Why Maine Banned This 4x4 JDM Van

[@gabrielhoy6790]

As a resident of Maine, I can say I'm simply blown away by this act to ban "off road vehicles". I've seen so many jacked-up, janky looking trucks and cars driving around town you wouldn't even bat an eye when compared to those vans. Also, this news personally crushes any hopes and dreams i had of making my racing mower street legal.

[@nowiecoche]

I feel bad for Maine residents. The state government's excuse sounds such a complete BS to me. Where did the "off-road vehicle ban" come from "25-year-old waiting period"? It just sounds totally scummy and just targets international off-road imports than any domestic off-road vehicles that are roaming freely around the US.

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

It is so early in the day that🍣🍢🍠🍝🍜🍛🍚

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

The huntsman was just passing🤽‍♂️🤼‍♀️🤼‍♂️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️🏍🏎

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

was nothing that she woul

[@nicholas_scott]

True- Even funnier, anyone here with a "real" car older then 25 years, can get an antique plate, and be exempt from safety testing. Ostensibly for historically important vehicles, but antique plates more often just get slapped on pieces of crap that failed the safety inspection. That said, I get the issue with Delicas. Kei-trucks do not meet safety standards, and generally not legal anywhere. The delicas slipped in due to a loophole. Some kei-trucks have been registered here as "LSVs" like street-legal gold carts, but again, not technically legal either-

[@eurosonly]

I laughed so hard at that squeak sound effect when he pushed up his glasses. Please never stop editing sound effects for whenever Nolan pushes up his glasses.

[@Trevor_Leach]

I personally preferred the gun reloading sound

[@adrianesparza2684]

Lol I heard the same squeaky noises a few videos back

[@ITZPHOENIX]

Istg as soon as I heard that, I went to the comments section to see if someone else laughed at that too! 😂

[@BarkerVancity]

the hard zoom too

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@motetotee]

I feel like James is the guy that really hooks you and gets you into the channel and watching all the videos. Then as you watch more you start to realize that zach and Jeremiah might be even better and more fun to watch, which is even more exciting. But as you watch more and more videos you realize that Nolan is actually the best. He’s just so funny, he’s like your best friend who makes hilarious jokes that not everyone laughs at but it’s just because they don’t see the genius. Donut has made an amazing team with these guys, I look forward to every video

[@jesterpmr]

Dude.....great comment

[@ferdifresh8464]

stfu jeremiARMY ALL DAY🥵🥵🥵

[@naturelovr403]

Where’s James?

[@nabahmadi5012]

Maybe it's just me..but the shouting is annoying as i don't like hysteria ~

[@gurabirierosanopara620]

I frequently tell my therapist I dream about Nolan as an older brother. I also wanna add that I think the Cobra himself would agree with you. In past gas he talks about how he is sure Nolan's career is only starting and that he's future holds only the brightest of the spots for him! Ps: Zach, Jeremiah, Bridget, Felipe, my president (RISE WINK WINK NATION!) and all of you guys, the ones whose names I did not write here, even the founders, thank you! You make me laugh so trucking hard!

[@darrellkramer]

Everyone here from Maine: “yeah! We’re in something”

[@ShumaBot]

I was about to post that exact sentiment! We exist!

[@wellnesspharmzcaregiver7278]

Repin Sebago Lake here!!! Maine represent!!

[@samsanborn7757]

i'm from maine and yeah it's true lol

[@joelenglish5845]

Thought y'all just road lobsters?

[@darrellkramer]

@@wellnesspharmzcaregiver7278 I live on Sebago Lake 😎

[@akunbodong8608]

in indonesia we call delica/L300 "balap sayur", it means vegetable racing, because the farmer drives it like a verstappen

[@yuyukoasaka5296]

Bruh so true, specially if they Bring a Spinach or Chilli. Even in public roads the driver can go Up to 100kpj if their late on the schedule lol

[@chuggles03]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a verstappen?

[@brynmuir5793]

@@chuggles03 Max Verstappen is an F1 driver!

[@randomamericansoldier8586]

@@brynmuir5793 o

[@FauzanFma]

ieu mah Bogoran

[@kadenk.3760]

"We do not allow off-road vehicles." What about a lifted Wrangler on 37's? Yeah, that's fine.

[@nathaneldredge1836]

Idk if you are just joking I’m not very good at figuring that out, but they may mean something sort of like farm use only, where you can only use it off of main roads.

[@mammutMK2]

I guess they went with the producers classification of the car, stated it is classified as an off road vehicle. With the "we don't allow off road vehicles" they could ban every off road vehicle in total. Jeep, lada, mercedes g ... etc, all are manufacturer classified as off road vehicles, that's why that sentence makes no sence

[@GiordanDiodato]

that's considered a mod, which is legal

[@ryanbrown5846]

@@mammutMK2 they're still legal to own in Maine they just cant be registered or driven on public roads. Which really sucks, I had been looking at cheap kei trucks for a new toy but I guess I'll just have to settle for building an ice racer instead.

