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It would definately suck to live in Japan solely for this reason...

 

http://www.jspek.com/forums/showthread.php?s=9d8e50ca41b511702d322e53de3612c9&threadid=13491

 

Originally posted on Jspek forums:

The Japanese government discourages people to own cars more than 5-6 years through a tier based "shaken" (technical car examination) system - the older the car is the more "shaken" tax you have to pay. Basically this system encourages people to buy new cars since shaken taxes vary greatly depending on the age of the car.

 

The Shaken is the mandatory vehicle inspection required by the national government department of motor vehicles in Japan.

 

In Japan, cars are sold to their owners with 'shaken', a combination of safety inspection, compulsory insurance, proof of parking space, weight tax and vehicle tax that is valid for three years. To renew 'shaken' is costly (an average of about 850 - 1000 pounds) this can vary according to the size of the car and is also time consuming. It involves putting the car through meticulous inspection process like a pit inspection here as well as having to replace even slightly worn parts and prove things such as proof of parking permit etc. This lasts you 2 years, then it's the same again until you buy a new car… For the driver, the 'shaken' and government taxes make regular new cars an economical proposition and in the competitive Japanese market dealerships provide customers with further incentives to return their current cars as trade-ins. So, when the 'shaken' expires after 3, 5, 7 or 9 years most cars are traded. This factor explains why only an eccentric person would consider keeping any car longer than five or seven years, regardless of its objective condition. The lack of domestic demand for second hand leaves dealers holding lot good quality second hand cars. Low demand and a high endless supply, force these cars to be sold cheaply at auction....

 

This is very similar to the UK M.O.T. the common thing they are tested for are listed below :

 

Brake lights

Turn signals

Reverse lights

Wipers

Washer spray

Horn

Speedometer accuracy

Front brakes

Rear brakes

Headlight aim

Exhaust gas test (CO, NOx)

Front wheel alignment and steering

Frame and suspension integrity

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funny shit right there, kiddies crying over a bunch of 14 second 4 cylinders, yeay.

 

There is to large of a "car guy" population here to worry about that, if they immediatly started that shit here you would have another lobbying group as big as the N.R.A.

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actually they tried something a BIT similar a few year's ago.

 

Auto manufacterer's tried to make outside vendor's of auto part's illegal. Making the only source for any auto part made after 2004 found at the dealer only.

 

Most of you guy's probably heard about it, there was a lobbying group against it that put up flyer's at all of the auto parts dealer's a while back, this just sounded similar that's all. Your right the car guy population screamed in protest.

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