Does anyone have any idea on importing rules from the UK? I want a RHD miata!!
 

Well its been a while since Ive been on the forums, since I sold my baby, I just had no reason to. But now Im longing for her back, just tweeked a little!


So let me give you a little back ground info, Im in the Air Force and I got stationed over in the UK. Awesome right? I thought so too, and now I need a car to get around, and of course Miata's are cheap as hell over here! AND, they are right hand drive too! Best of both worlds right?!?! So my question is, if I were to get a 1990 Miata (my heart is stuck on the na's) would I be able to import the car back to the states since it will be over 25 years old by the time my tour is up. Id love to be able to build one from scratch! And RHD is a bonus. So if anyone is sure or a gee wiz at importing rules or knows of a list, thatd really help me out with my decision.

Thanks in advance!
one6

Please help explain to me why RHD is superior to LHD. I must be missing something. Do you plan on picking up a postal route? Are you trying to lose weight and want an excuse to never eat fast food? Did the bank in the city you live in install an ATM on the wrong side of the road?

I just prefer something out of the ordinary. To each his own is the quote I tend to go by. And Ill be in the UK for 2 years no since in buying a car I cant bring back with me, and they just so happen to make only RHD cars here. Who would have thunk it. I prefer input on import procedures over your criticism.

I googled "how to import a vehicle to the united states"

This was the first result.

Importing a Motor Vehicle - CBP.gov

post related

does anyone know how to import a JDM toilet to the US so I can make it swirl backwards?

I want my poops to be DIFFERENT :pitlab:

I want to eat my steak with a spoon so i can be different.

This is why I quit coming to this site. Bunch of egotistic assholes. Like I said, Im stationed in the UK for military reasons, I need a car, they are all RHD and I want to get a Miata again. So Right hand drive is kind of my only option.

Ok so buy a Miata. Then sell it before you come home.

Use money to buy another miata.

Saves money, and the huge hassle of trying to import a car.

It's a win/win situation. Why would you bother trying to fuck with anything else?

Because its a free import due to the military paying for it, they are the cheapest Ive seen over here, and beats the hassle of trying to resale it here. Miata market isn't big on a military establishment.

Ok so what's the question, then?

Why are my tax dollars importing a RHD Mazda Miata?

I was seeing if anyone knew a straight forward answer on importing one. Ive been to the websites where it talks about importing and such I just wanted a more straight forward answer. Was just going to try my luck and see if anyone in the community has done any sort of vehicle importing, because it has to be legal with the states before. Im just fuzzy on the 25 year or older rule.

Your tax dollars have been spent much worse, believe that. Whats the big deal with an imported RHD Miata anyways.

Pretty sure you're getting your balls seriously busted because the website is "miataturbo.net" not "importamiata.net." You're looking for information in the wrong place. It's information that can be found far more effectively by searching yourself, as evidenced by fooger's reply.

Importing a Miata is no different than importing another car, so search and find.

So get one that's 25 years or older.


If our tax dollars are paying for it, then perhaps you should ask those people that disperse our tax dollars in order for you to import your mad tyte RHD chariot of gayness, as i imagine they've done this a time or two.

Interesting, this is why I come to this site. Most people here use logic, and reason and are pretty intelligent; those that don't get ridiculed so the information here is well sorted and valuable. For fun, I did some research for you. I won't troll you, but think about the question you asked and why everyone else is trolling you:

I asked a buddy of mine that works for Maersk how much it'd cost to ship a car from the UK to the US. He said off the top of his head about $1,500 without a container, with a container it's closer to $3000. That doesn't include import taxes, duties, and the time and whatever you have to do to get it in the country and legal once it's here.

For reference, I just bought a *mint* '97 STO with 103k on it, perfect compression, no leaks, and not a ding in the body or stain in the interior and a new top for $3,200. Much less clean NAs frequently sell for $1,500 or so. Being curious, I also asked a friend that works for a JDM importer what a RHD half cut would cost and he said he'd sell me one for $1500 (this has a motor and tranny and other misc stuff you can part out and sell, so really you'd only be buying the RHD stuff for like $700 or so probably). So if you really want RHD in the US (you don't, though) $3,000 would get you one. I'd wager that you'd spend less time doing the swap than you would finding out about and filling out the required import paper work. Even the $1,500 Miata is likely to be cleaner than whatever happens to the one you ship from the UK after the trip. Trust me, nobody on the ship will care about your car and it will show when it arrives. Even shipping a car within the states on a covered trailer has this problem, the people doing the shipping just don't care.

Ninja'd.

OP enjoys phalli in and around his face hole.

Laugh out loud, yes yes yes, since the steering wheel being on the right side makes it any more gay than a car of the same type with a steering wheel on the left.

I have searched, I guess I just thought wrong to maybe hoping to find an easier straight forward answer on here. My fucking bad. Thanks anyways though. So helpful! <3

Sorry, nobody here has experience in this matter. We all just bought Miatas for cheaper than the amount of tax burden that you're going to put on the country transporting your hairdresser's car across the big pond. Was way easier.



No tears, only dreams.

Concerned tax paying citizens at their finest.

The serious part of that answer is that nobody has ever bothered to import a car that can be found by the hundred thousands in their home continent.


I suggest you find a US-based Skyline forum and see what they say. Make sure you let them know that you're planning on importing a Miata.

OP wants to be different and got butt hurt.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392418401

Yes, the anus gland is swollen at the moment. Anyways, thanks for the info.

Have you tried expressing it?

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I'm really hoping that image stays broken, based on the URL

I'm a little disappointed. This one is related, but nowhere as amusing to me.

I was merely asking the question to try to save money buying a car to keep and make a project out of than buying one only to lose money on the resale. But I see now, dumb question dumb thought according to everyone. Again, thanks. My butt hurts real bad.

