MAZDA CREW CAB

hey rizz,
my family owns Jackson shipping (im actually family-in law, but we are all close). they are out of Roatan, Honduras and Tampa, FL. if you want, i can see what i can do

Originally posted by Russ-D



Originally posted by rizz0



yeah i have no need for an entire truck. oh and i am looking for a toyota not a mazda truck. yeah my father is also from there bryan he is the one that is trying to help me get the cab in. i have everything else i would need. all i want is the cab and the rear doors. the rest i have or can get. he is currently in the states and will be back over there on the 20th of the month. i know he is a citizen here and in hondurus. so i was thinking if worst comes to worse i can have him drive a full truck up into texas and i can fly there and drive it back the rest of the way or have it shipped by a shipping company. either way its gonna be expensive i just want to see how expensive. but if it can get put into a container it seems that would def be cheaper than just the gas alone in a road trip like that

Ahhh A toyota, those are cool. I think you'll need the front doors too, they are different on the 4 door trucks.

You will not be allowed across the border with the truck, they check registration and VINs. And no matter how you bring it in, driving or boat or truck or burro, it has to go through customs first.

You need to contact an RI if you want this to be a smooth deal. I say this because lots of people have said "It cant be that hard" and tried to just do it. Then they end up paying for deporting again, or have the vehicle confiscated at the port and crushed.

Just for a warmup, ship something big to Canada. All that duty paperwork, special paperwork, etc is a pain in the ass. Multiply that by about 10,000 and thats how much trouble it is to import a vehicle. Little stuff like bumpers or steering boxes, no big deal. A whole cab, someone will be interested in whats going on.

Good luck!



You will not be allowed across the border with the truck, they check registration and VINs. And no matter how you bring it in, driving or boat or truck or burro, it has to go through customs first.

there are THOUSANDS of cars from Mexico driven in to the US daily, they will let you drive it across the border, u just cant register it until you can pass all the safety and emissions standards here in the US.

Edited: 12/8/2005 8:26:04 PM by Russ-D

Originally posted by KrazeeKilla



there are THOUSANDS of cars from Mexico driven in to the US daily, they will let you drive it across the border, u just cant register it until you can pass all the safety and emissions standards here in the US.



Not unregistered cars from Honduras. Trust me, an american citizen with a newly purchased truck will not be allowed to just drive across the border. They check the reg, find out you bought it, ask if it has been certified for US use and you will be walking the rest of the way home.

Look. I hate being a naysayer. I know the ins and outs of importing a foriegn market car because I want to import a BMW 320is from Italy. This is where everyone ALWAYS gets their motivation, thinking that they can just do it. Well, you cant. Here are the facts.

For whole cars:

older than 25 years, no cert required for US market. Customs inspects at the port or border.

newer than 25 years, must pass EPA and US DOT certification AT THE PORT OR BORDER, not at your convieniece in a town of your choosing. This process costs around 8-10k to accomplish, and wise people use a RI.

For parts:

Vehicle must be rendered unoperable. This is why they cut the front clips from Japanese cars, to import as parts. You cant just pull a motor and lay it on a skid next to a whole truck. They have thought of that. Customs still inspects at the port or border to make sure you arent bringing in 5000 kilos of peyote too.

You dont have to listen to anything. Easy enough to just try it. But lots of people fall for that trap and it costs them money to send it back or have it crushed.

thats sic cant wait to see it layin rocker!

well i was actually thinking about this alot yesterday and remembered a friend of mine that imports containers full of jdm motors every month. so i called him today and he said that i'm an ahole and am costing him money cause a cab would take up alot of room that could be filled by motors but he will try and work something out with me but he said it will cost about 1000 bux. and i have to find someone to get me the cab. i am still gonna try the hondurus route first but at least now i know i can get one in. he imports in front clips all the time so he said a bare cab would be no problem.

