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Originally Posted by strat61caster
Where are you located OP?
Local regulations on certifying cars for the road can tack on thousands of dollars to the expense of getting a non USDM car in your driveway legally. I looked into doing a BMW import and it was a minimum of $1,500+??? to get the car emissions tested, and that was after doing an engine swap to US spec engine including all the electronics and emissions equipment. This may be an exclusively Californian problem but I believe several states have their own quirks when it comes to importing gray market vehicles.
And after googling, this post was more helpful than the hours I spent trying to figure it out on my own last year:
http://forums.nicoclub.com/emissions...a-t589291.html |
I believe the idea is to capitalize on the smog exemption rule for older vehicles.