1000 mile road trip Kei Car adventure
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มี.ค. 2017
- So I am an idiot, I flew up to Iowa to buy a Kei Car and drive it back to Texas with zero planning, knowing nothing about anything, but it worked out. Welcome TURBO WEEABOO BANGBUS to the car collection! Actually, I traded this thing for a drift car already, welcome back hand breaker Mustang drift car again. It will be at Round 1. I'm not sure why I made this video but people told me to, you can watch me get blown around on highways in a Kei Car and try not to die, sick stuff lol.
Yes this is the video Jalopnik posted. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
That is what happens when you wash your van to often. It shrinks.
Stealth this is why you gotta hang dry it and avoid the dryer
Ye
It’s just cold. Let it warm up and it’ll grow.
Doing 6000 rpm all day that thing is robust
probably do more if it had a flux-capacitor lol
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Anas Takiyudin it only fires 2/3 of the time, it also is very simple and makes less heat and thus wear
Its a japanese engine it will be fine :)
That road trip probably cleaned out a lot of carbon
That little engine is a hero.
Especially having it at 6,000 RPM constantly while on the highway.
Honestly surprised it didn't blow up... i imagine the engine hasn't ever been at 6,000 rpm until this trip and definitely not for an extended period of time
given the speed limits in japan... i'm pretty sure it did. it's tailored for their highways (100kph for most) which it does at...6K
Its only a 660cc engine. That isn't that much rpm for that size motor. That's actually pretty low.
Suzuki engines are God-Tier.
Best pizza delivery vehicle ever.
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Or newspapers
@@Pascal-rs6vt 4 Jahre später die Generation fortsetzen !
Darn things a champ holding those rev's all day long. With another gear it would be gravy!
I live in Malta where use right hand drive vehicles, and Japanese imports are extremely common. I see these vans all the time and other classic kei cars too. We also use kph rather than mph. These kei vans are geared like that as our speed limit is 80kph and are designed for torque rather than for speed. Those little engines can sit at 6k rpm all day long with no problems. Japanese reliability at its best!
Our gas costs 5 USD per gallon so these cars are also easy on the wallet.
Nissan GTR's (R34 and 35's) and other 'hard to import' Japanese cars are also very very common. We do not have strict import laws. The only problem is the high cost of registration tax on importing vehicles in an effort to reduce the number of cars imported into our small island.
I've never been to the US and I'd love to as American cars are hard to come by (and very expensive to own.)
Great video!
There is a zero reason to own a US car.
u don't want american car,trust me,especially in a develop country,I'm a 3rd world country resident my self,I used to own 2007 ford mustang gt,the gas is horrible + the fact i live in capital city when the traffic is horrible,so horrible that stuck for 2hr in traffic jam is completely normal,and daily routine,it bad for american/european cars (it's get over heating)nothing can replace the efficiency of japanese cars,and it lasts too
Chill dude.
come here to singapore check price..golf 1.2 tsi dsg sd 100,400.00
CHTV US trucks are reliable and powerful. Muscle cars are powerful and beautiful.
I drove a Suzuki carry from Seattle to Portland with an 81 virago 750cc Cafe racer on the back. My girl was terrified. I couldn't stop laughing. I love these things.
"As these 18wheelers drive by they almost blow me off...ahhhhhhh!"
Was laughing way harder then I should
How much you sell
omfg i want one just to keep in the back of my f150
Thing is the size of some campers on the back of pickups
Goes up to 110kmh, pretty impressive!
That's about 67 mph!
Would suit me just fine. I can't remember the last time I went 65mph. My typical speed is 45mph with the occasional 55mph.
Especially when you remember it has the aerodynamics of a brick and has 40 ish horses.
@@johnsmithfakename8422 3 cylinder Geo is faster, and has similar horses.. Cant do 6000rpm all day though.
@@johnsmithfakename8422 they're about 63hp factory I think
@@NorthernIrishBaii
Not all Kei cars have 63 horses. 63 horses is the maximum output of a Kei car limited by government regulations.
The Suzuki Carry has had many iterations of power train, ranging from 2 cylinder 2 strokes to turbocharged 3 cylinders. I think this version of the Suzuki carry came from the factory with a 32 kilowatt (or 42 horsepower) Suzuki F6A engine.
