About Japanese Imports

This section contains a whole range of posts about Japanese imports. Ways to buy a Japanese import car, parts, servicing, insurance and many more subjects will be covered in this section.

Where are all the diesel cars?

Diesel fuel warning sticker on a Japanese car

Background Back in the early to mid 2000s there was a real ‘heyday’ for Japanese import car sales in the UK.  The yen was weak against the pound, with exchange rates commonly in excess of 200 yen to the pound.…

How to convert kilometers to miles

Why you need to do this In Japan distance and speed are measured in kilometers, so the odometer and speedometer on your imported car will be in kilometers.  There probably won’t be a smaller miles scale, similar to how most…

Why are imported Japanese cars better?

Short answer Higher quality, better design, more reliable, fun and different. Long, more considered answer Higher standards in design and manufacture I’m of the opinion that Japanese cars in general are designed and manufactured to a higher standard than cars…