Regular Car Reviews: 1988 Honda Acty Street Kei Van

[@eightosaurusspelunk1598]

Hey... I'm an organic farmer here in Japan (Sendai) and I have a 2015 Honda Acty truck, 2017 Honda Shuttle, and a 2006 Honda Hobio (my favorite). Obviously the Hobio and Acty are kei (it's pronounced "kay", by the way). Get a ticket and come drive my shit. You can review my tractors, too. Hell, I even have a field by the Sugo circuit and you can take the cars there and pretend they're race cars.

[@buggs9950]

Yeah! RCR in Japan. He came to UK and fell in love with a Rover so anything could happen.

[@fount4in]

You take wwoofers? ill come help on your farm lol

[@ashhketchumm]

dude you should really email him and try and get him over there

[@spacekii]

I was also wondering why he said key. It's kay

[@cluckinbell1974]

なんかこの現代で一番官能的なクルマって言えば軽バン／トラックか業者だと思う。てか昔のアクティ普通にカッコイイ。

[@IndyF1FanMarquis]

I do believe that that was the the first kei on kei accident on U.S. soil. Regular Car Reviews: breaking social norms, even with car accidents!

[@OtaconHalMGS]

Troy ultimate smile of joy in the last shot is priceless like he was meant to be in that car

[@Phished123]

+Geovanne Moura Thats the face of a man who loves his car.

[@AstroFantastica]

+Geovanne Moura Typical Troy. What a champ.

[@AngryBassist66623]

+Geovanne Moura it needs to be a meme.

[@orbitaaltube]

just such a cool dude!

[@cupcakeeater5736]

+Phished123 I ship it. Anyone?

[@555Gear]

Dude has fully earned that ridiculous smile

[@spacekii]

I love it. So goofy

[@parvinahalimova4671]

@@spacekii 8i

[@parvinahalimova4671]

Seuyg

[@avelardovalle8784]

😂💀

[@sarahshubby6724]

That looks like the perfect van for snuggling anime girl body pillows in

[@WhiteAlcatraz]

@ItsYaBoi ErrSkinnYP3n15 weird flex but ok

[@JM-bb8xi]

90% sure that's it's intended market in the US

[@elh7259]

don't judge me

[@satanicmuppet999]

you say that like it's a bad thing :-)

[@Rubedo0725]

Man of culture

[@pushinguproses]

That intro. I laughed a lot. Then I felt really bad for laughing.

[@RegularCars]

+PushingUpRoses HAHA. Don't worry.

[@sleaf6]

+PushingUpRoses fancy seeing you here, also "I have no mouth and i must scream" lp???

[@Whatdumb]

+RegularCars its promounced "kay" car/van :(

[@kavinskysmith4094]

+PushingUpRoses Tis Just a scratch Ma'm I'm made out of metal! lol

[@bonapartist]

+PushingUpRoses Love your channel, did not expect to see you here, lol.

[@TheExaminedLifeofGaming]

I went to Japan in college expecting to see Imprezas, Lancers, and Camrys everywhere I went. All I saw were mini box vans like this, and a bunch of Nissan Cube knockoffs.

[@DevDog67]

For me college has been a mix of small, and rather weird crossovers, muscle cars, and imports. Oh yeah, and people like me who drive trucks, and no one expects any of us to really be at college.

[@Johnpinckney98]

Japan got the real Nissan Cubes, we got the knockoffs or the ones they didn't want...

[@Fifthcell]

Those Cube knockoffs aren’t “knockoffs.” That’s just the style of car there.

[@nunyabusiness896]

Fifthcell Yup, they need every square inch of space they can muster and still drive and park on tiny Japanese roads. Plus, speed limits are so low in most places you can barely enjoy a sportier car.

[@jpusar]

Cube is the greatest car ever. I miss mine :( So small....yet so big. Its unfortunately kinda a pain in the ass on a highway going 75mph.

