Holden Monaro in US

[Crazy87GN]

So i was wondering if or how hard it would be to import a Holden Monaro to the United States....
check out their website and their other cars or concept ones......they LOVE the 5.7 V8

Holden

 

[wlaukaitis]

I think you can go to your local Pontiac Dealer and get a GTO, same stuff

 

[Crazy87GN]

they aren't the same

 

[QuickWE4]

I agree - definitely not the same and I'd rather have the Monaro.

I think you'd probably have to spend a lot to get it certified for emissions and what not - not in terms of the actual parts required but in terms of just fees and stuff.

Damn nice car though.

Rich

 

[Wht87T]

Here's a picture of a Holden. This kid goes to my university. He had it imported.

http://www.ermca.com/gallery/Activities-Fair/aak

 

[UNGN]

Originally posted by Crazy87GN
they aren't the same

How are they not the same? They are much closer than Camaro was to the Firebird. It has a different grill and right hand drive. The GTO is BETTER than a Monaro. The Monaro only has 328 HP vs. 350 for the GTO.

You can build your own today by buying a used Cadillac Catera for $7500 and swapping in the motor of your choice.

The other cars from Holden are way more interesting than the Monaro.

The Aventra: 5.7L V8 AWD

Crewman Cross 8: ditto

Crewman SS

 

[turbofish38]

Originally posted by Crazy87GN
So i was wondering if or how hard it would be to import a Holden Monaro to the United States....
check out their website and their other cars or concept ones......they LOVE the 5.7 V8

Holden

Check out this link: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/
Looks like the easiest way is to claim its a race car and never register it. You know down here in Florida I see a lot of gray market type cars(SkylineGT,Evo, Sylvia) and a lot of them have Puerto Rico license plates on them so I am wondering if there is some loophole in the laws that let you buy a car in PR, tag and title it there than bring it over and say drive it until the plates expire and retitle it. I might have to look into that.

 

[Crazy87GN]

that monaro is the stock one they have a model that carries the 5.7 but they boosted it and it has 400 H.P or a little over..............so that out does the GTO. plus the monaro is australian so it makes it that much better and to see a REAL one in the states would be awesome

 

[jon_we4]

ummm .... that 400hp one would be a HSV car, which would make it more expensive and much harder to get one here. The GTO is more powerfull than the CV8. The CV8 has a few nice things, climate control, side air bags, backup sensors, memory seats. The front fasica could be replaced with a HSV or Holden one.

it might be easier to import one for the saudi (lumina ss) .... england is getting them this summer too (vaxhaul monaro)

 

[GNSCOTT]

The gas tank does not meet govt standards. GM US had to move the gas tank in more to meet the standards.