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Old 01-23-2007, 04:49 PM
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Anyone know why front/half cuts imported from Japan are always super low mileage? Do they have some law against vehicles older than X age or mileage, to prevent traffic jams in Tokyo because someones car broke down?
In japan it is easier to insure/register a new car compared to that of an older one. A friend of mine bought a Nissan skyline RHD with AWD and had it imported.. But to get around the issues with dealing with customs he had the engine removed in japan and shipped before the car.. then the car in a container to mexico and trucked it over.. He has the money to do these things.. According to him it was worth the effort since he got the car faster and probably cheaper than dealing with customs... And he has it registered..
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