The 1990 Toyota Century Is a Japanese Rolls-Royce

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The Toyota Century is an ultra-luxurious Japanese car. Today I'm reviewing a 1990 Toyota Century to show you why the Toyota Century is a Japanese Rolls-Royce -- and why the Century is one of the best, most distinguished luxury sedans of its time.
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[@DougDeMuro]

This is one of my favorites. Enjoy!

[@deseremere]

21:25 "Majestic chicken" - this is Hou-ou, The Japanese Phoenix. You have insulted Japan greatly, Doug, and yakuza is not to take it lightly

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

Doug DeMuro very good video. I’m proud of you, Mr. DeMuro. Would you like to have your curtains closed?

[@TaranJ]

Doug DeMuro hey Doug saw the E63 in this video. Would love an ownership update video

[@yudhabagaskara98]

thank god toyota finally made the 2nd gen century last year

[@mannykings5]

18:18 throwing shade at Hoovie. Literally

[@waltermercado9152]

Its weird saying 1990 was 30 years ago. I can't believe time passed by so fast.

[@adelaideautowashes]

It was actually 29 years ago lol

[@davidlundmark9359]

@@adelaideautowashes Basically 30 years

[@adelaideautowashes]

@@davidlundmark9359 yeah pretty much

[@georgecollins2412]

Walter Mercado 1990 was 29 years ago dumb fuck! 30 years ago was 1989!

[@kemo2547]

George Collins look at the big brain on you!! must be a fucking genius to make that observation!!!

[@tom.1]

Doug the type of guy to call a Phoenix The Majestic Chicken

[@antoniocampos6627]

Tom I mean he isn’t wrong lol

[@riccardosartori3822]

He just called the royal Japanese family crest a Chicken, dude's trying to start a war hahhah

[@rickc2102]

So it is a phoenix? That was my gut's guess, so it's good to see some confirmation.

[@_LEONKING_]

I honestly thought it was just some chicken wich was kind of odd for a car but then again this car also has a V8 and only makes like 2 Whp

[@Moksoory1]

I thought it was a pokemon

[@Cygra_]

the red button 05:49: シフトロック shifutorokku is "shift lock" in Japanese and the two white characters on the button 解除 means "release"

[@coolmendotdot2]

i'm sorry -- what is a shift lock?

[@Mrfrogboy1993]

@@coolmendotdot2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJm7lnqBrtWmh5I

[@coolmendotdot2]

@@Mrfrogboy1993 thanks

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

@@coolmendotdot2 u use that to shift the car's gears if your car is off, in case if your car is in P and someone else want to go out in a snug parking space like a parallel parking lot and u don't want to fire up your car just to move it forward, press it and shift it to N so it can be pushed forward and shift it back to P when you're done.

[@hschan5976]

Took me a few seconds to realize Shifutorokku is basically just shift lock spelled out in Japanese letters

[@SwegMastah]

Oscillating air vents needs to make a comeback, they're so cool

[@ericstevenson7696]

My 94 626 had em

[@deelanaS]

Ikr!!!

[@MarbleMansionVayyaar]

my 2002 has sum

[@Dutch_Crown]

My 04 toyota crown has m

[@mr.z3853]

My 02 LS430 got em

[@malcolmtoney9342]

19:50 Actually that's not a flag holder, it's a parking pole that's used to help people who are parking in Japan's congested cities have a better idea where the front of their car is. The little amber part lights up when you press the button labeled "A/C" that is between the steering column and the right hand door. You still see a ton of these in big cities in Japan and a lot of the dealer installed ones extend out of the bumper like old school intena.

[@klasmedak556]

Amber? I see green

[@maikerugo]

They're also a feature most commonly seen on taxi cabs these days.

[@ThatKidKc722]

Malcolm Toney you beat me to it! Yes you’re right it’s a parking pole

[@TheJamesLykins]

Yep. I remember the motorized ones on older Civics 👍

[@roddydykes7053]

Malcolm Toney surprised Doug didn’t know this, because it’s very common on JDM/AUD/NZ vehicles, and used to be on North American cars back in the late 80s early 90s

[@Mike23443]

The Toyota Century does not accelerate. It advances.

[@audaciousifti]

I like this

[@wino0000006]

It moves the Earth.

[@MAXIMUMamac]

Off you go to the top.

[@DanafoxyVixen]

@Jake Watson You sound like the kind of guy who DOESN'T watch Regular Car Reviews....

[@rickc2102]

@Jake Watson the type of nigga to make himself look like a bitch, then keep flapping his stupid jaw.

[@TheBaneblade214]

The most impressive feature of this car is that the rear seat motor still works after 30 years..amazing

[@timoarrg]

It's a Toyota xd

[@trk3707]

You shouldn't be impressed because it is a Toyota 😂

[@joeperry1002]

Japan, yo

[@brianmauriat465]

Thanks to DENSO motor

[@derekheeps1244]

All the seat motors , front and rear , still work in my 500SEL

[@ryanritchings2834]

6:12 is mind blowing and more cars should have this! It’s annoying when the a/c is direct on you and turns parts of your body into frozen slabs of meat!

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

My 99 Mazda 626 had that. This is the only other car I’ve seen it in

[@mizbahahmed4591]

Toyota crown also has that features

[@chappy2121]

Some do, some also have air purifiers on the parcel shelf. Some japanese cars even came with a karaoke machine built in

[@KoalaDuty]

@@mizbahahmed4591 my Toyota mark 2 has them too.

