JCD BLOG

The Sweet Deals on Secondhand Crowns and What the Best Engines Are
In our first post in this series on the best Toyota luxury cars to import from Japan we said that the best years are the two decades from, roughly, 1985 to, roughly, 2005. That’s my personal take on things based on design, looks, build […]

Stay in the ’90s (or close) for the Best of Toyota’s Luxury Iron to Import from Japan Today
I’ve got some stories to tell you about my experience with Toyota luxury cars and about the feedback and info that some of my car fan friends here in Japan have shared with me, but first, let’s do […]

Looking Back So We Can See Forward

In our previous two articles about the Suzuki Jimny light 4WD vehicle (Suzuki Jimny Part 1 and Suzuki Jimny Part 2) we talked about the early history of the Jimny, starting with the little Hope Star ON360 (not technically a Jimny) and then the LJ10, the first real Jimny. […]

Five More Fantastic Japan Domestic Market Vehicles, 15 Years Old in 2020
2005 was a great year for new cars in the Japanese market and we covered four recommended models in part 1 of this series. In part 2, we introduce five more fantastic models that many Canadian enthusiasts will be eager to import from Japan.

2006 […]

Why is the Porsche 911 so cool? What is it that gives this car its undeniable special charm? Do you have a rich uncle?
How are the above three questions related?
O.K. Let’s start.
I do have a rich uncle. Built his business right from the bottom up, he did. Lots of grinding and seven-day work weeks; lots […]

But what is a “supercar”? How would you define it? Is it, in fact, even possible to come up with a definition that all car lovers will agree with? I’m not sure, but let me give you my own boyhood definition of “supercar” and how I arrived at the definition.
First off, some background. I grew […]

I’ve had such great access to supercars since I came to Japan.
Generous friends and acquaintances in the “car scene” here have let me spend time with their treasured, magic machines. And they are magic; pure mechanical magic. Even their names are magic: Lamborghini, Lotus, Ferrari, Mclaren; Countach, 348, 355, Modena, Esprit, Elise, Exege, 570S. Because […]

Many More 15 year old models available today!
Every year, more JDM vehicles become 15 years old, making them legally importable to Canada from Japan. In this article, we present four great JDM models that finally come of age. They range from an exhilarating sports car to an exceptionally practical van and we think all are […]

Many great JDM European cars are reaching their 25th birthday in 2020 — which means you can legally import them to your home country even if you live in the United States.
Japan may not be the first market that comes to mind when searching for a used European car. But there are many advantages to […]