New to Japan

[Jonflip29]

I'm moving to Japan in about two weeks, to Atsugi, is there anyone in that area? I'ma need to find out about the car scene over there as soon as I can.

[va240dude]

Cool man, hope you enjoy your stay here. See you're from Virginia, me too. I'm living a couple hours away from Atsugi in Chiba, other side of the Tokyo bay than you. Maybe I'll see you at some events and stuff.

[fliprayzin240sx]

A buddy of mine just moved up there from Okinawa...should be getting settled still.

[Jonflip29]

Thats whats up. What part of VA are you from? Yea I'm pretty sure I'll be seeing you at the events when I get some wheels over there. What do you drive? Pics?

Cool man, hope you enjoy your stay here. See you're from Virginia, me too. I'm living a couple hours away from Atsugi in Chiba, other side of the Tokyo bay than you. Maybe I'll see you at some events and stuff.

[Jonflip29]

Cool, are you in Oki? Nice S14 in your gallery. What does your sn mean? Let me guess that your filipino too?

A buddy of mine just moved up there from Okinawa...should be getting settled still.

[va240dude]

Thats whats up. What part of VA are you from? Yea I'm pretty sure I'll be seeing you at the events when I get some wheels over there. What do you drive? Pics?

I'm from Harrisonburg, graduated from JMU, etc. I have an S13 back home in storage, right now I'm rockin a Honda Stepwagon minivan over here..haha. Couple of my friends are trying to convince me to get an S14 since they are so cheap, but the problem is I don't have a place to park it. They're super strict about that over here, and I've got a third kid on the way, so it'll have to wait :bash:

[Jonflip29]

Oh ok. Stepwagon huh? I don't think I've seen one of those. Yea if you got another lil one on the way, you need put the toys on hold if its too much. I'm still undecided on what to get when I get there. I'm bouncing between a S15 or a GTR. Or I may get another G35 and do a swap. I don't know. I got 4 years to get my project off the ground.

I'm from Harrisonburg, graduated from JMU, etc. I have an S13 back home in storage, right now I'm rockin a Honda Stepwagon minivan over here..haha. Couple of my friends are trying to convince me to get an S14 since they are so cheap, but the problem is I don't have a place to park it. They're super strict about that over here, and I've got a third kid on the way, so it'll have to wait :bash:

[S13SilviaGirl]

Go to the O-club and see Masako. She is flipping awesome. Tell her Lisa and Kevin said hi and tip her well. :)

[va240dude]

Oh ok. Stepwagon huh? I don't think I've seen one of those. Yea if you got another lil one on the way, you need put the toys on hold if its too much. I'm still undecided on what to get when I get there. I'm bouncing between a S15 or a GTR. Or I may get another G35 and do a swap. I don't know. I got 4 years to get my project off the ground.

If you're going to be doing a lot of drifting I would stick with an S15 as they are cheaper to fix and you can get parts just about anywhere. I've talked to a couple people that have switched or are switching over from other cars to S13s-S15s (for drifting) because they are cheaper to fix...either way enjoy your stay here.

[Jonflip29]

Go to the O-club and see Masako. She is flipping awesome. Tell her Lisa and Kevin said hi and tip her well. :)

Will do, thanks. Your Navy too huh?

[Jonflip29]

If you're going to be doing a lot of drifting I would stick with an S15 as they are cheaper to fix and you can get parts just about anywhere. I've talked to a couple people that have switched or are switching over from other cars to S13s-S15s (for drifting) because they are cheaper to fix...either way enjoy your stay here.

That is true about them being cheaper. I don't think I will be drifting it tho. I want it just for a DD and weekend track car. Nothing too serious but yet nothing too simple either.

[BoostinIX]

I wanna go to Japan... enjoy :)

[mrmephistopheles]

Will do, thanks. Your Navy too huh?

She used to be. We left Atsugi in '08.

[rweezly_s13]

enjoy japan

[shift_jin]

^ x2 i want to go

i need to join the air force

[rweezly_s13]

^ x2 i want to go

i need to join the air force

good luck! haha
i'm joining the army,
but i have to leave okinawa :(

[Jonflip29]

How long were you guys there for? Any advice or things I should do or don't do, places I need to go...etc?

She used to be. We left Atsugi in '08.

[Jonflip29]

I will, thanks.

enjoy japan

[Slidin' Sam]

there are a lot of guys in atsugi that drift. I am in yokota and we meet up from time to time...occasionally do some retarded 5 car tandems at fuji...

[fliprayzin240sx]

Get an S14, more plentiful than 15s so parts are more readily available. Besides, everything on the underpinning (suspension) are interchangeable between S14s and S15s.

[yokotas13]

its funny though
the actual cars (15svs14s) are cheaper
dunno why, but s15s are going for cheaper than say a kuoki 14

anwyays, check out yplatedrifting
they ar emostly atsugi area guys

[DenkiMan!]

How long were you guys there for? Any advice or things I should do or don't do, places I need to go...etc?

if you make your way over to central tokyo, watch out for the nigerians...especially in Roppongi lol. oh and make it a priority to head over to the daikoku pa in yokohama asap

im planning to spend a couple weeks over there in late july :wiggle:

[A31CEFIRO]

I'm from Atsugi. Just come by the Auto Hobby Shop there is always someone over there. About the 5 car tandems that was awesome we smoked the whole place out and Ken had fiberglass resine spilling out of his trunk lol. Check out yplatedrifting.com most of us are on there.

[Slidin' Sam]

Dude, you guy's FAILED with the 5 car tandem! WHERE IS THE VIDEO! lol, jk! Yeah, ken's car is....well, it's very special these days! lol

Y-Plate is a good forum to get situated with a little piece of the scene out here, but it is a VERY slow moving forum. Mostly guys being bored at work I guess.

[polo3men2]

ken's car is the... COOLEST "get the F' out my way cuz i dont really care about wrecking' looking car haha..