Importing a car from the US

[Phoenix]

Guyz im having thoughts of importing a car from the US...lets say from TX. but before that, i wanna know the difference between US Spec cars and GCC Spec cars in terms of functionality, mechanical + electrical differences and liability.

and can there be differences that cannot be changed to meet GCC specs?

[ED]

GCC specs are toned down Euro specs, and are basicly rubbish, depending on the car that you are importing really, but you will rarely notice much of defrence, the only thing that I would recomend is changing the cooling system if it was not powerful enough, apart from that nothing could eb problimatic.

on the preformance side, as soon as you get an American spec car here, the first thing you do is take out all the emession BS.

[Ottoman]

GCC have no requirements.. as long as it's left hand u can drive it here legally..

But due to their stricter emissions, it will have less hp than it’s euro counterpart
And depending on the state have more complex emissions systems (smog pump, EGR, etc)

American spec cars are also heavier than euro spec due to diff crash requirements

But none of this stuff will prevent u from bringing and driving the car here tho..

A cooler thermostat maybe a good idea as preventative maintenance

[Phoenix]

GCC specs are toned down Euro specs, and are basicly rubbish, depending on the car that you are importing really, but you will rarely notice much of defrence, the only thing that I would recomend is changing the cooling system if it was not powerful enough, apart from that nothing could eb problimatic.

on the preformance side, as soon as you get an American spec car here, the first thing you do is take out all the emession BS.


GCC have no requirements.. as long as it's left hand u can drive it here legally..

But due to their stricter emissions, it will have less hp than it’s euro counterpart
And depending on the state have more complex emissions systems (smog pump, EGR, etc)

American spec cars are also heavier than euro spec due to diff crash requirements

But none of this stuff will prevent u from bringing and driving the car here tho..

A cooler thermostat maybe a good idea as preventative maintenance

Yea the cooling part can be dealt with.. first thing i thought of actually. But what i heard is that TX cars are very similar to GCC spec. i dunno if thats real or not but its what i heard.

anyhow, will they be as reliable? durable? and will US specs be of a problem when it comes to our beloved traffic department?

[ED]

TX is hot, not as hot and humid as here but it is, and regestration shouldnt be a problem as long as the car meets the usuals, not radically modefide and not noisy.

[ZOSicK]

only difference between my X car and the one in bahrain was the speedometer which was in miles instead of Km .. thats it ..

i got it from TX too

[NOS4EVER]

no need to change any cooling parts all the same
only if you import the car from Canada that's a different story

Cars fome TX
my old mustang and trans-am, TAG SS and Z06 , black BS SS, RED SS SS,
M7mood sa3aty sunset orange WS6 .....ets

[ED]

^^Black BS wahahahahahahahahahaahqahahaha

[Phoenix]

thnx for the replies guyz.

so what about the options? like if i get a car with NAV, will it work here? do i have to change the DVD only or the whole system?

[ED]

just the software, what are you planing on? Balck on red C6?

[Phoenix]

just the software, what are you planing on? Balck on red C6?

thats an option on the list :p

but i wanna know what im facing before going deeper into it

[ED]

Now you know, go decide and bring something nice.

Good luck.