Mini Van Owners Post Here!

If I ever go to Japan I’m going to end up embarrassing my wife when I start geeking out over all the cool little kei vans and acty trucks

 

Also found this, from a movie I guess. It made me laugh.

 

That's the new Carolina Mini-Van Squat.

 

I spent a total of about 2 yrs in Japan throughout my career with Toyota. It's definitely fun scoping the vehicles. Toyota launches a lot of new technology on their models first so they can follow it for problems before adoption to other models. So in many cases, you are seeing future US model features a few years early.

As far as vans, a lot of the men drive Estima and it's big brother, Alphard. The women use the small Probox type as daily drivers. The Alphard hybrid is like floating along it's so quiet and smooth.

All of the trucks, large and small are interesting. Due to most streets being small compared to US, there are no "tractor-trailer" type trucks. They are all straight frame. Many of the larger ones have rear wheels that steer to help in the cities. Hino trucks are really high quality.

It's fun to just review the ones for sale on websites like this one:

https://carfromjapan.com/cheap-used-truck-for-sale

 

I saw an Alphard in a few pictures, they look good too!

I was also scrolling through that website yesterday!

 

2015 model wouldn’t have any warranty left no matter the mileage. I personally wouldn’t gamble on someone else’s lifted toy. I’d be wondering why they got rid of it more than anything.

 

Ah yes, 1974 Popular Mechanics, back when they had cool kit cars still.

Reminds me of the Brubaker Box

 

https://youtu.be/KNm9cbYIq9I

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U2BC5sOltU

 

https://www.thedrive.com/news/42055/old-shorty-chevy-van-is-a-c7-corvette-underneath

 

Plus 2 likes for the Johnny Bravo reference.

 

Yes please

I love the Dajibans, I remember when that video came out.