MAN! Good call on that, didn't even notice. Nice eye there homie!GabeDM wrote:vspec had abs, there is none on that....
you gotta be kidding me.zoborax wrote: The kms are not too low for a JDM car that old. I think its got a lot of potential
You haven't a clue about the Japanese culture and the way things work over there. People only a fraction of the distances we drive here. Also, they have a more strict and expensive version of annual emission tests called "shaken." The first 3 years of a new vehicle doesn't require it, but after the 4th, the vehicle has to be inspected and brought up to date. From then on the inspection is annual, It costs about a grand to do, and as the vehicle ages, the cost goes up. That's one reason why there are so many low km vehicles over there and also the reason why their used cars are so much cheaper than our used cars. Oh if you want to verify the used car km issue yourself, check out the japanese version of autotrader.. http://www.carsensor.co.jp Moral of the story...DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE CRITICIZING SOMEONE'S COMMENTS!One_Love wrote:
you gotta be kidding me.
80,000 km is WAY TOO LOW for a 15 year old car. and you think it had lots of potential ?
Dude its a skyline, everyone agrees with you. your not the only one.
Hold your ponnies there chief. Sha-ken is not an annual emmissions check. It's a bi-annual VEHICLE check. They check everything on the car...which is why the shops have the car from 1-3 days. You are right about a new vehicle getting cleared for the first three years, but after that, it's every two. And just how does all that add up to making a car cheaper in the used market.zoborax wrote:
You haven't a clue about the Japanese culture and the way things work over there. People only a fraction of the distances we drive here. Also, they have a more strict and expensive version of annual emission tests called "shaken." The first 3 years of a new vehicle doesn't require it, but after the 4th, the vehicle has to be inspected and brought up to date. From then on the inspection is annual, It costs about a grand to do, and as the vehicle ages, the cost goes up. That's one reason why there are so many low km vehicles over there and also the reason why their used cars are so much cheaper than our used cars. Oh if you want to verify the used car km issue yourself, check out the japanese version of autotrader.. http://www.carsensor.co.jp Moral of the story...DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE CRITICIZING SOMEONE'S COMMENTS!
Well, what do you know, my wife is Japanese as well, and I myself live here in Japan, been here for 5 years. Yes you are right about cars having to be made compliant if they are in need of repair. But people like me like working on their own cars and keeping them in good shape. Granted, not all the people are like you, me and the others here at NICO, so yes, I can see where you are going with the older cars, but don't make it a generalization of all the people.zoborax wrote:If you want to get in a pissing match, I can surely oblige. My wife is Japanese and will be arriving next month. I've been there MANY times and have talked about such matters! I know that its not a ****ing "emissions" check. Okay, I forgot that it was biannual, but it's still very expensive (~$1200 - $1600 for mid-sized vehicles and more for larger ones). Plus you have to factor in repairs if needed on top of that! Once a car gets pretty old, like up to 15 years or so, and the car is not in a decent amount of demand, the car receives an official value of ZERO. In some cases, people who want to sell such a car would actually have to pay someone to take it off their hands. Once that's complete, the car is either scrapped or sold to some other country. Not many people want an older vehicle that they have to continually pump money into to stay compliant, so they buy new cars! People don't drive that much either as I stated before! That's why, my "friends", many cars are either auctioned off or chopped up into parts to be sold abroad. Go to the website I posted earlier. You will find many used cars that are quite old that don't have that many kms on them.
Reaaaaly. So I am hallucinating when I get offers at stoplights on the 30? Guy, understand the audience, you know people here, we LIVE here, in my case for over twelve years. You do not want to get in a pissing match with us, you will get wet. These statements you have made are 100% wrong. Case in point, what I drive to work each day. Shaken every two years, street value about $5000.00.zoborax wrote:If you want to get in a pissing match, I can surely oblige. My wife is Japanese and will be arriving next month. I've been there MANY times and have talked about such matters! I know that its not a ****ing "emissions" check. Okay, I forgot that it was biannual, but it's still very expensive (~$1200 - $1600 for mid-sized vehicles and more for larger ones). Plus you have to factor in repairs if needed on top of that! Once a car gets pretty old, like up to 15 years or so, and the car is not in a decent amount of demand, the car receives an official value of ZERO. In some cases, people who want to sell such a car would actually have to pay someone to take it off their hands. Once that's complete, the car is either scrapped or sold to some other country. Not many people want an older vehicle that they have to continually pump money into to stay compliant, so they buy new cars! People don't drive that much either as I stated before! That's why, my "friends", many cars are either auctioned off or chopped up into parts to be sold abroad. Go to the website I posted earlier. You will find many used cars that are quite old that don't have that many kms on them.