Re: [T3] Riviera sunroof parts?

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 1 May 2008 at 19:10, Christopher SEKIYA wrote:

> ... it's annoyingly difficult to find any such service in Tokyo.  This  
> place is the epitome of "disposable consumer culture".  Consumers  
> don't fix their own gear here.  If the car breaks, you take it to the  
> dealer and he makes it work again.  Due to a nasty regulation called  
> "shaken", it's cheaper to buy a new car every few years than it is to  
> maintain the old one -- so 99% of the drivers here do so.

I understand. I've spent quite a bit of time in Japan and in Tokyo, 
and I was surprised to find how much stuff gets thrown out and how 
little gets reused. The concept of buying something used is almost 
completely unknown.  

I'm afraid, however, that for most americans it's not much better.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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