This was exactly my experience. I found a BJ75 in NL with rust and beaten and battered for EUR 19.000 or so and the pre-purchase inspector concluded, "don't buy this garbage, the frame is split and the compression sucks", so I offered the seller EUR 15.000 and he said to bugger off, so I walked...
I almost bought this in 2016, I think I even had a PPI done at the local toyota dealer. There were, at that time a few things to be done. I don't recall it having much wrong with it other than one of the front leafs being longer than the other, and a bunch of other small things. You can see in...
That is a horror story. Can you imagine spending that kind of money only to find that is not US road legal?
There is, unfortunately, no way for Maltec to import that vehicle on a 80 series chassis legally. All vehicles imported must comply with FMVSS or if older than 25 years, be in original...
Also not legal, I'm afraid, because *some* of the parts imported into the US are not legal for importation. Parts such as the front bumper, head lamps, and other components, which are regulated under DOT FMVSS, for a non US vehicle will almost always be without DOT markings, rendering them not...
You don't have to agree with me. You are describing state-level policies, whereas we are discussing importation, which falls under the remit of the Federal government through its agency arms of the Department of Transportation, EPA, and Customs and Border Protection.