Japan: Cars and Bikes

[vt_maverick]

Funny all those LCs (except the last) look more like Mitsu's than Toyotas. Btw, I am really diggin' this Suzuki:



I can't imagine ever living in Japan, but if I did I would have to put a line item in the budget for mods. Can you even imagine all the stuff that's out there?

[Marlin]

I can't imagine ever living in Japan, but if I did I would have to put a line item in the budget for mods. Can you even imagine all the stuff that's out there?

Sure, but howmany of em are offroad related? Can you even off road in Japan?

update-I googled Japan offroad, found a few dirt road pics, but thats about it. Weird that 4x4 vehicles would be popular, other than snow, I don't see any purpose for em?

[nfpgasmask]

Can you even off road in Japan?

That's a very good question, and one I wondered about when I was there. Obviously, the cities don't have any offroading spots, but out in the country there has got to be some stuff. There are plenty of mountains and areas that get a lot of snow, so there must be something...It would be interesting to find out.

Bart

[Ldub]

Sure, but howmany of em are offroad related? Can you even off road in Japan?

update-I googled Japan offroad, found a few dirt road pics, but thats about it. Weird that 4x4 vehicles would be popular, other than snow, I don't see any purpose for em?

That would be in keeping with the tidal wave of 4WD trucks & suv's sold in the good old US uv A every year...

99.9% have prolly never had the 4-lo clicked in, cept maybe by accident during the throes of barely middle aged passion, when a soccer mom'z foot takes an errant lurch...

[Scott Harness]

That would be in keeping with the tidal wave of 4WD trucks & suv's sold in the good old US uv A every year...

99.9% have prolly never had the 4-lo clicked in, cept maybe by accident during the throes of barely middle aged passion, when a soccer mom'z foot takes an errant lurch...

Soccer Mom Sex...Ahh...Yes...Paradise by the Dashboard Light
ps... extra credit for naming the the band

[ZEUS]

Nice pics man! ...of course... Welcome back!
I also LOVE that yamaha and would sport one myself...

And this car:


reminds me of a 2004 Infiniti M45 which I really like (they look better in person) and seem to be pretty rare... it is not an M45 tho. COOL! This is an M45: http://www.freshalloy.com/forums/sho....php?p=1624129

[WormGod]

Funny, but it looks like a Lincloln grille emblem.... though the car looks like a mild mannered, luxury GT-R. Baffling.

[vt_maverick]

...though the car looks like a mild mannered, luxury GT-R. Baffling.

I think that's the point of the front body kit. The more I dig around JDM car sites the more I agree with pbkid, it does look most like the Toyota/Lexus, although the kit would have to include both the front fascia and a revised hood. Not cheap.

[ZEUS]

...though the car looks like a mild mannered, luxury GT-R. Baffling.

Dude! You nailed it!

[vt_maverick]

...reminds me of a 2004 Infiniti M45 which I really like (they look better in person) and seem to be pretty rare... it is not an M45 tho. COOL! This is an M45: http://www.freshalloy.com/forums/sho....php?p=1624129

The 1st gen M45 was an abysmal failure... they had to kill production several years earlier than planned and go back to the drawing board. The designers were going for a muscle car look (which I assume is what appeals to a GM guy ) but unfortunately couldn't find any muscle car lovers in the Japanese luxury market.