[@roush26]

that dad dialogue was hilarious. I pictured some Peter Griffin looking guy

[@hankhill5622]

I pictured myself.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

2:50 I thought he was sounding like Nic Cage

[@KFCGAMING55]

For me it sounded like the scout from tf2 but he's 45 and has a dad bod

[@nevids2086]

Reminds me of more of a 5’7 balding 48 year old balding man with a short beard and sunglasses

[@twotailedavenger]

@@nevids2086 With a Smith & Wesson Escort on a belt holster that he's slowly pulling out as he shouts "I'm not gonna hurt ya"

[@andrewbruckbauer6901]

I love how much he smiles while he’s driving it. It’s such a cool little car!

[@LeonRFpoa]

and for the record, owning one and daily driving it, the funnest freaking thing on 4 wheels. And yes the ride is back crushing. But the satisfaction of tinkering with this little devil and getting it working like 98% of it's original condition in the garage with hand tools and maybe a compressor is a highlight of my LIFE.

[@ericnstuff]

Lmao that fucking 24 Hours of Lemons sticker.

[@expiredpancake8198]

I highly doubt it actually went to Lemons, but if it did, this thing has officially become cool in my book.

[@Lode422]

+Marcello Penk-Masucci Oh, it did, but as a Judge-mobile.

[@expiredpancake8198]

+Lode422 Oh. Still cool, but would have been way better to see this thing compete.

[@leeleeisgay]

Really makes me wonder if that's what the VF's engine was originally for.

[@jackaslope]

I DEMAND MORE KEI CAR REVIEWS

[@diablow1411]

They're fun to drive as long as its a good open road lol. I drive one and feels pretty relatable with sore arms and legs once I'm done driving for the day

[@snappy452]

"RIGHT HAND DRIVE IS UN-AMERICAN!" *SWIGS A BUD LIGHT AND PEELS OFF IN A 6-CYLINDER CHALLENGER WITH FAKE HOOD SCOOPS AND COWLS* *GETS PULLED OVER AND ARRESTED AFTER MAKING ERRONEOUS THREATS in front of the officer TO ANYONE WHO DRIVES FOREIGN CARS*

[@Robert-goose1]

The scoops and cowls are real.

[@guerrillaradio9953]

OMG that's my neighbor. Such a meathead. Black V6 challenger with loud ass exhaust and an automatic. Challenged him to a race in my 3.8 minivan. won...

[@paxhumana2015]

@@guerrillaradio9953 , I doubt that shit would happen if said neighbor had a classic Dodge with one of those new Hellephant crate engine kits.

[@mfree80286]

I was left wondering what he was saying as an erroneous threat, until I remembered that any threat to a police officer is erroneous....

[@Dr_Monitor]

Threatens foreign car owners while driving a re-bodied Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

[@MikeDragon]

That tiny van is actually kinda cute. And for a 1988 vehicle it is in very pristine condition! Kudos to the owner who takes care of it so well! It looks brand new.

[@IAmAwesomeRocker]

"This is how they japan in japan. " Ok

[@carlosmalave540]

u-haul needs these for customers that require light loads.

[@Ultrakillerism]

+Carlos Malave What American family ever has "light loads" when they move out?

[@GustSergeant]

+Ultrakillerism the father, when he's been divorced and kicked out.

[@Ultrakillerism]

***** Fuck man, that hit me right in the feels. But why? Isn't there supposed to be a sale of the house (if paid for) and then evenly split? Or the ex-wife just takes the entire house?

[@GustSergeant]

in this fake scenario, let's say the reason was......domestic violence?

[@MrZachgonz]

You can rent a ford transit connect or a sprinter at Uhaul. The Connect has probably the same cargo space or slightly more.

[@mcmaximax]

I love how they have emergency flare in the cars

[@FluffyBuzzard2TheMax]

Just in case a t-Rex rolls up on you

[@thebigwarthog]

+McMaXiMaX road flares are required in every vehicle in Japan. I'm surprised the cars in the US don't have them standard.

[@dominicancheif117]

+psychoS4 yup it's godzilla repellent

[@austin1002]

+thebigwarthog US Citizens wouldn't use them or wouldn't know how to use them.

