Tulo Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dirty bastard Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 thats crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgbdbn Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Hope something like that never comes to the United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Harris92 Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Thats so messed up that they do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Originally posted by Harris93: Thats so messed up that they do thatto save the earth duhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest timmybgood Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 and thats where my engine came from. hooray crazy japanese laws! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doggunracing Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Should have kept the KA. tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morabu Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 that's nuts, but actually smart and eco friendly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGRE Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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