My new Car :o (Low bandwidth warning!!)
02-12-2007, 10:13 AM
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My new Car :o (Low bandwidth warning!!)
I had to give up my xb when I moved to Japan 5 months ago.
When I got here I started looking around for a replacement.
I was going to buy the Japanese version bB but after considering the Tax and cost of gas I decided to look into a kei, well I already knew Toyota had bought out Daihatsu and after talking to a friend of my wife’s who owns a used car lot we ordered a new Daihatsu move custom.
It’s the first redesign sense the buy out and you can really see that it gets allot of the Toyota technology and styling.
I have been driving it for 2 months now and I love it, it’s a great car and even with its tiny engine I have never felt like it was under powered even with 4 large adults riding and climbing some steep hills, it’s no problem.
Anyways enjoy (we just got back from a road trip so its a little dirty)
And do you think a car like this would sell in the US market??
When I got here I started looking around for a replacement.
I was going to buy the Japanese version bB but after considering the Tax and cost of gas I decided to look into a kei, well I already knew Toyota had bought out Daihatsu and after talking to a friend of my wife’s who owns a used car lot we ordered a new Daihatsu move custom.
It’s the first redesign sense the buy out and you can really see that it gets allot of the Toyota technology and styling.
I have been driving it for 2 months now and I love it, it’s a great car and even with its tiny engine I have never felt like it was under powered even with 4 large adults riding and climbing some steep hills, it’s no problem.
Anyways enjoy (we just got back from a road trip so its a little dirty)
And do you think a car like this would sell in the US market??
02-12-2007, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by jamessicat25
HOLY SH*T?
turbo
navigation
momo steering wheel
8k redline
projector headlight
what more can you ask for?
nice dash too
turbo
navigation
momo steering wheel
8k redline
projector headlight
what more can you ask for?
nice dash too
I think Lexus uses the same system
I think they should offer these cars in the US, if they can sell smart cars then why not kei cars?
02-12-2007, 12:38 PM
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Only problem is, after all the taxes the US will slap on that thing it will likely have a price tag in the low to mid 20's. I mean look how much more tech it has than our xB's for less money than stock.
What is the mileage like on that bad boy?
What is the mileage like on that bad boy?
02-12-2007, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Giovanni
Only problem is, after all the taxes the US will slap on that thing it will likely have a price tag in the low to mid 20's. I mean look how much more tech it has than our xB's for less money than stock.
What is the mileage like on that bad boy?
What is the mileage like on that bad boy?
one of the reasons this car is so cheap is because the engine is so small 0.66L but you dont really notice because its turbo and a little smaller then an xb and I'm sure allot lighter.
02-13-2007, 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by duck_dodgers_24_5
what does the B stand for on the gear selector???
I have to figure everything out by myself sense I can’t read Japanese and they don’t have anything in English, it took me almost a month to get the basic navi operation down.
Originally Posted by lil_LEX_24O
nice features. why the move to japan tho??
02-13-2007, 04:28 AM
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sucha cool car! Im all about value, and this car has everything MORE than what any car around here for double the price would have. Congrats! Ive always wanted to move to japan, but all I can say is nan dasu ka, and chinchipa... ahaha
02-13-2007, 04:33 AM
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i love the car! toyota and daihatsu could make a killing if they sold cars like that over here. do they know how many poor teenagers like me who are on their own now would buy inexpensive, quality transportation like that??? i bet that car gets like 80 MPG too!, lol
02-13-2007, 04:38 AM
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and BTW, the "B" on the shifter i believe stands for "Braking". CVT's dont provide very good engine braking, so you shift into "B" when going down a hill (since there is no low gear because there are no gears at all) and while in that mode it allows for better engine braking... ive seen this before in cars in the UK with CVT's so i think it would b the same in japan
02-13-2007, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by foxtrot685
and BTW, the "B" on the shifter i believe stands for "Braking". CVT's dont provide very good engine braking, so you shift into "B" when going down a hill (since there is no low gear because there are no gears at all) and while in that mode it allows for better engine braking... ive seen this before in cars in the UK with CVT's so i think it would b the same in japan
I just checked the manual and had my wife translate it and it says its for engine braking on steep hills and the "S" is for engine breaking on small hills, but I have no idea what the "S" stands for I thought it was sport,,,,,but not anymore.