You won't save enough money to make the hassle worth it.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392419078

Again, importing a vehicle back to the states would be free for me. But yes, as you guys seem to think.

<pedant> no such thing as a RHD miata.</pedant> They're all MX5's or Eunos roadsters over here.

Again, you won't save enough money to offset the hassle. You wouldn't save ANY money at all if you were importing on your dime, in fact, you'd lose money.

Even with the importing being free, you won't say enough money to offset the hassle.


Have i made myself clear? Or do i need to repeat it again?

Maybe just one more time?

Ok, so you are getting it moved for "free" (my dime) and that's great (wanker.)

What we are saying is that the associated registration, importation fees, EPA paperwork, customs fuckery, title issuance, etc are going to cost you more than buying a $3,000 clean domestic NA once you get back from the UK.

Is that clear enough?

but guyths



he'll be different


he'll be so mad tyte JDM


I mean c'mon

or is it BDM?

or BDSM?

who knows

Nah.


ClubRoadster.net Main

If you are going to go through the hassle to import something RHD, at least import something cool

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392420593

Well, I think it's cool anyway.

Hey OP, if you're still here: Thanks for your service.

Also, EO2K posted above a great point. If you're going to import something, import something really unique and cool!

Find an old Sierra Cosworth, or maybe a TVR or something AWESOME.

I, for one, certainly wouldn't miss out on the opportunity to ship an awesome european car over for free (to you).

No, it won't. You're not the only overseas Military guy on here, and damn sure not the first to want to bring a car back with him. Do some more research, not on car enthusiast forums full of anecdotal evidence, but on websites ending in .gov.

Trust me on this, it's much more expensive than you think.

Need proof? Just look around. If it were cost effective, or even affordable for the average enlisted person, don't you think
the CONUS would be crawling with "rare" RHD vehicles from overseas?

I know your being fatetious, but it's EUDM

But he's got Joe money. Expecting a Joe to do something reasonable with Joe money is like expecting a dog to not lick his balls.

Small world, huh? It got only two likes :giggle:

KSLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZYY YO

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You gotta get an Australian toilet for that i think.

anytime I see "eezy" in anyone's name I automatically know they are full on, beyond help, beyond meds, retarded

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confirmed :laugh:

Maybe he's left handed and the RHD would make it easier to jerk of his boyfriend on road trips?

Trust me rhd in the states will suck. Try to drive someone's left hand drive over there awhile. It sucks. Every try at passing is a quesss with death. I've driven LHD in the UK and rhd in Europe. It sucked long term. Can't see oncoming cars, intersections are a nightmare, and everything is a pain.

+1 for bringing back something cool. The list of stuff I'd want to bring back when I was over seas would be huge. Opportunity is lost for me, don't squander yours on a rhd pedo-stash mobile.

Holy poop!! you went all out biker :rofl:

Buy RHD MX5. Do what mods you want, preferably ones that work with LHD and RHD. Use for 2 years. Remove mods and ship them home. Sell the car in UK. Buy Miata at home and add the mods.

Well this thread is way off topic, but i'm gonna add anyway. I'd like to start off by saying that i do see the other side of this, sorta...

Living in Michigan, i know this state is pretty much doesn't care about some things.
Basically, 240sx vin swap your skyline, or USDM vin swap your JDM mx5 and you're good to go.
Beacuse i'm so close to Canada, quite a few people around here have RHD cars(i guess it's easy and or legal to get a RHD skyline or whatever in Canada).
Sometimes they cut the car in half and weld it back together. Friend of mine made an evo 4 or something out of some other legal to own car here.
There are ways, most of the time not legal.
But why?

Try sitting in the passenger seat and make a left turn from the left turn lane on a 3 lane 45mph road without a turn light. Or try making a pass on a back country 2 lane road. (what TZ said)
It's stupid. Why would anyone want that? Most people who have RHD cars around here hardly ever drive them because it's just a pain in the ass.

Oh and PS; The military won't ship your car back for free, that's kinda funny haha.

Also.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8MPCKJQzPA8/So...jpg?imgmax=800

And.
5 RHD refused entry at NY border for car show
We've actually never had any issues with the RHD guys coming over from canada. They get over just fine all the time in the summer.

According to this, it seems they wanted to seize the car because it is not DOT or EPA compliant. Isn't that a bit irrelevant? I though you could own motor vehicles that are not approved by alphabet soup agencies, you just can't drive them on public roads.

I don't know if the guy did something improper with his skyline, but it is not mentioned at all in the letter.

I'm assuming he registered it.

Its very simple in the case of the case of the above Skyline: DOT didn't crash test it and EPA didn't emissions test it, therefore you don't get to drive it. As far as those bureaucracy are concerned the Skyline is made of nitroglycerin and runs on styrofoam and plastic bags.

Oh and every car in the UK is a rust bucket. My dads 5yr old STI has lost all of its heat shields, spots underneath, and even the aluminum is furry.

You'll notice the letter specifically refers to the vehicle being illegally imported. Since the vehicle cannot be LEGALLY imported, then it's been illegally imported and subject to seizure whether it is street-driven/registered or not.

Chicks with abs.

#acup #girlswhoworkout

Exaggerate much?

The volume of rusty enthusiast cars is quite high, because they tend to use any car as a daily beater (year around, rain and "shine").
This means however that there is a cheap source for parts and racecars (if you have tracks going clockwise).

But it's a bit easier to import when you're inside the EU, and can drive the thing home. I have a rust bucket 98 RS bought in Glasgow, left hand shifting is not that hard to learn and spirited driving is done on close to empty reads anyway. Sure, overtaking when you are driving on the wrong side requires some planning.