[@RatTalisman]

+austin1002 Hey look it's a weeaboo.

[@9tilli_x]

Man 3cyl motors sound awesome.

[@centralintelligenceagency9003]

+YazeedSaber Yup. The new Volkswagen engines are 3 cyl. I have the 1.4 diesel with 105 hp. They sound nice in a very narrow rev range.

[@rosselbossel]

+YazeedSaber yeah i'd love to get a Daihatsu Charade GTI but hard to find here.....

[@jasonfifi]

the e motor in the acty became the one that was used in the insight. 1st gen.

[@dumyjobby]

+YazeedSaber vtek kicks in

[@nrdesign1991]

+Gordon Freeman My 2009 Polo 9N3 has a 60HP 3 cylinder. It's OK, but now that I had it for a month I wish it had a proper 4 cylinder engine with a little more power.

[@Supacodegames]

This Kei Van also had air conditioning Alright 3cyl 550cc 37hp AC SURE IM GONNA TURN THAT ON lol

[@legoferrari14]

Keep in mind that Kei-class vehicles were primarily designed for Japanese city streets; unlike North America, Japan has a very high overall population density; almost 10 times over the average across the entirety of the United States. That means lots of buildings and lots of traffic, thus that puny engine won't matter so much.

[@MyCatInABox]

Seriously-- these Regular Reviews are getting really really good. I find myself eagerly driving home from work (faster than those white signs on the side of the highway suggest :) just to run inside, plop onto da sofa and immediately go through the vids until I find one I HAVEN'T watched. ...and each one gets better than the last one. Please, keep them coming.

[@wolfg.1867]

This thing yearns for a motorcycle engine swap.

[@ThatOneGuySometime]

What's that you say? Honda CB1000R swap? FUCK YEAH MAN. Perfect idea.

[@MadOgre]

+Eric Gudzinas YES!

[@Wagon_Attack]

BUSA TURBO!!

[@shaggnar2014]

+Richard R I wouldn't be surprised if people in Japan do that already

[@ThatOneGuySometime]

+bob bobo depends on how shitty the driver is. If you romp it, it will kill the trans. If you respect it and only lay it down when you need it, then it will last.

[@muiscnight]

flagship car of Russian car accident compilations

[@RobertSmith-le8wp]

That's too true. I enjoy Russian crash compilations more than I should

[@RockOverdosed]

+Mr Eighty Nah, i see more Daewoo Damas's

[@DolleHengst]

+Mr Eighty Are you crazy? All is see in those is 4 types of cars: 1. Lada's, 2. land Cruisers, 3. black G-Class AMG's, the official Russian Mafia car, 4. modern cars from all over the world

[@Owiko7]

You are thinking of the UAZ-452...

[@kanjosidr]

Mr Eighty that's a UAZ 452 aka "bukhanka" (bread loaf), which is also AWD, but has more power and is older

[@armouredskeptic]

NO! Even though I knew the damage was superficial, it broke my heart to see that collision! 7:08 Zordon... apparently.

[@jameswhyte1340]

+Armoured Skeptic Wow Armoured Skeptic what the heck are you doing here? Love your channel.

[@WolfestoneManor]

+Armoured Skeptic Worlds just collided in a massive way.

[@bugglemagnum6213]

i also had a small existential crisis when i saw that

[@liamgideon9423]

sir i never expected you here, as old as this comment is

[@corbinpeacock8722]

Armoured Skeptic I look at you entirely differently knowing you watch RCR. Edit: also, I apologize. I know all the replies you ever get is "ARMORED SKEPTIC!? HE'S FAMOUS!!!!" and I'm basically adding to that.

[@Dr_Monitor]

Kei isn't pronounced as "Key" you pronounce it as "Kay".

[@Spazzycat14]

Weeb

[@JM-bb8xi]

Cool story bro.

[@devinpaul9026]

Even if that IS right, it's still wrong when YOU say it.

[@torahibiki]

Okay boomer

[@yeetxd4219]

i got triggered when he pronounced it wrong

[@karlnapp7564]

We had one that was used for food delivery. It was called the Maggotmobile, because somebody spilled some food and never cleaned it up. It was the only van we ever had, that never broke down in 11 years.