[@AlwaysBubblin]

My 2008 gws204 Crown has this, one of my favourite features.

[@Rog5446]

The front vents don't just swivel, you can set the timing of the swivel. The Century does not have cigarette lighters, it has cigar enabling devices.

[@kevinporter6426]

Damn! That rear seat massager sounds like a drum

[@derekheeps1244]

Mercedes-Benz were first to instal cigar lighters

[@johnmoore1495]

_Doug pushes the red button_ *_Passenger door opens and seat flies out_*

[@dinokejs9665]

EJECTO SEATO CUUUZ :D

[@almacharlton8712]

The red button is for shift lock

[@sparky8933]

Ejecto seato

[@seanjr1720]

Dino Kejs I was gonna say that

[@amog_melon]

@@almacharlton8712 r/wooosh

[@centurybug]

11:57 Technics branding! Technics was a super high end and respected audio brand in the 70s through to the 90s. They were Panasonic's upscale nameplate, sort of like Lexus is to Toyota. It has no real bearing on the video, but it's pretty awesome to see that Toyota partnered with them to put their name on a car stereo as I've never known them to do that with any other car.

[@Cyba_IT]

Yeah, I only found out the other day that Technics were Panasonic's flagship brand. I always assumed they were their own, unique brand. Interesting stuff

[@nachoperaita3460]

In the brochures of Toyota from the 1980's some of the optional OEM stereo systems were Technics products, especifically in the Toyota Soarer. Lexus used Nakamichi stereo systems in the 1990's before switchting to Mark Levinson. Nowadays Toyota uses JBL stereo systems.

[@bandombeviews6035]

I wouldn’t say Technics is super high end, since something like McIntosh or to a lesser extent Luxman, or Nakamichi at the time. They still made excellent stuff, my stereo is all Technics.

[@Cyba_IT]

@@bandombeviews6035 Yeah exactly. It isn't/wasn't high end audiophile gear but is high end consumer gear.

[@bandombeviews6035]

Cyba IT Yeah, it’s great consumer gear

[@drakvaclav826]

This must've been 100 times more luxurious than a rolls royce back then.

[@elmandarin1002]

Drak Václav and more reliable lmao

[@sashoxxx]

It still is.

[@SallyBubbleOdin]

haha have a word with yourself.

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

@SOVIET ARMY FIGHT FOR VLADMIR LENIN I believe that was meant for the reliability part lol

[@vwmaniacs]

Not even close. Sorry fanboys

[@Trouttaranaki]

Doug making a rare appearance with just 1 t-shirt

[@PACKERMAN2077]

Word on the street has it that he has a t-shirt folded up in his pocket

[@caseywooffindin206]

@@PACKERMAN2077 Thats what i also have been told. Perhaps he will have 3 on next video

[@drunacres]

As someone who lives in Japan, allow me to clear up some things that seem to have mystified you Doug: 1) Nobody buying one of these things would ever consider driving it themselves - so they are designed around a very servile driver (actually chauffeur is a better word) - which explains many things. 2) The windows make sense that the larger windows in the back would be only under the control of the passenger, lest they mess up their coiffed hair, so the driver can only change the attitude of the smaller windows. 3) The "fabric" on the seats is Merino wool - which is actually more comfortable than leather and is still available as standard in the current model of Toyota Century in Japan - and is on the vast majority of delivered cars. There are so many little things that are only there for the very specific needs of the market the car is designed for - geriatric, wealthy Japanese. Oh, fun fact, it comes in ONLY 2 colors - Black and a sort of Battleship Grey. The vast majority sold are in Black.

[@hamishc2445]

David Runacres the driver can adjust the main windows in the back, watch the bloody video first

[@opthoog]

@@hamishc2445 I watched it, absolutely no blood visible

[@kornpop4887]

Can I get a chauffer on Tinder?

[@user-lf8wu5ri8n]

They had one of these at Toyota Amlux in Ikebukuro. Unfortunately, that showroom is closed. They might have one at Megaweb though.

[@NintendoGeek26]

Ive seen bosozoku chop the top off of these.

[@verbbirb2340]

5:48　シフトロック means shift lock and when you push this button, Shift lock is Cancel. nice video from japan

[@joeperry1002]

YAMASHITA G Shift Lock

[@verbbirb2340]

@@joeperry1002 oh sorry. i missed

[@joeperry1002]

YAMASHITA G 大丈夫だぞ

[@bridgetsawamura56]

ありがとうございます！！w

[@jaidoua1]

The reason some stuff is in english (and why they are usually longer words) is because in Japan things that are in English are usually seen as higher quality. This is called “wasai-ego” or “decoration english”. Since many people in Japan are not proficient in english, many times the text has incomprehensible meaning in english and is simply used to add a more premium feel to the product.

[@1OkiePackRat]

Toyota has been making this car for a LONG time, and in 1978 I had one of the most terrifying rides in my life in one. Actually, the ride was supurb, it was the circumstances that were scary. In 1978 I was a dirt poor airman in the Air Force and had just been assigned to Yokota air base, right outside of Tokyo. For some reason the Air Force flew me to Japan commercially, and the airport was like an hour and a half drive from the base. So I get my bags, and I see this Japanese guy in a chauffeur's uniform holding a sign with my name on it. He takes me to one of these Toyota Century's, loads my bags and holds the door for me. Then I spent the next almost two hours worrying about how in the world I was going to pay for a two hour chauffeured ride. Turns out that it was contracted by the Air Force, so it didn't cost me anything, but forever after when I see one of these Century's I'm transported back to that night. Wonderful car, terrible memory.

