tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31649798.post8727981676925129..comments2024-03-14T14:51:33.662-07:00Comments on Nissan Skyline GT-R s and GTR Information : This is the Reason the Nissan Skyline is Illegal in the USSean Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01764446879030639598noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31649798.post-52737488841933567992016-07-27T21:39:28.760-07:002016-07-27T21:39:28.760-07:00Wow, thx Mercedes. Now i cant get R34s. #NeverGett...Wow, thx Mercedes. Now i cant get R34s. #NeverGettingAMercedes<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31649798.post-6320812039943842122016-01-27T03:03:36.378-08:002016-01-27T03:03:36.378-08:00The Skyline wasn't produced for the U.S. marke...The Skyline wasn't produced for the U.S. market makes them open to seizure under the import act Benz lobbied to enact. Any car not developed for this market is essentially illegal to privately import. Saying that the car itself is illegal must be confusing people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31649798.post-43443140426809460582014-03-29T12:53:08.111-07:002014-03-29T12:53:08.111-07:00Ok this doesn't specify why the skyline is &qu...Ok this doesn't specify why the skyline is "illegal". It just tells how Mercedes Benz protected it's interest by lobbying the US government against ALL gray market cars. The Skyline isn't illegal, it just wasn't brought to the US for sale. It could be for many reasons; maybe it didn't conform to the then current smog regulations, maybe Nissan didn't think there was much of a market for it when put up against the American V8. I think we can all agree on is that it was a missed opportunity. Some shadier importers still found ways to get them into the states, I always love seeing an R32 or R34 once in awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31649798.post-38507498161479753452014-02-16T00:56:47.573-08:002014-02-16T00:56:47.573-08:00however in new Zealand the rules are slightly diff...however in new Zealand the rules are slightly different...<br /><br />in 50s the got rid of import tarrifs: the reason being it was incredibly expensive to get a brand new car in the 40s. once the rules were relaxed the 70s were good to the Japanese, Datsun 1200cc and and 120y sold really well. but in 97 the rules changed slightly for import crash regs. and now any car pre 90s Japanese car cannot be imported if it doesn't have had crash testing (Nissan silvia's, rx7s) now if its 2005+ it will be allowed in. but some cars have to miss out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31649798.post-69527844970347678342011-03-22T21:43:05.431-07:002011-03-22T21:43:05.431-07:00funny thing, my girlfriends uncle back in the earl...funny thing, my girlfriends uncle back in the early 80's imported "grey market" mb's, and porches. Another funny thing, is that his last name was benz too. <br /><br />My gf's aunt gave me a stack of files of all the parts that needed to change on the cars before they were sold here in the us. The guy had a nice Mercedes Benz dealer in BFE bloomington. In the files there were letters sent to the DOT, EPA etc.. cool stuff.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321308523552448277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31649798.post-70682533557768821142011-03-19T00:20:43.664-07:002011-03-19T00:20:43.664-07:00After reading your post, I had to respond in manne...After reading your post, I had to respond in manner, the situation is rather coincidental: http://www.skylife4ever.com/2011/03/author-2-author-response-to-this-is.htmlJ Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01466983231622804347noreply@blogger.com