[@larsbee]

so maine or the US has tougher emissions restrictions than Japan??? hard to believe! or is it just like not letting certain vehicles in like back then the Suzuki samurai??? they let it in but then scemed it out of the country...

[@ThePowerofJames]

Whats funny about this, and the 25/15 year rules is, Japan actually has some of the most strict vehicle inspections. Really some vehicles coming over could be, sometimes are, safer and better than what is here.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@godemperorhoover2131]

3 letters... JCI. Been there, done that.

[@izzy031096]

Lol almost all of them would be. Japanese cars, particularly from the 80’s & 90’s are absolute beasts.

[@tysonmclane5909]

lol no this is not true at all. Lots of what comes from Japan are absolute rust buckets. Rust is common and these Delica's are no exception. I've owned one. Loved it although it has no power and you floor it going up hills. But yeah this is not true at all. Look at available cars being shipped from japan, so many are rusted.

[@xabysebastian529]

@@tysonmclane5909 compare it brand new. Far more safer than a 80s and 90s ford

[@draconus56]

You can do a whole segment on maines laws against motor enthusiasts. Window, tint ride hight, and external lights. There is a more than a few people that would like to keep maine for their summer homes and nothing else.

[@wsx2000lol]

boycott maine

[@junk_list6917]

Literally 75% of the year it’s just tourists up here

[@boxr_4214]

yeah, Maine has really turned into a summer retreat for the wealthy elderly. really sucks for the people that actually live there.

[@Gibbthegood]

I moved up here from NY and this is false, they are so much less strict up here then half of the states I have been to.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@doyonfamily366]

You could try to bypass the new “law” by registering it as an antique auto since it’s older than 25 years. $38 registration fee and no inspection sticker required.

[@cloudstrife2993]

the maine bmv already stated that's not allowed. these vehicles can simply never be registered in maine for use on public roads, period. Because maine is lame a f

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@cloudstrife2993 so now there imposing a law which goes against a govermental act gotta love giving individual state law makers this many freedoms ive been saying it for years and it only seems to get worse for every type of community every year i swear i see so many new laws enacted especially for cars that just make me want to barf

[@lzh4950]

In my country if you do something like that you'll be legally limited to driving the vehicle for up to 40 days/yr also

[@Sumangala2308]

Is all the generations of the delica is banned ??

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

So it worked for you in main?

[@AS-iq7dt]

I wish the government would actually spend time on important issues instead of going through all that trouble just to take things away from people.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@KirbyLouis]

you must be new to how the gov... has always worked

[@nephron9924]

Well if people would stop voting for Democrats we wouldn't be having this issue. Democrats want to tell you how to live your life. Mandate that everyone get vaccines, take away guns to protect ourselves and now tell you what you can't drive anymore. It's a sad but predictable cycle

[@KirbyLouis]

@@nephron9924 republicans do the same shit, the verbiage is just different. both sides a shitty and want to control the common citizen. you act like they dont ultimately jerk each other off

[@thorodinson3597]

This is literally lobbyist groups, like used vehicle sellers, who don't like competition so they push for an addendum on the budget bill.

[@burning_cedar]

My uncle just had to sell his Delica recently. He had a beautiful 93’ that he used as a surf rig. Really hoping Maine doesn’t try to extend this to other imports because my dad recently imported a Pajero… The most frustrating part of this whole thing is there are only a total of 11 Delicas in Maine so it felt very targeted.

[@nvrndingsmmr]

Only 11? That's extremely targeted :(

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@JapaneseMinitruck]

Obviously this has been going on for a little while, but when I was watching this video I was thinking about you and your uncle having that delica, definitely a step backwards for everyone :((

[@trashbandit2449]

All the emissions stuff is dumb like that. Emissions related car modifications are a super small percentage of cars

[@andresacosta5318]

@@trashbandit2449 your car produced 5% more carbon every year than this other "legal one" so you have to scrap a perfectly good car to add to the pile of trash in junk yards and get a new car which produced way more carbon than your car woulda in the next 15 years before even coming out of the factory

[@josephklowss7176]

As an Aussie we adore the dirty delica. It’s quite the status to have a delica over here and we teat our delica drivers as the kings of the terrain

[@jakefinlay5312]

You must live in one of the flat parts lol

[@Gravengaard]

"They don't meet emissions", well, they probably EXCEEDS emission standards, since they know how to build a motor in Japan. Edit: Thanks for all the thumbs up!

[@sapphireeniigma-8027]

“If it’s not an EV then they will not meet emission standards”

[@boxr_4214]

it definitely met US emissions when it was manufactured, considering how there were very few regulations on diesel engines until more recently. it won't meet nowadays, but there are also legal vehicles on US roads that are far worse.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@brentworls8509]

@@sapphireeniigma-8027 Even EVs don't if one counts the spent carbon prior to their sale date. Sigh... Years behind a regular IC engine.

