Japan Direct

I have a 97 Camry with a V6 engine. It has leather upholstery and the A/​C runs cold. Love the car. But, it also had 230,000 miles. The engine was burning oil like an old time heater and the transmission died. To replace the engine and tranny would have cost $ 14,000+ at a dealer or lots more for a new or late model used vehicle. I bought a used Japanese engine and transmission with about 35,000 miles on them from Al at Japan Direct over by Briar Creek Shopping Center. Got the engine, the tranny and installation for $ 4100. It runs like a charm. The Japanese drivers tend to take excellent care of their cars and trade them in after 3 years, due to the draconian property tax increases at that point. Nobody wants to buy a used car over there because of the extreme property tax so the cars just sit there. The manufacturers do not want to sell the entire cars overseas because it would cut into their new car sales, so they sell them for parts. You can buy a front or back «clip» which is the entire front or back half of a car, or you can buy the engine and/​or transmission. Japan Direct goes over to Japan quarterly and runs the engines before buying, then ships them by the container load back to the US of A. This is a terrific deal; I have a for all intents and purposes low mileage «new used» car for relatively nothing. CHECK THEM OUT!!!