just in case anyone else wondered...
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Originally Posted by mr2tim
As you may or not know Japan has been flooding this country with their used engines heavily for the last 10-15 years. The Jap government REQUIRES that any engine over say 40k be recycled and from what I hear Jap authorities will not allow the owner to re-license his car till that old engine is replaced.
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Just to clarify...this is not a law...they do not require you do replace anything it is just mechanics charge an arm and a leg over there...
This is a myth..
Basically it boils down to this. They have emissions just like us except more stringent and cost more..Instead of renewing their registrations/emissions they just sell the car to a junker and buy a new one.. this is why you "assume" cars imported from japan have 40k KM on them..that may not always be the case..
SHAKEN not Stirred
oh and its just like Cali...if you know the right emissions guy and got a 20 or a bottle of Saki you can get away with murder