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Q. Hi,
My very close friend had a fatal car accident in sydney,Australia a month ago...is there any site which has such info?.I'm tired of searching regional nespaper sites & news channel ...they have no Info about it....
My very close friend had a fatal car accident in sydney,Australia a month ago...is there any site which has such info?.I'm tired of searching regional nespaper sites & news channel ...they have no Info about it....
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I'm very sorry about your loss. It's made even tougher when you just can't learn anything about the circumstances.
Can you find websites/phone numbers for local police stations? Do you know the name of anyone your friend was visiting with--can you get information through them? What about local (in Sydney) American (or whatever nationality you are) consulates/embassies--even if they have no information, perhaps they can direct you to someone who may.
Or...what about your friend's family? If they don't want to talk about it just now, simply thank them and let it be.
Good luck. And again, my sympathies.
I'm very sorry about your loss. It's made even tougher when you just can't learn anything about the circumstances.
Can you find websites/phone numbers for local police stations? Do you know the name of anyone your friend was visiting with--can you get information through them? What about local (in Sydney) American (or whatever nationality you are) consulates/embassies--even if they have no information, perhaps they can direct you to someone who may.
Or...what about your friend's family? If they don't want to talk about it just now, simply thank them and let it be.
Good luck. And again, my sympathies.
importing a car with a "wrong side"(on the right) steering wheel in america?
Speed Rice
Ive always thought it was cool when i saw that one car every 3 years that someone brought overseas from britain (or japan). So sometime in my life, hopefully the near future, i want to get a car shipped over to america.
But, first off, i know there are laws concerning safety that i need to sort out first. I live in missouri. where can i find these laws? i heard that its not legal to have certain cars even shipped over here, i dont know if that's true or not...
secondly, I am assuming that a car from britain has similar safety features as a car from america, especially if they are of the same brand. what safety standards do i need to adhere to? i have heard about airbags and thicker windows, so far, but i dont know what else is necessary.
Thirdly, what would this limit me from doing? For example, i wouldnt be able to go through a drive thru anymore (some people might consider that a good thing though...) what else would i miss out on?
Lastly, what car should i import over? I want something that typically isn't seen in America. I thought about an older Nissan Skyline, but im not into the "tuner" scene, and they are expensive as it is.
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I have some promising news :) ... and I have some disheartening news :(
First, the stuff that'll benefit you the most.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/elig010807.pdf
This website lists every car currently allowed to be imported to the USA from other car markets. What you NEED to know about this list is that simply being on the list does NOT mean you can legally drive it in the USA. This list includes every foreign-market car that has been shown to be modifiable to meet US standards. The modification process is long, slow, and rediculously expensive :( To the tune of tens of thousands fo dollars. And that's AFTER you buy the car and ship it. I was assigned in to an airbase in Japan for 4 years..I found a Porsche 968 I wanted to buy and bring back with me. They sold the 968 in the US as well but that wasn't good enough to make it importable. You'll notice it's not on the list. Simply being a similar car, even if they're built exactly the same, isn't good enough. you need to prove to Uncle Sam that it's acceptable...
The good news is that cars over 25 years old don't fall under these guidelines and are MUCH easier to import.
If you want something that will REALLY turn some heads and you don't mind muscle cars, ship a Chrysler Valiant from Australia. Chrysler's parent company, GM, made certain hot muscle cars in Australia that weren't sold here but are now old enough to be legally importable. They never fail to turn heads and in most cases, there may only be one or two of them in the entire country, yet they're still GM cars so working on them isn't that big a deal! Also, the old european luxury cars are always an amusing alternative!
You won't be missing out on ANYTHING by switching to right-hand-drive. It's easy to mix the turn-signal lever and windshield wiper lever up as they're backwards on right-hand-drive cars, but aside from shifting gears with your other hand, everything else is the same :) If you want a right-hand-drive car to practice in, buy an old mail car here in the USA. Those are all right-hand-drive because the driver needs to be able to reach mailboxes.
I have some promising news :) ... and I have some disheartening news :(
First, the stuff that'll benefit you the most.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/elig010807.pdf
This website lists every car currently allowed to be imported to the USA from other car markets. What you NEED to know about this list is that simply being on the list does NOT mean you can legally drive it in the USA. This list includes every foreign-market car that has been shown to be modifiable to meet US standards. The modification process is long, slow, and rediculously expensive :( To the tune of tens of thousands fo dollars. And that's AFTER you buy the car and ship it. I was assigned in to an airbase in Japan for 4 years..I found a Porsche 968 I wanted to buy and bring back with me. They sold the 968 in the US as well but that wasn't good enough to make it importable. You'll notice it's not on the list. Simply being a similar car, even if they're built exactly the same, isn't good enough. you need to prove to Uncle Sam that it's acceptable...
The good news is that cars over 25 years old don't fall under these guidelines and are MUCH easier to import.
If you want something that will REALLY turn some heads and you don't mind muscle cars, ship a Chrysler Valiant from Australia. Chrysler's parent company, GM, made certain hot muscle cars in Australia that weren't sold here but are now old enough to be legally importable. They never fail to turn heads and in most cases, there may only be one or two of them in the entire country, yet they're still GM cars so working on them isn't that big a deal! Also, the old european luxury cars are always an amusing alternative!
You won't be missing out on ANYTHING by switching to right-hand-drive. It's easy to mix the turn-signal lever and windshield wiper lever up as they're backwards on right-hand-drive cars, but aside from shifting gears with your other hand, everything else is the same :) If you want a right-hand-drive car to practice in, buy an old mail car here in the USA. Those are all right-hand-drive because the driver needs to be able to reach mailboxes.
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