I went up to Toyo-oka last week (maybe a 30 minute drive) to rent my car from a place that gives full insurance instead of the partial insurance (collision only) that`s usually included in the lease prices around here. In a place like this, gas mileage and size are the primary concerns, mainly because gas is hovering just over $6 a gallon (about 175 yen/liter) and parking spots/roads are at least 2 feet thinner than those in America. In the car I`m driving now, I can almost touch the passenger window from the driver`s seat without much effort.
This is the car I`m getting: the Daihatsu Mira Custom, in a royal blue color (like 90% of the cars around here are white, or cream, or off-white, or silver...easy to spot blue). Including insurance and rental, it`s running me something like $300/month. Gas is probably going to be another $120 or so a month, at least until it cools down and I don`t have to use the A/C all the time. I`m also now a member of JAF, Japan`s version of AAA.
The car I`ve been using the first few weeks is an 8 year old Daihatsu Move, in an odd murky magenta color. It runs, though, and that`s all that really matters I suppose.
Anyway, if and when anyone comes to visit, I`ll be ready to cart them and possibly 2 other people around in relative comfort!
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When I come out, we'll pimp that ride, yo.
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