[@aaronmoon3535]

Kris Hartman the govt would hire a chauffeured limousine to drive an airman two hours. That's the same govt that made thousands of soldiers return bonuses and pay after "clerical errors" At least you had it good lol, even if it was terrifying at the time.

[@DOSsector]

What a story

[@j_freed]

... THE HORROR...... THE HORROR...

[@1OkiePackRat]

Had I arrived during the day, I would have taken the normal shuttle bus that ran to the base. But the plane I was on landed at like 1am, and I guess they had a contract to deliver single GI's by car. Actually, the US government didn't pay for it. Part of the US/Japan Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) included transporting personnel to the base from civilian airports. I just didn't know it at the time, and I was trying to figure out how I was going to cough up a month's pay for the fancy ride.

[@DPortain]

"Here we are, that'll be $17,000." "Oh well that was to be expected. Do you take kidneys?"

[@fullselfcontrol]

16:21 Even the 1990 Toyota Century had a headphone jack.

[@poopscoop5836]

This car is honestly fucking insane. What other car was more ahead of its time in terms of internal tech? Like it has shit that even the new s class doesnt have... Wtf

[@NekoHazrd]

@@poopscoop5836 1987 300ZX with the digital dashboard and the voice that says "lights are on" if you turn off the car and leave the lights on.

[@johnnydeville5701]

Cadillacs dating back to the 1950's had a lot of these features!

[@dmcpartlin17]

Like my 05 g35x doesnt have one. Wtff

[@GetToHellOut]

@@NekoHazrd it would cost like $2 maximum for manufacturers to change the lights jingle to recorded voice message. The manufacturers don't do that because it annoys people.

[@kabouterplop6232]

The flag stalk is not specifically a flag stalk (although it can be used for that purpose). It is a parking assist with an illuminated tip so the driver can see exactly where the far front corner of the car is. It is a common feature on cars in Japan.

[@Levi-mg4nf]

This has far better build quality than any domestic make even today.

[@johntechwriter]

According to Motor Trend, this car is virtually hand built. Its paint has no rivals, not even Rolls and Bentley.

[@bandombeviews6035]

No shit, Sherlock.

[@gange21]

@Death trooper I'm glad that you're an expert on this matter. Many thanks for your expertise...

[@novemberdelta1282]

@Death trooper go away

[@porsche911sbs]

Toyota Century isn't a car of the people, a new one goes for the equivalent of $185,000, you'd expect them to be high quality for that price

[@TheLewisw1396]

This vehicle has no flag holder. The stick is a corner marker which illuminates from the headlight at night. Pretty standard across all large Japanese cars of this era.

[@Jesse__H]

True. I just saw a post asking about this on r/WhatIsThisThing the other day. However, being a car designed to ferry dignitaries and various heads of state around, I imagine maybe the same mount _could_ be used for a flag.

[@OrangeCrusader]

Also common on American cars through the 70's and a bit into the 80's, shows what bulbs are working up front. It's not that unusual anyway, he just doesn't bother figuring fine details sometimes. Edit: What he says is a 'flag holder' is a lighted parking aid, the chrome blister on top of the fender near the headlight is the bulb indicator.

[@rusmba]

Absolutely. Lived in the Far East of Russia, had many right hand drive cars. My toyota Aristo had two these things, they have a small light and help when your bumper is close to a wall.

[@markmonnig8465]

Parking pole so u dont curb wheels

[@maikerugo]

@@markmonnig8465 Yep, they still have them on the corner (furthest from the driver) of the bumpers of modern taxi cabs in Japan. Though now instead of plastic that catches the light from the headlamp they have an actual blue L.E.D.

[@johndoe-hu2ss]

Doug wearing only one shirt is equivalent to other people being shirtless

[@cnsdps8669]

He must be a never nude

[@akhashdhillon2159]

@@cnsdps8669 ...wut?

[@Dehumanis3dd]

He is in two t-shirts. It’s a bit visible, when he is in the back with his feet on a front seat

[@qotsa1]

Ak47hash arrested development dude

[@johnmoore1495]

_Doug without a shirt_ Viewers: “That’s illegal”

[@naturalthing1]

That's not a flag holder , that's helps you judge distance so you don't bump into something in the dark. Geez, don't they have those in the states?

[@durant29]

We sold a lot of those at the Honda dealership I worked for in the 1980's. Helped you find the corner of the car.

[@bledikuqo2813]

@@durant29 that's a flag holder 100% . All the embassy cars or the " Byro " cars on dictators regime has one of these

[@Cyba_IT]

In the pop up photo it's a steel flag holder with a flag on it but on this car it is a corner/parking marker as op said. You can tell because it has the green light on top.

[@porsche911sbs]

No, I've never seen this on a car in the U.S. I'm not sure why you'd need one.

[@ammaarzeebkhan7675]

@@bledikuqo2813 That's a parking pole.

[@DM-hc2dn]

The "flag holder" is in fact not only a flag holder. It can also show the driver exactly where the most left front point of your car is. This helps when you are turning right in some narrow places with walls on your left. So you do see this stick even in modern general toyota or other Japanese maker cars.

