Last night around 11pm I was so wound up from work that I couldnt sleep so I took the car out to wash and wax it and to unwind. well it was too dark when I finished to take pics, so here is a few shots of the car as I was leaving for work.

I changed out the wheels with some Sparco Racing wheels I had in the parts room that where collecting dust. I will be using these until I get the wheels I want, right now they are on back order for 60 - 90 days.

more pictures here
http://infini-fc3s.cyberosity.com/bl...ing-shots.html

 

emaculatly beautiful

 

Wow, that Sakura Touge is beautiful! Not to mention immaculate... looks fun to drive, except for having to worry about "taikousha"

 

wow........ just wow! i would give my left ******** for an infini (2,3, or 4) im not picky!

 

taikousha yeah there is not much room on this road at all. and this time a year its always full of packs of people walking up and down it taking pictures of the Sakura trees

 

Yeah I have wanted one from the 1st time I saw one at the dealer back in 1989

 

what wing is that i want one really bad

 

about how much does it cost to buy an Infini 3 or 4 over there anyways. I have been thinking of moving to Japan for a while. Might be kinda cool.

 

RE Amemiya

 

Is it true you have to pay an extra yearly tax in Japan for any car that's more than 3 years old?

 

From what I understand, the older cars are heavily taxed, in order to have people buy new cars. That's why there's so much J-spec and front-cuts available. I have a friend whose Japanese, He explained it to me once but I don't remember all of it.



Nice car! I'd trade you my wife for that car.

 

You have to pay a LOT to keep a car in Japan...

if you don't have your own parking space, you have to rent one, which can run upwards of 15 dollars A DAY. You also have to have a parking space within 2 KM if your home to even be able to buy a car.

Then you have to pay a tax every year for the size of the engine... everything under 660 CC's is very cheap, everything over 660 CC's is paying out the *** (especially for large-engined sports cars...).

Also, after three years, the car have it's first Shaken (vehicle inspection), which will probably cost you 500-1000 dollars a year to pass a bunch of pretty much arbitrary requirements... it's cheaper to do it yourself, of course.

Then you have to pass this same inspection (and spend the same amount of money) every two years until you get rid of the car.

Also, gas is four bucks a gallon, parts are expensive, and mechanics charge you out the *** (since most people in Japan don't have the initiative or knowledge, or even the space to fix the car themselves).

 

that cars alright....I.....guess

 

Only four? Its 6+ in Europe, and I thought Japan would be more.

 

Hey 87 gtr you never replied my pm, i want to see this bad boy i seen your cosmo but not the fini

 

Yeah, that's because they don't tax it quite as much as Europe does... half of that tax is just to **** people off and keep them from driving anyway.

The taxes are still pretty crazy though.

 

OMFG I full-heartedly agree. WOW. I wish we had roads like that here in Canada (I suppose we do, but not locally and probably not as well taken care of). What are "taikousha?" Just out of curiousity's sake lol

 

pm sent

 

Japanese: taikousha : oncomming traffic

 

yeah I hear that. Im tring to work on a way to get the 7 a Y plate and save some money. the JCI is going to expire in May so I will be hit will JCI and road tax in the same month. if I keep it a Japanese plate im looking at around $1500 - $1700 this May.

I might end up selling the cosmo, so I can reg the 7 with a Y plate


to even get the Japanese plates I had find a parking lot near my apt to file for a parking permit, as all the parking permits for my building are used up. lucky my parking it in only $45 a month. I have some friends live in mainland japan that pay over $500 a month for parking and its about 1.5km from their apt. sucks when its raining

 

That's not bad, considering that the parking lot next door to the dorm I lived at in Tokyo was 15 dollars a day... I guess that's what you get for choosing to put your car in a place that charges by either the hour or the day!

Ironicly, there were several other parking lots that looked much more affordable...

and RE Amemiya's Tokyo garage was about 100 yards down the street from this place

 

You'd think so, but No, Apparently Japan signed a lengthy contract with some Oil companies and refineries back in the late 70's or early 80's (ish) and they locked in a rate that was much higher than everyone else at that time, but is now lower than many countries.....Not sure on the timeframe for the contract, but it is also one of the reasons why they are so adamantly researching for alternate fuel sources. (at least so I've read )

 

how much and were can i find this wing

 

you can get the wing from RE-Amemiya. or Im sure someone out there is making copies of it.

 

corksport does,
http://corksport.com/store/category/...-exterior.html