The Abandoned Car Problem in Japan

We visit a supposedly abandoned coin car park in Japan only to find that it's still operational and full of abandoned cars. It's so wild to see the bamboo & vines take over these cars.
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[@alanhall5648]

Austin rover was a British car company and the symbol is a Viking long boat 🇬🇧

[@jimmystransportmarvels8815]

Yep, a good old rover. The fam had one, but I'm really surprised that someone bought one over to Japan from the UK!

[@chriswimbledon6804]

If I can remember they had partnership with Honda at some point

[@pain-kw9zk]

Who remembers the rover metro?

[@harrybarwell7433]

Rover 416 estate some have d series Honda engines

[@jimmystransportmarvels8815]

@@pain-kw9zk ohh yea, great car!

[@socaly]

Sammit "you like ghosts" Daiki "yeah I like girls" 😂

[@Thunderbolt857]

That 560 benz is rare, worth rescuing

[@jamiereddy6128]

he probably would but that japan rules ah

[@thomassabia5750]

And it is a AMG a hot rod benz

[@lazylion1421]

I like that SLC from the 70s or 80s more.

[@user-gr6bl5ur6w]

It's a pre merger AMG is very rare and is worth crazy money if restored

[@scottloersch555]

All 4 of them are valuable cars restored

[@SaltyMcBoatFace]

that old rover 400 would be a VERY rare sight in england in 2024 , to see one in japan is mind blowing , it must have been imported from england in the 90's , shame someone destroyed it

[@rogueshadow7801]

I have a Rover 416 Si. It's basically a Honda Civic with a Rover body on top. Still a few here and there. Even saw a few 75 up and about.

[@xd_nightmareYT]

I've seen a couple rover 400 in my country (Portugal) including one in my city that's abandoned.

[@idleterror909]

I think seeing that rover 400 tourer is even more painful as i have been looking for one for a couple of years now. They are just beautiful cars

[@that_camo_bronco_guy]

Ah it's a 400, I thought it was a 200, did the 400 have Honda engines too?

[@rogueshadow7801]

@@that_camo_bronco_guy A few of them. I've got a 416 Si and it came with a Honda D16A engine.

[@JasonRayShute]

I had a Rover 600 as a donor car for my 96 Honda accord lxi manual. Rover had a nicer interior and was a straight bolt in.

[@simondowley2483]

Rover are an old English car the one you've seen is basically a Honda from when they owned Rover

[@artoodiitoo]

I wonder how it ended in Japan, weren´t they built in the UK

[@lloydshondabordello]

​@@artoodiitoomakes sense to me they'd have Rover's, as they had early Rovers in Australia.

[@MTFT_atomicgarage]

@@artoodiitoomaybe it was an early import

[@pageonejournalist]

Rovers in that era were from when they had a tie up with Honda. Basically the cars were Honda Civics and Accords mechanicals but with their own K series engines.

[@padorukurumi6572]

At first I thought you were talking about Honda's K series of engines but then I remembered Rover's own K series of engines 😅

[@lukegadd4988]

And it was the k-series that made it it’s own downfall 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@that_camo_bronco_guy]

Some had Honda engines too, even apparently a d16 dohc which I didn't even know about

[@VezzyWezzy]

i love it when sammit does abandoned cars videos, i rewatch them all the time

[@marcelleblanc1991]

I’m surprised Sam hasn’t heard of Rover. It was one of the best known British manufacturers for almost 150 years. Originally making bicycles but then moved into motorcycles and automobiles. Eventually becoming Rover, Land Rover and the short lived Alvis brand. Later merged into British Layland and eventually purchased and absorbed into BMW.

[@mrfunkymuir]

I literally got a PS1 when friends got a PS2. Found out later in life my older siblings bought me it because my parents couldn't afford it. Love the nostalgia Sam!!!

[@slashhamby4663]

I'm 39..same for me... I got a PS2 when PS3s were coming out... didn't get a PS3 till a couple years after PS4 came out..and just got a PS4 off of offer up a few weeks ago.....

[@badrott8028]

You got good siblings, I was using a Nintendo 64 when the Xbox 360 came out and I switched to that after saving up for half the consoles lifespan.

[@willhendersondigital]

Sam, you may not have had the coolest computer back in school, but you definitely have the coolest cars now.

[@__kran__]

its funny how unfamiliar sammit is to a lot of cars especially when hes australian and does this stuff for a living lmao especially that corolla and rover

[@kennethcole8360]

As an Aussie, it is hard to believe that Sammit wasn't aware of the Rover brand!

[@jonty3000]

and scared of spiders and bugs!

[@markhetherington6964]

The Rover Sam is British made and were very popular on the roads in the 80's. So strange to find one in Japan. So sad to car's just abandoned like this.

