Samoht
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Japan
Cars, planes, engineering
Walks, canoeing, skiing, mountains
Programming
Japan
I hired a Note e-Power in 2019 in Japan, and was left wondering why this system wasn't in more vehicles, in more markets. Another example of Nissan squandering their advantage, leading to their recent dire straits.
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I hired a Note e-Power in 2019 in Japan, and was left wondering why this system wasn't in more vehicles, in more markets. Another example of Nissan squandering their advantage, leading to their recent dire straits.
In 2012 I haggled the seller down from £4750 to £4500 to buy this ('96 RS). Loved how it drove, so kept it til 2022. Spent a lot keeping it on the road, but worth it.
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In 2012 I haggled the seller down from £4750 to £4500 to buy this ('96 RS). Loved how it drove, so kept it til 2022. Spent a lot keeping it on the road, but worth it.
I hadn't expected to own a V8 either, and then somehow a couple of years back I found myself with two of them
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I hadn't expected to own a V8 either, and then somehow a couple of years back I found myself with two of them
same energy as this Tokyo Metro poster
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
same energy as this Tokyo Metro poster
I sighted this stone submarine surfacing off Dundee
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I sighted this stone submarine surfacing off Dundee
The Corvair. An innovative and progressive car, the kind of thinking which could've kept America ahead in the global auto race.
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Corvair. An innovative and progressive car, the kind of thinking which could've kept America ahead in the global auto race.
Check out this crazy McLaren driver caught blasting through central London
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Check out this crazy McLaren driver caught blasting through central London
My 23rd year was very happy ;-)
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My 23rd year was very happy ;-)
As if to prove your point, I thought it was an F8 Tributo, but it's actually a 488. Presumably the nose is styled after the then-current F1 car, one of the last years of the raised noses before crash regs forced them down.
458 is nat-asp so no huge air intakes. SF90 lacks rear side windows.
458 is nat-asp so no huge air intakes. SF90 lacks rear side windows.
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As if to prove your point, I thought it was an F8 Tributo, but it's actually a 488. Presumably the nose is styled after the then-current F1 car, one of the last years of the raised noses before crash regs forced them down.
458 is nat-asp so no huge air intakes. SF90 lacks rear side windows.
458 is nat-asp so no huge air intakes. SF90 lacks rear side windows.
Random photo of a gen-3 Cube from Nissan Yokohama showroom in 2009
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Random photo of a gen-3 Cube from Nissan Yokohama showroom in 2009
Merc W124 wheels I think www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mercedes_all...
October 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Merc W124 wheels I think www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mercedes_all...
If you're staying in Takayama I can recommend Utsue Forty-Eight Waterfalls valley (四十八滝) - photos from 25 Oct 2003.
October 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
If you're staying in Takayama I can recommend Utsue Forty-Eight Waterfalls valley (四十八滝) - photos from 25 Oct 2003.
Mk1 Renault Megane coupe
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Mk1 Renault Megane coupe
It is an extraordinary change. I do think that some places are better provisioned for tourists now as a result, so it's not all worse.
If it pushes people to get off the beaten track and explore more of the country, that would be no bad thing.
If it pushes people to get off the beaten track and explore more of the country, that would be no bad thing.
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It is an extraordinary change. I do think that some places are better provisioned for tourists now as a result, so it's not all worse.
If it pushes people to get off the beaten track and explore more of the country, that would be no bad thing.
If it pushes people to get off the beaten track and explore more of the country, that would be no bad thing.
Ooh interesting, someone with actual experience of these!
The Conti tyre was like you describe also, the below is from Autocar 13 Nov 91, which also mentioned a similar Goodyear which must be the one you had.
The Conti tyre was like you describe also, the below is from Autocar 13 Nov 91, which also mentioned a similar Goodyear which must be the one you had.
October 3, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Ooh interesting, someone with actual experience of these!
The Conti tyre was like you describe also, the below is from Autocar 13 Nov 91, which also mentioned a similar Goodyear which must be the one you had.
The Conti tyre was like you describe also, the below is from Autocar 13 Nov 91, which also mentioned a similar Goodyear which must be the one you had.
Just saw a mini-bus in Edinburgh with what I'm pretty sure were Korean number plates! Sorry no pic, I only processed what I saw after it had passed. I think it was like this:
September 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Just saw a mini-bus in Edinburgh with what I'm pretty sure were Korean number plates! Sorry no pic, I only processed what I saw after it had passed. I think it was like this:
A lovely dream, shame that while the ECC's styling appeared on production cars, its drivetrain never came anywhere near.
September 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A lovely dream, shame that while the ECC's styling appeared on production cars, its drivetrain never came anywhere near.
September 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Triumph 1500 thus shares with the Polestar 2 Single Motor the distinction of having been launched with FWD, and then converted to RWD during a facelift.
September 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The Triumph 1500 thus shares with the Polestar 2 Single Motor the distinction of having been launched with FWD, and then converted to RWD during a facelift.
DVLA details show it's LDV based. Second pic is how it likely left the factory.
September 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
DVLA details show it's LDV based. Second pic is how it likely left the factory.
I'm loving the orange
September 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I'm loving the orange
Some pics of the oft-overlooked 'in between' FC RX-7 in TXR 25
September 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Some pics of the oft-overlooked 'in between' FC RX-7 in TXR 25
I have it, and may possibly be able to help
August 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I have it, and may possibly be able to help