[@terminhaider9695]

One thing I’ll never understand even if I’ve been told an explanation before: Skyline GTR, not legal because… Emissions? Safety? That same decade: Dodge Viper

[@richieb7692]

The Delica is pretty common in the UK. It's an Oddball van that owners just seem to love. You never own just one, you have to own a 2nd for spares.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@promethbastard]

Sounds like the same principles of owning any old Jaaaaaag.

[@psychosquirrel555]

Yeh same here in Australia. The newer generation mostly.....

[@PopllFixit]

@@psychosquirrel555 The "newer gen" you refer to are mostly imports. The older generations were L300s... which were available in 2WD & 4WD...

[@takeda_x]

I could say the same in the Philippines, there are a crapload of Delicas here

[@engalstiger]

I remember when these were 3k from dealerships years ago, and other JDM legends were 5k. Now that America can get the prices are crazy

[@Sumangala2308]

Is all the generations of the delica is banned ??

[@PanPanOB]

I've got my driver test in a couple hours. Been practicing and taking lessons. A donut video to take a break and relax is much needed. 👌

[@thespicygopnik5659]

I wish u good luck!!!

[@neblolthecarnerd]

Good luck

[@grhead812]

Dont tell the us but I'm 15 and driving in the backroads

[@haroonjayawardana6843]

Good luck mate

[@spideym35i]

Good luck bud!

[@robertp457]

Suddenly making a vehicle illegal after being allowed to import and register them is BS. It has nothing to do with safety, either.

[@elsapomasguapo]

You made the bot malfunction

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@redtra236]

Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen there's definitely damages once someone has spent thousands on a vehicle to drive then the state suddenly revokes your registration and says you can't drive it anymore

[@bensmith4563]

Safety is the gateway to tyranny

[@matiakd]

Love how Nolan says they’re becoming more popular in North America but the video keeps cutting to videos of the delica 4 wheel driving in Australia 😂😂

[@thwingc]

And their graphic completely failed to mention they even exist in Australia entirely!

[@stuggit1]

Yeah they’ve been somewhat coveted in Australia for a while

[@Slipperygecko390]

@@thwingc Completely failed to mention NZ exists at all, let alone all the Delica's here.

[@BatCaveOz]

@@thwingc The weren't sold in Australia new. They are a very popular "grey import" from Japan.

[@raksh9]

You can see a Delica every month or so in Australia, especially the Space Gear or Chamonix versions. They need to be imported.

[@kuro_5537]

"If you want a true 4x4 model, you have to go JDM" Taiwanese:(laughs in left hand drive 4x4 delica)

[@etherealicer]

We have/had them here in Switzerland as well... makes me think that 4x4 were available everywhere.

[@rdvz]

And the latest facelift happened in 2019 (The 4x4 had been discontinued tho）

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@vitoinostroza5885]

@@etherealicer here in Chile i think we got both, jdm and taiwanese, not quite sure about the rest of southamerica, but sure it was the same Ps: this video unlocked a forgotten memory, my uncle's green & silver delica w all terrain tires and steelies, man i felt old lol

[@pixely_ninja229]

@@JonJon-it8kk why must you harass us with your moss!?

[@patrickmartin3322]

I live in Massachusetts but judging by the fact the most of vehicles I see with Maine plates around where I live are entirely made of rust, Delicas are probably the safest 90s vehicles in the entire state, as they tend to not have much rust in Japan

[@joecurrier9156]

Hahahaha it happens bud

[@hatman4818]

Actually, rust is a huge problem in Japan, and its a problem for the Delica too. However, it costs like 4k just to ship a vehicle from Japan, so importers generally cherrypick rarer clean vehicles to ship to the US. Its why it's hard to find L300s for less than 14k in the US. Meanwhile, in Okinawa, I remember seeing ratty ones going for about 2k.

[@redtra236]

Yet you can still drive a vehicle from the 50s with no emissions equipment and minimal safety equipment(maybe a padded dash if you're lucky)

[@jmackinjersey1]

You know, when Cali started enforcing their older diesel ban, many of those owners went to Nevada/Arizona/Oregon/Idaho/Utah and got an "address" and registered their vehicles there. There's always a work around if you are willing to make it happen.

[@roninpwns]

Those methods are highly illegal lol

[@jmackinjersey1]

@@roninpwns , Only if you are caught and they can actually prove you are doing it.

[@Ange1ofD4rkness]

@@jmackinjersey1 prove it being the key there too ... cause sometimes the legal headaches around that, work in your favor

[@Sumangala2308]

Is all the generations of the delica is banned ??

[@BatCaveOz]

Until you need to make an insurance claim and find out it is invalid because you claim to live in Utah, but really live in California.

