importing a car.

[screamingbmwe30]

aside from the legal aspects of it how much does it cost to have one shipped over here? with a budget of 15k for an e30 m3 i could get an italian 320is for 7-8k with 70k miles or so....leaves plenty of room to get it imported...

[KenC]

Re: importing a car.

aside from the legal aspects of it how much does it cost to have one shipped over here? with a budget of 15k for an e30 m3 i could get an italian 320is for 7-8k with 70k miles or so....leaves plenty of room to get it imported...

You'd spend the other $7k getting it Federalized.

If you do a search you might find something. I remember somebody having a list of everything you'd need to have done.

[screamingbmwe30]

hmm not as bad as i thought.! isnt there like a 15 year cutoff or something that exempts cars. or is it 25? im talking out of my ass because i have no idea. thanks!

[KenC]

hmm not as bad as i thought.! isnt there like a 15 year cutoff or something that exempts cars. or is it 25? im talking out of my ass because i have no idea. thanks!

It's 25 years. Which means you'll have to wait until 2008 to import any e30.

[kylebes1]

so after 25 years does it make it cheaper/easier to import?

[KenC]

so after 25 years does it make it cheaper/easier to import?

Yes; you don't have to Federalize it.

[BahnE30]

just bring er on over basically

[kylebes1]

are you able to buy a tag for them? how are titles done in Canada and Mexico?

[thejimlab]

The 25 year thing sucks. My brother lives in Italy, I'm going to visit him in April. He' in the army and he told me he can bring back 2 vehicles. I know he's bringing his Ducati back, we've been talking about picking up something older. Maybe a 02 (if you can find one there) or an old Alfa.

[mikeedler]

it only costs about 800 dollars to ship a car, as long as its 25 years or older. got another 5 to go for my M3! but if you do come over here to get a car, make sure you know someone. the shipping port is the northern most part of germany, and the land of BMW is southern germany. so its a project alone to get it to the port. M3s really arent any cheaper over here and for the most part the weather sux here and causes alot of rust.

[Mystikal]

Ha, ours is 15 years still. There are Evo M3s relatively pouring in now, it's pretty crazy. That and the R32 Skylines. :shock:

[Court M3]

After 21 years old you don't need EPA, after 25 no DOT. Doing the same thing right now with my e30 323i and got quoted at $3500 to get all federalization done

[lowslowe30]

Ha, ours is 15 years still. There are Evo M3s relatively pouring in now, it's pretty crazy. That and the R32 Skylines. :shock:

Man I must have seen about 25 different skylines cruising around edmonton this summer. Most are fuckin haggard though but there is the odd one that is just a masterpeice. There is a 90 gtr with over 700hp in the auto trader going for 35000 here. Hopefully I will bring something over soon since I am without a car now due to a meeting with the front end of an f150. Euro spec e30 here I come :D

[kylebes1]

<img src=http://gnuart.onshore.com/free_photos/images/euro_car.jpg>

this is what I want to bring over... or can we get them here>?

[Mystikal]

Bring one down from us, they're everywhere in Toronto. The legend himself Randy Sparre drives one daily (he has an entire PC system jammed in there, HIDs, full system...I don't think the guy can't modify something).