Street Legal Jdm Cars Available

[jdmdrift]

d-stage is moving into a new phase of business with the sales of legal jdm cars.

we are currently trying to get together an order for our next shipment.
i have to say now that if you are interested in getting one of these cars WE ARE NOT ABLE TO TAILOR TO YOUR WANTS as far as COLOR , INTERIOR STYLE, WHEELS ETC... the cars are bought from personal owners or dealerships in japan. so saying that sometimes they come modified some times there stock.

but once they reach the U.S they will be street legal and D.O.T approved by D-stage so you can register them in other states and fully insure them.

we will not make taking orders of cars a habit we will have cars available at all times but i repeat WE DO NOT ORDER CARS ON AN ORDER BY CAR BASIS.

we do require a down payment of half the cost of vehicle and the other half will be paid on delivery.
we can also offer upgrades with d-stage parts at a discounted rate for ordered cars.

if you are interested or have questions please e mail me at jdm_cars01@yahoo.com

Serious inqueries only please

Thank you,
Eric
D-Stage/DarkStar Developments.

[D1 DRIFTER]

hey check ur e mail!

[jdmdrift]

thank you !** bump**

[C2 Powerhaus]

Did you guys go through the same steps motorex went through? Bring in 3 cars for crash tests etc?

[Wayne]

ya, how do we know this is legit.

[AWDtoyota]

What kind of cars will you be bringing? And how will delivery be done to other states......or is that the buyers responsibility?

[4doorpimpn]

im just being odd not making an order, 89 gloria taxi?

[jdmdrift]

no actually we didnt do the crash tests, honestly because it wasnt required by the d.o.t in our state (indianapolis In) it is only required to meet a point system that co incides with the manufacturers crash tests. so not every car is available for legalization due to not meeting d.o.t standards, but most cars make it through just fine some we have to make work by using usdm bumper supports and such. i own an s14 silvia that passed no problems.

delivery is added into your cost of vehicle so that once its legalized and ready for titling we will have it delivered to you.

the type of cars will vary from silvias throug VIP to even some honda's
we will primarily stick with drift style cars or atleast FR cars.

if you have a request for a car we can find it.
a gloria taxi wouldnt be far off for us to get, we actually had a ceffiro taxi about a year ago , but again i cant guarentee that a car like that will be able to be legalized. but if you are interested or need some more info e mail me at the address above and we can talk to you on a more personal level.
thanx again
Eric
darkstar developments/d-stage

[C2 Powerhaus]

sounds logical since the cars are obviously here already. But how are you so sure that they are legal to drive at other states?

[jdmdrift]

Title's are transferrable to other states. If your in Cali, you can pass Emissions and we will have all the info for you to do so. Once thats done you can drive them anywhere you want. If your not in California then your in the same boat we are. we dont have to worry about emissions.

[Drk_drftr]

Can you get stock cars such as: JZZ30 Soarer, JZX100 Chaser, GC8 WRX, and Evo. 3-6?

Wut type of prices are we looking at?
(I dont really want to spend 20 grand for a S13.)

Since I live in CA, will the shipping cost be lower?

[ferny]

i hope he gots good prices cause theres a couple of people that can do it hear for dirt cheap... mostly what they pay for the car themselves and the shipping from japan to here.den like 1000 bucks for their profit and what it cost to legalize. which is too much. i think i rather just wait and go to japan to enjoy the rhd experience.even tho everyone will have one,.ill still be happy.or maybe!? take my AE86 lhd over there.maybe get the same attention people get over here with a rhd! bhaha

[DomLee]

Originally Posted by jdmdrift

no actually we didnt do the crash tests, honestly because it wasnt required by the d.o.t in our state (indianapolis In) it is only required to meet a point system that co incides with the manufacturers crash tests. so not every car is available for legalization due to not meeting d.o.t standards, but most cars make it through just fine some we have to make work by using usdm bumper supports and such. i own an s14 silvia that passed no problems.

I'd like to point out the fact that the DOT is a FEDERAL government entity, NOT a STATE government entity. Therefore YOUR CLAIM that the DOT IN YOUR STATE doesn't require crash tests is bull$hit.