[@AB-lr3fh]

I’m a rural mail carrier and this vehicle would be great… it’s already correct hand drive and probably automatic makes me wonder 💭

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@jameson1239]

Most of them are manual but automatics aren’t that rare

[@redtra236]

I think the majority are manuals

[@LtNduati]

I love how Nolan actually got a chance to go see and talk with a Delica owner. Donut media out here always finding ways to bump their content level up

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

Jeff Weiner the future of day tomorrow so we are looking forward your message 🩸🦀🎪🦀🟥

[@Sumangala2308]

Is all the generations of the delica is banned ??

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

@Anita Christopher I think so, if it doesn't meet the US's crash testing & emissions

[@zacandmillie]

You showed vision of the Delica in the Australian outback yet left them off your world map when showing which countries have them. They are very common here in Australia

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

The iorny lol

[@jassenrobertc.padilla564]

I remember our family having this as a kid, it was great for road trips back home here in the Philippines.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@bitelaserkhalif]

You mean the older 2nd gen? Or Japan surpluses?

[@aujorduunforte2922]

the rwd or 4wd? here in indonesia we only get the rwd

[@mikenorthrop5815]

I've always seen this things crusing around the Canadian west coast. Thought they looked kinda goofy, but had no idea they were such sweet offroaders

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@picotbiru]

@@JonJon-it8kk sampah banget sih ngespam semua postingan

[@supermustang9]

Really dude, Coming from Alberta, i see one every once-in-a-while, and they look pretty capable. wouldn't drive it on TC-16 to save my life, but out on my country roads, they'd be a HOOT!

[@arnavpradeep646]

We have this here in Australia… and everytime i come across it … its marvelous

[@OcAirsoft]

I’m currently in the market to buy a mini truck. Love to get it out on here soon 🙏🏻

[@duckeydude67]

yoooo!!!!!!!!

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@DerptekofGoochland]

That's not AWD, this is!

[@jaiburlingham2615]

Bruh you're everywhere

[@OcAirsoft]

@@jaiburlingham2615 I’m a man of taste

[@mrmann2002]

We have one these here in the Philippines! Love those off road vans!

[@XandersJamesWayne]

You've got'em all!!!🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@euviepollack189]

every lolo have's this kind of car

[@johnjuliensiena203]

We have a lot... specially in cordillera region.

[@agnez4435]

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[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@caleblewis1445]

"Find a friend who has room to run a 4x4" Me : registers in NH and still drive it in maine.🤣

[@MrTrevortxeartxe]

Is that allowed??

[@nckbldett1689]

Find a small mom and pop shop or a junk yard to register it as a custom and do a buy back. Simple as that. Sadly in Maine 4x4 are illegal to run in Maine on the road unless going to and from a trail.

[@bolt5564]

@@MrTrevortxeartxe In Most states you have to register the vehicles where you live or where it is predominantly driven but you cannot just register it in a different state for tax or license reasons.

[@danmccormick87]

@bolt That’s not true, you can be a dual state resident, and have mail going to two addresses in two states, allowing your choice.

[@bolt5564]

@@danmccormick87 even if you're a dual State resident it is assumed that you are living in one or the other of the states, (somewhat both) and so you still have to register in one of those two states.

[@hopetofly]

NZer here, frankly not surprised we didn't get a feature on your world map lmao but also wanted to add that we also had heeeeeaps of these here. Even the better Delica Spacegear but they all ultimately share the same problem being that they're prone to russssssstttttt 😭 always cool to see vintage JDM getting some love

[@niagara1238]

Love the vid just FYI- Charmonix is pronounced “sharm-ō-nēē” it a mountain town in France.

[@seatoskyadventures6130]

Close, it’s Chamonix Sham-o-knee

[@douglasingraham8401]

@@seatoskyadventures6130 true, not sure why i added that r in there... thanks for the correction!

[@ryn44]

@@seatoskyadventures6130 I nearly died laughing when I heard "shamonicks"

[@iainp93]

Thank god someone pointed it out. I was having an aneurysm everytime I heard it. Back to school for the Donut team.

[@skatman3278]

Chamonix pronounced "Shamonicks" tickled me. 😂 It's pronounced "Sham-on-e"

[@matthewsafranek5476]

It hurt me

[@anp1609]

and i was pronouncing it Kamonix

[@skatman3278]

@@anp1609 in fairness, its not an easy word to pronounce if you don't already know. But it still tickled me.

[@JCintheBCC]

@@skatman3278 Yeah. Unless you know it's French origin, you're never going to guess that right.

