Since the MKI Focus RS launched in Europe people occasionally start threads asking about importing non-US cars.
It usually ends up with someone asking why not ship the car over without an engine, ship the engine separately, and then reassemble the car as a "kit car".
Sounds good in theory, but it doesn't work. Here's a current story about some GT-R owners getting their cars confiscated by the Dept. of Justice after buying cars from an importing trying just such a scheme.
Read the story:
http://jalopnik.com/5371967/feds-seize-illegal-nissan-skyline-gt+rs-in-cali
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It usually ends up with someone asking why not ship the car over without an engine, ship the engine separately, and then reassemble the car as a "kit car".
Sounds good in theory, but it doesn't work. Here's a current story about some GT-R owners getting their cars confiscated by the Dept. of Justice after buying cars from an importing trying just such a scheme.
Read the story:
http://jalopnik.com/5371967/feds-seize-illegal-nissan-skyline-gt+rs-in-cali
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