As title, anyone know anything about this?

I've had my car over 3 years now, it's been up on ramps countless times but I've never noticed this item I found today.

My car was up on the ramps at Revolution today, for it's cambelt and oil change, so I was having a nosey underneath, as you do.

Spotted a little black box attached to the chassis rail thing. Asked scruffy Glen what it was, he wasn't sure. No wires attached so not a tracking device. Glen gave it a tug, and we found it was only attached by a magnet.



Managed to open it up,



Look what was inside...



500yen

Anyone know if this is customary/lucky thing, or some little Japanese geezer was worried that he wouldn't have money to buy a pack of blobs it the need arose?

 

i think its for hiding a spare set of keys?

but dont explain why theres 500yen in it

 

Not found any in the Scooby yet, but tucked in my Evo sun visor was some 'Yen'. Think it is a good luck charm.

 

when we take the sound dedo out our track cars we always fine yen stuck in the tar

 

I've found the odd yen in the car, same as you would probably find
sterling change in a uk supplied car of a similar age.

This threw me as it's hidden away.

 

maybe thats why your pushing so much power and speed from an unmapped wrx on 380's micky

 

Well, it does say "prepare for the worst" maybe thats why its been up on the ramps so many times..... Altho the japanese do have a habit of lucky charms, one guy I know of with an evo, found a japanese newspaper, with the date when the car was first sold, in the boot....

 

It's been serviced a good few times in the 3 years I've had it.

 

Not sure if its the same religion but I heard of some cultures supersticious about taking a little money with them when they die to pay the boatman.
Apparently, they believe in a lake/sea/river of darkness(something like that) and they have to cross it to get to the afterlife BUT there is a boatman and you have to pay him to cross! Therefore, they makesure they've got enough for the boatman or they get stranded in the dark underworld!

One way of making sure you have it with you when you are driving like a loon in the Jap Mountains!!!

 

Yes Micky: current and obsolete coins can be used as an amulet.

Now put it back before you hole a piston!

 

Oh, it's back where I found it Simon.

I'm not superstitous, but.......

 

You have moved it now micky, bad luck will befall you ............. errr

 

Don't you start, Steve.

 

The magnetic case is for a spare key, found one under my brothers fresh import.
The single yen is a charm

 

I found a 100yen coin and a string of red beads in mine, but they seemed to be in such a place they them must of been put there.

 

ive spent a fair bit of time under my car over the last 3 years but never noticed anything like this, ya can be sure it will be on the ramps when i get home though, must see what i can find.

 

not a lucky charm, but the 500 yen coin is there as a just in case.

lets say you loose your car keys, you can get your 500 yen coin out and make a phone call to a few people so they can come and rescue you.

If your all finding lots of yen, then please feel free to pass them in my direction, I always need change when I goto Japan. Even if its just the 2600 Yen airport tax

 

No, it is there as an amulet. I can forward you a link from the Royal Anthropological Society if you arent convinced. You live and learn, eh?

 

Cheers Simon

 

found half a dozen coins in my recent import, but they were under driver n passenger seats so asume previous owner was a clumsy sod like me and always dropping money out of pockets

 

I found a double-ended spanner behind the offside headlight on my classic - that was after I'd had it for 3 years.

 

Replace it with the queens head .......

 

them crazy japs will try to smuggle alsorts after some knockin from my engine i found gold dust in my sump !