A car guy in Vancouver quickly notices something very rare back home --- right-hand drive (RHD) vehicles on the streets. Lots of them. A bit of research and the mystery clears up. British Columbia allows the import and use of RHD cars IF they are older than 1995. Most of them are from Japan, which is just over the horizon from Canada's west coast. Mitsubishi Diesel vans are especially suited to B.C.: cheap to buy and run, high clearance for off-roading, sturdy diesel engines, and low kilometres --- usually below 70,00 which is high for Japan but very low for workhorse vans in Canada. They are so popular that importers are scouring Japan for more, and the price is inevitably going up. Nissans, Mazdas, even min-VW's. Get 'em while you can!
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