[@maprow]

No blood stains in the trunk? Disappointed.

[@gregorp8406]

Pros use bodybags

[@theWolfXLIV]

It's a Toyota not a Camaro.

[@ObiTrev]

There were some stains in the back seat...

[@apache1234657]

someone probably got there finger chopped off

[@ddavid122]

maprow the century comes with automatic blood stain replacement plan. So if your victim should bleed too much you need not worry, the dealer will reupholster the entire truck. And it offers a many variety of gray. All 50 of them.

[@nybotnotrub6282]

What?! Is Doug wearing only ONE T-shirt? The world has gone mad.

[@Will-eh6xe]

Maybe he ran out of shirts lol

[@psyberiusblack]

He wanted to show off his moobs.

[@jjarechiga]

It is winter, so San Angeles is less hot.

[@aLQuarter]

@@jjarechiga that doesn't make sense

[@jjarechiga]

@@aLQuarter San.Angeles, the area that covers from San Francisco to Los Angeles and San Diego

[@Tungywav]

Doug LOVES to flex his height, any car that's mildly small: "I'm 6 foot 3 and it's kinda tight"😂

[@PiitaaDerbez]

Or mildly large. Or really small. Or really large. Or extra large. Or extra small. Or normal size. 🤷‍♂️

[@RandyMony]

That pulsing rear seat OMG - the dead guy in the trunk LMAO for 10 minutes - had to go back and rewatch what I missed! 🙂

[@trunksbriefs8434]

It is a Toyota from the 90s, the hood latch is not broken. You just do not need to ever open the hood because it never breaks.

[@kevindavis5966]

But you do have to put fluids in it.

[@osu45d]

My Celica with a blown clutch & rattling engine begs to disagree.

[@DoodlezMusic]

+stx it's okay man, at least it held 400k+ miles on the original clutch.

[@jakobholgersson4400]

@@osu45d What year? An '88 Celica was my first car. I bought it for peanuts and every single thing that was "broken" on it was due to blown fuses because some schmuck had tried to steal it and failed, and the previous owner was an even bigger schmuck for not knowing they can be replaced.

[@yeezywesty3651]

just like my toyota starlet that I thrashed ....nearly 300k on the clutch./ @@DoodlezMusic

[@pokk700]

Films with his phone on his 2.4M subscriber channel. Got to love Doug.

[@phenixrye3850]

If he stopped recording with his phone I would probably stop watching

[@arinbk6841]

He does not record with his iphone lol

[@St62837]

Ardit Ramadani 13:53

[@mrpatterson5723]

Quality rules. I used to be a recording engineer, and the guys who always got called back by the top acts used shit microphones and gear.

[@cyjan3k823]

I think he has normal camera too, he uses phone only from time to time In audi q8 review you can see something bigger in reflection of car

[@pekkokuopanportti6859]

22:17 "With 'C' of course standing for 'chicken'."

[@kabouterplop6232]

The "Majestic Chicken" is the Chinese Phoenix (called "hōō" in Japanese, "fenghuang" in Chinese). It is a common symbol of good luck in Japan, e.g. also featured on the back of the 10,000 yen bill and as the roof ornament of the Golden Temple in Kyoto.

[@TheFullmetalj]

That “giant bird “ or “majestic chicken” is Fenghuang(Phoenix )bird, Japanese people called it “Fushicho” or “Ho-oh.”Toyota hand painted each fushicho badges on the Century by hand.

[@dr_skipwith]

18:19 Doug just ended Hoovie's entire career.

[@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645]

Doctor Skipwith 😂😁 he went there

[@janko5234]

No he didnt

[@epiccheese911]

hahaha it isn't serious, they both like each other a lot, but this is the first time Doug roasts Tyler and it is funny

[@Fee.1]

J Smith Hoover brings money, that’s all

[@Fee.1]

Doctor Skipwith wouldn’t be surprised if Hoover never had a career, he probably offered to work for Doug for free if he would just “answer me senpai”

[@jasonironside4546]

Doug, thank you for the joy and cheer you bring to my day...

[@JayCeeMax]

I just received my V8 Century and vlogged on it. It's a dream. Doug does a great job reviewing it for those who never knew of it.

[@DCRband]

you have any link? i'm trying to buy one too but I wish there was a century club

[@JayCeeMax]

@@DCRband - Me vlogging about picking up my Century: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iafWcnmjfbl2hJY - Century Club: facebook.com/groups/1547591012197893

[@someguy3999]

Guy the type of Doug

[@JonChenTS13]

Some Guy the type of guy, Doug?

[@alejandrob-c2277]

@@alyankhan448 ok

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

FYI you could use Google Translate app with the camera feature to translate the Japanese buttons.

[@BMWROYAL]

Daniel Lopez I was thinking the same thing I use it all the time in Spanish class to scan my textbook

[@rtr_dnd]

Google translate sucks in reading Japanese so don't trust it too much 😇

[@Lucas-dz4ye]

Alex Purcariu I use it all the time on my iPhone for French.

[@maaaaaarccc2348]

@Alex Purcariu it's on iOS too.

[@mahan518]

I used it for the "red button", says "shift lock".

[@Goodforray13]

Hi sir I think that's a Phoenix, not chicken

[@rubanamahmud8237]

Toyota makes the best cars in the world

[@mraihan7400]

It’s a crane.

