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Car - 06-19-2008, 03:20 PM

Well, ill try again to get some answers here, anything will be apreciated.

So i will leave to Nihon on a Working Holiday Visa on Tuesday and im still planning to buy a car if possible (even i know its gonna be very difficult). So here are some Questions to those who live in Japan and/or have owned a car there.
1. I have been reading that i will need a parking space. What are the cheapest options in the outskirts of Tokyo, what would you guess? I will not use the car inside Tokyo, as this would be crazy, and i will use the space only for leaving the car there during winter (4-5months), but will probably have to rent it for the whole year.

2. How expensive is breaking the driving laws (nothing major!) Like going over a Orange light, driving 60 or 70 if 50 is allowed, etc.

3. I know nearly all Highways take high tolls. Do you think it is possible to drive most of Japan without using Highways ( lets say you do around 250km driving a day, i got some sparetime) I would also buy a car-navi for that point, hope to get one wich can english in Akiba.

4. How much is unleaded fuel and or diesel at the moment?

5. Any experiences with the "extra" expenses when u first buy a car ( taxes, insurance,... for 1 year).

I plan to get a middle big car, maybe just that big that i could spend some nights in the back on campinggrounds or similar. But it just have to be cheap, bring me from A to B and fit my things and maybe a second Person.
Well, like said above, any info will be appreciated.
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