Okay /o/ who do I talk to, to try and import a Lada Niva to the USA

Department of Immigration.

All this time later, sitting bored at work I had hoped someone knowledgeable would have posted. I want a bare bones 4x4 3 door SUV, and I'm pretty sure I can import one for less monry than all these faggots on Craigslist are asking for their broncos.

There are a bunch in Canada still, mostly in quebec and the east coast.

>>14999880
Can they be imported down from Canada though? Or do they have to be from the original country?

>>14999832
>having a job
>being a responsible adult
>expecting an informative answer on a board filled with NEETS

I would actually like to know about immigration policies. But it surely depends on where you are in the states.

>>14999891
You can import them if they're 25 yo or over.

>>14999897
Texas.
Also I don't they they have changed them forever so yes I would get a 25+ year old one

>>14999929
Think*

>buy one from some eastern european
>have them take it apart
>have them cut the chassis in 2
>have them shave off the chassis number
>weld it back together once it enters the US
>register it as a kit car
>put it back together

>>14999959
That is possible but it being over 25 years I'd rather just do it legally. The problem is finding a Russian to trust I can buy it from and get it shipped over

>>14997917
Aren't they enormous pieces of shit?

>>14999970
search for Lada forums
they're bound to have some recommendations

>>14999974
Yes but very simple to fix.

>>14999974
Sure but supposedly easy to fix and if I felt it necessary I would drop in some small truck engine for ease of sourcing parts.

>>14999988
Do like Putin and drop an ecotec in there.

>>14999988
People put 2 litre twin cam fiat motors in them

>>14999995
>fiat
c'mon

>>14999992
I stay as far away from GM stuff as I can, although it can't get any slower than what's in there. I was thinking a 3RZ if I did a swap, but I need to figure out how to get it here first.

>>15000014
Just get a 2 door Tracker and drop a 3rz in it then.

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>>14999832
Sounds like you need a geo tracker in your life

>>15000014
Nigga it's a suzuki sidekick not gm

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>>15000048
That's in reference to the ecotech. I thought about a tracker though but they never made one without a removable top did they?

>>15000004
>Niva is based on the Zhiguli Lada
>Zhiguli is a Fiat 124

seems like the obvious thing to do desu

What is an average cost of importation besides the vehicle? I imagine a few thousand so I can't see why I can't get one here for $5000ish probably less. 4x4 trackers not beat to hell and back are going to be between 2000 and 5000 anyways it looks like, and I'd rather have the lada if it's a matter of a few grand.

My roommate has a friend that bought one from a Canadian person and drove it across the border. Though oddly enough even though all the paperwork said it was a 1986 it was actually a 1995. :^))))

>>15000059
Yes there are hardtop versions of both the tracker and sidekick
If you are looking for more old and robust brick look at samurai

>>15000221
Or old isuzus/mitzus like trooper etc.
They have 3 doors too
And way less rice tax than Toyota's

I like the trooper and the land cruiser a lot, but I'm pretty set on the Niva, I even love the way it looks for some odd reason

>>15000274
Then Godspeed my good man
Love to see it done

>>15000354
If I can accomplish it I will be sure to report back

>>14997917
A psychiatrist