Don't forget the NJ Sales Tax, which will probably be 7% by the time you get it back here. You can get a once-per-lifetime Federal exemption from emissions on importing a car, but it can not be a vehicle which has a legal version sold here in the US (called a 'gray market' vehicle). Then you wwould need to register it in NJ as a limited use vehicle, with collector car insurance, to avoid the NJ emissions and safety inspection issues.
Take a look at some of the info on this site, with regard to the need to satisfy three different US Government agencies before you can import a non-conforming (in terms of both emissions and safety equipment like shatterproof glass, headlights, airbags, etc.) vehicle. Scroll down to Importing a Non-conforming Vehicle in the middle of the page:
http://www.ideamerge.com/motoeuropa/...ter/index.html
A snippet from that source.....
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Importing a Non-Conforming Vehicle
If you plan to import a...... vehicle that does not conform to your country's vehicle standards, you need to do some substantial homework. If you know exactly what vehicle you'll be buying abroad, you should be able to determine all the costs associated with importing it. On the other hand, the slightest misunderstanding by any party involved in such an enterprise can result in unexpected and overwhelming costs to you and you alone.
US citizens must deal either directly or indirectly with three separate government agencies, each with its own agenda: Customs, which I addressed largely in the previous chapter, will concern itself with establishing the value of your vehicle and placing a proper duty and federal tax on it; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will concern itself with establishing that your vehicle does not pose an unacceptable threat to the environment; and the Department of Transportation (DOT) will concern itself with establishing that your vehicle does not pose an unacceptable threat to the immediate safety of the population. In the end, a US citizen importing a vehicle must be able to prove to Customs that he or she has satisfied the requirements of the other two entities; otherwise the citizen will face long delays and high port-storage fees while he or she arranges the necessary paperwork and modifications to the vehicle.
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