In Australia cars are imported in to the country because it can be a lot cheaper than buying a car locally, these cars are normally bought the Japanese domestic market also known as JDM
Japanese domestic market (JDM) refers to the local market in Japan for Japanese made motor vehicles and components. Within the car import scene, and the related term Japanese domestic model, most commonly refer to Japanese-brand automobiles and parts designed and constructed to conform to Japanese vehicle and equipment regulations and to suit Japanese market preferences
The most common brands of import from Japan are Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, Subaru and Mazda. these cars are used commonly in professional drifting, while on a track mods are endless and can have as whatever you want as long as it’s only used on the track.
The only problem with Japan’s cars coming into Australia is because they are so cheap people have money left over to modify their vehicle, they may install illegal modifications to their vehicle because it is so easy to get the illegal mods.to find out more about illegal mods and suppliers click here.
Young enthusiasts don’t take this into account, thinking they are untouchable and believe they can have the same cars, with the same mods but on the streets of Queensland making these imports a problem for the local law.