[@Donut]

Look man I didn't take French in high school

[@GGdevelopment]

Not the *cocking* sound when Nolan adjusts his glasses lmao y'all kill me! Love that you are continuing it tho 🤩

[@huzcer]

"Cham-on-ix" lmao. it's "Cha-mon-ee" . Famous ski resort in the French alps. 😀😀😀

[@njs461]

I did a spit take when I heard that 😂 French is hard tho

[@declanbeattie4107]

3:48 I love how New Zealand just gets shunned, great stuff donut

[@sw96]

Australia too, I do get a chuckle from videos from the US that are about “Car/item/thing you’ve never heard of” when pretty much the rest of the world knows it already 😂

[@antipixel.]

@@sw96 Right? Australian roads are absolutely crawling with Delicas. They're not as well kept of a secret as this video makes them out to be.

[@scottiemorris1481]

Especially when you could walk into a Mitsubishi dealership here in nz and buy one brand new

[@DZMWNZL]

Iceland is on the map, less than half the size and 15x less people

[@blakeferry8798]

All I can say is that I hope more states in the USA start banning more jdm cars so that we Australian’s (and New Zealand I suppose) can have them at a far less inflated price, because that’s what they deserve for ignoring us in every video!

[@elip9012]

Okay Okay, I live in Maine and it is great. We might not have a 4x4 JDM van. But we do got a few JDM legend cars.

[@EmoNemoNinja]

The next money pit should be a ratty drift car and feature Aaron and Zack together doing boss shit. Keep it up, Donut

[@Onewheelordeal]

Absolutely this, I was crazy surprised that neither money pit nor high-low went with a grassroots drift car

[@CaffienatedMothman]

Whatever they do, they should swap the teams. Let Nolan be High team and James Low team.

[@Dankman9]

@@CaffienatedMothman That's a different series.

[@agnez4435]

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[@agnez4435]

AISURU.TOKYO/AGNEZ/?[Making-love]💞 (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over🍎🍑 KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@stobRAPElton]

They’ve been in NZ for a long time too… but we’re not even on you map. I remember seeing them in the 90’s

[@JonJon-it8kk]

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[@saeedhossain6099]

the delica is phenomenal slow fast feeling car, loud, bumpy feels like it'll tip at any second because the body moves while the chassis stays firmly planted. my kids love the one we are fixing up and enjoying.

[@TheBulletTrain]

Always have loved these little Delicas, but the Hiace will be the van of my heart.

[@iangarcia2708]

I wouldn't call them little, I mean back then they're wide and tall even if they were on stock suspension, but in a proper sets of 18-20 inch wheel & off road tires and a proper off road/crawler suspension system you just built yourself a hill climbing monster

[@TheBulletTrain]

@@iangarcia2708 Fair, I use little mostly in comparison to the Hiace, though Hiaces of the era would have been not much larger lol

[@spicyghost6655]

in our country the hiace is known as THE van for weddings. seriously if there is a wedding somewhere, hiace vans will BE there

[@hidad8254]

Ikr! How could he forget the HiAce?!

[@iangarcia2708]

@@hidad8254 don't forget also about the Nissan Caravan. Matching the HiAce, Delica, and Caravan is like looking at the trio of Land Cruiser, Pajero, and Patrol

[@jermeep]

The Delica has a US cousin. Mitubishi made a van with the same body (minus the 4x4 and turbo diesel) in the 80s. I dont understand why Maine does not allow the Delica, if there is a similar version stateside.

[@syxepop]

That's EXACTLY what I was telling! The Delica 3G was sold as the Mitsubishi Van and Wagon with a gas 101hp (more than any of the TD) NA-2.4L. I think it may be a "tree-hugging" politician issue (ME is one of the "CARB 11" States, as is almost all of New England as south as NJ).

[@pablojones5613]

Interesting that you never mentioned Australia in this video, even though it was a primary market for both the factory sanctioned Mitsubishi L300 4wd vans, AS WELL as plenty of grey import Delicas, despite the fact that most of your 4wd footage was very obviously Australian.

[@hjm2062]

Americans usually forget countries in the bottom corner of the world like Australia, New Zealand and Fiji… And those countries have the largest JDM import markets

[@automation7295]

@@hjm2062 Americans usually forget everything, they think United States is the only country in the world, they also think that the world only revolves around United States.

[@MatthewMcGregorMento]

I moved to Australia from NY and bought a Delica Express 2.4L 4x4 and it's my daily and I adore it. Was waiting for someone to make this point. Thanks

[@aspiringaspie3280]

They came to NZ as well! New Zealand isn't even on the map

[@jungl3boy]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Obviously the research wasn’t very in depth… I remember my uncle picking us kids up from school in his and sneaking onto construction sites and climbing big mounds of dirt.

[@gsmith8098]

I loved my L300. Second last vehicle I owned before moving to US. Economical, nifty and utilitarian 😁

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@paspax]

The 4WD, turbo diesel L300 was available in Australia from the mid 1980's.