[@TheGrifCannon00]

Massive props to Troy, that guy has JDM cred the rest of us only dream about. All it needs is some wild camber...just to make it look slightly safe to take around a corner, or drive on a windy day...or lean on

[@DiehlGames]

Perks of being awake when no one on the east coast should be.

[@SM-qe4wd]

+DiehlGames same

[@SimplexSM]

East coast!

[@Pablo4949]

+DiehlGames I accidentally 4 am with simcity

[@Oyashiro_Chama]

+DiehlGames I accidentally got to go to work -_-

[@DamianSabre]

+DiehlGames 5 am. lmao

[@dacasman]

It's pronounced "kay"

[@SporadicallySane]

+dacasman Yeah that bugged me to. Japanese is a phonetic language, if you can pronounce it once, you can pronounce it forever. Yet so many people can't.

[@StingrayOfficial]

+dacasman I remember when he didn't pretend to know about cars and would talk about the social aspects of the car, not which engine it had in it. He needs to get back to writing. Also this is FAR from a regular car. Stick to your roots dude!

[@UndeadPorcupine]

+Stingray but it IS a regular car...just not in America. In Japan, you see these things everywhere, just like how you see Ford Focuses everywhere in America and Reanult Meganes everywhere in the UK. This thing is a fucking van for god's sake. It's not like he's reviewing another sports car or luxury car, which in their most extreme cases are only "regular cars" in the sense that Subway is a healthy alternative to fast food.

[@StingrayOfficial]

Cool! Good to know. Just wish he wrote something for this car instead of trying to a normal review. I think we all know we don't come in here for car knowledge but for funny things said about the type of people who own the cars he reviews. Guess all the money has got to his head, maybe too scared of offending somebody with truth. Oh well.

[@yungpauly65]

weeaboos

[@russcattell955i]

They are brilliant at what they do best. Designed for crowded Japanese cities. My ex wife used to have a fleet of 5 for urban deliveries in English villages & towns, some of the streets date back to medieval lanes meant for a pony & cart where a Ford Transit would struggle or even not pass at all. Any American that has been to old English towns will understand. As for speed, the average speed of inner London traffic is barely more than horse & cart days.

[@InverseWeenis]

I love that you tap your shoes to not track dirt through other people's cars. It's a nice little bit of respect a lot of people don't have.

[@dwoodcob]

I drove a campervan version of this across Japan. Used highways and went well over 110Kph .... 70 Mph. Honestly I would happily daily one of those things.

[@KohanaCoyote]

"Fairfax County; White People" I love this guy!

[@beckjones2665]

I love it!

[@sidefx996]

+FoxyWolfProductionz I laughed so hard at that

[@haydensproductions4716]

I lost it for like 3 minutes after he said that😂😂

[@TheDeathTrap240SX]

Totally true tho lmao. S/O to FallsChurch and Woodbridge 🙌🐷🐽

[@thequantumfish3753]

I used to live in Fairfax county before moving to the country fair fax has way more Mexicans then white people

[@ironfront9573]

You nailed that "concerned dad citizen" persona. Come across many of those in my life

[@88SLLS]

This channel is like 60% info about the car 30% sarcastic remarks in a deep voice and 10% pop culture reference. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, I honestly like this channel, it's just something I've noticed after watching 20+ videos.

[@wyvern4588]

You are over 20 episodes in, so whatever it is, it works.

[@appelpower1]

5:58 This thing genuinely sounds good...

[@miaugato93]

3 cyls sound great when they're low displacement like this. And even when they're 1.2l like in VWs they're not that bad. Just a bit rough.

[@c-a-sbuilds7051]

“Maybe a Milf, or something will show up and ask questions” -Regular car Reveiws

[@sherifelsharkawyful]

This reminds of me of the micro-buses we have in the Middle East. Where I used to live, they were ubiqutous; almost every street you'd go you'd find either a Toyota HiAce or Hyundai H-1. Alien cars to the average Westerner yet very common out in the East.

