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Every English article on Galapagos Japan, newest first.

  1. Cars

    #07 Removing the Stickers

    January 8, 2021

    I tried to remove some unnecessary stickers. It was hard to remove the sticker with a spatula. So I used

  2. Cars

    What happened to new cars

    October 28, 2020

    A second posting of the same essay: high-tensile steel, repairs that cost more than the car, and why I would rather keep fixing older ones.

  3. Cars

    What happened to new cars

    October 28, 2020

    An essay on high-tensile steel, why a small bump now totals a car, and why the Jimny was slow to use it. I have not bought a new car since 1999.