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What a waste …

Posted by: Chad Mac , July 3, 2011

which sees the light of day every once in a while when the car cover comes off it. But from the look of the rusted brake rotors, the car hasn`t moved in a LONG time.

This is not a new trend but is becoming more obvious. With the falling economy and high price of car ownership I fear for the automotive hobby. My fears are usually put to rest when I visit a track and see a lot of nice cars roaring around the track but I usually think to myself, this fun comes at what expense ?  After paying 150yen per liter for gasoline, shaken (required public insurance, and vehicle inspection) every 2 years at about 75,000yen, yearly vehicle tax  at about 40,000yen per year plus any repairs I might have to do to my little Toyota, I wonder if the money I saved to buy a worthy car is really worth it in Tokyo.

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33 year old mechanic who came to Japan with his family who also has an addiction to anything automotive

One Response to “What a waste …”

  1. Zack_H
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    Zack_H
    July 3, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    I have seen this ALOT as well. The problem is that if a car isn’t in good enough shape to sell to a dealership, and repairs cost more than the dealership will give them, they just let it sit. That’s the cheapest option.

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