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Originally posted by Nemesis
there aren't many cars that are different between NZ and Japan.....
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75% of the cars in NZ are used Jap imports, about 15% are new Japanese cars, and the rest come from Ausie and Europe.
Thats why there are so many Japas here.
Aussie is not far behind, however they dont get the same number of used imports that we do.
But simply becasue of our geographic location we do get a lot of very cool Japanese cars sold here new and 2nd hand.
Cars that will never make it to the US except as rare private imports which often are not raod legal.
However it works both ways; when was the last time you saw a ZO6 Corvette, or a SS Camaro? or a Dodge Ram? or an F150? (there are few now being sold in Aus, but not many). How about a Viper? Or Prowler?
Or one of the US Spec Maximas with a 6sp and due to its smaller size performance to match most HSV's.
Or the US Spec Odyssey which is quite a bit bigger than the Japanese version we get.
How about an Acura TL?
OR a 3000GT (GTO) Spyder?
Or a DeLoren? Theres only one in NZ and its locked in a museum, but people use them as daily drivers in the US.
You can just as easily say we're a little slow here in NZ and Ausie.
But the reality is niether coutry is behind the other.
We just happen to have differnt selections of cars due to our polotical and geographic circumstances.