tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post6049020582995840068..comments2024-02-27T13:46:29.728+09:00Comments on A Nuttycellist's Monologue: A new and possibly the last one for my wifeShin JA1NUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887476281297960362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post-18935308196693174442020-07-05T00:14:28.727+09:002020-07-05T00:14:28.727+09:00Don,
I don't think there is such a regulation...Don,<br /><br />I don't think there is such a regulation in Japan. But when we go on using a car for longer than, possibly, 10 years, we should pay more tax for the car. The reason is that old cars impose more load on the environment. It is ridiculous. Because we are taking the test as for the function every 2 years paying a lot of money to the authority. I believe the system is a remnant of high economic growth era in our country when consuming was a highly admired virtue. Chiaki's new car is not very expensive. She finds some defects with the GPS etc but will get used to it in some time. <br /><br />ShinShin JA1NUThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887476281297960362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post-22228935577082149692020-07-02T10:55:23.000+09:002020-07-02T10:55:23.000+09:00I think that I had read that there was a limit on ...I think that I had read that there was a limit on the number of miles that you could put on an automobile in Japan without replacing the engine. I suspect a smog issue. I know they sell "take out" engines in the US from Japanese cars that are about 75k km old. Chiaki's car looks to be pretty nice. She deserves it.WB6BEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731503245777556786noreply@blogger.com