2011 Honda Jazz 1.4 ES

Picture of Honda Jazz for sale front right quarter

**SOLD** Full Honda service history and long MOT: a fantastic example of the superb Honda Jazz, finished in Milano Red. 62,300 miles. This car has the more powerful 1.4 litre i-VTEC engine and is a facelift model in ES trim.  Comes…

2003 Toyota Alphard 2.4 AS

Picture of a 2003 Toyota Alphard 2.4 AS for sale

**Now sold** This is a stunning example of a Toyota Alphard with the 2.4 litre 4 cylinder engine and automatic transmission. It has just over 53k miles and is a fresh import from Japan.  It is finished in gleaming pearlescent…

Honda P0325 Code & Knock Sensor Replacement

Picture showing location of knock sensor causing Honda P0325 code

The check engine light / engine management light on my Honda CR-V came on recently.  Then it went off…then it came back on again…then it went off again.  You can probably guess what happened next.  In this post I’m going…

Japfest Donington 2017 Review

Picture of a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI Tommi Makinen Edition

The sounds of forced induction and screeching tyres greeted me as I arrived at Donington Park for Japfest Donington 2017, before I’d even parked my car.  These were courtesy of the British Drift Championship, whose drivers were offering passenger rides around…

Nissan Elgrand vs Toyota Alphard

Nissan Elgrand vs Toyota Alphard in front of Mt Fuji

Let battle commence!  Here I offer my take on the Nissan Elgrand vs Toyota Alphard question.  I’ve already written detailed reviews on both of these fine vehicles (Elgrand review here & Alphard review here), but how to decide which to…

Brexit & Japanese import car costs

Picture of Japanese yen bank notes

Brexit? Brexit refers to Britain Exiting the European Union.  Last week there was a referendum on whether Britain should remain in or leave the European Union.  The majority vote was to leave the EU. This isn’t going to turn into a…

Nissan Cubic Review

Nissan Cubic front left picture

I love the look of the Nissan Cubic.  So did my neighbours…and most other people, judging by the number of people who give it a 2nd (and sometimes even 3rd) look.  My partner simply referred to it as ‘Postman Pat’ to…

JapDay 2016 Review

Mazda RX-7

Gorgeous weather and a superb turnout of Japanese cars made for a great day out at Castle Combe circuit in Wiltshire for Japday 2016.  This was my first time at the circuit and it was also Japday’s first time there. On…

Classic and Japanese Car Show Thoresby Park

Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex Coupe

I had a most enjoyable time at this car show last weekend.  I’ve called it the classic and Japanese car show.  The full title of the event was (deep breath) ’44th Notts Classic Event, including Classic Car & Bike Show…