Reply With QuoteI think you and i both know it take a special sort of foreigner to do so.Originally Posted by Bakadesu!
Why not? I do it all the time.
Very good thread!
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I think you and i both know it take a special sort of foreigner to do so.Why not? I do it all the time.
Do you guys have any insight into the popularity spike in 4-doors for drifting in Japan? Seems like it's a lot easier to see R32 4 doors, Chasers, Cefiro's, Laurels, all sorts of 4 doors; with less Silvia's/180SX's than before.
Is registration in Japan cheaper for a 4-door, or are there other reasons?
i will learn it....thanks for post read it again....:>
Whoa, this is a real eye opener. After studying Japanese throughout school and even my teacher being Japanese, I never knew about some of the lifestyle characteristics of the Japanese that you've outlined. Great read man, thanks for that
Excellent read.. A real eye opener in some points.
I have a fair few dealings with Japanese as I buy alot of Tomica/Kyosho scale diecast model cars from toy dealers over there.
I must say, they are the nicest, down to earth, most polite, helpful people you will ever meet in this world.
They will bend over backwards for you and practically do backflips in order for your continued business with them.
Wonderful country, the culture, the food, the hospitality, just everything.
Never ever been there, but its definitely on the to do list tho.
This is JDM car culture, as told by the next generation of Japanese kids.
Panel 1: Enzo Ferrari supercar, ¥100,000,000
Panel 2: On a normal car, the speedometer only goes up to around 180km/h,
Panel 3: But on this Ferrari, it goes up to 400km/h.
Panel 4: "It doesn't have much legroom, and isn't it impractical?"
Panel 6: "Which one do you want to drive when you grow up?" Supercar: 1 Eco car: 9
Panel 7: "It does look cool, but it only goes 2-3km per litre."
Panel 8: They're too sensible...
Will translate stuff in Japanese!
just got back from japan today after 10 days of exploring. Could not believe how cheap 2nd hand cars are over there, like crazy cheap considering everything else over there is so much more expensive than over here. second hand cars are like a 70% cheaper than here and generally have much lower kilometres than cars in oz.
There's a good reason for that, and it comes down to the approach towards cars the Japanese people have, compared to people here.
The thing is that the average Japanese motorist values reliability, economy and certainty over anything else. Literally. The Japanese take the whole idiom of "treating cars as appliances" to its extreme, and given that Japanese cars indeed are super-reliable, the idea that you'll spend more money on fixing a car you bought is insanity, since you've already paid for it!
Of course you'd rather buy a brand new 660cc Honda N Box for $15000 rather than buy a used Silvia for $5000 and pay $5000 for repairs and maintenance even if it's infinitely more fun to drive, because you know that N Box is brand new, nothing will break on it, and even on the off-chance that it does the dealer will look after it without you having to pay a single yen - maybe even pick it up from your house and bring you a courtesy car to drive while it's being fixed so you won't lose any time off work! That's far better than driving a used car about which you don't know how it was treated in the past, you can't plan out how much repairs will cost out of warranty, and you're always in fear that something might go wrong, right?
And heaven forbid if something does break and you have to call your boss saying you'll be coming in late to work because you have to drive your awesome, fast, touge-conquoring Silvia to the shop to get fixed! He'll look at you oddly, shake his head, and mutter under his breath about why you didn't do the sensible responsible thing and buy a new car like everybody else, instead of being selfish and buying something for your own pleasure!
And that's why used cars are so cheap in Japan.
It's a symptom of the hyper-economically-savvy yet super-disposable culture of modern Japan. And the reason that pretty much all Japanese cars are reliable and boring now. As much as we complain about how used cars are so expensive here, at least we believe in maintaining things and looking after them - which is why we see far more of the proper Japanese sports cars driven normally on the road here than in Japan, where you could go days without seeing a Silvia, an R34, an Evo VIII, or anything else that makes you turn your head and think "I wish I had one of those!".
Will translate stuff in Japanese!
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Hahaha I love it! Hats off to whoever made that video.
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you have to watch all the others too made by the same bunch! i was all in stitches!
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