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Motronic posted:Oh, question on that 7.5l fire truck: would something like that typically have a synchronized or unsyncronized transmission? Synchronized manual, which they also sold in the US at the time.
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Jan 10, 2020 01:43
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Dagen H posted:2G Toyota bB? (JDM Scion xB) Yep, one of those.
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Jan 28, 2020 01:04
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Y’all keep buying the cool stuff before I can acquire the parking space to store something old and fun  looks like I’ll just have to focus on stuff built from 2000 forward then.
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Big Taint posted:Is top speed really only 110mph? Considering the highways are posted at 80 kph much of the time...
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Feb 27, 2020 03:21
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:that's the car you buy when you run a bondage cafe in Ginza and all your waitresses wear PVC maid outfits. Roppongi, and I know exactly where that place is.
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Mar 25, 2020 04:53
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InitialDave posted:Afraid that's just Japan.txt. except for it being owned or driven by a high-schooler, but yeah probably somebody in the boonies who got a cheap CD player from the closest Super Autobacs.
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bolind posted:OF THE BUCKET TRUCK Looks like it’s ex-NTT West, so a former phone/internet line truck.
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Apr 16, 2020 10:52
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:How in the gently caress... It's like they didn't drive it. Could be from Kyushu or a part of Japan where there isn’t snow to require road spray. But also having a car here is so godawful expensive that it’s treated a bit nicer by many people. Not quite like Singapore, but still.
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Apr 17, 2020 04:42
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Seat Safety Switch posted:When I went to Odaiba/Megaweb last, I think it was the Toyota Fun Cargo they were selling that had a hatch that would open to accept a wheelchair. You'd drive your wheelchair into the back of it and then it would slide into and lock into the drivers' seat position, so you could treat the car like a giant wheelchair around your wheelchair. yep, Toyota has a whole section at Megaweb of their more custom/specialized accessibility vehicles, and Honda Japan hast listings for their accessibility vehicles as well on their website. I rented a Toyota Sienta that is barely bigger than a Fit but has seating for seven and two sliding doors, which still seems like a real unique thing to me as well. nice looking Bongo as well, it's the last generation of those before they just became rebadged Mitsubishis. Wonder what the load max is for that, looks similar to the other LDTs (Isuzu/Hino/Fuso stuff) from the same time. Probably similarly built like a brick shithouse.
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May 16, 2020 11:12
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Motronic posted:Realtalk: nope. Not even close. The bucket weight isn't nearly sufficient plus nobody uses trucks for that poo poo other than the companies contracted by power companies to trim pole to pole on roads who all have standards that look a lot more like having more capacity and height as well as air at the bucket for pruners. when Everdave posted it originally I noticed right away it was a former NTT truck, so yeah, national phone company keeping the phone line infrastructure clear.
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May 29, 2020 00:59
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Their mobile TV and DVD player setups also often result in antenna wiring all over the place. the Electronic Toll Control device wiring is also going to play a part, that's not always factory installed either so could wind up in shenanigans. Those usually have the card reader down in the footwell and an antenna around the edge of the front window.
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Jun 3, 2020 15:15
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I’m both amazed and kinda scared that a big and small propane tank made it all the way over to the U.S. intact. Gotta be careful with those. If there’s Japanese on the wiring that’s been done, you should be able to figure it out with Google Translate. I think it can translate photos now?
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Jun 9, 2020 08:47
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French Canadian posted:1x Isuzu NPR filter from eBayer in Texas that is ALMOST the same p/n but instead of ending in a 0 it ends in a 1. Can anyone hazard a guess as to what the different of a single digit will be? They look goddamn similar but I won't know til I have it in my cold dead hands. is this thing a Toyota or Isuzu? If it's an Isuzu, might be worth asking one of the local Isuzu dealers to see what they have for that era of NPR, because they've been bringing those to the U.S. since at least the 1980s. They should still have parts to match the older models, because there's every likelihood those older engines are still being made and sold elsewhere in the world.
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Jun 10, 2020 13:01
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everdave posted:I am not going to disagree but when I found a pearl white diesel 4wd 5 speed with granny doilies inside, one owner and CLEAN had to pick it up. Of course I want the moon roofs but I think this will be great for a build. 73k miles. break the doilies out for Radwood, that van would be catnip for that sort of place. for complete JDM style it's gonna need a omamori for good luck and protection while driving. that sort of thing would be a good traditional Japanese thing to provide to the cars some of you guys are selling through.
