Imported Japanese cars
#21
Posted 22 December 2006 - 05:11 PM
#22
Posted 22 December 2006 - 05:37 PM
#23
Posted 22 December 2006 - 05:46 PM
-City of Victoria website, 2009
#24
Posted 22 December 2006 - 07:33 PM
I'm pretty sure Bayview has this car with promo graphics all over it.
#25
Posted 22 December 2006 - 07:33 PM
What's the reasoning behind importing these Japanese cars? Just to be different? Or is it something practical?
Why do they have to be at least 15 yrs old?
A while ago I was approached with business suggestion one part of which was to import old japanese cars. The idea is based on the fact (haven't checked it personally since got never interested) that cars above certain age, 10 or 15 years I can't recall now, get mandatory write-off in Japan and can be imported but for the price of delivery. Perhaps that's the answer.
Addition: How's that for a waste instead of reuse?
#26
Posted 22 December 2006 - 07:34 PM
#27
Posted 22 December 2006 - 09:03 PM
I bought (& destroyed) a Toyota Hi-Ace while touring New Zealand....despite the destruction I wanted to get something similar upon return, but the importing hadn't picked up yet.
I was told the NZ new car market is relatively weak due to the flood of quality cheap used cars from Japan.
#28
Posted 23 December 2006 - 12:03 PM
-City of Victoria website, 2009
#29
Posted 23 December 2006 - 06:26 PM
but dangit. now I want to sell my yuppiemobile & get a compact 4wd van.
#30
Posted 23 December 2006 - 09:02 PM
Last Updated: Friday, December 22, 2006 | 4:44 PM ET
CBC News
They are in excellent mechanical shape with low mileage, but used right-hand-drive vehicles from Japan are raising safety concerns in British Columbia.
Provincial officials are concerned the vehicles might be dangerous in passing situations and have asked Transport Canada to step in.
Mike Woods, manager for vehicle inspections in the province, said that while there's no evidence of accidents caused by right-hand-drive vehicles, officials need more time to determine their safety record.
"There is some concern, and the Insurance Corp. of B.C. is probably looking at that quite closely, and I'm certain that the Insurance Bureau of Canada is also looking into it," Woods said.
Some officials worry the cars may be dangerous when passing because the driver's range of vision is limited on the outside of the road.
All cars imported from Japan —where motorists drive on the left-hand side of the road — are at least 15 years old because federal laws place restrictions on newer cars.
However, B.C. officials have asked Transport Canada to extend that to 25 years in an attempt to reduce the number of right-hand-drive cars entering the province.
About 175 Japanese right-hand-drive cars are registered in B.C. every month — a number that has grown steadily, provincial officials say.
One of them is owned by Thomas Nottelman, who imported his 16-year-old Toyota Corolla and several other cars from Japan. Because Japan has tough mechanical regulations and regular inspections, he said, its second-hand cars are prized.
Many of them have "never seen an accident, they've never seen dirt, they certainly don't have any rust, and they're exceptionally low mileage," Nottelman said.
"So you can't buy anything comparable here, unless you happen to find a little old lady's car."
-City of Victoria website, 2009
#31
Posted 24 December 2006 - 12:57 AM
#32
Posted 28 December 2006 - 10:31 PM
I was in Parksville for the holidays and noticed a couple of these little rigs in one of the dealer lots.I wonder how much these cost?
They have two Honda Acty pick-up trucks. One for $6,900 and the other was $8,000. They were immaculate and feature 3 cylinder, 550cc engines with all-wheel drive.
If you want something more conventional, they also have three Rover Minis from the early 90s for a mere $7,000.
#33
Posted 29 December 2006 - 11:20 AM
#34
Posted 29 December 2006 - 11:30 AM
B.C. tries to put brakes on right-hand-drive cars
Last Updated: Friday, December 22, 2006 | 4:44 PM ET
CBC News
They are in excellent mechanical shape with low mileage, but used right-hand-drive vehicles from Japan are raising safety concerns in British Columbia...
Many of them have "never seen an accident, they've never seen dirt, they certainly don't have any rust, and they're exceptionally low mileage," Nottelman said.
"So you can't buy anything comparable here, unless you happen to find a little old lady's car."
They don't have dirt in Japan? That's cool.
#35
Posted 29 December 2006 - 05:27 PM
They're blindfolded cars, dummy.
#36
Posted 29 December 2006 - 08:25 PM
#37
Posted 29 December 2006 - 08:33 PM
"Mr. Danger 4x4 Action Soil™" is superior than dirt to show outdoor effects without humiliating unsanitariness."
-City of Victoria website, 2009
#38
Posted 29 December 2006 - 11:17 PM
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891
#39
Posted 30 December 2006 - 12:03 AM
#40
Posted 30 December 2006 - 12:21 AM
I've already bought a case for Derf and Scaper.
-City of Victoria website, 2009
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