{"id":49917,"date":"2017-12-29T20:36:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T11:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=49917"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:54","slug":"new-year-greeting-and-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20171229\/announcements\/new-year-greeting-and-thanks","title":{"rendered":"New year greeting and thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-2711217319\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_6017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><br \/>\nWe have now closed out our 2017 business.<\/p>\n<div>I would like to offer my greetings and thanks. <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_6024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><br \/>\nWe opened the shop in 2002, and fifteen years have passed in what feels like the blink of an eye.<br \/>\nEven now, while I wrestle with the shop&#8217;s direction, I enjoy the work day by day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_6022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><br \/>\nI don&#8217;t fundamentally dislike custom or modification work, but given Tokyo&#8217;s location and market, it takes too much time to be a viable business.<\/p>\n<p>Inspections and maintenance are what work really well for us. Please feel free to bring us your work\u2014we&#8217;d love to handle your requests.<\/p>\n<p>Something I notice more and more with each job request:<\/p>\n<p>If it&#8217;s something extra added to normal work, I&#8217;m happy to discuss it. But if custom or modification work makes up more than half of a single job request, I need to think about it.<\/p>\n<p>There are more specialized shops closer to you than us. Google will guide you well, so please search carefully.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With a vehicle I&#8217;ve never worked on before, I have to start with learning. Are parts available? Do manuals and parts lists exist? I have to figure out how to remove the bodywork.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s so much work beyond the actual job itself, and that&#8217;s what takes time and is painful.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_6025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><br \/>\nSwapping in aftermarket parts is one of the joys of it.<\/p>\n<p>We live in a wonderful age where almost everything can be customized with bolt-on parts. But people assume it&#8217;s all simple, compare market prices and finishes, and customization and modification work is definitely a challenging business.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_6027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><br \/>\nI want to do work that avoids rework as much as possible, and that won&#8217;t cause problems even if another shop takes it apart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If I cut corners, it comes back to hurt me. If I do it right, it comes back to help me. That&#8217;s true of everything.<\/p>\n<p>Since I handle everything myself, it takes time, but I look forward to working with you again in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have now closed out our 2017 business. 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