Suzuki Lapin
What is the Suzuki Lapin? The Suzuki Lapin is a kei car available to import from Japan. It is a 4 seater, 5 door hatchback and was introduced in 2002. About the Suzuki Lapin The full title is the Suzuki…
Kei Kars in the Park at the Gaydon Fringe Show 2015
I visited the Gaydon Fringe car show at the Heritage Motor Centre last Sunday, because I wanted to see and learn more about kei cars. I’d noticed that Kei Kars in the Park were having their annual meet at this…
Kei cars – small cars from Japan
Introduction to kei cars Kei (pronounced kay) cars are a type/class of vehicle (pretty much) unique to Japan. They account for about 30 % of the Japanese car market. They are small cars with low ownership and running costs. As…
Mount Fuji Musical Road!
About the section of musical road on the Fuji Subaru line heading to Mount Fuji in Japan.
Do imported Japanese cars have isofix?
Reader question about isofix on imported Japanese cars I was asked recently whether imported Japanese cars have isofix? This post is the answer to that question. What is isofix? Isofix is an international standard attachment system for car seats for…
How long to import a car from Japan?
In my post on routes to buying a car imported from Japan, we learned that time is a factor when you import a car from Japan. In this post I’m going to give you more information on how long the…
Japanese car acronyms
Explaining some of the commonly-encountered acronyms in the Japanese import car world
Speedometer Conversion
Why consider speedometer conversion? Your imported Japanese car will have a speedometer reading in km/h only. In general they do not have a smaller mph scale in the same way that UK cars often have a smaller km/h scale. So…
Daikoku Futo
You can hear it but you can’t see it. Roads loop round above your head. Throaty exhaust notes resonate off the top deck of the stacked carriageway above. You know it’s heading towards you but you can’t quite work out…