[@nielhvg9408]

No for the people living in Latin America, here we got all of those, the L300(Delica), the H-1, the suzuki apv, the Hiace, the Urban, even Chevrolet produces one of those kei van for our market based on Suzuki ones.

[@00-raiser28]

hiace is very popular in australia my mans

[@chevyfan7930]

@@nielhvg9408 I've seen the hiace in mexico and these strange microtrucks as well as the nv350

[@DTD110865]

@@00-raiser28 HiAces are a lot bigger though... at least those of more recent generations.

[@AZREDFERN]

I miss my kei van, Daihatsu Hijet. Despite how it feels, they don’t tip because all of the weight is on the floor. I got it sideways on a dirt road once by accident and I swear it was going to roll, but everything was fine. It’s also pretty fun to drive at low speeds because you can fit through anywhere, turn on a dime, parking is never an issue, and you’re constantly shifting gears with a super marshmallow clutch (at least on mine).

[@five12man]

As a NoVa native, and a JDM enthusiast, I loved the video! Excellent shots of and remarks about Fairfax

[@Hebdomad7]

I've seen one of these things do a front flip though an intersection, land on it's wheels, and keep on going like it was nothing.

[@TechTimeWithEric]

Someone needs to let you guys drive a Mitsubishi Delica. I saw those all over BC Canada when I was up there.

[@DriftxKingGTR]

They're everywhere in here toronto as well.

[@RPS13DRlFT]

+Eric Brunhammer went to vi this summer, seen at least 10 different delica's lol

[@TechTimeWithEric]

That's where I was, Vancouver Island. I saw at least half a dozen, and I saw a couple on Salt Spring Island as well.

[@wobblysauce]

Got a number of them in Aus with and without the body kit, 2 and 4wd.

[@Millermacs]

+Eric Brunhammer I was thinking the same thing! Delicas are literally everywhere in BC.

[@jayive34]

He could have imported any car from Japan. He chose a K Van.

[@thatguyoverthere531]

Why wouldn't you do this though?

[@adanlopez5251]

jayive34 I would import a k truck

[@SlickTwigDotWAVfile]

w00dmii5t3r i mean, there are other jdm cars, even kei cars that are better. But this Kei van is really cool.

[@erikkovacs3097]

A lot of people don't know this but the real time 4 wheel drive system on the Acty used a series of rubber bands to transmit power from the rear transaxle to the front end.

[@are.why.aye.n]

I know it's an old video but I'm thinking ab buying one of these so I needed an honest review. The funniest thing however is seeing you drive into Tyson's corner which is where I live. Small world but now I know there's other people who can indeed drive in northern VA in a kei van

[@ethanoffline]

This is what started my fascination with kei trucks. Thank you so much RCR

[@koopatroopa187]

It's pronounced K as in the letter K, and not key. Oh, and the Acty is pronounced Acti as in Active.

[@SiamHossain7]

No one actually gives a shit but you.

[@taegonlewis1398]

*@Zephyr Skies* Yet, you’re antagonizing him for caring. Which, by default, means you care; by, being an unintelligent dick.

[@buttmanY]

@@SiamHossain7 the whole of America don't care about how the rest of the world says things properly. 🙄

[@camrongraziano1254]

And here I thought it was like a-city, but it's really act-ii. Also from what I understand Tein suspension is pronounced Ten like the number and not teen or tii-en.

[@koopatroopa187]

@@camrongraziano1254 Tayn. It's Te-In. In Japanese it is correctly pronounced as Tay-Eeen, but people are lazy and just pronounce it as something that sounds like Taylor Dayne's last name but with a T.

[@ธีรภัทร์เรืองจําเนียร]

*put some wheel on a metal box *yeah that my kind of van*

[@WojterEXx]

Damn, that guy looks happy :)

[@benanderson89]

+WojterEX How could you not be happy in a Kei car? You're in this little box of joy with a buzzy little 3-pot motor. I'd be grinning from ear to ear 24/7.

