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Old 11-21-05, 07:07 PM
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Default VIP Car 10 year anniversary isue

Picked this up today. A selection of their top picks for the past ten years.

Hard for me to believe that I first saw this mag about late '96 or so. The lust for an LS 400 began about '94 when I first saw one lowered. Didn't think I'd eventually drive one.
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Originally Posted by RA40
Picked this up today. A selection of their top picks for the past ten years.

Hard for me to believe that I first saw this mag about late '96 or so. The lust for an LS 400 began about '94 when I first saw one lowered. Didn't think I'd eventually drive one.

Where do you guys get these rags at? I have been to Borders, Barnes and Noble, and even the specialty book stores and NONE of them have it... At least in Tampa.
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ah i need to go pick it up this weekend if i remember. i got the vip car mag last month and they mentioned about this month's 10 yr edition

stage, you have to find japanese bookstores. in cali we have a lot, but i don't know about FL. i know there are some in LA, SF, San Jose, NY
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Have to find a Japanese book store. Many of them will do orders even on singles so long as you are willing to pay. Figure almost $10 per monthly. This anniversary issue got me $25.
The current December issue of VIP Car has a DVD of some cars. It's a region 2 DVD BTW.

Henry, is VIP Style up there?

VIP Car is in pretty wide distribution. I have to fight to get VIP Style in So Cal. I hope this mag becomes more popular so I don't have to hover at the bookstore when they come in.
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well this issue seem to be a lot larger and thicker right? maybe that's why it costs more? and the 10th anni is dec issue or what? i am confused

and yeah i have seen vip style up here before. it depends, sometimes stuff are much more widely available here coz' it's less "demand". but prices here are actually a bit higher.... weird
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well this issue seem to be a lot larger and thicker right? maybe that's why it costs more? and the 10th anni is dec issue or what? i am confused

and yeah i have seen vip style up here before. it depends, sometimes stuff are much more widely available here coz' it's less "demand". but prices here are actually a bit higher.... weird
They released a regular Dec issue and this anniversary issue.
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Have to find a Japanese book store. Many of them will do orders even on singles so long as you are willing to pay. Figure almost $10 per monthly. This anniversary issue got me $25.
The current December issue of VIP Car has a DVD of some cars. It's a region 2 DVD BTW.

Henry, is VIP Style up there?

VIP Car is in pretty wide distribution. I have to fight to get VIP Style in So Cal. I hope this mag becomes more popular so I don't have to hover at the bookstore when they come in.
Hey Mike, Where do find Japanese book store around SoCal?? Any in the 626 area?? I've been trying to find the book store that have these Mag but no luck.
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Originally Posted by RA40
They released a regular Dec issue and this anniversary issue.
oh so they have the normal issue and then this special edition huh? man they surely know how to make money @_@ and whopping 25 bucks. they better have some good stuff in it
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Hey Mike, Where do find Japanese book store around SoCal?? Any in the 626 area?? I've been trying to find the book store that have these Mag but no luck.
there is a book store right beside curry house in j town
mitsuwa in torrance
malukai (sp??) in torrance / gardena
there is another japanese book store in south coast i believe

626? man you are not looking for a chinese mag
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Originally Posted by rominl
there is a book store right beside curry house in j town
mitsuwa in torrance
malukai (sp??) in torrance / gardena
there is another japanese book store in south coast i believe

626? man you are not looking for a chinese mag

Thanks Henry, I'll try to find it.
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Originally Posted by rominl
there is a book store right beside curry house in j town
mitsuwa in torrance
malukai (sp??) in torrance / gardena
there is another japanese book store in south coast i believe

626? man you are not looking for a chinese mag
Don't even bother goin' to the bookstore right next to Curry House in J-town....I have yet to see a VIPcar/style mag everytime I've gone there...someone always has them on reserve behind shelves so they won't even let you look through them.

Henry, do you happen to know what streets Mitsuwa and Malukai are located on?
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Marukai.

http://www.marukai.com/location_j.html

Mitsuwa Marketplace (the book store in Torrance usually has a ton of Japanese car mags)

http://www.mitsuwa.com/slh2.html

Little Tokyo (downtown LA - bookstore has some..but as Brian mentioned...)
http://www.lacclink.com/downtownguid...ittletokyo.htm

Here's the bookstore itself I think..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinokuniya

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Thanks for the links Lee!

I might have to swing by Torrance to check out those bookstores later today if I have time.
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anything near Long Beach Area? I want some VIP Mags !
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Originally Posted by Lvangundy
Marukai.
Mitsuwa Marketplace (the book store in Torrance usually has a ton of Japanese car mags)

http://www.mitsuwa.com/slh2.html

Yeah. If you're in San Diego, they have a Mitsuwa in the Clairemont Area
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