[@h6rry]

Illyrian Gamer he doesnt seem that butthurt tbh lol

[@PiitaaDerbez]

@@ivangamer8022 he's just correcting Doug, moron.

[@zacharygerhart8504]

But is it majestic?

[@williamdeegan7840]

Great videos. A good friend of mine just bought and imported a 93 Toyota Century . His curtains on the back window area are electric. His also has a leather interior. The build quality is very impressive. Doors have a good Thunk sound when you close them. And it's very quiet. We just drove to New Jersey from where we live and drove it home. I'm going to send him your video. Nice job.

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

"I have a century" *Walks slowly to the 1986 Buick parked next to a Toyota*

[@doormantdarner7815]

Andrew Samy oh yeah yeah

[@triplebbb1484]

And everything still works.

[@mark4tesla]

What do you expect, it's a Toyota!

[@modelllichtsysteme]

19:34 it's made by japansese Engineers. Don't ask how :D

[@AHMAD.ALAMOUDI]

Now I know where the golden eggs come from : MAJESTIC CHICKEN ? I'm packing my shit and booking a flight to Nippon

[@silverrain99205]

Nipple..

[@kevinstump17]

A few 'corrections' you might find interesting: 1. The ECT button isn't sport mode for the engine, rather is changes the shift points in the transmission - this can heighten pedal reaction as the ECU tech in the OBD1 era of cars was very primitive. 2. The "flag holder" on this model either came with, or was converted to a "parking pole", an indicator to show the furthest point of the nose of the car from the driver; aiding with parking, etc. 3. The "conventional" Toyota badge (not the brand logo!) wasn't placed on cars until the 1990 model year (US), before that, it was just simply letter script, as seen on the trunk lid.

[@kevinwinkler2694]

Not to mention that the "Super Monitoring Display" was not the whole cluster, it was the little screen right above the text, the 86.5-88 Supras had them (optional of course) as well. It was just called the Super Monitor here in the states, and it gave you some info on mileage, OBD-I codes, Trans codes, etc. Pretty cool feature that was WAY ahead of its time in 1986

[@kevinwinkler2694]

Also - TEMS was just a name for electronically actuated struts to change shock absorber stiffness. Again, optional on the 86.5-92 Supra (are you seeing a trend here?)

[@fitfogey]

Back in the day my buddy had a 6 cyl Toyota Cressida that had the ECT button. I just know when he pressed that button the car moved pretty damn good. I can see where some might think it was a sport type of button.

[@dangerouscookie4790]

I had a '96 Toyota Aristo that had the parking pole option. I think I used it once in the whole time I owned the car. I came out from a movie to discover that two cars had parked very close at the front and rear of my car. I started doing the forward/backward thing but then a group of young guys eating at a shop next to my car started giving me signals(I saw them when I looked over to check if I could see the cars reflection in a shop window to help get out of the park). The group looked pretty drunk and I didn't really trust them, then I remembered the parking pole. I hit the button that raises the pole which showed me exactly where the front of the car was. Within one more attempt I was able to get out of the park. As I left I looked over and saw the group of guys cheering, high fiving and fist-pumping in celebration. Yep, definately drunk.

[@MrDeepseadweller]

@@fitfogey My '93 Supra TT had the ECT button too, as well as the red "Shift Lock" button and the same wiper stalk.

[@RyoWatanabee]

Hey Doug, the red button says “shift lock” on it. Love your vids :)

[@romant56]

It says shift lock above the red button. The red button says release. 解除

[@parkhillmedia]

Liar, it's the ejection seat.

[@RyanLBC]

ejecto seato cuz!

[@uchihasasuke7436]

You can always count on someone named "Ryo Watanabe" to translate japanese for you :))

[@texmex9721]

I spent 10 minutes figuring this out only to find your post.

[@snoopyfix2]

You should've used Google translate. Also, the Mazda 626 had oscillating front air vents all the way back from the 80's. I loved them!

[@vandalsavage1]

Yeah man I had a Telstar tx5

[@thantnaingtun1181]

I have V12 model. And that Bird is Phoenix. That bird is like bird from heaven to be guardian of the chrysanthemum of Japan. That car has so rich culture and characteristics. I study it for 5 years since I own. Believe me, there’re plenty of things I don’t know yet about Century.

[@hudwa]

A couple of notes from an American living in Japan: The red button you wanted to press said "Shift Lock". And the "flag holder" might also be used for that, but you can tell by the translucent plastic cap that it's primarily used to mark clearly for the driver where the far corner of the car is. This is especially important and helpful in Japan where roads, in particular in older, dense cities, are extremely narrow and a full sized luxury yacht like the Century would have some very tight corners to navigate. I had that installed on my 318ti when I owned one here and it was a lifesaver when making tight turns on impossibly narrow Tokyo backroads. One more thing is the mix of English and Japanese. It is definitely unique to see buttons labeled in Japanese for a car made in the 90s, but it simply denotes that this car was never meant to be sold, much less driven, anywhere but in Japan by Japanese people. But simply to see English and Japanese text side by side is entirely normal and extremely common. In fact, in modern Japanese writing, seeing everything written in Japanese text only is rare and points to a kind of uber-traditional or consciously retro. So it's not weird to see both texts side by side (in a car, yes, but in general no).

[@laowhy86]

Please find a way to drive a new one. This was a great episode.

