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Old 06-24-13, 03:54 AM
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when you pick up your new Lexus LS at the factory, and you need to gas it up, this is the first station you come to outside the plant on the outskirts of Tahara

where to fill up your tank at the Lexus plant-7xdmr5i.jpg

this is also the company that makes that amazing Mazda High-Moly 0W-20 synthetic oil that has everyone at BiTOG talking and Mobil and some other companies concerned!!

another oil that seems to be shaking things up is also from Japan, ENEOS Sustina from JX Nippon Oil

what has gotten into these Japanese lately? - are they trying to corner the market on the best oils?

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Could their best oil be made from fish skin ? I know they consume a lot of sashimi and sushi, and totally waste the fish skin.....m joking.

Thanks for the picture, and info. It is good to know
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Another lexus tidbits of info
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Premium fuel is $138 a gallon?!?


Gas in 'Merica is cheap...
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Premium fuel is $138 a gallon?!?
Gas in 'Merica is cheap...
that would be 138 yen to the liter, which is about $5/gallon

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Premium fuel is $5 a gallon?!?


Gas in 'Merica is cheap...
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Old 06-24-13, 10:26 AM
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When I was in Japan filling up my Skyline every week, Super Premium fuel was $7 USD per Liter...but, it was 101 octane gasoline. And that 500+ hp engine running 27 pounds of boost from a single turbo looooooooved it!
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And they not only pump the gas but wipe the windows or other requested quick maintenance for a fee. One of the Eneos stations in Kokubu-Kyushu had female attendants. One could pick out the trendy gas stations because there were lowered cars sitting just aside from the station. These female attendants had some nice VIP Cimas.
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cool tidbit of info
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$5 a gallon in Japan isn't so bad. That's with the Yen rate at about 97 to the dollar. When I was in Japan last the Yen rate was about 85 Yen to the dollar. That made gas CRAZY expensive. Keep in mind in Japan you also have to pay tolls to use the Highways, pay an annual road tax and a inspection every other year. None of that is cheap. I miss Japan but I sure don't miss paying for all that just to drive.

A lot of the people on here would definitely fail those inspections as well.
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Sure more expensive...........but the fuel quality is way better than what we have here locally.


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Do those hoses lower? They look a little too high for the locals
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