- Year
- 1999
- Vehicle Model
- 70 Series
- Mileage
- 12345
Looking to buy a 1999-2001 HZJ78 LHD with a/c.
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Are you sure? i would LOVE if I am wrong, I was told by EPA in the states (as well as Google for what that's worth) that if it did not meet the 25-year exemption ( well EPA is 21 years and safety standards is 25 years) that it can only enter as a repair exemption if granted and can not be driven what so ever. So shipped to port then flatbed to shop to have work done, then flatbed back to port and out of the country. I did clarify that I only wanted to temporarily drive it in the country to see family and NOT import it. They said if i was a foreigner (non-US passport holder) then i could get a 1-year temporary import no matter what the car was. They said it didn't matter that i live in Costa Rica (which i can obviously prove)Buy a new one in CR.
You absolutely can drive it back and forth from CR to the USA.
Cheers
Well i finally talked to the right people at CBP. @SNLC they said EPA had their head up there *%$ with the info they told me that i couldn't bring it in temporarily. Thank you for saying I can which pressed me to look further into it. I appreciate it!! No need to find the unicorn I was looking for, my 2004 HZJ78 will work. Now time to start emptying my wallet lol.
You have to be non-resident from another country with a different passport to be able to drive your car into the states..Well i finally talked to the right people at CBP. @SNLC they said EPA had their head up there *%$ with the info they told me that i couldn't bring it in temporarily. Thank you for saying I can which pressed me to look further into it. I appreciate it!! No need to find the unicorn I was looking for, my 2004 HZJ78 will work. Now time to start emptying my wallet lol.
Are you sure? Asking because I am getting so many conflicting answers. Would hate to get turned around at the border.You have to be non-resident from another country with a different passport to be able to drive your car into the states..
As long as you are a Costa Rican national, you can legally drive your car here in the states for a year.
If you are a US citizen only then you have no right to bring in an international car into the states and drive it with different plates..
I have to admit that every time I crossed the border from Mexico into USA , the customs officers never asked for my car registration. They only ask for passports. The US customs dont care about car documents all that much for them to ask for it.. Most of the time they pass you through but you never know if an a****** customs person will start asking wrong questions..Are you sure? Asking because I am getting so many conflicting answers. Would hate to get turned around at the border.
Many times with American plates and once with Mexican plates because we used a driver from the south to take us out of Mexico.In terms of you crossing the border and not being asked are you in a foreign plated car with a US passport?
This is true.They said if i was a foreigner (non-US passport holder) then i could get a 1-year temporary import no matter what the car was
You have to be a non-resident of the USA, but NHTSA form HS-7 doesn't specify that you need to have a foreign passport. The screenshot above is from the NHTSA's own website and specifically says that US citizens living abroad are allowed to bring in non-conforming cars for up to a year just like foreign citizens can.You have to be non-resident from another country with a different passport to be able to drive your car into the states.
Yeah, kinda.The system just sucks man.
Have you made the trip yet? Following cause I have a similar idea for sourcing a LHD HZJ78 or 76 for the PanAm.In terms of you crossing the border and not being asked are you in a foreign plated car with a US passport?