Japan Direct

This vehicle has been sold
Dec 29th, 2021

Jan 11th, 2021

Jamie and Lee were a delight to deal with when I traded in my old station wagon and bought a new one. They were so helpful and courteous in sorting out a few minor glitches with the new car. A very satisfied happy customer
Jan 5th, 2021

Wow I learn alot from buying a Honda Fit Shuttle car from this place. Jamie serves me. I want to share with you what I have learned esp how to check a Japanese made Hybird car. In this case a 2015 Honda Fit Shuttle which done only 50k km so it is like new. I learn that a new hybrid battery can cost up to $14,000 to replace. But Jamie told me that in Auckland if you can get a battery shop to pool 2 used Hybird lithium batteries together to make a working 1 reconstituted Lithium battery you may only pay $2000 or there about. This is good to know. Anyway I try to get a VTNZ pre purchase assessment but the waiting period is up to 2 weeks and Jamie will not allow this long period as he needs to sell cars to make a living. Then the AA technical team said they are not doing the pre purchase assessments of cars anymore in Tauranga. Instead they suggest to get the car brand Dealer shop to test the Hybird battery and pay for the check which is about $74. A new battery shows 80% useable battery. So I phoned Honda Dealer and the Honda Staff was very useful and kind. Nothing is too much for him or her. There is a big customer waiting area with free self service coffee making. Well I flew up to Tauranga on the morning of the meeting with Jamie. He met me at the Tauranga airport on time and got the car with him. The AA team told me for a 2015 car which only done 50k km everything should near new. If the engine wearing out you can see the poor performance as the electric motors to turn the car engine will be sluggish. AA cannot do engine compression tests on the engine cylinders. I got a very good Hybird battery report from the Honda dealer electrician. About 75% of the battery is still working. Just like the Lithium batter of your smart phone is only 80% when new. A Anyway the Hybird car battery can last from 200k (6 yrs) to 300k km.(10 yrs) in its life time. I was very happy to pay up as there was also a $2500 discount as the company just wanted to move stocks. This hybird C car has not been selling as alot of older clients are suspicious of them. On fuel consumption it has 5/6 stars awarded to it. The car drives very smoothly from 0 to 120 to 140 km/HR very quickly and it is quiet too. My 5 hours drive from Tauranga back to Palmy was very enjoyable and put many bigger old fashion petrol only cars to shame. It is a pleasure and fun car to have. The 1335 c.c. engine is fast enough. I drove the car hard and fast and it consume about $45.00 of unleaded petrol which is very good for over 550 km journey. I think Japan Direct has a winner here viz the Honda Hybird Fit Shuttle! Amazing to drive and to have. All the reviews about it were good.
Dec 18th, 2020

Nice cars.
Oct 16th, 2020