Any problems with driving a Nissan Skyline in Southwestern Pennsylvania?

Question

My favorite car has always been the Skyline, ever since I started becoming interested in cars and what I wanted to drive. When I was 10 I saw one in Pittsburgh and have been dreaming of one since (before all the fast and furious hype).

I'm getting to the age where buying one is finally becoming an option. I live in Southwestern Pennsylvania (Washington County) and have been trying to figure out exactly what technical issues I'd have to fix before I could drive one. From what I can see everything stock on the Skyline I want ('02 R34 V-Spec II) is street legal but the driver's license issue is driving me crazy. From talking to local police, there's nothing I have to worry about if it's street legal. I called a local state station and the woman who answered didn't identify herself as an officer but told me I would have to get a postal worker's license (because the Skyline and a postal worker's van are both right sided) paying $200 to do so... Sounded kind of ridiculous to me that I'd have to be certified to drive a postal van to drive my car and that price was horrible, so I asked my stepfather (a police lieutenant) about it. He told me he wasn't sure but he doesn't see me having to get a special license as long as the car's street legal.

Long story-short, does anyone know if I need to do anything besides make sure the car is street legal to drive an R34 V-Spec II Nissan Skyline in Washington County, Pennsylvania?

If anyone who reads this lives in the area and has an answer or even if they don't and have some advice or want to correct anything I've said please do so. Much appeciated.

Also, I just figured there wouldn't be a problem driving it anywhere else in the US as long as it was registered here. If anyone knows this is wrong or knows of places where I plain couldn't drive the car, let me know. Thanks again.

Answer 1

Fortunately with the ever-advancing technology market. And the new 2009 GTR made available here in the states, getting a Skyline has never been easier. Call local used car dealerships, or search the internet for used skylines. I live in California and know where to get one, but I don't know for any other state. You could also try calling nissan itself, or visit the site below. Good luck.

Answer 2

Owning a Skyline in the US seems to have its own rules state to state you didi the best thing which was to ask before you buy,it would be difficult for me to answer exact as said each state requires you to do different mods to make it street legal,normally any thing other than the R33 spec is illegal due to the only crash data that was true from Motorex.and only cars before the change to R33 only where allowed.

I also i read driving state to state would be a problem due to different rules in each state and some even not allowing imports on the roads,

Mods wise emissions is a must,headlights another all the rest are for the state.

http://www.skylineowners.com/forum/showt...

thread has US owners so it maybe worth mailing them.

http://rbmotoring.com/gallery/album141

these folks have the Skyline in and ma help with what mods,worth a mail.

http://www.fast4wheels.com/jdm.php

these cars do have US reg Skylines in and have a v spec in atm.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Fea...

Good luck with the car,there great cars.