[@spacegarnaal]

It's a Rover, the engine wont turn over. It's a Rover

[@L0RDLUK]

The weird mirror on the wheelarch instead of on the door is actually a factory solution for the A pillar blocking the mirror on the passenger side when they tried putting it on the door.

[@dionelr]

The laws in the US are very different. With a knowledgeable lawyer, you can basically possess a car that has parked on your property for long enough. I almost had to do this when I bought a house that someone left a car on, but legally, I believe they have to inform them, and in my case the owner came within a couple days and rolled the car away.

[@H3XME]

similar in the UK. If you find an "abandoned" car you can apply for the logbook, the DVLA (DMV) will try to get in touch with the last registered keeper and if nobody gets back to them within a certain time frame, you'll get a new logbook sent and you can do whatever you want with it. You don't even need any bs lawyers for anything.

[@themadmallard]

probably dont even need the lawyer if you instead have it towed off by a recovery company.

[@LeslieJones_RSTRCTD]

Hey @Sammit, Rover used to be an English brand, back in the end of the nineties they were OEM rebranding Honda Civics and Accords. (Before Tatra took over, and it been rebranded to Rowe when a Chinese brand took over) The 560 Mercedes was indeed a gem. It would mean that it was a 5.6 liter engines. What was more interesting though, was that it was AMG badged. This more or less is the Mercedes version of BMW M sports.

[@Jon64scale]

Sammit enjoy these vids of you and Daiki exploring your guys excitement gets me excited but it's a shame to see all these priceless cars going to waste though 😢

[@5ifty6ixmediauk]

Mate, in the UK those Rovers are sought after

[@8888k]

It baffles me how someone can make car content for a living but has never heard of a Rover before.

[@KODAKJACK47]

As an American I had no clue what it was and just guessed it was Land Rover just like this guy. I wouldn’t say many ppl know it

[@VadGTI]

The headlights on those Mercedes R107 coupes are worth $2k in the US. The small Euro bumpers another $1-2k. That's $6-8k USD in parts alone between just those two. The headlights on the W108/109 sedan are probably $500-800.

[@79adventures]

It's actually pretty common for cars to be left with houses of the previously deceased in Japan; usually papers are stored in a safe somewhere in a deposit box or the first of kin/immediate family doesnt want to reregister the car anymore and do not want to spend any money for storage fees. Cars are usually dumped this way because of the peculair law they have

[@worxbydre]

New drinking game... take a shot everytime Sammit says "CRAZY".

[@MikeyAware]

The Kei van is a Subaru Sambar. it was sold in Europe as a Subaru Libero. a friend here in the Netherlands owned 3 at some point.

[@MikeyAware]

the album sleeve is from the Freestyle Fellowship an early 90's LA hiphop collective.

[@ghamsterroff6215]

That album cover is FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP old rap group from the early 90s so that definitely belongs to that toyota

[@thatgoddamnpotato3367]

It was a record jacket, so unless there was a record player in the corolla.

[@spen1ghe]

Sooooo.....no one was hyped when they seen that Freestyle Fellowship record at 20:34 !? That was sick!

[@JasonRayShute]

My 96 Honda accord lxi manual has a rover 600 interior because that and the engine bay is exactly the same. The parts are interchangeable. Rover was a British company that no longer exists. Alot of vehicle manufacturers outsourced parts which is my Mazda Eunos presso mx3 v6 had so many Ford and Mitsubishi parts on it. The Ford suspension components were the same but of a higher quality and the Ecu and distributor from Mitsubishi were alot more efficient and reliable. That's the beautiful thing about cars, not one is exactly the same especially as they get older.

[@user-Another-collecter21]

Odd seeing a British 🇬🇧 Rover in Japan must be rare

[@travisthompson2166]

For them people that are selling cars without paperwork if it's not stolen. Could you just drift it legally and keep it off the roadway?

[@jaynvius1]

It's sad to see these cars just rotting away

[@christopherharris6005]

Awesome video as always Sammit. The only ghosts that Daiki likes are ghost girls.

[@geraldsmith9540]

Sammit, see if you can locate the owner and do a deal on the cars you want. I don’t know how it is in Japan with titles, but you should be able to run the vin numbers off them and see which ones are stolen or not and also see if your allowed to do rebuilt title like in the US. It’s a shame that cars are abandoned all over the world!!!

[@LeftOversTTV]

Is that a Seafoam S13? mega sad

[@frred686ify]

the 2 tones s13 makes me so sad, im glad I have mine in the garage

[@themadmallard]

it seems so strange a country with such strong documentational behavior culture that abandoned cars would be tolerated to this degree, compared to other places

[@steventopping106]

Them Mercedes need saving, what a crying shame.

[@robertobuenrostro2781]

This looks like a job for Daniel O'Grady. 🚗🧑‍🔧🚐

[@kylepytlarz541]

That very first Mercedes is not only a Mercedes. It is a 6.0L AMG V8 also very rare car .