[@SJ-gv1yj]

laowhy86 Woop woop, C-milk isn’t only interested in Motorbikes 🏍 and scooters. 👍🏼

[@EinkOLED]

Stay awesome

[@dansalazar8557]

Hello C Milk! Nice to see you here!

[@workforce520]

Regular Car Reviews did a 2006 model in New Zealand.

[@EeeLife]

Hi C-milk, you can start a series of Chinese brand car reviewing.

[@alexcontt4669]

Doug Demuro feeling ike his Grandma's living room back in 90's :)

[@user-nm9vs1zc3y]

17:19 this is the best part of the video

[@joeperry1002]

He’s such a dork

[@huzzzer6083]

@@fckthemedia1649 just like your mom

[@MRTuning704]

“Hey dad can you pick me up from school in that”

[@Karmy.]

Which would be better? Hoovie picking you up from school in a 2005 Rolls Royce Phantom or Doug picking you up in a 1990 Toyota Century?

[@MRTuning704]

Hoovie takes me to school and Doug picks me up It’s the only way

[@Sheiza]

@@Karmy. Century for sure. Nothing better than being the only child of a 3rd world country dictator

[@Synthetica9]

@@MRTuning704 No, Doug's gotta drop off and leave the car, so you can look at all of its quirks and features

[@pmvaldez1]

@@Sheiza but a third world dictator would have a Mercedes 560 SEL 😂

[@VinayKapoor]

Even after 30 years all the electronics are working just fine... That's #Toyota

[@antduhnee]

Vinay Kapoor my dad has a 2006 Toyota Camry se with 395k miles and all he has done to it is change the brakes and interior stuff and he daily drives it, Toyota is the most reliable brand like on god

[@StephenButlerOne]

It hay be 30 years old, but it only has 3 months worths of miles on it. I bet its been started twice a month its whole life and looked after. I do like this tho, I just want a car with a flag mount, and net curtains.

[@Matthieu260582]

@@StephenButlerOne any other car would leak averywhere

[@Scubaskot]

@@StephenButlerOne I know what you mean, but it still has 30 year old electronics, take a similar luxury car and most of its electronics are fried or wires are desintegrated, like most Porsches from ~ 13 years ago.

[@StephenButlerOne]

@@Matthieu260582 only if left to stand.

[@nagata945]

that`s not a flag holder.that is called "corner pole" which helps you to see the gap between the wall from the driver seat. The tip illuminates green so you can use it at night too. Helps you a lot to avoid hitting the wall

[@user-qo6if5bo9i]

On the left you see the “brake release”, and so I tell you the little red square means shifter release

[@ammarkhalid4432]

13:53 Doug the type of guy who has 2.4 million Subs, still records videos from his iPhone.

[@xerxestheii856]

Lol... Best comment ever😂

[@Karmy.]

10:38 Doug the type of guy who has 2.4 million subs and reviews cars without shoes on

[@_cmoreno_]

Ammar Khalid well it records in 4K at 60 FPS tho

[@geometryjosh21]

Oh yeah yeah

[@xerxestheii856]

@@_cmoreno_ nop 30fps you can check again

[@merciless9973]

It looks like this car was made exclusively for Yakuza leaders 😅

[@crownmajesta1064]

> Watch Outrage triology

[@McBeamer94]

Yakuza bosses have Mercedes S600s, left-hand drive, because it makes them more exotic! ;-)

[@campkira]

Good luck try to get part for that thing since everything need to be import from Japan and since it not old enough.. nobody want it at auction....

[@noble20xx56]

For real. It just screams Yakuza. I can picture a boss just chilling in the back with a serious deadpan look.

[@merciless9973]

@@noble20xx56 Ahahaha and the driver with his hand out missing some phalanx

[@9some]

hi, sir; more to you i never can watch anything other than 1-5 mins on anything here on youtube [maybe anywhere too] but your videos are the only ones which not only are considerably longer than that, but make me want to watch more, the only vids that do not tire me, uber interesting even if am a demi-car-nut best of wishes

[@yokumato]

Comment about the lace covers: They are typical here on executive sedans and taxis. Although they protect the seats, the point is to emphasize the tidiness of the interior (and by extension, the one of the car owner). Also the model reviewed did not include the back reading lamp that usually comes behind the head rest. Would be great if you could review the newer Century that has we can see around now. Great videos by the way.

[@whyamiwastingmytimeonthis]

OH. MY. GOD. I'd never imagine daddy Doug making a video about a Century. As a japanese person, this makes me so happy!

[@ihrdforth3]

Lol u have a small Wang

[@freezenexusblogspot]

Yeah but are you happy that he trashed your japanese phoenix to the mere chicken ?

[@whyamiwastingmytimeonthis]

@@ihrdforth3 can't really tell its size, it's pixelated

[@jd_99]

This MAJESTIC CHICKEN was possibly the most interesting MAJESTIC CHICKEN I've seen on this MAJESTIC CHICKEN channel. MAJESTIC CHICKEN.

[@ThePener]

Black people

[@thaibu]

The French have the majestic rooster.

[@Chepecafeteria]

Tastes MAJESTIC LOL

[@davidfos84]

A really strange combination of old-fashioned for 1990 and ultra modern for 1990. It looks like it's from 1972 and has features that go beyond 2002. A car that makes no sense. I love it!

