Due to arrival quarantine laws with COVID-19, what is normally an hour flight from Tokyo to Osaka turned into an 8 hour drive. Apart from the rental car cost, what is more expensive, the petrol for the trip or the...
Read MoreUncategorized
Finally the end of a year no one predicted! See the following pics for auction breaks and office breaks (even when the office is closed we will be bidding on vehicles)
Read MoreA quite often, but good question often asked by new customers: "How do you find left hand drive vehicles in the auctions?" Answer: Hello ......LEFT HAND DRIVE car? Unfortunately, you need to look at the inside photos of cars to...
Read MoreThis blog specifically for the NZ market. What cars from the Japanese used car auctions have ESC (electronic stability control)? It depends on the model of car, as well as the model within the model! Luckily when it comes to...
Read MoreEach summer in Japan the country celebrates the Obon summer break. Although Obon is a Buddhist ceremony celebrating the spirits of the dead, the living use the time, a clumped together group of national holidays, to take a break during...
Read MoreThe Toyota Prius has had ESC (Electronic Stability Control) in models since August 2003. The first time this was included was in the model change to the NHW20 chassis, while only in the G model, not the S. This also...
Read MoreA car with no need for reverse. Never to go back. With the future in it's eyes. No regrets of the past, with the future in its eyes. Whatever the cliche, this car found in a classic auction this week...
Read MoreThe traditional Japanese Golden Week holiday is upon us. Usually there are traffic jams for miles on the main highways between prefectures and cities. This year the public has been told to "stay home", and they are obeying! So here...
Read MoreBack in the days when people could gather together and compare their cars and trucks. Just a quick video of the "kei truck" gathering in Japan (pre-corona days). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgrk4k8hzYQ&feature=emb_logo
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=491&v=0jMUaqEYQxE&feature=emb_logo
Read More