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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 02:25 AM
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Default Motorex owner jailed!
R32 and R34 skylines are no longer legal to transport!

http://nicoclub.com/news.shtml

If youre wondering why the R33 is still legal is because the crash testing was only done on this car.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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ouch that hurts. i wonder what's the exact reason for the arrest though. i mean, on a 1 mil bail, that's going to be some serious crime?
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 10:44 AM
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Seems like he may have burned one too many bridges in his quest to import "legal" Skylines. Sucks...
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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The R33 is still my favorite of the two.
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All I can say is "OUTCH!" - 1 million dollar bail....Geeeez

There goes my hopes to ever own a Skyline R-34....

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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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eek. scary.

Weird story..
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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Wow I was wondering how come they were the "only" legal importer anyway. Oh well the R33 is the best model.
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What is going on here with shakedown on high performance cars in America. From cops making videos on how to detect mods in Cali, to this? We might as well have rickshaws. The R34 gives the driver more protection than a motorcycle. Give me a break I love the R34 Vspec.
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from a performance view the R33 is sometimes even considered worse than the R32, but I love the styling of R33.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER
The R34 gives the driver more protection than a motorcycle. Give me a break
Are ya sure bout that, boy? Dem 'Murican Harleys are the best bike in the wurld. No chance dem things could be dangerous. But dem Japanese curs are just a bunch of cheap junk. I've seen the fronts of dem things crumple like Coke cans. What kinda cur crumples like that? It just ain't right.






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here are some info on this:

http://www.thenittygrittyfiles.org/hirofiles/


ATTEMPTED EXTORTION
ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING
ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON/INSTR.
ASSAULT W/STUN GUN OR TASER
THREATENING A WITNESS


wow. that's unfortunate.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GlobeCLK
here are some info on this:

http://www.thenittygrittyfiles.org/hirofiles/


ATTEMPTED EXTORTION
ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING
ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON/INSTR.
ASSAULT W/STUN GUN OR TASER
THREATENING A WITNESS


wow. that's unfortunate.
Extortion I could honestly see. How else would they get those here? And more specifically, California.

The other 4... wow. What an idiot.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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shift_owned!
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Originally Posted by GlobeCLK
here are some info on this:

http://www.thenittygrittyfiles.org/hirofiles/


ATTEMPTED EXTORTION
ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING
ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON/INSTR.
ASSAULT W/STUN GUN OR TASER
THREATENING A WITNESS


wow. that's unfortunate.
wow damn, what did he do...
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shift_owned!
Man you love ripping on Nissan's even the Skyline?
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