Chriselle 158 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm never going to buy a new car again. I know,, never say never.... but, slightly used is always the better value deal. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 How do car prices compare in Japan to say UK, US, Australia? Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Test drive in the Subaru BRZ. Turn up, had a chat with the guy - my idea to put him at ease (maybe) with my less than perfect Japanese - then went for a ride... him in the passenger seat and telling me where to go. Very nice indeed to drive and an extremely good looking car. Hoshii! If you want something fairly similar for less money, have a look at not-so-old RX8s. It terms of actual setup, it's possibly closer to a hachi-roku/brz than the other Subarus that are 4wd. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 rotaries really suck gas and have very little torque. But sure looks good, especially with the suicide doors open. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Sort of on topic.... Hey, can any of you guys give me the lowdown on the declassification of the "K" car designation. What are the details? I've been thinking of buying a Jimny lately.. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 What are 'rotaries'? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Rotary engines are the "BETA" to the "VHS" piston engine... Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Dunno much about rotaries, aside from the name of the creator, Mr. Wankel. The fella that built my house has an RX8 and is a big Mazda fan. We used to have a Eunos/MX5 which was a lot of fun and super stable around corners. It was only the 1.6 5 speed, so not a lot of power, but fun all the same. fwiw, I quite like the Nissan Cube. The first version is lame and isn't even very cube-y, but the second and later cutesy asymmetrical boxey ones are cool. We hired one for a week once in Okinawa. Lots of room for gear and plenty of headroom. The one we hired was a milk tea colour that called "cardboard" in the brochure. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I like the cube's, I'd get a black one with a red stripe along each side tapering in from the roof to the front of the car.........and I pity the fool who doesn't like it! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 If I were to do it again I would go with the one I strongly urged my wife to choose....the baby blue with offset black stripe and black flares. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 What do you want to know about K cars Chris? As far as I know, they are designated as such when the engine is under 1.0L. The yearly tax is cheaper (although going up this year, big surprise!) and while the shaken is technically the same it tends to be cheaper because of the smaller axel size and weigh. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks BM....I know all the basic stuff.. I was just wondering if the tax is in fact going to go up and by how much?? I thought I heard they were doing away with the yellow number plates as well.. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I think the tax was about 7000¥ before and going up to 12000¥. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I knew it was around 7000~7500 yen. Doubling it isn't too bad. 7000 yen is ridiculously low. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Aren't the Ks 600cc engines and have a top speed of 90km/h Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I like the cube's, I'd get a black one with a red stripe along each side tapering in from the roof to the front of the car.........and I pity the fool who doesn't like it! barf time. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 What are 'rotaries'? Wankel engine. 3 rotors for the RX8 I think. And now even Mazda has given up on it. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Many Keis do over 90km/h. Even our Pajero Mini, which has an automatic transmission seemingly lacking a top gear. 80km/h takes 4000rpm. Thankfully I've only had to drive it on the highway once. It involved lots and lots of whirring. I think the turbo kei cars are better. Kei cars have loads of rules about random stuff like how long the car is. They are also 4 passengers max by law. It's legal to carry three kids in the back of one, but one kid won't have a seatbelt. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 and each kid is required by law to be in a child carseat. How does that conform? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I like the cube's, I'd get a black one with a red stripe along each side tapering in from the roof to the front of the car.........and I pity the fool who doesn't like it! barf time. Yeah but mines won't be snotter green Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Aren't the Ks 600cc engines and have a top speed of 90km/h 660 cc, innit? Link to post Share on other sites
634-maru 4 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 That green box this is just horrible. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Cars are designated K if they have a 660cc engine anything bigger is not classed as a K as far as I undetstand. As for speed most if not all K cars will do 120k/h. And in fact I have had my wifes up to its max 140 where the rev limiter cuts in. They all have 3 cylinder engines except Subaru which have four. Link to post Share on other sites
snowbender 3 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 The big question is, do real men drive K cars? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Aren't the Ks 600cc engines and have a top speed of 90km/h 660 cc, innit? er yes. Link to post Share on other sites
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