What is
Roll on and Roll off?
Japanese Used Cars are exported to over 60 countries
across the globe, and in every instance except for Trinidad,
they are shipped fully assembled. This means they drive
onto a ship, and drive off the ship at their final destination.
This driving on and off of the ships, the same way NEW
cars are imported, has been dubbed " ROLLON - ROLLOFF".
why you need Japanese
used cars?
The government traffic regulations in Japan are very
strict with no exception. All vehicles from new have
to be regularly maintained / serviced up to three years
old. After a vehicle is three years old, it is required
to have a 'Shacken Inspection'. A Shacken test is graded
on a vehicle's cc rating. when vehicles get to about
two and a half years old it's value will start to decrease
greatly in Japan. So the Japanese consumer tends to
start disposing of these vehicles from two and a half
years old with limited mileage. What happens to these
cars, well the Japanese don't seem to want them, that's
why there is such a great market for late low mileage
models.
What is the real story
of grading?
The following is a description of the grading
system used in the buying and selling of Japanese cars.
GRADE
5.0- LIKE NEW
GRADE 4.5 VERY EXCELLENT CONDITION
GRADE 4.0 EXCELLENT CONDITION BUT, REQUIRED MINOR ATTENTION
GRADE 3.5 GOOD CONDITION, NEED FEW REPAIRS
GRADE 3.0 ORDINARY CONDITION, NEED REPAIR FOR SPECIAL
DENTS/SCRATCH
GRADE 2.5 PARTIALLY DAMAGED BUT, REPAIRABLE
GRADE 2.0 UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION
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