[@olavsanchez909]

Same here in Norway. Typically driven by middle aged to old hunters that smell tobacco, all are rusted half to death and worthless on the market. Not judging, I'm all for that lifestyle and think theyre great vans

[@Vikturus22]

I had one of these as my first car ( was a mitsubishi L300 with a 4g63 ) was fun as hell

[@dre4011]

"Japanese Classics" here in Richmond,Virginia....imports 'em all day long.... They have quite an impressive fleet imported for sale right now....

[@johnsonracingdesigns]

Hey, I'm from Richmond too! It does feel good to see classic JDM cars here.

[@AdamPippert]

Used to see these all the time in Portland and Seattle too. And now I live in Richmond, and they are still here. Maybe I should get one and move back to OR with it.

[@dre4011]

@@johnsonracingdesigns I live in the Museum District...... 600 Block of Belmont....homeboy has 4 JDM imports...one of the Delica's has a "Marlboro" wrap on it....

[@dre4011]

@@AdamPippert Y'all come see me @ Patterson Express!! Come get some beer!!

[@punctuationgamer636]

@@dre4011 what’s with people malboro wraps lol I seen some cars around takoma and in dc like that

[@galactica101]

i remember seeing a delica for the first time about 5/6 years ago waiting at a light while i was sitting on the bus bench, i loved it so much i still have the note on my phone where i wrote down the model name so i didn't forget about it later. id love to own one of these things

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@turo_no_bull]

I was definitely packed into one of these with at least 15 other people while using public transport in El Salvador. Quickest way around 😆

[@bonelesswatermelon420]

During the peak of second-hand imports in the Philippines, many, including me, took the Delica for granted and dismissed it as an ugly, dirt cheap van for budget conscious families. Now that these beasts are considered cool, many of the local Delicas have sadly already been scrapped or severely neglected. Never knew you had something great until it was gone

[@stupidongpinoy]

Most delicas are being used as a delivery van for water refilling stations and the prices still now is dirt cheap. With the westerners appreciation, it may cause a spike of prices here in the Phils.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@melchorvincentagot1002]

Yeah what a shame.

[@michaelclark3192]

They were sold new in petrol rwd new until 2014 as the Mitsubishi Express and were the cheapest, least safe van you could buy in Australia. I've had to drive them for cheap bosses who didn't want to buy a HiAce.

[@Thebreakdownshow1]

Donut media needs a Netflix show. I would watch it. OBviously, keep the youtube going as well.

[@Md-md-md-md-md]

I second that.

[@garry6331]

@@Md-md-md-md-md I herby declare full support.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@Billothy69]

I'm loving all this offroad content. Your most recent hiLow series gave me a burining desire to get out there and do some overlanding. I hope to see more from you guys!

[@ItsHazrD]

Living in southern Maine, there’s somebody with a 4x4 delica that either lives here or vacations here, I saw him almost everyday during this summer

[@Sumangala2308]

Is all the generations of the delica is banned ??

[@ItsHazrD]

@@Sumangala2308 I would assume any delicas 25+ years old are subject to the laws unless you register them as an antique. As far as I know, antiques don’t have to follow the normal safety and emissions regulations new cars do, yet can operate as any other vehicle. Don’t take anything I’ve said as fact.

[@EvanTheNerd1]

Gingium just got one. ;) He's currently making it into an RV. It's the Turbo Diesel and 4WD variant too.

[@garryrichardson4572]

I am a 53 year old Australian and I learned to drive on what later became the delica. It was called the L300 4x4 . I believe that model was the only one that came new to Australia but later we got the JDM ones because it didn’t match anything made here.Loved the high seating position without the bonnet in the front. I don’t know what the collision rating was but I loved it anyway. As with any Mitsubishi today I would not buy one because of the plastics that perish and go brittle.

[@grahamrothphotography]

I had friends whom had those skylines here in Canada, and these vans are around, mostly on Vancouver island

[@dangouge5281]

Vancouver Island is the Delica capital of North America.

[@tysoncarswell4917]

Can confirm, previous L400 owner here. Took it through 32 states

[@Reaper_03-01]

Let's give Nolan some praise for his evil narration voice.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@maan5113]

@@JonJon-it8kk nice vid

[@nismoskys]

Dug thru comments looking for this. That voice was hilarious

[@Reaper_03-01]

@@nismoskys indeed it is. Nolan is legit my favourite of the Donut crew. The bromance chemistry between himself and Aaron is awesome! #LowtruckAmericasfavoriteoffroader

[@dustynlethcoe7879]

I'm pretty sure this van is safer than my 1984 gmc s15 4x4. Gotta love how the law works.