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Jun 21, 2020 11:00
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I had completely forgotten about the Celsior and now I've got Car Sensor open. sigh.Ethics_Gradient posted:Cars themselves are dirt cheap in Japan, it's the costs of ownership (getting a license, shaken (compulsory safety inspection/insurance), fuel, highway tolls, etc) that get pricey. And parking. It's like NYC if you're in or around Tokyo -- if you live in an apartment that has parking, that can be $400-500 a month for that building, otherwise you're sticking it somewhere else (I've seen advertisements on Facebook for a spot about 20 minutes walk from where I live for $150 a month). There's also an annual tax you have to pay that depends on engine size/vehicle size, it was like $450 or so for the year for the B4 when I owned that. Fuel also depends, but it is usually between 120-140 yen/liter so $4.50 a gallon or so. Highway tolls add up, just going around the loop in Tokyo is $8 by itself. I've had day trips out of Tokyo that run me ~$50 in tolls alone -- whereas taking the train would be about as long and probably less than half the cost. Half the reason I want to buy an apartment/house here is to lock in a parking spot so I can go do something stupid like get a Celsior or an old Legacy B4 just to have for weekends or road trips. All of those costs are why the cheap cars get more expensive pretty quick.
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Jul 2, 2020 05:25
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apparently Honda do still sell new Acty kei trucks over here, but yeah you see more ads on TV for the Suzukis.
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Jul 22, 2020 12:36
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I’m the double-DIN MiniDisc player
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Aug 27, 2020 13:21
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InitialDave posted:Is it actually a van, or a regular truck cab with a custom back on it?  all of those will be the cab and (bare) chassis, except for non-dumping flatbeds. Same for all cab-over commercial vehicles 3.5 metric tons GVW on up. So this van-crane thingy is custom from a body-builder. Might be an old electric company truck? But I don't know who's paint scheme would be yellow with black and white.
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Nov 23, 2020 15:14
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Femtosecond posted:If I were an uber/lyft driver it would be really fun to buy one of these Crown Comforts. They’re almost all converted/sold as using propane/CNG for fuel, so.
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Mar 21, 2021 10:16
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Importing from Japan: Nanpa Know How [edit] Google Translate does terrible things to Japanese sex slang but all I can say is that ain't talking about becoming a squid man it's about making women orgasm harperdc fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Jun 28, 2021 |
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Jun 28, 2021 03:57
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KakerMix posted:I assumed it was a translation of trying to make women not only orgasm, but squirt. See illustrations helpfully provided Japanese Linguistics minute: the Japanese term for orgasm is “to go,” iku/ikimasu いく and the phrase on the cover is conjugated to say “make [someone] go” ikaseru いかせる written as イカせる for emphasis. (There’s also an old joke about American/Japanese couples not knowing if they’re coming or going that makes sense in this context) It also just so happens ika イカ is Japanese for squid  so the translator grabbed that. Rice fields get soaked and flooded, so thats why it’s a level below Super Soaker
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Jun 28, 2021 04:40
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Tell me the truck is from the ‘90s without telling me it’s from the ‘90s. Wonder what print-out photo the construction dudes stuck there.
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KakerMix posted:lol so is this really a family picture frame, but a sticker stuck on the rear window facing forward? That was a thing in the 90s in Japan? It’s a holder for photo booth aka ‘print club’ aka purikura photos. Considering the popularity of photo booth stuff in 1990s Japan, it’s absolutely a thing. You’re more likely to see that sort of thing in a private car but hey the work truck can get a photo too I guess.
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KakerMix posted:How does this work btw? I've noticed that the only thing specifically banned is diesels in certain cities which is how you end up with UZ-swapped 70s in Japan. Otherwise it seems that Japan will let you drive whatever it is you want, just the cost goes vertical depending on what it is. They don't outright ban things, right? Not to my knowledge. Hell, the old go-kart tours through Tokyo that might resemble a Nintendo game are on karts with white plates, so fully street legal. There's no laws about left hand drive/right hand drive either, hence why some of the European brands (Mercedes, BMW, Porsche spring to mind) used to only import LHD vehicles (Hong Kong insists on RHD vehicles from memory). but yes, shaken gets tougher and becomes an every-two-years thing. Ethics_Gradient posted:Pretty much. The actual cost to do the shaken stays the same AFAIK, but garages will charge more for older/rarer stuff. Virtually everybody does it through a garage so the the maxim of "shaken costs go up over time" is basically true. You technically can shaken a vehicle yourself (it's called "user shaken") by bringing it in to the testing centre yourself and making any repairs/mods necessary, but very few people have the time and space to do much work on their own vehicles. A mate of mine did it on his GS and got knocked back for headlight alignment and handlebar width, he fixed it in the carpark, went back through, and they gave him the green light. hey buddy  I think the other cost is what in the U.S. would be basic collision insurance -- you're paying for that for two years, hence how those parts and labor costs also get towards $1,000-1,200 total. I also went and got the license plate for my car once upon a time, and I think it was like 3,000 yen or so? the other cost is annual tax/registration cost, which can run $400-500 depending on engine size. but yes, the tl;dr is that by the time a new car is now seven years old, the dealer is starting to hit up the customers with pamphlets on the new models. Shaken is designed to keep a fleet of new cars on the roads, and the costs of Kei cars and small hatchbacks means if you really need a car in the countryside, you can also keep up with that.
