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Oct 14, 2016 20:09:27 GMT
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...well, you come home with 2 sorts of pictures: pictures of cars & pictures of cars with other stuff in the background. So first of all, a short introduction because up untill now I was a lurker: Geoffrey, Belgian, interested in everything with 4 wheels...or less...or more  And now onto the interesting things: Lovely 850 T5-R, espacially in yellow ofcourse  Another lovely Swede  Love at first sight, but didn't fit into my luggage... (only barely ofcouse, so tiny  )  W124, everything just looks better with Japanese license plates...  Because we rented a car we were able to go to the best places for petrolheads: Highway rest areas at night... no, really These pictures were taken at Tatsumi, a rest area close to the C1 (Wangan) ringroad, which is infamous for it's streetracing and which attracts all sorts of cars ranging from a first gen Renault Twingo, modded MX5's and Lamborghini's or an Alfa 8C. The coolest thing is, everyone is talking to eachother, no matter which car you drive        I've got plenty more , so if someone is interested I'd be happy to post some more  |
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Oct 14, 2016 20:14:06 GMT
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A Twingo? That must be pretty unusual out there.
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Oct 14, 2016 20:28:27 GMT
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:)Yes,keep going please !
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Oct 14, 2016 20:33:21 GMT
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A Twingo? That must be pretty unusual out there. Yeah, it is. But there's a lot of love for French cars over there, which I didn't expect  During one of our visits we met a guy who drove a peugeot 406 coupé (3.0 V6), his dad had a 407 coupé (one of about 100 in Japan) and he very proudly showed us a pic of the only Dacia Logan in the whole of Japan. 
I guess we all want the things we can't get easily. We import JDM-only models, they import a Dacia |
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Oct 14, 2016 20:45:06 GMT
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That is quite the introduction to un-lurking.
Brilliant stuff. Were you out there for anything specific or just to soak up the car life style in Japan?
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bstardchild
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Oct 14, 2016 21:02:06 GMT
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I've got plenty more , so if someone is interested I'd be happy to post some more Waiting............. Oh and 10/10 for first post after decloaking |
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sb
Part of things
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Oct 14, 2016 21:14:19 GMT
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More! Give me more!
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Oct 14, 2016 21:49:18 GMT
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That is quite the introduction to un-lurking. Brilliant stuff. Were you out there for anything specific or just to soak up the car life style in Japan? Haha, thanks No, we didn't go for a specific event or something like that, the trip was just about discovering Tokyo itself but also (mostly?) searching for the car culture over there. During the first 3 days we didn't rent a car and just wandered through town without a fixed route. We did knew what we wanted to see, but just didn't plan stuff...just taking random turns or hopping on the subway and in the end we actually got to see almost all the things we read about online but also lots and lots more. By coincidence we were in Japan on the 7th July, also known as "Sevens day" which is when all the Rotary owners meet at Daikoku-futo (yes, another highway rest area...at night). But, because we didn't arrive early enough we had to park on one of the spots for HGVs...which isn't the best plan at an event that attracts the police in a country where the fines are really high. So we left quite early and when we returned the rest area was closed down by the police because there were too many cars   Another thing on the bucketlist was driving on the Hakone/Toyo Tires/Mazda Turnpike (they've changed names quite a lot...): pretty much the Japanese Nurburgring about 2 hours SW of Tokyo: a privately owned mountain pass, lots of winding roads, no cops and if you're lucky with the weather you can see Mount Fuji (we didn't). The first time we drove it in our Nissan March (Micra) with a CVT-box, which was already a great experience... and then we came back so I could have a go in a rented Toyota AE86 Initial D replica. Driving that road in that car, that's pretty f'ing epic (and I hate that word! But it just was )  I've got plenty more , so if someone is interested I'd be happy to post some more Waiting............. Oh and 10/10 for first post after decloaking In that case...    The ideal size for downtown Tokyo!  They really love their vans, they do look very cool though. In this case a Honda Oddesey, but I'd also happily drive an Elgrand, Velfire,...  Did I mention they like their Volvo's? Well, they do  Shibuya Crossing, one of the busiest intersections in the world. (check it out on youtube, crossing the street on foot when the lights turn green for pedestrians is like a Wall of Death at a metal concert...but coming from 5 different directions  )  They also love Americana  Sometimes they just do weird stuff... and i'm not only talking about that radioactive-looking thing in the background , which is my Suntory Melon pop...and actually tastes very good :rofl:  |
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Oct 14, 2016 23:17:24 GMT
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We've had some good first posts, but this is right up there. Still more?