[@aliassmithandjones9453]

in a head-on crash a van driver is toast

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@aliassmithandjones9453 depends how the cab is built and if your really that paranoid add in some welded titanium rods as crash bars garuntee you that thing wont crush unless you hit a frieght train or a semi hauling dick head on going fast on purpose basically

[@vanjo7799]

My uncle used to own a delica here in the Philippines it is a lowkey Pajero on a body of a Van. Also a beast on doing overlanding stuff and getting off the road as well

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@kjell9661]

My dad used to have a 97 l300 4wd turbo diesel, we got them new with 4wd here in Norway so not only jdm to get 4wd, i loved that car when i was little , it was such a cool car 😁

[@kristianavendal6585]

I have a 98 European spec "Delica" L300 4wd 5 speed manual and it is a Mountain Goat combined with a tractor. I think it is 5 times more agile off road than my 07 l200 pickup truck witch is also quite off road capable. And it is so fun to drive with 4th and 5th speed being nearly the same ratio and the seating position over the front axle.

[@TylerVision1080p]

My buddy used to own one when we lived in Japan, we called it the Shag Wagon..

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@KirbyLouis]

very imaginative name...

[@michaelclark3192]

They were also made in Taiwan in LHD including the 4x4 versions, cab chassis versions and even pickup versions which is really different. We also got them new in Australia for many years as the Mitsubishi Express van till around 2014 - I've driven a couple including a brand new one. They were the cheapest van on the market and the design was unchanged since the 80s, no airbags, 80s dash, they just upgraded the engine and newer headlights. Also I've seen an guy on Instagram who is in Taiwan who exports LHD off road Delica vans to the US.

[@thorodinson3597]

Got a link for that LHD importer? My uncle has had 3 of them, but never a Lefty.

[@rolfhoffmann502]

I had a 1995 Delica Star Wagon . One of the best Wagons i ever had . Easy to work on and great if you need spare parts as there are a lot of them here in the Philippines. Unfortunately the last typhoon made a mess of it but the engine was still running after bein submerged in water for 3 days....

[@agentcrm]

Those Delica's are kinda common in Australia too. Since we're also right hand drive, importing them are pretty easy. JDM vehicles have very poor side impact protection, when they're imported to Australia most of the time, they need to have crash bars added to the doors. The Delica's have a reputation for being very unstable

[@thorodinson3597]

The Delicas in Canada get those doors as an importer option, and I'm betting they just buy them on the Aussie market. LHD delicas are super rare here, RHD is THE norm.

[@popebryanii7224]

Me: has seen multiple vans like it maine. Maine: looks nervously.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@garrettmistretta6950]

We need more off-road and 4x4 videos these are awesome!

[@MightyCrischan]

oooww my gaddd. I miss Delica. Its rare to see it here in Philippines now. they are really good van. strong as F

[@TaylorJonPeters]

I love my l400, stoked you are making videos about these beautiful vans!

[@agnez4435]

AISURU.TOKYO/AGNEZ/?[Making-love]💞 (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over🍎🍑 KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@HCChen86]

My grandpa have one of this turbo diesel Delica 4WD manual still in my home country Taiwan. Which now I become more and more want to drive more of this car.

[@alanbassig5761]

Here in the Philippines we’ve been seeing Delica imports since the early 2000’s, converted to left hand drive. Pretty common outside the cities when it is used as a farm vehicle or for hauling stuff up in the mountains. Sturdy vehicles for sure and parts are pretty common with other Mitsu vehicles around here like the L300 and the Adventure AUV. It went out of style however when other SUVs hit the market such as the Toyota Fortuner and Mitsu Montero Sport became a common sight here.

[@muunprince1992]

Yeah I rarely see Delicas now as well as Pajeros in the road, I mostly see monteros, Fortuners, and Vios even tho its a sedan Vios is everywhere!

[@MistahMatzah]

Interesting! Where do the parts come from for the LHD conversion?

[@jasepoag8930]

That thing looks like the bad drawings of cars we all made when we were 5 years old.

[@XandersJamesWayne]

but everyone loved to draw it... 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@dieselgeezer18]

it looks beautiful imo

[@youthofnauseanecrotron5032]

My friend had a Delica for a little while and came from my hometown to visit me a couple times while he had it, what a wild van. It had righthand drive, all of the panels were in Japanese, and there was a vial of assid in the center console (aftermarket). What a trip it was riding around in that thing

[@64Spokes]

I mean Maine is just a joke in general -someone who lives there

[@Russiancars769]

meee

[@jasonwaycott8829]

Yup and when I try to leave this beautiful state pulls me back every time

[@jordanrobshaw1406]

@@jasonwaycott8829 why exactly? I live here and i would much rather live in Japan

[@masonhunter6173]

But.. buds and guns.. I mean not many places let you have both.

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@CaffienatedMothman]

I'm so happy for Dave. He got his coffee. Seriously, can we get a Dave shirt???

