Autos in other countries -- Japan and Hong Kong
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Autos in other countries -- Japan and Hong Kong
so i was in japan and hong kong for vacation for a few weeks, and of course i paid attentions to the cars.
japan is such a cool place, what a car heaven. you really see modded cars everywhere, and honestly most of them are so tastefully done. unfortunately i joined a tour so i was not able to visit any lexus dealership i did passed by 2, both looked very elegant from the outside...
so weird, the 7 series was actually left hand drive. in fact i also saw a few s class that were left hand drive. so do they allow left hand drive vehicles to run in japan?
the new HS. i actually saw quite a lot of them in japan!!!!
ok, totally random but hey, car related!
yup, celsior as cab. a lot of people know about this already, and there were quite a lot of them i saw actually. but of course, most of the cabs are still crown and such, which are run by companies. those "nicer" cabs like celsiors, they are usually run by individuals. you can recognize by the light at the top of the car (sorry, chinese) whether it's company or individual
man, do i love japan for their minivans... i saw sooo many honda and toyota minivans modded (lightly or heavily) and they all look soooo gorgeous why can't they bring in the estima or the alphard (though i probably know the answer), sienna just sux in terms of look!
last of all, the king of course. i was surprised how many new LS i saw in japan, and most importantly, i say maybe 40% of them are ls600h!!!!! seriously, a lot of ls hybrid!!!
quite a lot of them are modded too, at least with wheels on them. this one of course is a among the top, full wald!!!!
japan is such a cool place, what a car heaven. you really see modded cars everywhere, and honestly most of them are so tastefully done. unfortunately i joined a tour so i was not able to visit any lexus dealership i did passed by 2, both looked very elegant from the outside...
so weird, the 7 series was actually left hand drive. in fact i also saw a few s class that were left hand drive. so do they allow left hand drive vehicles to run in japan?
the new HS. i actually saw quite a lot of them in japan!!!!
ok, totally random but hey, car related!
yup, celsior as cab. a lot of people know about this already, and there were quite a lot of them i saw actually. but of course, most of the cabs are still crown and such, which are run by companies. those "nicer" cabs like celsiors, they are usually run by individuals. you can recognize by the light at the top of the car (sorry, chinese) whether it's company or individual
man, do i love japan for their minivans... i saw sooo many honda and toyota minivans modded (lightly or heavily) and they all look soooo gorgeous why can't they bring in the estima or the alphard (though i probably know the answer), sienna just sux in terms of look!
last of all, the king of course. i was surprised how many new LS i saw in japan, and most importantly, i say maybe 40% of them are ls600h!!!!! seriously, a lot of ls hybrid!!!
quite a lot of them are modded too, at least with wheels on them. this one of course is a among the top, full wald!!!!
#2
hong kong is a much smaller place and there is only one lexus dealership (if i heard that correctly). i visited there and talked to a very nice sales. but i guess the GM wasn't too happy (only guy in dealership, not from hong kong, probably looked way too young...) so after a few shots he said can't take pics at the dealership. oh well
seriously, in terms of density, hong kong really has ridiculously large number of exotics running around... i was there for 10 days, didn't really stay in any "expensive" areas, but if i remember correctly, i saw 1 aston martin, 3 ferraris, 2 lambos, not to mention other maseratis, etc... i didn't even bother to take much pics (and they were passing by fast too), but still randomly i was able to snap these...
seriously, in terms of density, hong kong really has ridiculously large number of exotics running around... i was there for 10 days, didn't really stay in any "expensive" areas, but if i remember correctly, i saw 1 aston martin, 3 ferraris, 2 lambos, not to mention other maseratis, etc... i didn't even bother to take much pics (and they were passing by fast too), but still randomly i was able to snap these...
#7
Lexus Fanatic
that bmw has too much chrome, and chunky chin.
but look at that Stussy store in the background! I haven't seen that since I was in elementary school. kids used to always wear stussy shirts. I thought they were dead.
i haven't been to japan since 1988, and even back then, it was pretty nice.
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Neat! Thanks for sharing and hope you had a good time in Japan and Hong Kong! Yes, in Japan people import over LHD Euro cars and drive them in the RHD streets, I think it's because they can get the cars cheaper out of country.
Ah, maybe next time you can visit a Lexus Japan dealership. My experience there was very nice, they brought snacks for Lexus owners to eat, even despite being US Lexus owners, not local. The HK dealership also has the same color selection palette as the Japan dealerships! That dealership looks nice too...is it the one near Ocean Terminal? Thanks for sharing!
Ah, maybe next time you can visit a Lexus Japan dealership. My experience there was very nice, they brought snacks for Lexus owners to eat, even despite being US Lexus owners, not local. The HK dealership also has the same color selection palette as the Japan dealerships! That dealership looks nice too...is it the one near Ocean Terminal? Thanks for sharing!
#9
i would still say though, there are so many s class!
that bmw has too much chrome, and chunky chin.
but look at that Stussy store in the background! I haven't seen that since I was in elementary school. kids used to always wear stussy shirts. I thought they were dead.
i haven't been to japan since 1988, and even back then, it was pretty nice.
but look at that Stussy store in the background! I haven't seen that since I was in elementary school. kids used to always wear stussy shirts. I thought they were dead.
i haven't been to japan since 1988, and even back then, it was pretty nice.
i guess stussy is still pretty popular there?
#10
I heard leather seats aren't popular in Japan. What the heck is a Cadillac STS doing in that HS pic?
Both Japan and HK are fun car-spotting, train-spotting, whatever-spotting places.
Both Japan and HK are fun car-spotting, train-spotting, whatever-spotting places.
#13
Lexus Test Driver
Thanks for sharing the pics rominl, anymore pics?
Sounds like a great trip, I always wanted to travel to those two location, maybe I will someday.
So, which location is more densely populated? Hong Kong or Toyko?
Sounds like a great trip, I always wanted to travel to those two location, maybe I will someday.
So, which location is more densely populated? Hong Kong or Toyko?
#15
Lexus Fanatic
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thanks for sharing, henry!
oh and that bmw is hideous.
oh and that bmw is hideous.