[@TrillNaga]

One of the best 90’s luxury cars I’ve seen. Love da features on this ride.

[@AliYassinToma]

Tyler hoover has left the chat

[@daviddouillet4138]

He even left the country ;-)

[@ZACKMAN2007]

I absolutely love this cars styling, its very elegant and beautiful. Man Toyota was absolutely cooking with this one

[@sanatandharma4435]

My Rover p6 of 1974 vintage had a circular knob below the front quarter light, just turn it and the small quarter light opened, however, the rear quarterlight opened using a small lever. All very elegant, but your electric ones are very cool indeed!

[@WeebusDweebus]

You know you've reached maximum human achievement when your car has oscillating air vents.

[@DavidPysnik]

Uh, no. My sister owned a 2001 Mazda 626 with oscillating air vents. Cool and nice to have? Yes. Maximum human achievement? Absolutely not.

[@benzzoy]

A Mazda 626 from the 80s have oscillating air vents.

[@alexarul3124]

@@DavidPysnik Did you hear that wooshing sound? Perhaps it's a giant joke bird flying over your head.

[@MixingGBP]

...And zoom up fuel gauges

[@MrMilic]

@@devintyson8552 *r/woooosh

[@noahptacek4423]

Please do more videos with 90s Japanese cars

[@trumpjongun8831]

I loved my 1990 Camry. Was my first car 7 years.

[@xingli5393]

Asians call that chicken is “Phoenix”

[@lamplighter5545]

I had a 1965 Cadillac (first car. $500) that had power vent windows.

[@roughsculptor9853]

Doug the type of guy who asks the Uber driver where he wants to go.

[@erich3570]

This car is so quintessentially Japanese... lace headrest covers, floral prints and ashtrays everywhere. The Japanese smoke... a lot! Dictaphone... made by Technics.... excellent quality. And the mirrors.... having the mirror on the fender gets rid of the blind spot. Brilliant!! To put it in perspective, this came out at a time when very few cars had rear ventilation.

[@fleurdewin7958]

Those days those fender mirrors are quite popular . Even Japanese sports car back in the day like the Datsun 280Z has it. Today it is slowly being replaced by 360 degree camera .

[@JohnSmith-jz4pk]

Is there a reason it’s not leather seats?

[@ariqabl]

@@JohnSmith-jz4pk I think it's because cloth and wool seats are better at insulating body warmth

[@SudeennnSam]

Ariq B. And less noise when u move around in the car

[@philh1462]

@@ariqabl Yeah. Leather seats were originally only for chauffeurs, as in the very early cars, the driver was outside. Only the passengers were in an enclosed cab, hence always cloth. Think about it, leather is cold in winter and hot in summer. It's a silly material for seats!

[@tinaturner3624]

I can listen to you talk all day so relaxing

[@poopdiscoop5574]

His friend is either a Japanese politician, a Japanese politician, or a Yakuza crime boss 😂

[@bridgetsawamura56]

kiryu-chaaaaaaaaan

[@UncleanerBullet]

Fun fact, the flag holder has double function, a lot of luxury cars had it back then and its always placed opposite front corner of the driver and the reason is that it is old days parking sensor also, so the driver can see from the pole how close the corner of the car exactly is from the wall etc.

[@sineglazov]

Yes, it's a sort of a park assist tool, placed even on cheap Japanese cars of that time. Carrying a flag is just a secondary feature.

[@emuleemule6922]

some jdm cars even had power lifted corner pole with litle light on top to see in darkness. honda prelude for example

[@taunusv4power]

The lace curtains are electric tch... Edit: the super monitor is not just a tach, it also gives you more info about the car. Temperature and even birthdays if it's the same as the cressida of the 80s. Also, the auto lights. There's a clear photo sensor next to the defroster vents. The toyota cresta came with that too, and, those sensors in the bumper are proximity sensors, so you don't crash the corners. That "flag holder" is so you don't hit the far end of the front. It illuminates green at night. A regular grandpa's corolla come with those in japan today.

[@LostInSpice]

I was coming in here to say exactly the same thing about the "flag holder". There are a ton of aftermarket versions of these available.

[@prjroberts]

Do you know what the red button is for?

[@taunusv4power]

@@prjroberts shift lock. It's the typical dumb japanese "shiftoroku" written in katakana. Some of them have more complex chinese characters which i don't understand

[@LostInSpice]

@@prjroberts It's a shift lock button.

[@MarcHuppman]

I love that you always seem amused by ashtrays and lighters. I had a few Ford Tempos where I would forget to empty the ashtray until it caught fire. Good old days, indeed.(ICYMI a lot of airliners still have ashtrays in their bathrooms. If that speaks to the age of these planes, I should probably start taking the train)

[@yvesf.i.5969]

Doug Forever! not only the car review but also the funny comment that makes me lol!

[@saabrailfan310]

*The Majestic Chicken!*

[@justicewarrior9187]

2019 Rolls Royce still doesn't have moving seats.. PATHETIC

[@samadrid6321]

I think the RR seats swivel, isn't that better?

[@justicewarrior9187]

@Sarbur Gideg Maybach Pullman passes by the Rolls like a king passes through peasants!

[@the8jrfan]

Doug the type a dude to know his cars’ birth stone.