Originally posted by Russ-D



Edited: 12/8/2005 8:26:04 PM by Russ-D

Originally posted by KrazeeKilla



there are THOUSANDS of cars from Mexico driven in to the US daily, they will let you drive it across the border, u just cant register it until you can pass all the safety and emissions standards here in the US.



Not unregistered cars from Honduras. Trust me, an american citizen with a newly purchased truck will not be allowed to just drive across the border. They check the reg, find out you bought it, ask if it has been certified for US use and you will be walking the rest of the way home.

Look. I hate being a naysayer. I know the ins and outs of importing a foriegn market car because I want to import a BMW 320is from Italy. This is where everyone ALWAYS gets their motivation, thinking that they can just do it. Well, you cant. Here are the facts.

For whole cars:

older than 25 years, no cert required for US market. Customs inspects at the port or border.

newer than 25 years, must pass EPA and US DOT certification AT THE PORT OR BORDER, not at your convieniece in a town of your choosing. This process costs around 8-10k to accomplish, and wise people use a RI.

For parts:

Vehicle must be rendered unoperable. This is why they cut the front clips from Japanese cars, to import as parts. You cant just pull a motor and lay it on a skid next to a whole truck. They have thought of that. Customs still inspects at the port or border to make sure you arent bringing in 5000 kilos of peyote too.

You dont have to listen to anything. Easy enough to just try it. But lots of people fall for that trap and it costs them money to send it back or have it crushed.





russ, i ahte to disagree with you but i know of a company that imports vw's from germany missing motors and that is all it takes to declare them parts cars...he also can get them registered for alot less than 8-10k..

also have a golf variant i wanted to buy from a customer at my job, they were never made here, his vin comes back blank on car fax, just under the state as it titled and registered here. didn't cost him near that neither. (his car is still in km, has small non us spec bumpers, non dot lighting etc....)

World market cars are different, if it is the same car produced in the US, you can bring them directly over. I am speaking of non US market cars and trucks, stuff taht isnt available here.

The reason is because the US charges ~5 million per model to import. In the past, some cars that may not meet crash standards or EPA restrictions were only marketed in other countries. Thats what happened to the Japanese Mazda truck, it was too expensive to continue to certify trucks for US sales for the small market share Mazda trucks had. So the US (North American) market Mazda trucks got rebadged Ford Rangers which already met crash and EPA standards, the rest of world continued to get Japanese Mazdas.

Also, more manufacturers like BMW and VW and Mercedes started making "world market" cars. These are cars that meet all standards in all countries and can be imported to any country without the need for certification.

The cars I am talking about, stuff like the 1990 BMW 320is which was only ever made for the Italian market and was never certified here, or the late 80's BMW 3 series station wagon, or even current diesel engined BMW's, and yes the 4 door trucks. Those to import and certify have to be done by a registered importer, and yes, it costs 8-10k.

As far as parts cars, that is what I said, you declare it parts car, it is dismantled sufficiently and it still passes through customs, no extra certifying fees.

and your friends golf is what they call a "grey market" car. You can drive those in a few states, but states like mine are very careful on VIN's. I had a grey market BMW 323i, small bumpers, no door impact beams, that had been federalized, if not for the RI badge in the door jamb it would have been crushed. So be VERY careful with cars like that. You can lose money even years later as a previous owner if the car ever comes to a state with stringent VIN checks like KS.

Here is a link to a Euro to US importing FAQ, note that the RI charges 7800 for DOT conversion and the EPA test, and another 1000 or so for new parts. This is the same as any car in a market that does not have a US counterpart.

Willz Canada Importing FAQ

and here is the eligibilty list showing "world market" cars that are sufficiently similar to current US imports to not need crash certifcation by the NHTSA. Keep in mind, you still need to pass EPA tests.

NHTSA ELIGIBILITY LIST

ah i am not worried about the vin and all that i just need the cab to get here. so russ are the front doors different than reg doors on the 4door yota?