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Skyline GTR cigarette lighters. Not especially cheap either at AU$85ish a pop.

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Proof that riced junk exists the world over. Note roof-mounted ski racks for superior handling.

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Nissan Cima Calsonic Version.

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RX7 with extra dials for go-fastness.

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See y'all next time. :(

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how farking pimp does the cima look? very nice indeeed.

and thanks to akkenan and dai oni for the settling the city/town dispute!! :D lucien, i believe that's on beer my way... :P

nice photos sputnik.

and thanks to akkenan and dai oni for the settling the city/town dispute!! :P lucien, i believe that's on beer my way... :D

I remain unconvinced. :D I can still picture the yellow sign in the train station as it was the most exciting thing in my life at the time (I spent a whole day walking around looking at Super Famicom and Neogeo consoles; ended up buying a some SNES games and bought the console later in the UK). Either way, I can probably cover a beer (long as its none of that pansy imported stuff) :)

Edit: Oh, and keep the pictures coming. Great stuff. I particularly enjoy the everyday sort of stuff (as weird as it sounds, the normal stuff is in someways the most interesting)

I remain unconvinced.  I can still picture the yellow sign in the train station as it was the most exciting thing in my life at the time

I used to pass through the station 2 times a day for a year and a half. thats a lot of times :P

I think those old Bluebirds are actually pretty quick when you do them up a bit. 2 ltr turbo u13 engine from memory with Atessa 4WD system. It may look ricey but I bet you it can move. Japan gets all the good shit.

yep you could be right but gee it looked like hell. but you'd have to really want a bluebird given the taxes on old cars and the giveaway prices on other cars in the second hand magazines (e.g. Car Sensor) here. :)

awesome man. i spent a year over there. (i actually bought my host familys stagea) as an exchange student. i lived in asakusabashi, which is the next station from Akihabara. some crazy cars there. found i had to head out of town a bit to catch some of the truer speed shops and garages. most of them are on the outskirts for some reason. saw some crazy street racing. genuine 11 and 12 sec cars, driven by 18-20 year olds, racing lambos and ferraris even. none of this "ill gun it in my commodore til i hit the speed limit" crap. these guys are crazy.

Suuupaa ekksutora speshyaru numba 1 fasto caaaru! if youve been there youll understand that.

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yeah man these guys are serious, most of the time when they buy a fast car, they actually get out there and use on the odd occasion.

i guess cops in toyota crowns isnt much of a deterrent for them, hey?

roppongi is where its at - i worked in a club there for a while. (as a doorman, not a dancer).

Hi y'all,

More pix. :)

Even though this is one of the most ordered and recycling-aware places on the planet, there's also frankly quite a lot of garbage about the place. Things are good here right now, so people throw away lots of stuff. Here you can see flat screen tvs, fridges...

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Even a pair of Bose 901s. They're still there day after day, slowly gathering silt and dirt.

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An old arcade machine no longer wanted. Still had screen but no Jamma board (didn't check very closely).

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R34 with diiiiiish.

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Very nice Honda NSX

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Now that's a bonnet vent. You could see the road through this thing.

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No idea.

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Hello Kitty is popular here. And worth $$$$$.

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That's right, SPECIAL patrol.

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Lowrider.

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Darling would it be alright with you if I pimped the Rolls?

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Titchy Smart Car.

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See ya next time :P

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