5 year import rule us spec

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Post by jin240sx » 12 Mar 2010, 1:09 am

hi guys before i get flamed i've searched the forums and google for like past five hours. here's the deal. I'm going home on vacation and thinking of picking up a usdm s14 (95 - 97) unmodded manual to get shipped and registered here in dubai or abu dhabi. I can register in either since i live in dubai but work in abu dhabi, of course abu dhabi would be much easier for me since it seems like rta randomly approves or denies ad visa holders.
So far on this forum the most recent comment on the five year rule was in november and it was said that 5 year rule has been postponed another earlier post says usdm cars no problem to bring over. I just would like to make sure nothing has changed over the last few months. rta website only has a copy of when the rules were proposed back in 2008 and abu dhabi site is even less helpful.
if i can bring over car does anyone know of any good companies over here to go through for the paperwork. thanks for any help.

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Post by AccordTuner » 12 Mar 2010, 1:18 am

welcoem buddy ....

5 year rule is finished ...... no more and with the current financial situation i think it wont be in the near future to implement the rule again

regarding paper wok pm me i will help u out i'll give u contact details of a company who do the shipping and importing of cars :)

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Post by Exquisite » 12 Mar 2010, 12:45 pm

Yeah the 5 year rule is no there there anymore....but want to ask...will they implement it anytime soon...coz my car is an us import....and its 5 years already

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Post by TNT » 12 Mar 2010, 1:31 pm

Get the car and enjoy, no rule in place.

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Post by Idrift » 12 Mar 2010, 10:26 pm

OHHH SAY ITS ALL TRUE!!! YESSSSSS!! OHH YESSSSS!!! I LOVE THIS NEWS!!! *jumps on on the table and dances like no ones watching!*

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Post by Mr_boost » 13 Mar 2010, 3:56 am

^ But we watched :D

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Post by ekU » 13 Mar 2010, 1:05 pm

well a friend is selling a s14 with stroked 2j. let me know if intrested. and this 1 is DXB registred.

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Post by jin240sx » 13 Mar 2010, 5:11 pm

thanks for the help guys. just got back to us a few hours ago. this news is great. accord tuner i'll send pm regarding the shipping company. thanks alot all.

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Post by WKZ » 13 Mar 2010, 11:55 pm

ekU wrote:well a friend is selling a s14 with stroked 2j. let me know if intrested. and this 1 is DXB registred.
:| :|
Why would someone have a 2J instead of the SR20?!?!
Anyways yeah there ain't no import rule until now,if y'all would have searched the forums properly you would have found it.

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Post by ekU » 14 Mar 2010, 8:52 am

WKZ wrote:
ekU wrote:well a friend is selling a s14 with stroked 2j. let me know if intrested. and this 1 is DXB registred.
:| :|
Why would someone have a 2J instead of the SR20?!?!
y SR20???

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Post by wek-236 » 14 Mar 2010, 5:13 pm

ekU wrote:
WKZ wrote:
ekU wrote:well a friend is selling a s14 with stroked 2j. let me know if intrested. and this 1 is DXB registred.
:| :|
Why would someone have a 2J instead of the SR20?!?!
y SR20???
how do you pass an s14 with a toyota engine? would you require a wasta?

i dont think its possible but then again if you are a son or a daughter or a general, sheikh or a member of the royal family maybe you can get it passed..

but for ordinary expat? :s i don think so..

my stickers wont even passed the annual passing for registration and that sticker is merely 5 inches long :evil:
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Post by docaam » 14 Mar 2010, 8:59 pm

I think its risky to bring it here...it will be registered but heard rule will be implemented this year...as I was planning to bring 96 300ZX but then dropped the idea as no point driving it for a year or so..

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Post by AccordTuner » 14 Mar 2010, 9:35 pm

docaam wrote: heard
there are rules which are heard every other day

like
there was a rule coming up applying for licence , age to be increased to 21 did it happen ?

and many other's

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Post by docaam » 14 Mar 2010, 9:50 pm

this law was passed with implementation date as well...so slightly different from just heard.

I almost got even the car checked then the guy who told me not to buy it have some good resources.....but Im not stopping anyone :) buy it if you are willing to just enjoy it for a while

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Post by Ozimandius » 15 Mar 2010, 8:00 am

Docaam, I was about to ship a '90 model 300zx, if successful, and if the rule was implement, I wouldn't be able to drive it here?



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