Archive for August, 2009

Kenya Becomes Biggest Importer of Japanese Used Cars

Back in the ‘90s, if you were into the import car scene, the hottest stuff came courtesy of Japan. Anything marked as Japanese Domestic Market, or JDM, cost a pretty penny. Importers picked up engines, transmissions, even the front half of cars, to sell here in the land of the free. The most ambitious guys went about importing whole cars. Right-hand drive Honda Civics and Nissan Skyline GTR’s were the ultimate in not-for-US cool. These days, we get fun cars like the Honda Civic SI and the Nissan GT-R that are just as fast as their Japanese counterparts. That means … Read more

August 5, 2009 by Maurina | No Comments