[@towermoss]

Grew up in Japan and my dad had a Honda Kei van and then a Nissan Vanette C20 . When he got stationed in America I'd see these and the Kei trucks used on the Air Force bases. Been wanting to import once ever since then.

[@freedomfalcon]

I saw my first mini-mag truck on an Air Force Base.

[@row2noob410]

In case you were wondering,these kind of vans are also produced in Mainland China and Taiwan in the LHD form,but finding a 25 yo one with mint condition like the Acty shown in the video can be challenging because most of those are totaled or abandoned due to regulation or their poor condition even before they live up for 25 years.

[@assai74]

Back in the day it was my dreamcar, when I playes drums and was camping at concerts. Put stuff or people and get somewhere others can‘t. But it was a Subaru Libero in Germany

[@chestnutrice9855]

in Egypt, Suzuki Super Carry's are a staple of public transport. No one is familiar with the term "Kei vehicle", it's just treated as a regular vehicle and no one thinks it's strange or anything. It just hit me that I see these on the high way all the time and I didn't realize they were so weak. Mind you these vans haul 7 full grown adults ( not including the driver and in these cramped spaces) hundreds of times a day from place to place for years on end! Honestly now that I think about it, it's kind of amazing.

[@dodecahedron1]

the super carry is a larger and more powerful export version of the carry with a 1.0-1.5l engine

[@trentburton5410]

1:41. Land Rover Defender on the left :)

[@technologyproductions-ye3px]

Trent Burton let's race it

[@akishot6735]

That would be a 110 imported car with the shitty ass diesel not the two door defender with the v8

[@黒キツネ-九零二一零]

I thought those things were illegal

[@423tech]

I just bought one of these. I've had it three months and can't get enough of it :)

[@Aeshir2]

this is my new fav channel. i'm just getting into cars (and soon buying my first) and it's such a unique take on them. i love it. it's so dumb

[@jewel-kun9730]

When you want a JDM but your poor

[@MichaelD8393]

Or you need a *practical* JDM.

[@calebf612]

I always want a japanese domestic market

[@batterypwrlow]

Actually if you were willing to do the work to import it, its about as cheap as buying a used car here after costs. Japan has some strict auto laws that make older cars expensive to own. So everyone just gets newer cars when it costs too much to tag and get insurance.

[@behemothokun]

damn, now I want one of these.

[@showtaito1075]

There are tons of these in here lol

[@OtaconHalMGS]

+Behemothokun quite economical also

[@CockatooDude]

+Showta Ito Yeah but importing one to America...

[@Zennof854]

Hey you come here come here why dont you like american cars?

[@samurilip]

cheap car to travel and sleep in! we need more of them

[@ModMINI]

I had one of these in the late 1990s when I lived in Japan. Great car but boy was it gutless. With 4 passengers, it could barely go up steep hills. It had a huge interior and handled pretty well.

[@Zerofightervi]

I like how he knocked the windscreen wipers on when he went to indicate, something you have to get used to in certain Japanese imports.

[@bobbyb608]

Can you put a LS engine in it?

[@bobbyb608]

And Dana 60's on 40's

[@danyfatso1]

K20 for days

[@bobbyb608]

+dany fatso that would be badass

[@toyoda_tony]

AWD K20 kei van... Sounds monsteras!

[@ThatOneGuySometime]

Short answer: yes. Long answer: you can LS swap nearly anything with four DOT approved wheels on it, as long as you are willing to get crafty.

[@faeinthebay]

I got a section with overlapping audio and a section with silence. Anyone else?

[@fellowship_of_the_goat]

+andrewia Me as well Pls respond mr regular

[@MJ_9864]

I have it as well. Mr Regular must've had a few Surge's and only though of "BROWN BROWN BROWN BROWN BROWN!!" while he was editing this

[@michaelroshko7067]

Same here.

[@faeinthebay]

+Geovanne Moura Nope, sorry.

[@ScarletSwordfish]

+andrewia Yeah, it was about the same length as the silence before the final scene. My guess is that the gear-shifting clip got slid a bit too far to the left in the timeline.