I love the Cozy feeling of driving in the night
man I thought I was the only one that did that on the horn constantly when I'm bored in my van lol love it
Subaru's Sambar recommends
With a super charger It is called
Porsche of farm road in Japan
That's funny, I had a Geo Metro 3 cylinder automatic with a 3 speed that would do 4000 RPMs at 60 miles per hour. The Batmobile was awesome! And it was actually signed by Adam West. Nice!
Cruising at 6000 rpm?
Yup. Nobody got time for 3500 in this thing.
It didn’t overheat once!!!
didn't know Matt Damon loved kei cars.
Lol he's like a mixed between Matt Damon and Mark Walhberg.
they both look like the same guy
back in college days, we pranked our classmate by using 4 people to literally carry this car and put it perpendicular to the parking lines :)
the selling point for that van is the horn
lol.
The global export version they made (Suzuki Carry) with the N/A 1.3L is a much more appropriate engine than the kei 660cc.
Same as the SJ, I've driven both the kei and the export version difference is dramatic. Export has a 1.3 and big arch extentions with much wider tyres, makes it far more stable than the kei version. 1.3 is good for 85mph-ish
But that kei life. The pride of knowing you are driving an authentic 660cc kei car is unmatched.
this van reminds you it has a turbo everywhere...
When the engine barely makes much HP, a turbo can really help. Have to let everyone know!
Nothing better than a turbo kei car/van/truck!!
Agreed
Yup true men
Transitions tho
You are the first person to mention that lol. I made this whole video as a joke and then jalopnik posted it to my surprise lol
lmao
That is a monster tank lol, my HCR32 only holds like 12 gallons. I feel like I fill it up more then I drive it. Cool video, nice to see a video about these Kei cars.
Just as I was about to do something productive, you post a mini-adventure video! Well, my things can wait for 20 minutes...
Always love your videos, man. Keep up the good work. Any idea of when you are going to Ebisu again?
Back home in Indonesia, this is THE extreme budget city transport, mostly running hard, hi mileage, non-functioning speedo, no AC, clunky gears and rusty tin can bodywork. But instead of a 0.66 liter turbo, it's a 1 liter carb 4 that's really durable.
Car companies should make more of this economical cars/kei .
Dude! Hi-Rev! I've bought three cars from them already! Got a Jimny, Silvia, and Skyline. Great guys!
Tell me more about this Jimny, I want one....
well, its like driving a mini semi. first two gears get you to 10-15 mph then you max at 80kph 4k rpm in fifth. since it's high up, any over 80 is super sketchy. i love it, but im selling it to fund the r32 missile im importing. come to orlando and check it out!
@@sir2honda I thought it was mini Jeep not a semi
thats not toothpaste....its hemeroid cream....
That was my original though, but I don't know why they make minty hereroid creme. Yolo.
For the soothing action....hope to see you next weekend driving wills old fd ae86.
Alan Moore "ive been using it for about two months"😂💀
Def mint flavored toothpaste. Source: Can read Japanglish
Yoshi Jeffery i was joking
10:40 "oh god, rumble strip". There's so many jokes about Swift trucking. It's bad when a tiny 660cc microvan from Japan can overtake a Swift truck. I guess their trucks aren't very swift.
When he said”we’re going 70 kilometers” he was just going 43 mph.
In a kei car it seems so much faster
Was searching this for half an hour because i watched this a few years ago and loved it
Wow I was ready to drive out to buy this Van! Very cool you picked it up.
I saw this thing for sale on one of the Facebook for sale groups in the area, super cool van and can't wait to see what you do with it!
THIS THING IS SICK! Reminds me of my classic mini. So tiny and hilarious
It's sort of like a mini VW Bus! It's so neat!
I used to have a Toyota Liteace. 2L diesel Non-Turbo "mini truck" although it was a 1 ton truck. Drove it 1200 miles down to arkansas from Canada and back. That was a heck of a trip. SD speed limit was higher then the truck maxed out at!
Now it's time to get a Honda Beat haha. A guy in my city up here in Canada has a Beat and a Honda kei van, love seeing them at the meets. They are so funny to actually see driving on the road.
Does he want to buy my 1991 Honda Today?
It's still in Japan with me, though.
I'm trying to figure out if I want to bring it back or not...
Ripping up the road!!! That Skyline is sick always wanted one
They are small delivery vans to cruise around the town not intended to drive on highways :D But still impressive enough :D
The gear ratio prevents it from going any faster.
