Anyone know what this mitsu sticker means?

[konadog]

We recently noticed that this Mitsubishi sticker on the back of Hazel isn't on the other buses we've seen - Anyone know what it says? Thanks

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[mararmeisto]

Identifies the 'winter package'?

[marsgal42]

The dealer who sold it. The first two kanji are Kyoto, while the rest read "mitsubishi jidōsha", i.e. Mitsubishi Motors.

The cold weather package sticker is the yellow and orange stripey sticker on the rear window.

I don't claim any non-trivial knowledge of Japanese, but there are some characters you see all the time...

...laura

[mararmeisto]

...[t]he cold weather package sticker is the yellow and orange stripe sticker on the rear window.

...laura

Ah, I knew it was a sticker, just not where or what it may have looked like. Thanks Laura.

[konadog]

The dealer who sold it. The first two kanji are Kyoto, while the rest read "mitsubishi jidōsha", i.e. Mitsubishi Motors.

Awesome! Thanks for the info Laura. It's neat to know Hazel is from Kyoto - I guess that means we better get moving on that wvo conversion!!!

[marsgal42]

Here are some of other stickers that show up all the time.

The cold weather package sticker, rear window:

Cold weather package.

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Parking permit ("shakoshōmei"), rear window. In Japan you cannot buy a car unless you have official proof of somewhere to park it.

Parking permit.

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Road tax, windshield:

Road tax sticker.

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Shaken, windshield (lousy picture, sorry):

Shaken sticker.

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Japanese officialdom often uses the year of the emperor. 2008 is Heisei 20. So Gumdrop's Shaken sticker refers to 2007, while her road tax sticker refers to 2006. Looks like the last Japanese owner decided to sell out before the next Shaken, since Gumdrop was at Japanoid's facility in Japan in July 2007.

...laura

[konadog]

Shaken, windshield

What does "Shaken" mean? Thanks for the pics and the info too! Very interesting

[marsgal42]

Shaken is the mandatory (and notoriously draconian) Japanese vehicle inspection, required every two years. Many other countries require similar inspections, but none are as strict as Japan's. This is part of why Japan exports so many perfectly good used cars. Perfectly good to us, but not worth keeping up the Shaken any more. You may have heard of some of the European inspections, like MOT (England), TUV (Germany) and Contrôle Technique (France).

A Shaken inspection can cost over $2,000. Read about it here: http://www.navi.go.jp/english/inspection/index.html

...laura

[jaggedfish]

Shaken.... not stirred.

Sorry, couldn't resist... need some Delica "Bonding" time.....

Cheers!
007

[mararmeisto]

Shaken.... not stirred.

Sorry, couldn't resist... need some Delica "Bonding" time.....

Cheers!
007

"Oh James, you're so..."

[fishslapper]

If it has the winter package sticker then does it have a lsd as well as the dual batteries ?? What else is in the winter package ? Just curious because mine has the winter package sticker on it and i did a search but could not find any conclusive answer...
I know that there are a ton of variations out there. I also know about looking it up via the data plate numbers or something like that......

I got a japan auto club button in my van and some stickers and intior plastic signs that i will take pictures of and see if you can tell me what they are once i get my van. Hopefully next week...

cheers isaac

[mararmeisto]

As near as I can determine the only thing that seems to be in the winter package is the dual batteries. The Chamonix and Jasper models were the 'sporty' models, which tend to have the winter package, but there are others which have the dual batteries as well. Most of the Super Exceeds have LSD, so...

...it's all very confusing.