[@greaser3069]

Ls swap it

[@imnotafurryiswear6391]

Ayyy Lmfao that sounds like a great idea but i dont think it would fit

[@camd1774]

Ayyy Lmfao I reckon a B16 would suffice

[@imnotafurryiswear6391]

And by it wouldnt fit i mean a smaller engine would do, like a rotary

[@jerryerlandson5427]

Sounds like death

[@theseeker4979]

You need a K20

[@Hymnalysis]

I love watching Troy drive this thing. He's SO HAPPY!

[@kylem2010GT]

The local humor may be lost on others but luckily for me it is hilarious. Hello from NEPA.

[@ahmedshamsi9737]

Those things are so adorable it's like a derpy rabbit

[@Lazarus7000]

"This is how they Japan in Japan!" LOL! Also, "To Japan" means "To apply a hardened, asphalt-based, durable lacquer-type finish". Often seen on tools made in years gone by, it was developed as a substitute for authentic Japanese lacquering techniques, so in Japan they actually DO Japan differently!

[@_fameONE]

"kei" = "kay" K Van.

[@stevedoubleu99B]

I had an original Acty van, which was great fun to drive. This is a very much improved animal indeed!

[@venskus2009]

when im back at home (DMV) for break, i want you to review my 2007 kia optima with a five speed. It's such an awesome car. No tractioin control, ABS, and it has a cable throttle. its a go kart and its only 10 years old

[@InsertFlashyName]

I got called an "economic traitor" when I posted a WTB for an import car only, so that speech totally spoke to me

[@Karl23extreme]

Project D spare tire carrier?

[@Matsumoto77]

Karl23extreme nope, it was a Mazda bongo, it’s a larger van but still a kei van.

[@captainexcabier]

I kind of wished there had been a US domestic version of this. Probably be impossible to make a van like this now because of all the safety requirements.

[@bandombeviews6035]

Diahatsu imported some in the 80s as LHD IIRC

[@CrazyBeanBurrito]

Actually one of the cars that we drive on the daily where I work. Granted, I live in Japan, but still. Sports cars that do 50 klicks. God, I love these things.

[@423tech]

I own one of these. "Be ready for the questions," could not be more true. thankfully I haven't had any encounters with town hall enthusiasts yet. all positive!

[@s50201]

Too bad the Japanese safety standards on this thing is practically nonexistent. Less safe than a 90's Miata. The thing's basically a cardboard box. I wouldn't be driving this thing more than 25 mph since you're bound to lose your legs /w that lack of crush zone. No side impact protection either. Edit -fixed typos

[@SquallyZ06]

+s50201 I would love one of these if I had some land and needed to haul stuff around said land. Otherwise I'd keep it off the road. I've seen them fold like a pancake in accidents when I was living in Japan. Speed limits are slow over there so I couldn't imagine getting into an accident at US speeds with large vehicles. Death trap on wheels!

[@eberbacher007]

+s50201 well this would happen to you with basically any car

[@acuramattb4525]

+SquallyZ06 in Illinois they are classified as farm vehicles

[@orbitaaltube]

i heard that its why a lot of these small pickups and vans are not sold outside japan.

[@ScubaSteveM45]

+s50201 I have seen Daihatsu kei vans and trucks in use at the naval shipyard stateside. :-)

[@bobwalsh4320]

"Fairfax County! White people!"

[@BakaniSnowpaw]

Which dent is BEST dent...

[@wulfman15]

+Bakani Snowpaw Which meme is best meme?

[@ThunderRoo]

The opening dent scene was amazingly well recorded. Also, hi fuzzy! :D

[@BENJY-JP]

The Acty’s radiator is located in the front of the vehicle behind the bumper. The large downward facing “radiator” in the middle of the vehicle is actually the condenser for the air-conditioning.