From what I can see is that your HP peak is around 5-5.5k RPM. Your final gear ratio needs to increase by about 10 to 20%. The Turbo is basically suffocating that engine.
You can also use a small bypass hose in front of the turbo, lowering the PIS to get better top speeds. There's only so much that engine can take.
I do not think you would want to go any faster in this van.
actually in the philippines they mod it some goes 150 to 170 kph i think w/ out turbos
That would make a perfect *_"city van."_* Easy to park in the tiniest space yet capable of hauling people & possessions! A downtown dwellers dream.
loved the video. I reconize some of that road, traveled that way (and many ways) in and out of Texas. That little car would do just fine around Dallas as you never really go over 60mph anymore.
10:45 This reminds me on the scene in Cars 1 when mac gets overtaken by that rusty old VW T1
Where did you find a Kei van in Iowa!?!! I live here (Des Moines), and really want one!! I'm very happy to see that you can register one here :D
The crumple zone, is the car itself. Haha That’s an adventure out there! 🙌
Awesome! I got my Daihatsu Mira from these guys, these little Keis are a blast
Very interesting. You're like me when I drove my California Jeep in Florida with no insurance hahaha. having a cop right behind at a 4 wat intersection I was like 😲😨 I just bought a 1960 dodge dart pioneer. towed it from Port Richey to Orlando fl.
That's a cool little van! I'm sure I'd fit better at 5 foot 9. I got to take a venture to Japan in my lifetime! I know I'd have a blast.
This is absolutely brilliant!!!! You have a new subscriber bro.
Thanks! This is the least nutty video in our lineup if you poke around lol. I recently had dinner and hung out with some billionaire princes in the Middle East and went drifting with them, and I made a 5.5 hour documentary in Japan lol.
In what state can you legally register that micro pop up toaster in for road use? How did you make it to Texas with out being arrested? 🤣
I know they're not street legal in West Virginia! We used to import those as ATVs years ago with 4th and 5th gears locked out.
Once they are over 25 years old anything is ok
@@ciello___8307 kind of stupid law but okey
Because hey when it's 25 years old and worn must be road Worthy
@@bryanmartinez6600 well they're considered "classic" and won't have to comply with most regulations, because they obviously can't.
In Norway it's 30 years. I'm gonna go effin' ham buying/selling veteran JDM cars once they hit 30. Norway is gonna become 80s-90s Japan just like that before I'm done. Already have this supra Mk.3 that's getting registered tomorrow. Not veteran yet but hey.
Very cool Van! I’d like to make a camping van with one someday. I live just a few miles from Texas Motor Speedway in Keller!
Where in Iowa did you pick this up? I actually lived In Texas but moved up to Iowa for college. That drive was brutal too haha. I drove my cb9 Accord. I want to get a second car hopefully, and I really want an import.
Man I live 15 min from Texas motor speedway awesome . When was this filmed would of loved to see you driving on the road with this Suzuki
Engine still smoothly wow...👍👍👍
thats a trip you won't forget, good for you
Haha, clicking on the clip... and it looked exactly (almost but swapped left to right) as my 2 S13 Nissan 200SX (EU version)... I though man, it has to be a Nissan Kei car and everything has just been reused or something...
The display in the R34 is not a TV btw...
wow! that is an awesome drive... i have one but it has a .66liter engine, slightly bigger than yours. no turbos though but offers a 50hp. the newer ones with turbo offers a 67hp but it is much expensive because in japan, kei cars has to be under a certain horsepower. beyond that it falls to another tax bracket so much more expensive. but still, we tweaked it to reach 70hp and had smaller gears to increase speed at the expense of torque...
what company did you buy the car from? it's so fun to see a roadtrip driving a new car that's just purchased sight unseen lol
I see. Another question to ask because it's important for this car.
Ever since owning this van, have you changed the timing belt in it?
I sold it immediately lol
Hah, i had to double take @12:40, thats OakPark! I live down the street from there. Small world... awesome journey, want one of these vehicles myself!
If it stays in Texas, I'd be curious to know if they ever got the van titled and registered. I used to live there, had a KEI minitruck. After 10 glorious months with it, the state voided my title and registration, and forced me to pull it off the road stating that they never should have allowed it to be titled and registered in the first place.
Texas absolutely will not register them. From what I understand some states will allow them, though. He says in the video that the paperwork is "shady".
