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moving back to the states
- Thread starter cup-sy
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Iceberg 172
Seriously??? You must love it! Surely the cost of shipping it would be an awful lot of money... Must be 50%of the cars value????
Barge
http://www.autoshippers.co.uk/rates.htm
Might give you a slight idea... Although, you'll be better off getting a direct quote.
These might be useful:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/importing_car.xml
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/
Might give you a slight idea... Although, you'll be better off getting a direct quote.
These might be useful:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/importing_car.xml
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/
172 - 249bhp @ the wheels
91 octane 
Iceberg 172
I would of thought you'd need to slap orange reflectors all over it too like the yank spec cars have.
Sell it to me if it's nice... I need a new car!
Sell it to me if it's nice... I need a new car!
This would get my vote, simply for being a left hooker.
Its not the same system though remember! 91 octane equates to near enough 95 ron, 87 octane is 91 ron and i'm sure they use the same scale graduation.91 octane
172 - 249bhp @ the wheels
no idea on that, I'm just going off what I saw. Pump gas said 91octane, but if it's a 95 equivalent then that's not too bad... although that's premium and as good as it gets lol.
realnumber 1
ClioSport Club Member
Imagine the fun to be had running rings round all those big shitty American sheds lol:evil:.
as said in the link its very dependant on safety standards , their cars have to be a specific height from the floor out there! lots of people who modify their cars in the states get impounded for illegal lowering.
the mitsubishi FTO for example is a car thats illegal in ALL states, to be honest it probably should be illegal in all countries due to how piss poor they are but still. talk to the embassy and find out the guidelines and rules first hand
the mitsubishi FTO for example is a car thats illegal in ALL states, to be honest it probably should be illegal in all countries due to how piss poor they are but still. talk to the embassy and find out the guidelines and rules first hand
realnumber 1
ClioSport Club Member
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
ive heard its mega strict to import cars over there, better getting a left hooker imported (mexico possibly)
This is one area ive always had a wierd 'thing' for. I think its the idea of the look on most americans faces when they see a small, quick car that isnt a honda.
As mentioned though, looks seriously difficult to do. I always think of US-Spec 911's that have those awful bumper extensions so they meet bumper regulations in the states - and thats just one small part of the regulations the clio would have to meet:
As mentioned though, looks seriously difficult to do. I always think of US-Spec 911's that have those awful bumper extensions so they meet bumper regulations in the states - and thats just one small part of the regulations the clio would have to meet:
As said lot of work needed to get it legal for the States. Fancy sourcing a Corvette for me?
lol, best getting in touch with the experts, theres very little knowledge in this thread tbh.
what's he need to do to the indicators lol, won't they work over there or will they be on the wrong side
Lots of cars over there the same as here, mini's, they sell the scooby sti etc. They used ot have renault over there, years ago.
Rules for maunfacturing cars are different to importing, so i very much doubt anything on the bumpers will need to be changed lol.
Depending on which state you are going to you will probably need to invest in some winter tyres, but not much more really.
But I probably know about as much as everyone else, very little!
I'd love to drive the megane around over there though, the looks you would get would be cool.
lol, really, have you seen the shitboxes they drive around over there, they would laugh if you tried to mot them over here, theres no mot in the states iirc.As said lot of work needed to get it legal for the States. Fancy sourcing a Corvette for me?
i guess you'd have to go through something similar to an sva here.
Indicators in US are yellow not orange. I know they have no mot but import rules are strict, see this link http://www.importexporthelp.com/importing-cars.htm. You even need to clean the underside of car to remove all traces of soil and dirt!
FLOL, yellow?
they used to be red, but because of so many european cars over there now they have amber like ours..........
172 cup
turning signal is amber. I've been looking into quotes none have gotten back to me yet. I wouldn't imagine how a Renault Clio would not be legal to drive in the states considering there are other foreign cars I've seen around the streets in the States. Take for instance Integra Type R's from Japan.
I realize the emissions could be a bit of an issue (I'm moving to RI), but it's only a Clio 2.0L engine so I couldn't imagine the cost of modifying it would be too costly.
And, yes I am leaving it a bit late - life happens.
I realize the emissions could be a bit of an issue (I'm moving to RI), but it's only a Clio 2.0L engine so I couldn't imagine the cost of modifying it would be too costly.
And, yes I am leaving it a bit late - life happens.
