Mrs Loz not planning on hooning around in them while you're off prospecting, then, Loz?
She will drive the GTC at some stage , but she hasnt driven for 9 months due her calf accident and subsequent Partial knee implant , poor gal has been through it and only now finding her feet again ....pardon the pun ................masser is a strict no no after her event in the previous gransport screaming up the road first into second no problem , all of a sudden forgot he left from right and surged it bac into first instead of third ................that put her right off and a few blue words from me didnt helpMrs Loz not planning on hooning around in them while you're off prospecting, then, Loz?
Such great cars from Japan, undersides like new, unlike the typical rot of similar vintage UK cars. I have just returned from Bristol docks helping a friend with a couple of imports he is selling, a 20k mile BMW 525i Msport touring and a 55k mile Volvo V70 T6 polestar (4wd rocket ship Q car!). Both under 10k. They make great everyday cars as they take depreciation and ULEZ out plus 290 per year RFL. Great for every day use.This is my daily drive. Just 31,000 miles, imported it myself from Japan. Getting some mods done next week. Should be good for 400 BHP.
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So true! All of my cars now are from Japan. The Jag, Alfa, and the Ghibli. It's remarkable how well preserved they are. I think apart from not salting their roads the Japanese have such strict rules around 'road-worthiness' plus (generalising here, but generally true) a sort of cultural mechanical sympathy that their 'exotic' (anything European and not home-market) cars are really looked after extremely well.Such great cars from Japan, undersides like new, unlike the typical rot of similar vintage UK cars. I have just returned from Bristol docks helping a friend with a couple of imports he is selling, a 20k mile BMW 525i Msport touring and a 55k mile Volvo V70 T6 polestar (4wd rocket ship Q car!). Both under 10k. They make great everyday cars as they take depreciation and ULEZ out plus 290 per year RFL. Great for every day use.
I guess when you live in cities as densely populated as most Japanese people do, your car is not a tool for commuting but something to appreciate on more special trips, hence the low mileages. Many of the imports I have seen look barely sat in! On average I think the Japanese are a bit smaller of backside too! Their MoT also includes damage to paint so they drive cautiously and the annual RfL becomes the same as the car's value at 10 years old so at this stage they mostly go to auction. With shipping, agency fees, duty and tax it is amazing what we can buy for not a lot of money. Frees funds for the important cars, the Maseratis! This pic was taken of one of my BMW 750s I ran for a couple of years after 13 years in Japan....So true! All of my cars now are from Japan. The Jag, Alfa, and the Ghibli. It's remarkable how well preserved they are. I think apart from not salting their roads the Japanese have such strict rules around 'road-worthiness' plus (generalising here, but generally true) a sort of cultural mechanical sympathy that their 'exotic' (anything European and not home-market) cars are really looked after extremely well.
OOO. Had a CL500. Rock solid, comfy, loved it. Traded for a CL600. Fast, supremely unreliable, killed my love for the brand.Current daily is creamy, quiet V8, smooth riding and quiet coupe with none of the excitement or theatre of a Maserati so a nice contrast;
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