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Originally Posted by wilnj
I seem to remember reading somewhere that having a euro LHD car in Japan gave you a bit of street cred, like the kids with RHD JDM cars here (Skylines, Silvias, etc)
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Originally Posted by pavulon
Today it might but in 1982?
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Originally Posted by wilnj
Evidently so. I seem to recall reading that the Yakuza in particular favored LHD.
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Having a LHD car in Japan was more of a status symbol. You could afford to have a non-JDM vehicle and it was cool. lol In 1982, LHD cars were even more a status symbol than today. My ex used to drive a VW Passat and an Alfa when she was growing up in Osaka in the 80s. Then she switched to AMG Benzes. The 893s loved Benzes.
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