Comments on: Sales Down In Japan For 14th Consecutive Month http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315873 jackjimturkey Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:56:02 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315873 maybe a '93 300zx maybe a ’93 300zx

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315872 jackjimturkey Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:33:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315872 jbird 97 and el2000. give me a 1991 300zx or a '92 300GT VR-4 over just about anything of that era and/or price range. Skyline never made it to america, so i'm ignorant about it outside of Gran Turismo The EPA sucks! jbird 97 and el2000.

give me a 1991 300zx or a ’92 300GT VR-4 over just about anything of that era and/or price range. Skyline never made it to america, so i’m ignorant about it outside of Gran Turismo

The EPA sucks!

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315871 jackjimturkey Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:30:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315871 Veda: I'm no racist, because i love women of all types. from germany to japan to ghana i bet there's attractive women in antarctica! Veda: I’m no racist, because i love women of all types. from germany to japan to ghana i bet there’s attractive women in antarctica!

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315870 jackjimturkey Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:28:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315870 Japan has intelligently designed mass transit, and a government that supports it kosaio3: japan is smaller than california, so cars sold there take longer to get up to "fall apart" condition. They appear to last longer, but it's kind of a mirage. the japanese cars I've owned (two out of three, anyway) have been far inferior to the american-named, mexican or canadian built cars i've owned. but, first-year bugs aside, I think japanese companies keep their best products for the home market Japan has intelligently designed mass transit, and a government that supports it

kosaio3: japan is smaller than california, so cars sold there take longer to get up to “fall apart” condition. They appear to last longer, but it’s kind of a mirage.

the japanese cars I’ve owned (two out of three, anyway) have been far inferior to the american-named, mexican or canadian built cars i’ve owned.

but, first-year bugs aside, I think japanese companies keep their best products for the home market

]]> By: Get Real http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315794 Get Real Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:41:01 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315794 How do they expect people to afford a car they consider junk after a few years ? Stupid Japanese government. Good model for the US EPA however, and they will do it. How do they expect people to afford a car they consider junk after a few years ?

Stupid Japanese government.

Good model for the US EPA however, and they will do it.

]]> By: acura_el2000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315783 acura_el2000 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:51:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315783 this means, japan is gona spew out a bunch of desirable cars directed at the youth market.. (closes eyes and hopes for 4-6 cylinder twin turbo machines like the 300zx...rx-7....supra) and my chance to finally own a new one, since I'll be their target market by 2009. (young, career-starting) this means, japan is gona spew out a bunch of desirable cars directed at the youth market.. (closes eyes and hopes for 4-6 cylinder twin turbo machines like the 300zx…rx-7….supra) and my chance to finally own a new one, since I’ll be their target market by 2009. (young, career-starting)

]]> By: Hyperion http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315769 Hyperion Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:32:09 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315769 Public transportation in Japan is one of the best in the world. I've tried it myself and other than needing a guide since I cannot read Japanese, the train systems there are utterly reliable. And on time. You don't need a car unless you want to enjoy the country or unless you enjoy driving. I'd still try to keep a nice car to enjoy if I lived there, but unlike many places in the U.S., you can live very easily without one in Japan. They have such stringent inspections ever couple of years it becomes very expensive to maintain an older car and keep it registered legally. Still, some people love classics and won't ever part with them. Public transportation in Japan is one of the best in the world. I’ve tried it myself and other than needing a guide since I cannot read Japanese, the train systems there are utterly reliable. And on time. You don’t need a car unless you want to enjoy the country or unless you enjoy driving.

I’d still try to keep a nice car to enjoy if I lived there, but unlike many places in the U.S., you can live very easily without one in Japan.

They have such stringent inspections ever couple of years it becomes very expensive to maintain an older car and keep it registered legally. Still, some people love classics and won’t ever part with them.

]]> By: kosai03 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315683 kosai03 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:46:18 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315683 Nah, their cars are just so darn reliable that less people need new ones right now :D I bet they didn't see that one coming ;) /joke Nah, their cars are just so darn reliable that less people need new ones right now :D I bet they didn’t see that one coming ;) /joke

]]> By: jbird97 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315667 jbird97 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:47:28 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315667 theyre too busy drifting 240's, supra's, skyline's, rx-7's, etc. theyre too busy drifting 240′s, supra’s, skyline’s, rx-7′s, etc.

]]> By: Veda http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315661 Veda Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:22:20 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315661 With the public transportation Japan offers, why bother owning one anyway? Just ask any English "teacher" you know who moved there for a few years. Besides walking is healthier and keeps those J chicks slim and tight. With the public transportation Japan offers, why bother owning one anyway? Just ask any English “teacher” you know who moved there for a few years. Besides walking is healthier and keeps those J chicks slim and tight.

]]> By: Fletch http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315617 Fletch Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:21:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315617 I would really miss driving everyday, but that's me in the suburbs/country. Urban living with a public transportation infrastrucutre really does make owning a vehicle optional. The cost of a parking spot alone in large cities exceeds the costs of most vehicles. I would really miss driving everyday, but that’s me in the suburbs/country. Urban living with a public transportation infrastrucutre really does make owning a vehicle optional. The cost of a parking spot alone in large cities exceeds the costs of most vehicles.

]]> By: GcoupèJoe http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315616 GcoupèJoe Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:19:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315616 Yeah, who drives in Japan anyway, with all the people, it's much more efficient to walk.... Yeah, who drives in Japan anyway, with all the people, it’s much more efficient to walk….

]]> By: Deanster http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315613 Deanster Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:58:51 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/sales-down-in-japan-for-14th-month.html#comment-315613 Decreasing interest in car ownership? I doubt that. I'm near certain less disposable income is to blame. Newer generations would rather take the bus and own iPods and PS3s than a car. Decreasing interest in car ownership? I doubt that. I’m near certain less disposable income is to blame. Newer generations would rather take the bus and own iPods and PS3s than a car.

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