Would You Rather: Import to PH Edition

"Justin Young" (jus1029)
11/05/2014 at 02:22 • Filed to: None

If you were to import a Japanese car to the Philippines, would you rather...

Buy it in Japan —> import it to PH (shorter distance covered) —> convert from RHD to LHD (due to stupid registration law)

...or...

Buy it in America —> import it to PH (longer distance covered) —> no conversion needed (because it's already LHD)

DISCUSSION (14)

pip bip - choose Corrour > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 03:44

import from usa , less hassle!

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 04:07

From Murica, it's a lot less hassle free. I mean if you want to convert to LHD, you'd have to strip the entire interior, move mechanical things around, do some wizardry and put it all back together again.

duurtlang > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 07:02

Are you capable of doing the conversion yourself, are the required parts relatively easy to get and cheap, do you have plenty of time to do this conversion and would you enjoy doing this conversion?

If the answers to those questions aren't overwhelmingly 'yes', import a LHD vehicle.

Brian Silvestro > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 08:04

Converting it seems like an extremely annoying task.

So you're saying to get a car legal in PH, you have to get it from America , the place where it's fucking impossible to get the coolest JDM cars?!?

Justin Young > Brian Silvestro
11/05/2014 at 10:05

Not all must be. Surplus JDM cars would come here, be converted to LHD, registered, boom ! Popular choices would be the Toyota bB and second-gen Nissan Cube.

Brian Silvestro > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 10:18

You act as if converting then isn't a big job.

Justin Young > Brian Silvestro
11/05/2014 at 10:24

I don't, I understand that it's a long process. Grabbing parts from America, mirrored interior placements, etc. takes a long time to accomplish.

Brian Silvestro > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 12:10

That last part doe

RazoE > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 12:37

The USDM Supra turbo is much powerful and has better brakes, turbos (steel vs ceramic), and larger injectors than the JDM one. It also uses an AFM system instead of a MAP system.

Problem is $$$$$$

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 12:49

I actually drive past one of these on the way to work in the morning. Because Canada.

Saoul-Virage > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 13:19

No conversion needed, still JDM :

Kinja'd!!!

45bullets > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 15:57

number 1, because America has almost no good JDM cars.

45bullets > Justin Young
11/05/2014 at 15:58

or you could import from say, Germany, which is already LHD.

Dsscats > Justin Young
11/08/2014 at 00:30

It's REALLY long. To do it right, you have to get a half cut or at least the firewall to weld that on. Plus dash, wiring, pedals, etc. Lots of welding .