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Is there a way to buy a new Land Rover Defender in the US?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:12 pm
I understand Land Rover stopped selling the Defenders in the US about two decades ago. But is there a way to still get one?
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Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:15 pm to Street Hawk
yes, but not street legal
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:17 pm to Taffeta
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but not street legal
Can you elaborate?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:18 pm to Street Hawk
Just saw one yesterday at the mall in Hilo..had to stop and get a couple pics of this beautiful thing
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:20 pm to Street Hawk
El Chapo? Estes Tu?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:20 pm to Street Hawk
It is not legal due to emissions standards if I had to guess
Therefore you probably can't get it registered
Therefore you probably can't get it registered
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:21 pm to Street Hawk
No customs has a hardon for land rover defenders
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This is the government protecting you.
go buy a new one from mod uk ship it to costa rica drive it home and across the border in tejas
now title it and get insurance nope
if the idiots at TATA motors would bring a compliant diesel into the USA they would sell like crazy
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This is the government protecting you.
go buy a new one from mod uk ship it to costa rica drive it home and across the border in tejas
now title it and get insurance nope
if the idiots at TATA motors would bring a compliant diesel into the USA they would sell like crazy
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:22 pm to Street Hawk
Its coming back to the US in 2017
Just pre-order yours
Just pre-order yours
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:23 pm to Street Hawk
You CAN buy any vehicle you can afford to ship over and pay import duties on. Unfortunately the Defender is not DOT certified. You cannot drive it on US streets. Now there are ways around this if you can afford it. You have to get the vehicle shipped over in parts with no engine or drivetrain. You then have to buy an engine and drivetrain from a US land Rover parts supplier. You then have it built together and you certify it as a kit car. It will be licensed and insured as such. This is the only real way around it.
a lot of people were bringing in Japanese spec cars and defenders and minis, and the Government has really been cracking down on this and destroying them.
a lot of people were bringing in Japanese spec cars and defenders and minis, and the Government has really been cracking down on this and destroying them.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:25 pm to Napoleon
Go to a junkyard. Plenty to choose from.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:28 pm to Napoleon
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a lot of people were bringing in Japanese spec cars and defenders and minis, and the Government has really been cracking down on this and destroying them.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:28 pm to Napoleon
What is preventing them from being DOT certified when they were at one point?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:51 pm to CaptainsWafer
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What is preventing them from being DOT certified when they were at one point?
They don't meet new requirements.
Safety, emissions and such. Plus the ban on importing.
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As it currently stands in the U.S., it is generally not legal to import a car from another country unless that car is more than 25 years old. There are a few exceptions to this, like the show and display rule, but generally this law has kept a lot of great machines out of the hands of American enthusiasts.
The stated reasons for this are to keep cars not certified by U.S. safety standards and emissions laws off our roads, but it's really to protect the interests of automakers who don't want you buying the cars they sell abroad when you can buy the cars they have in U.S. showrooms instead.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 12:57 pm to Napoleon
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it's really to protect the interests of automakers who don't want you buying the great cars they sell abroad when you can buy the dumbed down cars they have in U.S. showrooms instead.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 1:07 pm to Street Hawk
LAND ROVER = POS
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