the case overseas. Emissions are also very strict in Cali, more so than anywhere else. I don't know what the Japanese goverment stipulates as far as emissions, but it could be less strict than CA. Everything you buy here is made to US spec. I do remember hearing somewhere Nissan might consider a version for the US market.
2006-11-26 10:35:10 · answer #2 · answered by Juffalo Jim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're VERY difficult to make legal in california, so basically yes. Other states aren't as anal about it. It cali, mass, penn and rhode island that require the skyline to have an OBDII system fitted, which is next to impossible in a skyline. the other states aren't worried about OBDII.
2016-05-23 06:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think so, for the moment it is not sold as a production car in the US .. so by default, it has not been approved for sale in the US ( crash testing ans such)
It will be for sale in fall 2007 though.
And in relation of California to most if the US .. California has more stringent pollution standards ... thereby reducing the number of available models of cars.
2006-11-26 10:30:40 · answer #4 · answered by timmay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can get one for around $90,000 for r34 import from japan but not street legal. they are coming out with a 2008 r35 for US if u wait a few years but it has a diff design now since in japan they can only use the same design 3 times (r32,r33,r34)
2006-11-27 15:46:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All import vehicles have to pass emissions testing and, ugh, crash saftey testing which means at least ten vehicles will surrender their lives to the crash barriers.
PS -- you can't afford one, kid.
2006-11-26 10:36:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont see why it would be illegal
2006-11-26 10:23:40 · answer #7 · answered by claire c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not.
2006-11-26 23:54:27 · answer #8 · answered by mcguire_kai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