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

‘Who is there?’🍹🍸🍷🍾🍶🍵☕️

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

she will be better to eat than🍅🍓🍒🍑🍐🍏🍎

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

fell asleep and began 🚴‍♂️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️⛹️‍♀️

[@agnez4435]

AISURU.TOKYO/AGNEZ/?[Making-love]💞 (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over🍎🍑 KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@agnez4435]

AISURU.TOKYO/AGNEZ/?[Making-love]💞 (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over🍎🍑 KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@kukkuud2105]

We used to have one 5 years ago, still mad we sold it, was such a great car

[@gurtycow]

3:10 Every French person watching this immediately disintegrates

[@roland9367]

I did not expect cancel culture to reach cars that are already on the road.

[@It-b-Blair]

Yeah, ethics are hard

[@hugobci]

What a piece of cinema! Real life Wes Anderson documentary with a great protagonist! Congratulations for her and for thre crew!

[@agaloosjosh]

i remember us having a delica, one of the best vans we've ever owned. but sadly my father sold it and went for a toyota fortuner 2006 :

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

and when she went 🏸🏓🏒🏑🏏🎳🎱

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

wolf might have devoured the🚱🚯🚭🚳🚫⛔️🔞

[@f-ckmyr0fil788]

The huntsman was just passing🤽‍♂️🤼‍♀️🤼‍♂️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️🏍🏎

[@shamen781]

Let me guess, you're in the Philippines right?

[@agnez4435]

AISURU.TOKYO/AGNEZ/?[Making-love]💞 (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over🍎🍑 KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@bitday]

“Chamonix” is just a limited edition grade named after the French ski town. Pronounced more like “Shar-mo-knee”

[@CyrusdVulture]

There's been a Delica in my South Ontario hometown for years and it's a treat to see.

[@JJcDAmAn1]

I remember my uncle in the Philippines driving a black Delica whenever he'd pick us up from the airport. Surprisingly roomy inside.

[@M3PH11]

6:27 Yeah, they are way stricter. So if you're gonna use that as an excuse it aint gonna fly.

[@Inknown_Hero]

Nolan! This is happening in Rhode Island too! Many Kei car owners are getting letters from the DMV stating they need to turn in their plates as they are no longer allowed to be on the road. Some people are refusing to turn in the plates as the letters they have received are vague in wording and provide no reason for the plate turn in.

[@kalasmournrex1470]

Solution: if you live in Maine make friends with someone in the Free State of New Hampshire who will let you use their address for registration.

[@aaronredbaron]

Another example of government overreach and putting resources where they don't belong!

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@danb.709]

If it has wheels and will roll down the road under it's own power, it can be registered where I live, my state doesn't care at all. But you have my sympathies Maine folks, that's a real bummer.

[@georgie-mk6ds]

I hate how Maine banned this I live in Maine and there’s some awesome off-roading trails here

[@hampter877]

same

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Move, I would.

[@petescarport]

I love my Honda acty truck. Daily drive it into tampa everyday and does great. Not a drive goes by without someone waiving me down to ask what it is. I’m planning a video on the process of getting it insured and registered in Florida.

[@petescarport]

@Anne-[S]EX-Vlog Go to My Channel true but every state is different. Some states have very strict rules and others don’t have emissions. Florida doesn’t have any emissions or any vehicle check.

[@CGEproductions1]

I died when he said " you sit right above the axle just to make sure you feel all that rough terrain. " 2:40 lol

[@yoyohipptyyo8760]

Mudding is one of the only things that make me happy nowadays

[@JamesD401]

Drugs are the only thing making me happy right now

[@sopiaah3369]

AISURU.TOKYO/angelina 💞 ( ˘ ³˘)👙 18 years and over KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@arthurmorgan3090]

@@JamesD401 I'm sure they are.

[@joelenglish5845]

Damn, and here i thought everybody in Maine just road around on Lobsters

[@agnez4435]

AISURU.TOKYO/AGNEZ/?[Making-love]💞 (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over🍎🍑 KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@CGR89]

So basically the regulatory agency’s head has a friend at kunckleman Chevrolet who convinced him to ban JDM imports to sell more product.

[@thepylonperspective]

How could Maine deny me from carrying my life in my van while I overland…

[@jmackinjersey1]

Don't forget about the 87 Toyota 4wd Van. Those were already imported to the States. I've seen a few in stock form go into places that a Jeep in stock form had gone through. It was called the HiAce in other countries, but in the US, it was simply called Toyota Van.

[@mattsmith7962]

Ayyy I just recently got an l400, delicas are amazing. Would love to see an up to speed on the them!!

[@JonJon-it8kk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNgI2qjK2df80

[@bruhnt5063]

Day 150 of asking Donut to bring old B2B back

[@Idiotman44]

Canadian here. I was confused when you said "might not have heard of it" because they are by far the most common JDM in the West coast of Canada. See them dauly

[@urgeeked3977]

I’ve seen a few roaming around in Ontario mostly when travelling

[@oliverliu5065]

Ah, the car from my childhood. When I was a kid in China in the early 2000s the Delica was everywhere.