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Scorps · 03-19-2004, 10:35 AM

bad ass car....love the yellow brakes calipers

P.S. when I get my cav soon im going to paint mine yellow if the car is red!

edmos1 · 03-19-2004, 05:00 PM

I would say the street legal aspect is large

cr25ovet · 03-19-2004, 05:48 PM

well i am from germany they are street legal in my country. they didn't become street legal in the us because porsche didn't want to do the required crash test in the usa.

viper11885 · 03-20-2004, 12:15 AM

That car is stunning. Just beautiful!!

RaDiAn · 03-20-2004, 05:55 AM

AWSOME , let me dig into my pocket and see if I have any spare coins to make my downpayment..lol.

I look at that and see just a race car, how could it be street legal? Awsome!!!!

Scorps · 03-20-2004, 08:27 AM

I want to know why some cars are street legal in the states and not in canada and so why are some legal in German but not over seas?

Like the 1999 Nissian Skyline R34, why is it not in Canada?

Pragma · 03-20-2004, 09:10 AM

I'd say that the main factors in getting a car street legal, at least in the US:
Fuel economy / polution
Crash Testing
The tires must have a certain width and tread depth

I'm sure there are others.

Scorps · 03-20-2004, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pragma
I'd say that the main factors in getting a car street legal, at least in the US:
Fuel economy / polution
Crash Testing
The tires must have a certain width and tread depth

I'm sure there are others.

Oh well I guess the crash is a big thing, is that the reason the Skyline was not sold in Canada or was it just to damn fast?

Pragma · 03-20-2004, 02:03 PM

I honestly don't know any specifics about the Skyline and why it wasn't sold in Canada.

By the way, nice avatar

FastShark85 · 03-20-2004, 09:05 PM

My understanding about the differences between US and non-US Porsches involves (at least during the 1980's)

1. US models required catalytic converters
2. US models could not have H4 high intensity headlights
3. The European models did not have the certain door reinforcements

I've also heard about the issue with Porsche not wanting to provide the 5 vehicles for crash testing. In addition, I believe that the sequential turbos in the 959 were forbidden.

Ilow · 03-21-2004, 03:53 PM

sequential turbos illegal--that just seems wierd to me, and yet ther aren't that many cars here with them. Hmm, doesn't the suped up ralley version of the WRX have sequential ones? I thought I heard that would make it here eventually. Were the old Callaway converted twin turbo Vettes sequential? Who knows, i's take either the GT or the 959. I used to love the 959 when I was growing up, it has great smooth lines.

Scorps · 03-22-2004, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by drawerfixer
I hadn't even seen those!!!

Completely kickass car.

The 89 911 had single lug.

03-19-2004, 10:35 AM	#41 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	bad ass car....love the yellow brakes calipers P.S. when I get my cav soon im going to paint mine yellow if the car is red! __________________ A.K.A. PainTrain

03-20-2004, 08:27 AM	#46 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	I want to know why some cars are street legal in the states and not in canada and so why are some legal in German but not over seas? Like the 1999 Nissian Skyline R34, why is it not in Canada? __________________ A.K.A. PainTrain

03-20-2004, 09:10 AM	#47 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	I'd say that the main factors in getting a car street legal, at least in the US: Fuel economy / polution Crash Testing The tires must have a certain width and tread depth I'm sure there are others. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

03-20-2004, 02:03 PM	#49 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	I honestly don't know any specifics about the Skyline and why it wasn't sold in Canada. By the way, nice avatar __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

03-21-2004, 03:53 PM	#51 (permalink)
Ilow Junkie Location: Pats country	sequential turbos illegal--that just seems wierd to me, and yet ther aren't that many cars here with them. Hmm, doesn't the suped up ralley version of the WRX have sequential ones? I thought I heard that would make it here eventually. Were the old Callaway converted twin turbo Vettes sequential? Who knows, i's take either the GT or the 959. I used to love the 959 when I was growing up, it has great smooth lines. __________________ "Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about" --Sam Harris

03-19-2004, 05:00 PM	#42 (permalink)
edmos1 Daddy Location: Right next door to Hell	I would say the street legal aspect is large

03-19-2004, 05:48 PM	#43 (permalink)
cr25ovet Tilted	well i am from germany they are street legal in my country. they didn't become street legal in the us because porsche didn't want to do the required crash test in the usa.

03-20-2004, 12:15 AM	#44 (permalink)
viper11885 Insane	That car is stunning. Just beautiful!!

03-20-2004, 05:55 AM	#45 (permalink)
RaDiAn Addict	AWSOME , let me dig into my pocket and see if I have any spare coins to make my downpayment..lol. I look at that and see just a race car, how could it be street legal? Awsome!!!!

03-20-2004, 09:05 PM	#50 (permalink)
FastShark85 Psycho Location: In the garage, under the car.	My understanding about the differences between US and non-US Porsches involves (at least during the 1980's) 1. US models required catalytic converters 2. US models could not have H4 high intensity headlights 3. The European models did not have the certain door reinforcements I've also heard about the issue with Porsche not wanting to provide the 5 vehicles for crash testing. In addition, I believe that the sequential turbos in the 959 were forbidden.