We’re just a few weeks away from entering the new year, which means there will be a new crop of 25-year-old cars available for import into the United States. Earlier this week I asked you to share what car from 2000 you’d want to import, and your answers ran the gamut. (A lot of them had already debuted before 2000, but I’ll let it slide.) Click through to see the best ones, and let us know in the comments which is your favorite.
Nissan Silvia Spec R. You can rarely, if ever, find an unmolested and low mileage 240SX in the U.S. so might as well go for the best version from elsewhere.
definitely, the reason to bring it to USA is to show why FRS 86 BRZ need to have a turbo
S2000 and MX-5 Miata ?? oh please, if 86 had a turbo, it could be a spiritual successor to Nissan Silvia Spec R S15
Submitted by: Satan’s Advocate, hayase
Two of my friends just imported S15s this year, they’re sick. Such a fantastic design, apparently great to drive, and not nearly as pricey as Skylines (yet).
2000 Alfa Romeo GTV 24v
Super unique body with that sweet Italian sound
Unreliable? Weird looking? Maybe.....
Submitted by: jdmmmmmm
This is one of my favorite Alfa Romeo designs.
No idea how they drive, but I always thought that the Peugot 406 Coupe from that era was GORGEOUS
Submitted by WeryPert1
The coupe was done by Pininfarina, which explains why it’s one of the best-looking cars of the past, like, four decades.
Opel Calibra coupe. A nicely styled coupe that we were supposed to get under the Saturn brand. It’s based on the GM2900 platform which was shared with the Saturn L-Series and Saab 9-3 and 9-5 so parts availability isn’t much of an issue.
Submitted by: Merrill Frank
Another absolutely gorgeous European coupe! These have already been importable for years now. Why haven’t you done it yet?!
Either the Civic or Accord Type-R
Honda Accord Type R but man they are about to get expensive
Submitted by: Stephen, Shift24safdsagdasg
It’s a shame this is the only Accord Type R that Honda’s ever made.
Nissan March Box.
Submitted by: mr.choppers
You know what? Sure.
My first thought was an Alfa Romeo Brera, but it only debuted at Geneva in 2002...so close.
Just 2 more years until I could get a Brera? Yeah I can wait for that.
I was visiting family in UK back in 2000ish and stopped by an Alfa Dealer. Sat in one of the Brera’s on the showroom floor and just started drooling... Couple other trips over there and I’ve seen them on the road too and they’re still gorgeous cars.
Submitted by: Monsterajr, Norbus
I’m letting this slide because the Brera is one of my favorite designs of all time. The concept came out in 2002, but the production car didn’t launch til 2005, so we’ve still got a few years of yearning left.