• Motorex owner jailed!

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:28 am**

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the owner of Motorex, Nanahoshi Hiroaki, 33, was arrested Thursday and booked into the L.A. County Jail. He is being held on $1 Million bail.

Booking Details

Hiroaki's initial appearance is scheduled for Wednesday of this week.

Hiroaki and Motorex came to the recognition of Nissan enthusiasts in the US as they became the only Registered Importer legally authorized to legalize Skylines for US use. As Motorex was able to comply with stringent US crash-testing requirements, they petitioned the courts to protect their interest in the Skyline market by "locking out" other would-be importers from the list of necessary modifications.

Not only did this give Motorex a corner on the market for legal Skylines, it also allowed them to command a premium price for each legalized car. Motorex-prepped Skylines can fetch upwards of $50,000. While making loads of money, Motorex also made loads of enemies.

According to sources, the lease to the Motorex facility has been overdue for months, and is now locked out by the landlord.

The US Department of Transportation has offically rescinded importation eligibility for both the R32 and R34 Skylines, only 96-98 R33 Skylines are still eligible to be imported.

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:40 am**

So what did he get charged with?

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:49 pm**

down_shift wrote:So what did he get charged with?

he's got all kinds of shit stacked up against him right now.

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:11 pm**

that sucks!

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:11 pm**

struka wrote:that sucks!

not really... he put himself in this situation.

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:03 pm**

still sucks even though he did put himself into the situation. i wouldnt want to be in his shoes esp after makin some killer money.

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:16 pm**

which still goes to show that R33>R32>R34.

p.s. sucks to be that guy. but he was being a dick. i mean come on, what was it, $30k for an R32 and around $80-100k for an R34? fuck all that....and you shoulda paid rent....sucka.

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:53 pm**

Yeah in IMO i think that he sucks anyway, i mean what 50,000 for a skyline buahhahahahahahha sucka you got riped the fuck off. I know i know it sapose to be the god of imports but hell 50 grand to 80 M3 here i come, skyline see yea later.

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:24 pm**

driftPANDAspl wrote:which still goes to show that R33>R32>R34.

p.s. sucks to be that guy. but he was being a dick. i mean come on, what was it, $30k for an R32 and around $80-100k for an illegal R34? fuck all that....and you shoulda paid rent....sucka.

well i'm sure it did cost a ton of money to do the crash testing and all the other govt approval tests, but he fucked himself by trying to cheat the system.

Posted: **Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:18 pm**

Busted!

Posted: **Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:17 pm**

hahahahaha, YES, i love it FUCK YOU MOTOREX FUCK YOU!

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:34 am**

Name: NANAHOSHI , HIROAKI
Case Number COMTA083561-01 Filed At Compton Courthouse
Filing Date 02/22/2006 Limited Jurisdiction
Count Charge Code Charge Description** Disposition Disposition Date
01 524 PC ATTEMPTED EXTORTION *
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02 664-207(A) PC ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING *
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03 245(A)(1) PC ASSAULT W DEADLY WEAPON/INSTR. *
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04 244.5(B) PC ASSAULT W/STUN GUN OR TASER *
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05 140(A) PC THREATENING A WITNESS *

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:03 am**

nice!

Posted: **Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:41 am**

driftPANDAspl wrote:which still goes to show that R33>R32>R34.

indeed!

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2006 11:23 pm**

What a tool!