Right hand Drive Vehicles
01-18-2007, 04:05 PM
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Well it looks like i may be in need of a right hand drive rig, was thinking a jeep cherokee or something, obviously getting one from japan would be a safe bet, does anyone know what this entails? Any sources you know of for importing jspec vehicles?
01-18-2007, 04:17 PM
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jspec cars are available, but registration is a little weird. the STATE has no problem registering the thing, and stock, they do pass smog if needed. the feds will have a problem with it if they get wind of it.
you can actually make the car federally legal, its more of an epensive paper shuffle than it is real work, and i'd suggest using a car that was available here, like the FC/FD cause the crash stuff and lights are the same.
you can actually make the car federally legal, its more of an epensive paper shuffle than it is real work, and i'd suggest using a car that was available here, like the FC/FD cause the crash stuff and lights are the same.
01-18-2007, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='853906' date='Jan 18 2007, 05:17 PM
jspec cars are available, but registration is a little weird. the STATE has no problem registering the thing, and stock, they do pass smog if needed. the feds will have a problem with it if they get wind of it.
you can actually make the car federally legal, its more of an epensive paper shuffle than it is real work, and i'd suggest using a car that was available here, like the FC/FD cause the crash stuff and lights are the same.
Yea i need something higher up and I'm 99% sure since I am working for the fed they'd cut me some slack LOL, but who knows. I would need something like a jeep or pickup the is, errr well mailbox height. Plus it needs to be super reliable
01-18-2007, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jwteknix' post='853907' date='Jan 18 2007, 05:19 PM
what are you delivering mail?
Yea, well hopefully I got "tenatively" hired, but i had something with my Merchant Mariner's license that is hanging me up ( i didnt realize they condidered that a branch of the military), but if all goes well yea.
01-18-2007, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' post='853908' date='Jan 18 2007, 02:21 PM
Yea i need something higher up and I'm 99% sure since I am working for the fed they'd cut me some slack LOL, but who knows. I would need something like a jeep or pickup the is, errr well mailbox height. Plus it needs to be super reliable
yeah if you can reg it thru work, then you're good.... i have no clue why you'd import a JDM toyota truck though...
01-18-2007, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='853913' date='Jan 18 2007, 05:28 PM
yeah if you can reg it thru work, then you're good.... i have no clue why you'd import a JDM toyota truck though...
Cause it's low miles and right hand drive, there's nothing in the US that I know of that is right hand drive. Jeep does make them, but i want somemthing used not brand new. That's why i was aking about r/h drive rigs, ie... are there any other sources besides jspec imports.
01-18-2007, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='853919' date='Jan 18 2007, 05:42 PM
get a old postal jeep, I see them for sale for just about nothing all the time.
I want something newer, gonna be putting a lot of miles on it.