Buying imported cars (subic and the like)

**raikonnen** · June 22nd, 2005 11:42 PM

Ran into a 92 MR2(SW20) and the price was very tempting, nakalagay lang sa ads "with papers"... tipong gusto ko na benta civic ko para mabili ko na yun...

tinanong ko yung mayari kung legal ba yung auto.. sagot nya sakin "lulusot naman!"
parang naghesitate ako sa sagot kc i can only afford to buy 1 car at a time.. so pag nagkaproblema yun, ayaw ko naman na wala ako magamit

ano ibig sabihin ng "lulusot"? illegal sya pero lulusot??
o nagawan na ng paraan para maging legal? kakalito e hehehe

ano ba ang mga tips when buying an imported car..

any suggestions would really help

thank you

**JAYarc** · June 23rd, 2005 12:14 AM

ang pagka intindi ko bawal ang mag import ng used car sa pinas exept pag service car ng OFW for 6mon.. ang sesti ata ehh ginagamit yung freeport para ma bypass yung batas..tapus pag nakapasok na sa port ehh babayaran yung custom,tax, hold&release para makalabas ng subic..sabay rehistro sa Lto regionII..

pag galing s auction sila nayung nag aasses ng complete papers pero kung individual importer di ako sure..hehe happy hunting..>>

**MAXBUWAYA** · June 23rd, 2005 01:25 AM

Medyo mainit sa pulis mga import may hinhanap sila laging resibo about tax declaration.
Pag wala Impound!

**empy** · June 23rd, 2005 08:11 AM

i can't speak about all the legal issues, but as a former mr2 owner i just want to say you will not be disappointed by that car!! you'll love it.

**scarab** · June 23rd, 2005 08:19 AM

....check mo kung maganda pag-convert (if u have no hesitations w/ converted units). malamang JDM yan na turbo, cost almost half of the USDM MR2 being sold here.

**ultimate** · June 23rd, 2005 08:47 AM

Like M54 said, you won't regret it. Hanip sa power and porma. I had the 2002 MR2 Spyder 1.8L. Ganda ng performance and balanced kasi mid-engine and only 2,000 LBS. ang body. I did 127 MILES/hr. one day pero may ibubuga pa but my wife can't take it anymore. Anyway, sana nga kung legal ang papers nyan it'll be a nice car.

**kaloi** · June 23rd, 2005 11:30 PM

sa cebu dre sobrang daming jap surplus cars at mostly clean ang papers. here are some that i've seen and made kalikot.

mitsu - fto, gto(v6 twin turbo), evo 7 & 8, 3 door pajero evolution(v6 mivec),
eclipse(2003 ver./ mivec)

nissan - fairlady 280z, 180sx, sylvia(turbo & non turbo), skyline r32 r33 & r34,
pulsar(awd sr20w/turbo)

honda - ep3(new civic hatch), crx, eg6, eg9, ef, ek9, integra(type r & gsr),
rsx, s2000

mazda - rx7, miata turbo

toyota - mr2, starlet(turbo), celica gt4, lexus

at marami pang iba, hindi ko na maiisip yung iba. I know this coz my friend owns a performance shop in cebu and tambayan namin yung shop nya, those cars that i mentioned are those that i can remember na dinala dun at inusisa namin. This cars are very cheap. a friend of mine from pasay bought a nissan sylvia turbo from cebu 300k lang bili nya, ang ganda pa ng pagkaka convert. dinala nya pauwi sa maynila.

**pixelparadigm** · June 23rd, 2005 11:42 PM

Are those Skyline Rs can be made street legal? I heard mahirap daw i-convert yun ah or almost impossible. Kanina, may MR2 akong nakita.. Parang turbo kasi may narinig akong spooling. Ganda rin ng porma. Parang classic.

Kaya pala marami na akong nakikitang S14 sa daan... meron na palang nag-iimport ng ganitong sasakyan. AE86 o kaya Corolla AE111 hatch kaya makalusot kaya dito sa pinas?

**kotiko** · June 24th, 2005 12:55 AM

Di ba delikado magdrive ng over a 100 with a converted sports car? Parang feeling ko may possibiliting pumalpak pag hataw ng hataw ng converted. Any inputs dito? Ano ba usually common na sira and drawbacks ng mga imported cars? Ano ang usual dangers when driving a converted vehicle? My other relatives owns a Toyota van, Pajero, and a mini Pajero right now, and by the looks of it, ok naman. Kung ok naman, then I guess I would also opt for one, such as the MR2.

**kaloi** · June 24th, 2005 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by pixelparadigm

Are those Skyline Rs can be made street legal? I heard mahirap daw i-convert yun ah or almost impossible. Kanina, may MR2 akong nakita.. Parang turbo kasi may narinig akong spooling. Ganda rin ng porma. Parang classic.

Kaya pala marami na akong nakikitang S14 sa daan... meron na palang nag-iimport ng ganitong sasakyan. AE86 o kaya Corolla AE111 hatch kaya makalusot kaya dito sa pinas?

yes they are street legal, ang dami ngang tumatakbo dito sa cebu, minsan babae pa nga nagmamaneho. ang ganda nga ng pagkaka convert nila, mukha ngang hindi kinonvert.