Are Japanese imports generally in good condition?
Second hand Japanese cars are virtually all low-mileage, certainly by British standards and the mileage can be relied upon. It would actually be quite difficult to find a car in Japan that had done 12000 miles per year – the British average. One rarely sees a vehicle with more than 100,000 km on the clock. Japanese cars have almost certainly never been driven hard either. The MX5’s, Impreza’s and Supra’s you see with performance accessories and after market parts such as spoilers, air filters, exhausts and alloys were prepared by their proud Japanese owners for show, rather than being thrashed. Japanese speed limits, road conditions and traffic habits just make fast driving impractical. A final thought to take into consideration is the Japanese weather.
