This Is Why Most JDM Import Cars Won't Be Future Classics

With the exception of one very important car. 
Thanks to the Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act, you can't import any nonconforming car (safety and emissions) into the US unless it is 25 years old. The R32 Skyline GT-R is only being sold in the US now because it meets this time limit, and you can have one for around $20,000-$25,000. However, as newer Skylines start to become legal no one really knows what will happen to the R32's value. Everyone in America is patiently waiting for the day they can import the R34 Skyline, aka the one made famous in the Fast & Furious flicks.



Skylines and other JDM cars are very unique compared to the previous vehicles we've examined in the future collectibles series. Skylines weren't just rare, they were forbidden.
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