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Due to the heavy traffic and with the advanced public transportation systems in Japan, they prefer to use the public transportation while they keep their own cars in the garage, and the average mileages that the vehicles accumulate per year is just around 5,000 miles. Also, the consumers' aggressiveness let them trade their used cars for new models in every 5 to 6 years even though they are in good running conditions with low mileages. Additionally, they must have the car inspection every two years, and the inspection process strictly regulated by the clean air law that should take care of the condition of almost every components of the car not to mention the high cost to pass the inspection process. Therefore, vehicles after five or plus year’s of operation in Japan are practically worthless in the market, and those vehicles are disassembled and the low-mileage used engines and transmissions become available for resale. Not to mention, there is still about another 4 -6 other small certifications that need to be paid/done to allow the vehicles to park in city parking, certain designated parking, and a few other minor tickets. I think you even have to pay a special tax if you are a beginning drivers, besides have that green/yellow sticker on the back of your car as well to let other drivers now that your a new driver on the roads. We got it good in the states, comparted to those guys. 2nd to be the toughest would be Europe...they go through a lot to be able to drive as well. Japanese engines are a 50/50 gamble to me, unless you got a garuntee from the importer you are gambling....rebuild is the way to go in my opinion...if you got the skills.
   
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11:40:12 07/20/05
