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Little Nudger
Man. I used to think I knew a lot about Japanese cars, but I'm starting to doubt myself. :?
So I'm in Japan right now, and I love it here, it's terrific! Especially the cars! After being in China for a month and seeing endless mid-80's VWs, I'm so amused by the small kei cars next to the comical-looking vans and the crazy stuff in between, including a few exotics. Naturally, I've been taking pictures. Here's a slightly chronological list of all the cars I've seen so far:
BMW M3 and Nissan Elgrand in the airport parking lot.
What the Hell is This, Part 1
What the Hell is This, Part 2
What the Hell is This, Part 3
Subaru Forester STi. I want one.
Here, I got lost and was roaming the streets with my dad looking for our hotel, when I suddenly came across a 300ZX! It's next to some strange Mitsubishi product.
Toyota Alphard van. Coolest. Car. Ever. I think I'll buy one and bring it to the States to scare the hell out of everybody. Hell, they make a hybrid version! How sweet is that?
Nissan Cube. They're immensely popular here, I've seen like 12 of them every day. They're coming to America too soon to scare Midwesterners.
Jaguar XK8 and Nissan Elgrand (second coolest car ever). I saw a few XJ's which was surprising, but only one XK.
Daihatsu Move Custom. Cute.
Subaru Impreza WRX STi. The bug-eyed version was always my favorite. Maybe it's just a WRX and not the STi, but either way it was hot.
Suzuki Enjoy. What kind of name is "Enjoy"? :?
What the Hell is This, Part 4
This R33 Skyline was cool, even though it's just a GTS and not the Godzilla GTR. I saw about 4 of them in an hour, at night when all the cool kids go out and show off. 8)
Daihatsu Sonica at a train station. I grabbed about 6 dozen brochures.
Rear view. If you look at it from the side, it looks like the designers were playing with the clay model then randomly sliced the back off accidentally, then said, "eh, screw it, that'll do". Wierd.
Subaru SVX.
What the Hell is This, Part 5
Daihatsu Copens for rent.
Movie poster for Cars. I thought it was neat.
So far, I've also seen:
1 Nissan Skyline R34
3 Nissan Skyline R33 GTR
2 Toyota Supra MK2
3 Nissan Z32 300ZX
1 Datsun 240Z
1 Mazda FD RX-7
1 Mazda FC RX-7
1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 Tommi Makkinen Edition
2 BMW M3
1 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2 Nissan S15 Nismo Silvia
3 Audi TT
3 Original Mini
2 New Mini Cooper
I love Japan now.
So I'm in Japan right now, and I love it here, it's terrific! Especially the cars! After being in China for a month and seeing endless mid-80's VWs, I'm so amused by the small kei cars next to the comical-looking vans and the crazy stuff in between, including a few exotics. Naturally, I've been taking pictures. Here's a slightly chronological list of all the cars I've seen so far:
BMW M3 and Nissan Elgrand in the airport parking lot.
What the Hell is This, Part 1
What the Hell is This, Part 2
What the Hell is This, Part 3
Subaru Forester STi. I want one.
Here, I got lost and was roaming the streets with my dad looking for our hotel, when I suddenly came across a 300ZX! It's next to some strange Mitsubishi product.
Toyota Alphard van. Coolest. Car. Ever. I think I'll buy one and bring it to the States to scare the hell out of everybody. Hell, they make a hybrid version! How sweet is that?
Nissan Cube. They're immensely popular here, I've seen like 12 of them every day. They're coming to America too soon to scare Midwesterners.
Jaguar XK8 and Nissan Elgrand (second coolest car ever). I saw a few XJ's which was surprising, but only one XK.
Daihatsu Move Custom. Cute.
Subaru Impreza WRX STi. The bug-eyed version was always my favorite. Maybe it's just a WRX and not the STi, but either way it was hot.
Suzuki Enjoy. What kind of name is "Enjoy"? :?
What the Hell is This, Part 4
This R33 Skyline was cool, even though it's just a GTS and not the Godzilla GTR. I saw about 4 of them in an hour, at night when all the cool kids go out and show off. 8)
Daihatsu Sonica at a train station. I grabbed about 6 dozen brochures.
Rear view. If you look at it from the side, it looks like the designers were playing with the clay model then randomly sliced the back off accidentally, then said, "eh, screw it, that'll do". Wierd.
Subaru SVX.
What the Hell is This, Part 5
Daihatsu Copens for rent.
Movie poster for Cars. I thought it was neat.
So far, I've also seen:
1 Nissan Skyline R34
3 Nissan Skyline R33 GTR
2 Toyota Supra MK2
3 Nissan Z32 300ZX
1 Datsun 240Z
1 Mazda FD RX-7
1 Mazda FC RX-7
1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 Tommi Makkinen Edition
2 BMW M3
1 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2 Nissan S15 Nismo Silvia
3 Audi TT
3 Original Mini
2 New Mini Cooper
I love Japan now.