[@Satsanwastaken]

1:45 I dont get it, how is it stolen tail lights if the car is literally abandoned. If i adopt an abandoned dog on the street, did i steal it? The tail lights got adopted by someone :)

[@Fah-Qbitch]

What a stupid comment.

[@toyotacorollaaltis8613]

Maybe it was stolen and dumped in which case yea the taillights were stolen

[@badrott8028]

@@toyotacorollaaltis8613if that’s the case I feel for the previous owner, however if it was dumped by said owner I would have no guilt removing parts.

[@watchmelivenstuff]

Broooo I'm dead you're like The Steve Erwin of finding cars in the wild

[@young_gurbr206]

Another sad thing everyone of those cars has a long complicated and likely very sad story attached to all of them 😢

[@amandastyles-uh6zx]

Seeing those sweet old Mercedes like that was heartbreaking 😢

[@allseeingotto2912]

That cute little camper is sad to see going to ruin . Those old mercs are a tragedy too .

[@davidyarbrough2197]

I was born in 81. Begged my parents for the og NES. They got me an Atari 2600 instead. I was sad. Now I wish I still had it. 25:22

[@Not-Great-at-Gaming]

Looks like the album said "freestyle fellowship"

[@scottloersch555]

Picked the cedric straight up from the front badge another one that would be awesome to rebuild but as mentioned its near impossible unfortunately

[@Synthetic-Chicken]

Ooof seeing that Cedric hurt, NZ got lots of them as well as the Laurels/Cefiros/Luces but the 90s gobbled most of them up.

[@subliminalstyrene811]

If you lose the paperwork for a car and can't legally sell it........why not break it down and sell it off as parts ? at least you would make some cash out of it !

[@WaySydeBeats]

Everything isn't like the U.S kid

[@badrott8028]

@@WaySydeBeatsyou’d be surprised how many chop shops are around Japan if you look.

[@WaySydeBeats]

@@badrott8028 I'm sure it is but most Japanese people don't think in the mindset of us that's why those cars are still sitting there

[@Heisenberg-Rules]

Sammit, you are correct. Japan needs to fix some laws so these cars can be disposed of or "adopted" if abandoned. I cannot pay the automobile tax on behalf of a friend's vehicle unless I have the actual tax bill slip. I call the tax office and they say the actual owner needs to appear. They didn't even want to accept a power of attorney.

[@johng8050]

original ownership of rover car brand ( the one in your video ) was bmw ( germany ) SAIC (china) and Tata motors which was later broken up in 2000 when ford aquired the land rover devisision with the rover and MG devisions which continued until 2005.

[@sawyernewman1591]

that Mercedes 560S AMG Coupe was insanely rare. probably a 100K car current market

[@BiGJefe167]

Those mercedes had to be someone's collection that had been dumped.

[@average.rental.kart.enjoyer]

the first benz that you showed is worth a LOT i mean A LOT of money ,i know it hard but you gotta get that car

[@Bostonbrecash15]

Could possibly something along the lines of people abandoning their project cars at a dealership or car repair shop, then the shop catching on and eventually just dropping it in this random lot? That kind of sounds like the only logical explanation in my mind. Then again, when you talked about the laws regarding other people's cars and how they can't be moved after they are abandoned I don't know why a dealership would dump a car here randomly.

[@rhyalstanley1583]

7:21 Bob marley used to own one of those cars, which is now owned by his son Ziggy marley

[@aaronscott2278]

Loving these video topics

[@TheAndrewlolz]

Great to hear Malaysia 🇲🇾 has given you some interest in old Benzes Sam! 😁😁

[@RoleyvanLoenen]

You definitely should go wasabi hunting with Daniel /wasabi cars

[@allseeingotto2912]

I used to live in Osaka and there was a patch of land where there was some very old vintage cool trucks and vans rotting away , they got all moved and scrapped eventually.

[@K1D444]

Yo Sam your my favourite KZbin. I've been watching you for 3 years now

[@piffnoodles672]

had to check out that innercity record and its is pretty fire if you into old school hiphop!

[@ark9951]

Thanks for the free Windows 98 product key lol 😂 Edit: Hey it's working!

[@supreme5538]

These are my favorite type of videos

[@CapeFilms]

Natsuki will tell ya that all older Japanese men love Mercedes Benz cars

[@d902price]

Someone please Save the mercs, that pre merger amg is a rare bird in any part of the world the rover wagon isn’t something you see everyday especially on that market an that poor old sil CA I mean c’mon 🙌🏽💯

[@baza7400]

20:40 we have a lot of these corolla's in south africa

[@PahiTaingahue-ud6fx]

Yes !!!!! A abandoned video!!!!!!