Key word: FEDERAL

Hope you can read this link that clearly says: "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety & Standards"
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/stan...Regs/index.htm

Originally Posted by jdmdrift

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if you have a request for a car we can find it.
a gloria taxi wouldnt be far off for us to get, we actually had a ceffiro taxi about a year ago , but again i cant guarentee that a car like that will be able to be legalized. but if you are interested or need some more info e mail me at the address above and we can talk to you on a more personal level.
thanx again
Eric
darkstar developments/d-stage

So why is it that you can get a Silvia in the US (since you supposedly own one)...but can't guarantee that a gloria taxi will be legalized?

Oh wait...that's right...it isn't on the list of vehicles that are ABLE to be imported. Neither is your Silvia.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/...LIG071404.html

[DomLee]

Originally Posted by jdmdrift

Title's are transferrable to other states. .

This makes no sense for you to state the obvious. Titles have always been transferrable to all states. I can transfer a title from California to Nevada. Makes no sense for you to mention this.

Originally Posted by jdmdrift

...If your in Cali, you can pass Emissions and we will have all the info for you to do so. Once thats done you can drive them anywhere you want. If your not in California then your in the same boat we are. we dont have to worry about emissions.

So...because I'm in California...you're going to tell me HOW to pass emissions here? Really? Because I'd like to know what information you can give me about CARB (California Air Resource Board). Personally...I don't think you have a clue.

You, as a SUPPOSED importer...are the ones who are supposed to do all of the required emissions work. You CANNOT import a vehicle and leave it to the customer to find a way to pass.

Rules for Importation
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/

Vehicle Importation Guidelines
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/...t05282004.html

List of Registered Importers
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/...t07142004.html

I can post links to the US Customs website too which correspond w/ the NHTSA/DOT's guidelines. Also, the EPA.

Please feel free to respond to what I have just posted. I know what I'm talking about. Some other people know more than me. I have no problems providing proof of what I say, as I have provided links to pertinent info regarding vehicles and their importation/emission requirements. Feel free to prove me wrong.

[DomLee]

Originally Posted by jdmdrift

...but once they reach the U.S they will be street legal and D.O.T approved by D-stage so you can register them in other states and fully insure them...

Originally Posted by jdmdrift

...once its legalized and ready for titling we will have it delivered to you....

Originally Posted by jdmdrift

...If your in Cali, you can pass Emissions and we will have all the info for you to do so.....

So which is it? They will be street legal and DOT approved...AND once it is legalized, you'll deliver it. But you have info for the customer to pass emissions? Are you implying that the customer will be the one stuck w/ passing emissions? But if this is the case,...wouldn't this make the car NOT-legal and NOT DOT approved?

[jdmdrift]

like i had posted earlier california is the exception to the rule state.
the closest city to us with emmisions testing is chicago and if we were to have it tested there and then sent to you its more then likely still not going to pass due to your higher smog regulations.
as far as d.o.t approval it only has to be approved in our state since thats where it will be titled from now saying that you will get a title with your car that is registered to D-stage as a company and when you get that you can take it to your dmv and transfer it to your name. thats why i mentioned the title transfer earlier.
and yes once the vehicle has passed approval here and has its VIN and title we ship the car to your door.
now if you likve in california we really have no way of guaranting its going to pass emissions because of the foresaid reason. all we can do is double cat the exhaust.
so when i say "street legal and d.o.t approved" i mean that it has a working title and VIN number. so if you are pulled over you dont have to worry about your vehicle being taken away.
ive been pulled over in mine twice already.
and yes the d.o.t is federal but each state has its own regulations for titleing.

[FD3S_pilot]

so what cars do you guys have now? can i get a quote on some cars

[jdmdrift]

What exactly are you wanting to be quoted? Ive got a big list in front of me. Send me an email at JDM_Cars01@yahoo.com

Jordan

[driftking777]

Originally Posted by jdmdrift

What exactly are you wanting to be quoted? Ive got a big list in front of me. Send me an email at JDM_Cars01@yahoo.com

Jordan

you should type up the list of vehicles and prices, therefore saving you alot of e-mails and making it easier for us...(not trying to sound like an A**

[nasty nate 7]

Originally Posted by jdmdrift

What exactly are you wanting to be quoted? Ive got a big list in front of me. Send me an email at JDM_Cars01@yahoo.com

Jordan

how much you want for a fc3s? (they all come turbo)

[NismoSigma]

Do you guys have a website or something other than just E-MAIL? Have you sold cars before or are you just going around to all the car forums and telling them of this? Oh and can you answer some of DomLee's questions, I'm curious too on most of the things he said but not in the sense of bashing or being rude. Thanks!

