Comments on: Get some wheels (part 1): K-Cars http://www.frugalistajapan.com/2009/03/get-some-wheels-part-1-k-cars/ Money saving tips and ideas for foreigners in Japan! Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:37:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Armand Jones http://www.frugalistajapan.com/2009/03/get-some-wheels-part-1-k-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Armand Jones Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:42:27 +0000 http://www.frugalistajapan.com/?p=209#comment-592 Nice post regarding having a car. I know that sometimes it is very difficult to really understand what to do when in trouble with your car. But good thing,there are some aftermarket sales like <a href="http://www.autopartsla.com/" rel="nofollow">Car Parts Los Angeles</a> and other stores who will give us information and guides to chose the best part that will help out our car. Indeed, this post helped me a lot! Nice post regarding having a car. I know that sometimes it is very difficult to really understand what to do when in trouble with your car. But good thing,there are some aftermarket sales like Car Parts Los Angeles and other stores who will give us information and guides to chose the best part that will help out our car. Indeed, this post helped me a lot!

]]> By: Top 10 Frugally Wise Things To Do While Living in Japan | Frugalista Japan http://www.frugalistajapan.com/2009/03/get-some-wheels-part-1-k-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Top 10 Frugally Wise Things To Do While Living in Japan | Frugalista Japan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:56:47 +0000 http://www.frugalistajapan.com/?p=209#comment-552 [...] each month in transport costs, and suddenly a whole wider area of Japan will be open to you. Leon wrote before about the benefits of getting a k-car. Take it from me, owning a bike here has been the most liberating move [...] [...] each month in transport costs, and suddenly a whole wider area of Japan will be open to you. Leon wrote before about the benefits of getting a k-car. Take it from me, owning a bike here has been the most liberating move [...]

]]> By: Leon http://www.frugalistajapan.com/2009/03/get-some-wheels-part-1-k-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Leon Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:55:48 +0000 http://www.frugalistajapan.com/?p=209#comment-307 Also, to add to the article, small children count as .5 "real" people, so you could have the driver and 6 small children, provided you have seating for them and some earplugs.... Also, to add to the article, small children count as .5 “real” people, so you could have the driver and 6 small children, provided you have seating for them and some earplugs….

]]> By: Leon http://www.frugalistajapan.com/2009/03/get-some-wheels-part-1-k-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Leon Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:53:16 +0000 http://www.frugalistajapan.com/?p=209#comment-306 Just did the shaken on my Mitsubishi MiniCab Van (K-car) which cost about: 8,000 yen for the JURYOUSEI (weight-based fee) 1,400 yen for the inspection line fee (when taking your own car to the shaken centre) 19,000 for 2 years of JIBAISEKI insurance (mentioned in article) maybe a few thousand yen more for some other papers If you ask a car dealer to do it for you, it can cost over 100,000yen. Just be sure to bring some tools and check the following things on your car before going: air filter, emissions, brakes, tire treads, oil leaks, head light beam angle (had to retest 3 times to get my angles right!) I had a mate's car shop adjust my lights for me after the 2nd failed attempt, but it only cost about 2,000 yen for that. My car has 150,000 kms and still runs sweet. Is a real work-horse! Just did the shaken on my Mitsubishi MiniCab Van (K-car) which cost about:

8,000 yen for the JURYOUSEI (weight-based fee)
1,400 yen for the inspection line fee (when taking your own car to the shaken centre)
19,000 for 2 years of JIBAISEKI insurance (mentioned in article)
maybe a few thousand yen more for some other papers

If you ask a car dealer to do it for you, it can cost over 100,000yen. Just be sure to bring some tools and check the following things on your car before going: air filter, emissions, brakes, tire treads, oil leaks, head light beam angle (had to retest 3 times to get my angles right!)

I had a mate’s car shop adjust my lights for me after the 2nd failed attempt, but it only cost about 2,000 yen for that.

My car has 150,000 kms and still runs sweet. Is a real work-horse!

]]> By: jamie http://www.frugalistajapan.com/2009/03/get-some-wheels-part-1-k-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-51 jamie Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:03:52 +0000 http://www.frugalistajapan.com/?p=209#comment-51 Good man! Good man!

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.frugalistajapan.com/2009/03/get-some-wheels-part-1-k-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Nick Ramsay Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:09:13 +0000 http://www.frugalistajapan.com/?p=209#comment-48 I drive a little yellow-plate Suzuki Wagon R. It's about 12 years old, has 108,000km on the clock, but it's just had its shaken and will last me a bit longer yet. I drive a little yellow-plate Suzuki Wagon R. It’s about 12 years old, has 108,000km on the clock, but it’s just had its shaken and will last me a bit longer yet.

]]> By: jamie http://www.frugalistajapan.com/2009/03/get-some-wheels-part-1-k-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-47 jamie Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:13:45 +0000 http://www.frugalistajapan.com/?p=209#comment-47 And I for one certainly had no idea how much it cost to crash into a vending machine. And I for one certainly had no idea how much it cost to crash into a vending machine.

]]> By: David Shackelford http://www.frugalistajapan.com/2009/03/get-some-wheels-part-1-k-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-45 David Shackelford Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:29:50 +0000 http://www.frugalistajapan.com/?p=209#comment-45 Nice post! I knew the tiny cars were cheaper and more gas efficient, but didn't know about the toll and registration bonuses. <abbr><em>David Shackelford’s latest blog post is...<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shackinjapan/~3/5opGNYWq4qc/theyre-white-but-the-dude-can-speak-english.html" rel="nofollow">They're White, But The Dude Can Speak English</a></abbr></em> Nice post! I knew the tiny cars were cheaper and more gas efficient, but didn’t know about the toll and registration bonuses.

David Shackelford’s latest blog post is…They’re White, But The Dude Can Speak English

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