It is the Emission requirements that is nearly impossible to meet without
costly repairs that drive people to buy new cars in Japan, hence flooding
the low mileage used cars business. Those cars are still in pristine
conditions. I have seen they with my own eyes, and I dare say, some are
better than some "New" American cars. It is that quality that started the
export and have kept it going. Prior to that they used to dismantle and
recycle those cars.
"fbloogyudsr" <fbloogyudsr@nwlink.com> wrote in message
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> "Phil Sharkey" <phsharkey@netscape.net> wrote
> > Maybe the low milage Japanese cars that get to the U.K. do so because
> > the Japanese are no fools and would just assume get the Monday morning
> > lemons out of the country where they will no longer be their problem?
> > Just a thought.
>
> I do know that the inspection requirements for continued licensing of cars
> in Japan is extremely onerous. It tends to make consumers there buy new
> cars often rather than spend a lot on maintenance... Also, there are not
> many
> places to drive in Japan (nor would I want to drive there, especially in
the
> cities.)
>
> Floyd
>
>