[Tofu R]

DomLee is correct. These guys are likely cheating.

The reason they are so insistent on mentioning state laws regarding titles and issuing VINs and ignoring the Federal laws is because you can register and title a JDM car through your state DMV if you cheat.

By cheating, I mean bringing in a sillhouette - an S13 or S14 Silvia, a Toyota Celica GT4, etc., something that looks like and shares a nameplate with a US-legal car. When you take the sillhouette car to the state DMV and apply for a new title and VIN, the DMV or it's agent (State Patrol in Washington state, for instance) will check the car for basic safety and emissions data. Because the cheaters will usually use a VIN from a wrecked 240SX or Celica GT or whatnot, and because the vehicle shows up in the DMV database, the assumption will be that the vehicle is a modified US-legal car. At that point, you can get it titled, insured, registered, whatever.

In most states, you can and will get away with this for however long you own the car. However, in some states, such as California, and states that have adopted CARB regulations, you will, at some point or the other, get caught. Same goes for living in any major metropolitan area that requires emissions testing - if you pass the tailpipe sniffer, you can still fail the visual part of it if your emissions equipment does not match what the inspector expects to see. In CARB states, the red flags will be raised immedietly by simply having an engine that does not "technically" belong there.

While I know people who have cheated and brought over cars and have them titled, registered and insured, they have done it knowing full well the risks associated. Trying to sell non-federalized vehicles to starry-eyed kids with more cash then sense is unethical and really low, simply because they won't be buying something that is legal, and they will always run the risk of getting caught and impounded and out thousands of dollars.

While I'm sure there will be excited kids throwing emails at you and requesting all manner of esoteric exotica, hopefully most people here will have better sense. The only way people who actually know about importation rules will believe you is if you can prove you are a federally recognized Registered Importer (Only RIs can legalize cars for the US market), and provide proof that the cars you are selling have been federalized.

[phantasm]

THANK YOU DOM!! You are 100% correct!

It breaks my heart to see a fellow Hoosier post such utter nonsense.

The ONLY way to drive a Silvia (or many other JDM cars) in the states is to have it registered with corporate sponsorship. In otherwords it has to be registered by a company. This would be like for shows, racing or advertisement. The downside of that is that there is a limit to the number of miless it can drive annually. This is bogus horse crap.

[C2 Powerhaus]

Originally Posted by phantasm

THANK YOU DOM!! You are 100% correct!

It breaks my heart to see a fellow Hoosier post such utter nonsense.

The ONLY way to drive a Silvia (or many other JDM cars) in the states is to have it registered with corporate sponsorship. In otherwords it has to be registered by a company. This would be like for shows, racing or advertisement. The downside of that is that there is a limit to the number of miless it can drive annually. This is bogus horse crap.

True, and not true.

The only way to drive a silvia in the states is like what you said pretty much. Although, Skylines are legally drivable in the US through Motorex. Other than that, only jdm cars 25yrs + or the Skyline is legally drivable in the US. Even then, i'm not sure if JDM cars 25+ years are eligible for registration. But for sure, the only JDM car i know of that is legally registerable in the US is the Skyline through Motorex.

[phantasm]

Originally Posted by phantasm

The ONLY way to drive a Silvia (or many other JDM cars) in the states is to have it registered with corporate sponsorship. In otherwords it has to be registered by a company. This would be like for shows, racing or advertisement. The downside of that is that there is a limit to the number of miless it can drive annually. This is bogus horse crap.

I didn't intend to say ALL JDM cars have to be done the way I described. Sure the Skylines can be registered through Motorex, but even they are not doing it right now. The way I mentioned above works for ALL cars and is MUCH cheaper than via Motorex.

Note that NO ONE does R34s, late model R33s, Silvias, 180SXes and such, but they CAN be driven with corporate sponsorship.

BTW I did a little search and discovered JDMdrift's name associated with WorksYamaguchi. If I am not mistaken....there have been a few problems with that company. Don't go spending a wad of money hoping to get anyJDM cars through this guy...you might get bit on the rear.