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bstardchild
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Oct 14, 2016 23:47:05 GMT
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In that case... That picture - daytime would be a great shot - night time - WOW |
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WOW.
Japan is massive on my list of places to visit.
Fantastic photography skills. Thanks for sharing. Looks like a lot of fun.
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BMW 2002 Tii (in total rehab)
BMW 1602 (Also in rahab !!)
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Did you see many Honda s660s? Not retro but sure to appear on here in a decades time.
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How was driving in Japan. I plan to go back again next year and I've always considered renting a car and driving in Japan to be massively confusing with the road signs in Japanese and all.
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We've had some good first posts, but this is right up there. Still more? Is the pope catholic? In that case... That picture - daytime would be a great shot - night time - WOW I had some lucky shots during those 10 days (which, by the way, is too short...) and this one is certainly one of them, as is the last photo is my first post. Thanks , I'm pretty sure this one will get printed on canvas a gets a place on my wall  WOW. Japan is massive on my list of places to visit. Fantastic photography skills. Thanks for sharing. Looks like a lot of fun. Thank you very much. I used to be into photography some years ago, then got bored with it and didn't touch a camera for years so I'm really happy with the results of the trip So to keep things going, have some more! Just a Merc W202...? Well, if it's a genuine C55 AMG it would be one of only 59 in the whole world. Google tells me that it would have started life as a "regular" C43 which got a special (read as: expensive) treatment at AMG afterwards   Taken with my cellphone at Tatsumi parking area, perfectly shows the sort of cars you get to see over there: a yellow widebodied NSX, a stripped out porker on full slicks (C1 Wangan racing, remember ), a GTR tuned by Top Secret (one of the tuning firms from the olden days, google Smokey Nagata or Supra V12 for more bonkers cars...), a Scooby with lots of Cosworth parts under the hood and.... a green Citroen C2.     Really loved this little thing!   Another snail  And i'll just leave this over here: a Lancer evo II (it think, not sure)... and Spiderman in a streetlegal kart driving at 40-45 mph through Tokyo streets at night (of this I am sure, because we were driving right behind him dressed as Mario and Luigi ).  |
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mexicansteve
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Some great finds there. I don't find most big cities that good for old stuff spotting, but Tokyo seems ace...and spiderman on a kart, I didn't see that one coming. Thanks chap.
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BeQuietandDrive
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Did you see many Honda s660s? Not retro but sure to appear on here in a decades time. Yeah, we did see a couple of those. Very very cool things, would loved to have driven one    And one of its ancestors, the Beat (which has got nothing on our cool Nissan March next to it... )   Didn't see a single S600 or S800 though, can't have it all I guess  How was driving in Japan. I plan to go back again next year and I've always considered renting a car and driving in Japan to be massively confusing with the road signs in Japanese and all. In one word: slow No, the first kilometres were stressful, picking up a rental bang in the middle of Tokyo tends to do that apparantly. The first time we got onto the highway even 40 mph felt really quick (you're only allowed to drive 50 mph by the way). But after a while you get used to it, you start driving like the Japanese and all of a sudden you're having a blast and are both laughing like maniacs 'cause you really are driving a car in Japan. At Tatsumi we also met a guy who gave us a lap of the C1, which was also one of the greatest experiences of the whole trip (try explaining to a sane person that one of the highlights was driving on a ringroad at the other side of the world...) They've got 2 speedcamera's, the posted limit is 50 mph... but the are only triggered by speeds above 75... Sometimes you just gotta love the Japanese Same story with the cops: there's 3 police cars for the C1 but when things get too crowded at Tatsumi they all come to the rest area to get everybody who isn't in a parking spot to move on. As a result everyone leaves the rest area redlining their first three gears and start racing the C1.... while the police stays at the rest area Flyby's at over 80mph with straightpipes while the police don't even bat an eyelid Our built-in sat-nav had english maps but only Japanese voices, so we used the sat-nav, google maps and Waze all at once. If you would be trying this alone...good luck |
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Tell me there's still more photos to come!
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I leave for Japan Thursday and I'm doing a similar trip. This time I too am renting a car and visiting Daikoku and Tatsumi. Also I'm doing the Maricar! I bet that was brilliant fun! Great shots, especially at night. The last few times I've been, I've only taken my phone but this time I'm actually tempted to take my DSLR, it's just the bulk of it that puts me off. Post ALL your images! |
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stevek
Yorkshire and The Humber
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Oct 15, 2016 12:14:37 GMT
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Mega posting full of WIN!
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And now onto the interesting things:
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