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Loving the Toyota Rent-a-Car keychain, and the omamori hanging in the 4WD van as well, but that fire bottle is probably a hazard, it's likely original (can't zoom in enough but I think it's labeled as being from 1995).
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Jan 27, 2022 08:21
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BuckyDoneGun posted:2 doors best doors? Forgot one   I’ve ridden in and seen a bunch of that generation of Delica, I like them a lot better than the square ‘80s ones.
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Feb 7, 2022 12:55
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SlowBloke posted:Pajero Pinin are fun toys but every car i've seen had rust spots somewhere. They are stupid cheap here in Italy, a last gen model (2005-2006) can be found for 2-3k€ Yeah but that’s the Evolution, the one they built for Dakar with Lancer Evo engines. They’re going for 2.5mil yen and higher on the used car sites here.
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Feb 23, 2022 10:12
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KakerMix posted:This is a 1997 Toyota Calidna GT-T. It is a 3S-GTE powered AWD 5 speed manual wagon. This one is absolutely original down to the stereo. I shouldn't have to explain why this thing freakin' rules, but it case I do please re-read the previous sentences, thanks. Holy poo poo, I somehow didn’t know Toyota played the “make a stealth AWD turbowagon” game as well. That owns, that’s awesome as hell.
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KakerMix posted:Your 'VIN' on a kei truck is actually called the 'chassis ID' technically but will be called VIN by anyone state-side. As seen here in a Suzuki Carry kei truck: For whatever reason Japanese OEMs don’t punch a full 17-digit VIN for domestic production, but do (with world code J) for exported vehicles. So anything you guys will import will just have that format, including the dash in the middle. I haven’t found a reason why, but likely “because Japan”. Where it gets fun is aligning local VINs for vehicles finally assembled outside Japan with those internal chassis codes. Glad I’m not handling that sort of thing at work anymore!
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Darchangel posted:Somewhat related to the thread: The only Changli content you need is on The Autopian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4_crjEcHOI and I don't think it's the case of "why not do this instead of a kei truck" as one is a new EV made on the super cheap and the other has 660cc of fury to haul Peace butts and Boss Coffee cans.
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KakerMix posted:A little odd, since this is the Corolla Levin GT-Z I bid on last week, for some reason it was listed again *this* week, different auction house, but I got it for less than what I bid on it last week Same down to the chassis number? Wild. Also love the art on the manual/books they had with it, those covers are a goddamn Vibe.
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Darchangel posted:I rolled into Seattle for work yesterday and spotted a red JDM not-kei crew cab fire truck n traffic. I think it was a Toyota Ace, but never got to see the front of it. Aluminum wheels and larger tires on the rear for whatever reason, but still rocking the red steelies in front. If it was cab-over it might be an imported older Isuzu/Fuso/Hino, but they also have been brought to the U.S. brand new forever so it might be a survivor. Unless you saw it was RHD I know in times past in this thread people spotted old bigger-than-kei diesel fire trucks as well on auction sites, so it’s possible.
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:50kkm since '92 on a Toyota pickup. How is that even possible. Worth so much god drat money indeed Inspection sheet said “decals removed” which probably means it was the kind of work truck that stood around a fair bit, or only ran really short distances. Tyro posted:I still may buy a car from Japan but if I can't take it with me, I have to deal with significant duty recapture on resale etc. Might not be worth it. I went to Nairobi on a business trip a few years back, and so many of the cars on the road have stickers that give away that they’re from Japan - from the obvious dealer stickers (eg Saitama Toyopet) to police inspection and Japanese emissions-related stickers, a ton of cars were clearly shipped over once the shaken got expensive.
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Further context: For a long time, the big German brands didn't own their importers into Japan - e.g. how BMW USA, MB USA are direct subsidiaries of the mothership in Munich and Stuttgart, and sell the U.S. market vehicles to their authorized dealership network. Instead, they were imported through a third-party who negotiated the rights with BMW, MB, GM, etc. (That company is Yanase, and they still have dealerships sitting next to BMWJ and MBJ in Japan). And for a long time, they didn't import right-hand drive vehicles -- or at least, I'm guessing customers had the option of getting LHD models, because you do see a bunch of them from the 1980s and 1990s around. (I just saw a very nice E24 635csi driving the other day and it was LHD). So tl;dr it's possible it was originally sold LHD in Japan, it's possible it was brought into Japan from the U.S. (I don't remember Japan's laws offhand but I think they're looser than the draconian American set of rules) but so long as there's a paper trail everything should still be ok. There are VIN checkers online for both brands you can drop a number into and get details, including original market of sale.
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