Chp2 - Motorized goodness…

The first two dealerships had not been what Rob was looking for. They had some very nice cars, but mostly big sedans and a bit to pricy. “So what are you looking for if I may ask sir?” said the cabdriver after the third dealership. “I’m looking for something cheaper. These cars are all to expensive for me.” “Hmm, I think I know a place where you might find something you like.” Said the driver and went back on the road. After 20 minutes of driving and seeing the scenery change from big skyscrapers to a more suburban type area, the driver pulled over a small garage. The garage had some cars upfront but the fence surrounding the back side of the garage showed more. “Thank you” Rob said paying the Driver and giving him a bit more because of the tip “I think I will find what I am looking for here”. The driver smiled, said good bye and took off. Rob started towards the garage. He saw a variety of cars up front. They ranged from Nissan S13s to Subaru Imprezas to Suzuki Altos. Now he was sure he was going to find what he was looking for here. As he was looking at a Nissan S13 an employee came over and greeted him. “Can I help you sir?” He said. “Yes”, Rob replied “I’m looking for something not to expansive, not to big, and a bit sporty if possible. It doesn’t really matter what kind, as long as it drives and I can have some fun with it.”. The employee told him to follow. They walked into the building, past a lobby and out the back again. There was a big lot here with about 20 to 30 cars lined up nicely around the edges of the fence. The employee started walking towards the left side. “What price range do you have in mind?” he said while walking towards a Toyota Starlet EP70, “something like this” he said motioning towards the car “or something like this” whilst he walked towards an R34 Nissan Skyline. “More like the starlet” Rob said. The Employee nodded and showed Rob some cars including the EP70, Datsun 910 bluebird from 1979, Nissan Micra turbo, and a Suzuki Alto Works. None of these really caught Rob’s attention. He turned around and saw a 1990 Nissan Primera. It was a really dusty but that didn’t stop him from checking it out. It was dirty, but when you looked carefully you could see it was a nice white color which could look like pearl white if washed and waxed properly.. “How much does the one cost?” Rob asked staring at the car as if he didn’t want to see anything else. “Oh, the Primera. That’s just a bit more than these last cars. If you really want it we can probably make a deal because that’s a car we don’t really seem to loose.” Rob agreed instantly and after making a deal, was now the proud owner of a stock 1992 Nissan Primera. It was the eGT version which had a 2 liter engine, producing 150 hp stock, and had a 5 speed manual transmission. The standard top speed was around 220 km/h. Eventually Rob had paid no more than he would have paid for the starlet because the car had been imported back from Europe meaning it was left hand drive and hard to sell. He started the engine and headed back home. The car pulled nice but Rob knew he was going to make some changes when he got the money to do so. Once back in the Tokyo he started to know and love, he decided he would take the Metropolitan Expressway. When he got on he noticed it was fairly straight and noticed a variety of fast looking vehicles. First was a group of bikers, riding together on sport bikes from the 80s and 90s. They were riding Honda CBRs, Kawasaki Ninjas, and Suzuki GSXs ranging from the 600cc to 1000cc models. A bit later he saw some small cars coming past. “Probably a K-car club” Rob thought. Then he saw something that really grabbed his attention. It was a small group of cars that looked to be fast, definitely the type of cars he liked. For one there was a big Toyota Aristo that shouted VIP in all directions. Then there were a Nissan Cefiro and a Honda Civic EP3. In the back there was a very different car. It was boxier, something that seemed to be more suited for the show van style. It was a red(or was it?) Nissan Cube but something seemed different about, it could easily keep up with the rest which was weird. They quickly left his eyesight and he took the next exit seeing it was close to his apartment. Luckily there was some small parking space behind the Apartment, because otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to buy the car because of some Japanese law. He remembered because he had been troubled when he found out you need to have prove that you can park your car somewhere to be able to buy anything other than a K-car. He parked the car and went up to make dinner. Sometime later Rob was found lying under the car and looking under the hood inspecting the whole car once over before going to bed. It was about 1 AM and had been a long day…