[@TwamZ]

@Jasiel Rosas Almeida get a life

[@venwarjaff4370]

And possibly there zodiac signs

[@thejay8963]

Jasiel Rosas Almeida Oh no no

[@peachworks_en]

Haha Doug, the label at 5:47 saying "シフトロック" says "Shift Lock" and the red button says release.

[@jackpot6056]

The red button ejects you out of the sun roof 🉐🚀🤾‍♂️

[@crazygreek57]

Doug, there in the app google translate, it lets you translate live via the camera other languages. this way you could maybe tell what those buttons in japanese are :/ i use that when i travel and have no idea what the food is haha

[@bearpaw7603]

Alexandros X what’s the app called ?

[@rasulramazan3341]

BearPaw google translate :)

[@levihutchison166]

Doug the type of guy to wear two shirts in the summer but only one shirt in the winter

[@em8sal]

That's called sweat controlling by Doug.

[@ambrosemunene4392]

That's an interesting quirk.

[@bilibiliism]

doug wear multipleshirts so his sweat wont contaminate the car. but in winter its cold so he wont sweat much

[@soumyadeepbhunia172]

I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS

[@seanjr1720]

Nobody: Doug: I know this is a Toyota because it’s says Toyota ... hmmm interesting..

[@eNons3nse]

Doug, the flag holder on the front bumper is actually a bumper marker so you can tell where the end of your bumper is when you're parking or moving in tight areas. It's more common in Japan than in is in America. Many cars had them installed in the aftermarket.

[@evaristegalois6282]

The Century is cool, but how does it compare to the masterpiece that is the Toyota Corolla

[@whatevernevermind5960]

Tbh the current Toyota Corolla hatchback is a very good car that’s fun to drive

[@xwarped83]

Asking the important question over here

[@afrosheenix]

Owned a 78 corolla fastback with a 4 or 5 speed manual. Pita to work on but simple, light and surprisingly quick.

[@Iracingnoob]

Evariste Galois Toyota Corolla Sport*

[@amaanahmed3353]

*NAH*

[@pauldacus4590]

0:59 "The V12 models are far above someone like me..." I wish he would have said that from his $250K *Ford GT*

[@loktaiextatus]

I almost forgot all about oscillating vents. My Mazda MX6 had those, oh god it was so wonderful on a hot day

[@alexandernilsson5583]

There was an option to have a vhs and tv with a remote built in where the rear seat trash box was

[@TheInja]

You were calling the royal family's logo a majestic chicken this whole time??? 😆

[@doormantdarner7815]

The Inja oh yeah yeah

[@Benzinilinguine]

I'm pretty sure it's a Phoenix

[@bob733333]

Who gives a shit about royals? They're f'n scum of the earth. ffs

[@sunder6745]

@@bob733333 edgy.

[@ruemonbhattacharyya7730]

bob733333 why u got beef

[@Japonic]

5:50 Shift Lock

[@murathancakroglu9545]

Hahahah kesin biri yazmıştır diye bakıyım dedim heryerdesin Faruk severek takip ediyorum

[@demirdelen]

izlerken sen aklıma gelmiştin Faruk abi :)

[@uyhu24]

oha doug demuro izleyen türk mü var

[@paulmezhir8354]

The 1986 Mazda 626 coupe had the same oscillating center vent feature. It was quite the trick.

[@gtegarage2546]

5:49 “Something important”. Yes. Shift locks are important. I guess.

[@lanimereala]

Fun fact. Fender mirrors were mandated on Japanese Taxis because of a very weird reason for the west. You see, here in Japan, taxi drivers are not supposed to move their head to the left to check their left mirror because that'd mean they're also taking a peek at the passenger(s) in the rear. Privacy. So, fender mirrors were a very useful for respecting the privacy of the passengers and also meant that the driver was looking straight ahead, at the road, not rotating his head like a beacon. The new taxi for Tokyo called Toyota JPN Taxi also features fender mirrors. And one more thing. The Toyota Century is based on the Toyota Crown, the japan exclusive "ultra"-luxury model.

[@Electroo78]

I was actually looking for this comment, you are the type of guy like me. Btw it is more safe too to have the mirrors there, you dont have that much of blind area. We dont need those new sensors and cameras, the japenese figured it out way back...

[@lanimereala]

@@Electroo78 and also yeah, forgot about the safety bit. Extra extra, the Toyota Century was also intended to be exported, but certain factors kept Toyota from bringing this car in the EU and US markets, mostly because Rolls-Royce, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Bentley and the sorts already exist, and it'd be difficult for Toyota to compete, especially at the price of it new. If i remember correctly, a G40 with chassis code VG40 Century like the car in the video costed, in 1990, from period brochures from a Toyota Store in Meguro, about 15.000.000 JPY.

[@andrewshelly6804]

They're valure seats

[@mrdllo1731]

as a taxi driver I think thats good idea

[@mileguy7296]

Doug, the type of guy that Irons his socks

[@tangoandcars9588]

mileguy 72 best Comment!

[@boxz1984]

Who doesn't?

[@I_can_hear_you_not]

Jake Watson of course he makes "Doug is the type of guy" jokes

[@I_can_hear_you_not]

Jake Watson no you mean vehicle virgins 😅🤦‍♂️

[@loojishtc9899]

Love this channel.

[@TonyTowers22]

Doug as always great video. Not to critique but if you do more videos on foreign cars that aren’t labeled in English, try a camera translation app on our phone. You just hover your camera over the text and it tells you the English translation.