[@cosmoillenberger2555]

A friend of mine has two of these, one van and one pickup. I got to drive the pickup version around for a few days during a visit and was surprised at how peppy the vehicle felt. Sure, 37 horsepower isn't much, but the 0-20mph acceleration was pretty decent if I floored it, and I didn't have any trouble keeping up with other cars on regular city streets. I'd imagine the van is a bit heavier and more sluggish for sure. Either way, the driving experience was incredibly fun and has me really tempted to get my own someday.

[@pontiacGXPfan]

a living Micro Machines car

[@2legit2quit70]

I WANT ONE! WHERE CAN I PURCHASE MY KEI VAN!!!! MUST HAVEEEE

[@falagarius]

There were alot of those cars driving around in Switzerland in the 90s and 2000s. Especially Subarus. Gotta deliver those croissants in the snow, AWD son.

[@TheHuskyGT]

Dude, you have the same ringtone that I do! I thought someone was calling me. By the way, I have a friend who had one of these little vans. It was a Daewoo, which is a rebadged Daihatsu, which at the same time shares most of the components in this van as well. I drove this thing a couple of times and it's fun as hell. Very reliable little vans as well. My friend had it since 1998, brand new. Lasted about 12 years with minimum maintenance. Almost tipped over quite a dozen of times though :D

[@charlllllllie]

8 years after this being uploaded and I daily one and love it

[@qmto]

Mr. R's getting a bit sloppy with the editing.

[@Leslie48]

Dat Daihatsu Mini-Truk. Mmmmmm.. I don't know what it's like in the rest of the country, but around where I'm at in the back-asswards rural everything that is the corners where Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana meet the place is Lousy with grey-import Daihatsu Mini-trucks Exactly. Like. That one. Why? Because Jeeps and Tacomas have gotten too big and too expensive to go bouncing across the pasture doing farm-work during the week and then go bouncing through the woods Huntin' during the weekend, and side-by-side ATVs and UTVs are too Not-Road-Legal to replace them.

[@eurocanard]

"I'm going just as fast as you" isn't much of an accomplishment when your comparison is a Land Rover Defender.

[@MrHatetheplayer]

i wasn't expecting the gut busting humor. made my morning before a grueling day of work

[@nikiatx]

Best review, ever. So good, I watched two times. This is JAPANESE!!!!

[@_TheWerewolf]

Lmao I loved that concerned citizens part

[@buggs9950]

"Either you're in motion or you're retreating." Are sure it's not French?

[@bobwarpath2395]

It surrendered XD

[@TheShrededward]

It's pronounced like the letter K. Not key. I drove a daihatsu atrai for about three years that is the same thing. It had a 550cc triple engine with intercooler and turbocharger, and 4WD. It was a great little car. My neighbor has a suzuki jimny that looks like a jeep, and it has a 550cc two stroke triple engine. It even sounds like an old suzuki water buffalo.

[@AdventureCayman]

This is great. We have a good number of those mini-trucks in Cayman. They work great on a small island where fuel is expensive. The AC actually works really well considering the engine is only 550cc and I don't think I ever drove it without the AC on full. People ask what is the 0-60 time, I just laugh and say it hasn't made it to 60 yet.

[@AdventureCayman]

Oh, the one I had was a Dihatsu Hj-Jet van, almost identical to the Honda.

[@houseofshabby]

Woohoo we've just bought one 1997 Street V. 2nd generation 660cc 4x4wd (we're in the uk) 😁😍 just waiting for the numbers plates then we can get out and about.... Not sure about the MILFS though 😂... Love the video.

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

2:39 *blue punisher skull intensifying*

[@brianoconnell6459]

I'm going to probably sound incredibly stupid, but wouldn't sucking air up through a down facing radiator also suck in dirt, debris, water, etc? Shouldn't the fan be blowing down instead?

[@DanielDenoted]

way to represent va. you're funny as hell. new sub.

[@questionablekumquats4437]

I don't know what Pennsylvania dads are like, but over here in the midwest I genuinely can't comprehend someone getting any sort of aggressive or angry at you for driving something weird. Then again, I've never rolled up next to a DUSENBURG MEET in a JDM van from the 80s

[@carolequeen22]

Very, very funny!!! Love your commentaries. Like 7-Up.... refreshingly different!