“Ima pass this semi… getting excited.” 🤣
What kind of gas milage you get with it winding out to 6K the whole trip? I thought for sure it would over heat lmao
That's awesome! I just stumbled onto this video. I seen it for sale not too far away from me and was I just telling people about it.
What kind of MPG did you get with this thing?
10:10 it's a Swift truck, can confirm that they are limited to very low speeds. And as a Canadian: 35mph=56KM/h , 45mph=72KM/h , 55mph=88KM/h , 60mph=96KM/h , 70mph=112KM/h
SWIFT = Sure Wish I Had a Fast Truck
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That van is beautiful
Protip: Next time you're up that way, eat at the Kwik Star/Kwik Trip instead. They have better food than most gas stations. Their coffee's pretty good, too.
We have tons of these in the philippines. Most use it as mas transport. Sure it has a small engine but this thing weighs less than a ton lol
you guys got 660 or 4 pot? we only get 4 pot here in indonesia
@@ilham7345 660cc some are turbo, since majority came used from Japan
What did it get for miles per gallon?
my uncle had one of these years ago, it's about 1 gallon for 65-70 miles on highway
and it's considered quite cheap car on SEA reg about 1000-1500 bucks.
Love these things and the camper versions are amazing. I guess you were pushed or time, but It would have been much more at home on the back roads at 40mph _ these were never meant for the highway.
Cool van :)
In my place it's called Suzuki Carry, but without turbo.
Kelutang Lugan yeah, it comes with 2 variant. 998cc and 1498cc. Both naturally aspirated
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Survival car definition of saving money.
You can use it as a house to reduce cost of liabilities.
I wanna get a van like that too ! Awesome video. You mentionned it had a 6 gallons thanks how much miles were you able to do at that speed ? Thanks
I don't remember, I think it got maybe 27-30 mpg maybe? I was driving it really fast though.
@@LoneStarDrift Nice thanks for the answer but i what i meant was, what distance were you able To achieve on a tank Haha sorry for the misunderstanding..
I really hope taylor ray and adam give this channel a boost. really deserves it.
Thanks! They are going to Japan with me next month for a couple weeks!!!!
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Lone Star Drift Rad!
My friend had one of these, Super Carry. it was 1.0 l carburetor 4 cyl (F10A) from factory. 5 speed, rwd. Afterwards turbocharged with intercooler. Too bad fuel line exploded while driving 100 kmh and the whole car burned. It was fun, stock 140 kmh speedo was not enough for it, went over it fast. Total sleeper.
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Do you know what mpg you were getting?
Great buy, Matt Damon!!
Do they make diesel versions of those kei vans.
Hello,
I have a question to ask.
Is your kei car have an interference or a non-interference engine design to it?
I have NO idea.
*I came here from Taylor!
Awesome video!!!!!
Thanks! I am taking Taylor and Adam with me to Japan next month. If you want a preview of what we are doing here it is!!!
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beautiful
I just thought about it. If you got a friend to drive a rental van in front of it you can draft all the way home or on long trips much faster. Say 2-3 car lengths and you've got 65 maybe 70mph. 😆
Wow! I used to drive same car in Japan ages ago. We actually drive 60km/h on road. Also hi way was 80km/h for K-car.
You have Japanese toothpaste.
How many mpg do you get with it?
What do you use to edit with all those transitions lol
They are all hand designed and crafted.
3:12 "oh oh, a real van passing me while they are on their cell phone" says the guy with a phone/camera in his hand!
That's a neat little thing!
What's the green "Turbo" lamp for? :-D
The green turbo light in the dash lights up when you come onto boost.
we call this Multicabs here in the Philippines. you see a lot of these vans in our streets in cebu.
TURBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Oh and did we get some scaffolding or a scissor lift for video at the season opener? Asking for a friend of course.)
Only if you bring one.
Dude you are amazing!!
I'm doing the same thing in 2 weeks. Picking up a Sambar van and driving it 14 hours home
I want those cars in Korea, too. As the Damas Turbo.
Wow impressive i saw that kei van in a good and prestine condition
It looks so sick man
we have the same socks
Do you wear your's on your hands?
Lone Star Drift only when driving through Iowa
Please tell me that thing has a stereo. I could never manage such a trip without a stereo.
was this the 1990 Suzuki Every Turbo van that was posted on obscure cars for sale page on FB?!
Probably.