Bringing a European GT3RS 4.0 to the States? Help
Hello! This is my first post here, I’m looking for some help and guidance from experienced members. I have located a special 997 GT3 RS 4.0 in Europe that I would like to bring to the United States. Luckily It’s a left hand drive car, and since it’s a relatively rare car, I think it would be possible to put up a non-conforming petition to import it. Outside of the side markers, and tachometer reading km/h, I wasn’t sure if there were any other differences between US and non-US spec cars. Has anyone brought in a car from Europe to the US? Will resell value be impacted? Any recommendations on anyone who could help me do this or where I should be looking to get it done?
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What state are you looking to register it in?
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I guess that being so new, you can’t receive PM’s here. Send me your contact information at 911@addixion.com and we can discuss.
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I think that you will find, its not that easy / straightforward as the car is not 25 years old, and is not originally from the US (exported and coming back). The car needs to be "federalized" to dive on our streets. There is a "show and display" exemption from NHTSA but it is a limited list, and there are a lot of rules that include a 2500 miles a year limit. The federalization process details cover many things like side markers, glass, emissions, crash testing etc. There are lots of examples of cars that were simply tossed into a container, and "smuggled in" (or come via Canada which has different import laws), but I read recently an article where states are going after these vehicles (mostly JDM). One of the penalties is the VIN being black listed at the federal level, making it impossible to be legal again in the US.
There are a lot of companies / brokers that specialize in this process, you might want to talk about this with one of them (the poster above might be one). Good luck |
I have also been looking into a similar prospect.
This document may help: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.go...elig120115.pdf CheeRS |
I think age of the car supersedes any secondary NHTSA requirements. Here is Canada (Ontario specific) we have to wait until the imported car is 15 years old...
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Originally Posted by smceo
(Post 18068696)
What state are you looking to register it in?
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Originally Posted by mezgermischief
(Post 18072547)
I have also been looking into a similar prospect.
This document may help: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.go...elig120115.pdf CheeRS |
YEE HAW ! ! !
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Originally Posted by Rsfarra
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Looking to register it in Texas
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This will be a good way to get a proper 7RS.
I hope your specs are worth the hassle. CGT seats, clubsport (all RoWs are), PCCBs... |
Wallace Labs will do the entire process of; importing,transportation & certification.
Plan on 35-45k expense/fees etc. https://wallacelab.com/ Good Luck |
Wow that's not a small number... I hope it includes transatlantic shipping...
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Did you succeed in importing gt3rs?
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