[@interloperdrones1172]

Rover 216 estate!!!! Rare AF! Did you not notice that its the same as an early civic sam... same car

[@J27M]

The AE101 with the different badge is an early pre facelift model I believe. And only Japan new models got those badging.

[@The_7_8_9_Auto_Motive]

Rover is a British automotive brand that was used for over a century, from 1904 to 2005. It was launched as a bicycle maker called Rover Company in 1878, before starting to manufacture autocars in 1904. The brand used the Viking longship as its logo.

[@plodno9867]

I love you're video's SAMMIT

[@lewisfoster4584]

Rover was common in the UK a long time ago

[@TitillatedGoat]

Yes same its a ae100 corolla with a 4afe

[@TitillatedGoat]

Also 20v 4age swapping them is easy as, i have a ae91 fxgt with a 20v swapped in it haha

[@1jzs13]

I need so many parts off that s13 😭

[@iacopotuttino5515]

That 560 doesn’t need a JZ swap, it’s a v8. You put a pair of turbos and it’s perfect

[@xDEATHCLINCHx]

@15:01 the rover car is a older version of the company land rover basically they are owned by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) which they own land rover since 2013

[@JustSomeExpat]

Mate that old tech was great. You could abuse them till kingdom come and they kept running. Also the diamond viper v330 I had would run Dark Forces 2, Mech Warrior 3 and Heavy Gear 2 in 1024x768. Bits boxes were the best.

[@kanenstuff]

The black 190E near the exit at Retro Havoc was very nice, pld mercs and bmw's are cheap here in KL, thats why I drive a 94 manual E36.

[@kensuni]

Awesome video

[@Mr.Unacceptable]

A real shame. Have ships and a port to ship all those abandoned cars that would pay to take them. The government wouldn't have to pay a penny for the clean up of all those cars.

[@blairread4414]

Buy know SAM ..great content

[@Buy_YT_Views_847]

I simply, can’t get over this song. Even my neighbor started to like it.

[@cppctek]

Yooooo the old school vintage computers lolol ❤

[@Rom3_29]

15:00 - Rover old British make. Honda used to be partner with Rover. There’s nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes. - That 560SL is good for parts, not worth fixing it. Unless you’re willing fixit yourself and spend more money then a New Mercedes .

[@3ujin]

@27:36 stellar blade game moment lol.. found a special can quest 😂

[@davidmitchell4268]

dont feel bad about not knowing what a rover is. They are a manufacturer of complete shitboxes. FYI Honda Legend used a Rover 5 cylinder engine and the headbolts hold the crank main caps on aswell. Top tier fuckwittery.

[@that_camo_bronco_guy]

Really? I always wondered about those "Honda" i5s, learning a lot from these comments today

[@akmalazlan5729]

7:18 beautiful car R107 merc 560sl, it got 5.6l v8, it’s the biggest displacement for the car, if the chassis not rusting, worth to saving it, but it’s a bummed bcs we know that car like a ghost car now, don’t know who own it😢

[@jamespreston2667]

Rovers are British:) My guess is all of them are broken down / worthless and they been dumped.

[@adriancooper8820]

Rover is a British automotive brand that was used for over a century, from 1904 to 2005. It was launched as a bicycle maker called Rover Company in 1878, before starting to manufacture autocars in 1904. The brand used the Viking longship as its logo. The rights to the brand are currently part of Jaguar Land Rover, which continues to produce Land Rovers, but no Rover automobiles are currently in production and the brand is considered dormant.

[@240Trevor]

The abandoned car content is a nice look into the past.

[@eliasjdm976]

Those words at the end of the video is like my reality. We love you Sammit. Also, rover is an English manufacturer that made luxurious family cars and sedans back in the day. Here in Greece we have some of them. Also, the most popular ones are those that came after the honda collab with the mb civics and some integras and accords. Those may be the only reliable rovers tho, they had d16 engines and stuff

[@kurona]

5:07 my dad had a corolla in that exact same colour and rear light style years ago. It pains me to see one abandoned like this

[@slashhamby4663]

I love the Doctor Stone reference!!!!

[@thatdriftboy_4619]

The SL looks like a amg, if its a genuine amg its extremelly rare and worth a lot, its so sad seeing It like that

[@matthewbenson1259]

Austin rover British car and very weird them being in Japan I remember my dad owning one but in green

[@Kitaota]

i saw on instagram an abandoned red evo 4 somewhere in shibuya, but i havent found it yet

[@BenExell]

I live in Longbridge, Birmingham, UK. The old Rover plant was down my road. The later 90s minis were made by them, I have one :)

[@MetroGaming75]

That is Iketani S13 after when he disbands the Akina Speed Stars Team

[@larssmith6780]

theres a mk4 supra in this kind of condition in my home town in New Zealand. overgrown and abandoned