I wish I knew this before buying a Kei Van (a brutally honest 1 year review)
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I bought a 1996 Japanese Suzuki Every which resembles a Honda Acty, Racoon, or Subaru Kei Van, about a year ago from Facebook Marketplace for $7200. This Kei Van will drive identical to its Kei Truck counterpart. The Kei Van would also make a good platform for a Kei Camper. There are some major Pros and Cons of these vans. In this video I go over engine and performance, driving test, interior and exterior features. I believe this to be one of the best jdm kei vans on the market. If you are wanting to buy a mini truck but need more space for passengers this is a great alternative.
In Australia these vans were sold through Suzuki dealers and they were known as the Suzuki Carry and they were purely a commercial vehicle but now Suzuki have the APV which is a bit bigger would not be considered a Kei vehicle because it has a bigger four cylinder engine and its the only Suzuki commercial vehicle available in Australia there maybe a Suzuki Jimny ute coming
One - ya over paid for it. Carsfromjapan or mitsui
No way you have a girlfriend.
Great for bikes! THe only problems is price should be lower for an old car.
You want parts for your kei van, your best bet is to find another van exactly like it and buy it and use that one for parts. Its waaaay less headache than hunting online for individual parts. It will make having flat tires way less of a proplem. Just grab it off the parts van.
You can do UV window tint that isn't super dark which should help with the heat from the sun coming though the windows
You can probably get one cheaper if you import yourself from a reputable dealer like japancardirect.
Had you bought it from Europe, then the steering wheel would be on the left side. It's a pity that YT doesn't allow links in the comments.
depends what spec you get, ive seen pretty basic spec have all the vents and speakers in the doors. but uk they cost a bit more that usa the one im looking at is around $8500 mark but only 40k miles and like new condition. depends on how basic the basic the first owner wanted as you can get few with center light too but they do tend to be pretty basic but i feel that is the charm of them too, just less to go wrong. and now uk becoming country with lower limits popping up everywhere and cameras a slow van i feel not an issue and rarely go on to bigger roads so speed it won't effect me much as where i am its a fast less than 30 min drive on 70 mph before on to 50 and 60 country roads so ideal cruising speed for one these. one these but slightly newer as we have clean air zones what charge to enter so buy the right age its free if not its £8-12 a day that adds up. my next car/van buy its one these but slightly newer or a modern euro 6 engine i20 what should be free to enter these fraud zones for a lot longer that only cars on top my list to by next, nothing else caught my eye and boring
U might want to see about getting a slightly taller Transaxle for it or a taller 4 gear. But i hear they offer a 5 software trans for them
Excellent video and great list of realistic pros and cons.
Wow! I really wanted one of these but went with an '07 Chevy Van I got for cheap so building that out now. Great video!
What a cool little van!
Cool little van. Awesome thank you for the video.
I'm in the Philippines. This Vehicle is very common here. comes in different shapes, some in a van, some look like a pick up truck.
For 7k? That's a deal. Now that they're selling like hotcakes, you'd be lucky to find any Kei vehicles less than 9.5k
Ive been looking for one of those vans to put in my sprinter van as a spare.
Do you plan on getting any other Kei vehicles?
Just out of curiosity, have you ever tried out a super carry?
30 mpg after the carburetor change that is I guess ?