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That's cause mazda ain't ran by a bunch of soy boy lefty half shaved head whatever hair they have left died blue mocha fagacunnio sipping bitches, and know that EV's suck and that gas powered vehicles aren't going anywhere any time soon.
thanks for mentioning the 4WD...I could have sworn that this was actually available, but Mr Reg mentioned that it wasn't. I vaguely remember being interested in getting one over the Ford we eventually got as a kid hauler, and available 4WD was the prime reason.
See my other reply on my 4wd version. Just a few days ago, somebody approached me and though I was pulling a fast one with the badges or had modded it to a have a solid rear axle. 16" of clearance.
I went to college with a guy who had one of these. He was a hardcore stoner, grew his own grass. Asked me once, "know what MPV stands for?" and of course I didn't know. he told me it stood for "most 'portant vehicle"
FINALLY!!!! A true return to form. A regular car, that was once regular, and is so UN-regular to find today in operable condition. More of these please. More of the once obscure, but now unobtanium. 99/10 would enter to win something like THIS, versus all those non-regular giveaway rides.
These vans are nearly indestructible. I still use my 1989 RWD 4 banger MPV for mountain bike trips. Countless rough forest roads and its still on the original ball joints and wheel bearings at 260k miles!!
Ah yes, the most important car in history of rap. From Biz Markie to the Wu Tang Clan, this car was an apsolute icon and represented hip hop better than any mediocre lambo could today. A Lamborghini isn't real hip hop, this is.
In Yerp we had the Renault Megan Scenic, which raises the question of whether there was a French hip-hop scene where they drove around the banlieues coming up with words that rhymed with "scenic" in French.
@@acidicamino Something about the name "Brandon" was used to make fun of the USA President. People in the crowd were cursing the president out at a NASCAR race. To cover it up the reporter while live said they were chanting "Let's Go Brandon". So it became a slur for the president. Poor guy : (
'97 was one of the years of life I remember the most with those rose-colored glasses Mr. Regular mentions and the MPV was for sure a part of that year. This was a fun trip back into time.
Yes, back in the days when your stereo was worth more than the car it was installed in, Le Bra was an essential accessory, and Darth Vader black tint was still legal and if your car didn't have it, it was lame. Love that he put a vintage unit in his van.
Hey Brandon...hell of a job with that interior. Sounded like you started with serious nightmare fuel and you've made it more than liveable. Well done. While I'm here, I just want to say that I really miss the "mousehair" interior of this era. We had seats like these in our Windstar back in the day and they took a serious amount of abuse (kid puke!) while still being very comfortable. I'd take that all day vs. the "textured canvas" style cloth interiors that replaced them.
Also Brandon...if you're reading this - it looks like the tailpipe was removed after the muffler. I'd really suggest getting something installed that takes it to the back of the vehicle. Having it cut off after the muffler (mid way through the passenger compartment) isn't a good situation on many fronts.
When I was in high school, this was our band van. My God, was it slow under load. A drum set, two amps with cabs, and three dudes with a girl, and you could be foot to the floor on a mild incline and barely gaining speed. It was my friend's mom's ride, but we took it everywhere. Special place in my heart for this one.
Mr. Regular, I have a 1990 MPV 4WD V6 with the ridiculously rare 5-speed manual and low range transfer case. All yours to review 😎 I drove out to Montana and towed it back to Jersey after looking for one for 10+ years. Have an automatic 95 4WD as well, yes first gear really is ultra low.
Hey! Any details on that 5-speed? I assume it is mated to the Mazda variant of the 4g54? I've wanted so badly to convert mine, but since I have a '96 sourcing a flywheel and pressure plate isn't easy. The some very rare 929's had the V-6 with a manual.
Yep, my family had 5. 3 now, sold one and i crashed the other. It had 350k miles and was still strong. I have a 4wd 97, putting a new head on it rn. Things are fantastic off road and especially in the snow. Things last forever. Ive been camping in the 7000ft mountains here like 3 times with one of these
It's kind of a trip to see an MPV in a color other than light tan metallic; 99.9% of them seemed to be in that color back in the day, from what I remember.
There were no fewer than three MPVs in my neighborhood in the mid to late 90s. All were “beige metallic” (or whatever it was called) with a beige cloth interior. All autos. All AWD. One had a ski rack and some halogen pod lights.
@@100percentSNAFUi belive it is in reference to a fire that had been tended by monks for hundreds of years. It is supposed to be a sun and flame aligned. Represents passion. At least that's what I remember when I bought my miata.
My buddy Dean Westling played trombone and Ska bass guitar. His MPV was only a few years old as I think his parents bought it new for his older sister to have as her first car. Deano played varsity football but he was still one of us band nerds at heart.
I didn't even know these things existed until I came across one in a junkyard. I found the previous gen, but that didn't change the fact that the interior build quality was great. The doors opened and closed like a 90's Mercedes, the fabrics held up with no tears, and the plastics weren't sticky or flimsy. Maybe I just found a good one. Either way I was hyped to watch this review. 👌
The memories of this car.. my father had two of these.. the models he had was 4wD version with three doors. I remember the days of sitting in the front seat when I was 5 or 6 in the mid 90s, listening to the Grateful Dead going to his construction sites. What memories in that car.
Keep up the good reviews Mr. Regular and Roman! BTW: shopping for a car for my 18 yo daughter after she totalled her Camry.. saw a 2012 civic.. looked and drove great.. I noticed Carfax showed it lived in Pennsylvania.. Remembered you talking about Pennsylvania winters and salt eating cars. OMG , it was completely rotten underneath. Glad I laid down on the funky gravel lot to look under! In the end, she found an 07 Lexus ES 350 with less than 60k miles!! Texas car driven by an old man ..
I love these band stories, being from south jersey and having gone through marching band around the same time as you, it just hilarious how many shared experiences people can have.
@@bwofficial1776 Like the time our buddy broke the bed in Scranton at the TOB championship. That was hard to explain. Don't jump on the bed by leaping to the ceiling from the other bed LOL
Big props on the SotN shout out. Surprisingly, it didn't really gain steam until well after release, but I remember reading about its development in the old Game Pro and Game Informer rags. I was very excited and one of the first to rent it from our local, non-chain rental store. Good times.
2 things. My channel name comes from a 1992 MPV that was green and given to me as a first car. At first I hated it, but after a week I started to love it. 2nd, for a while now I was looking for a early 90s MPV to make fast, a sleeper. But after this video, I bet they will all jump in price.
I remember my mother owning a last gen version of this van. Been through two accidents and everything before trading it in for the 2001 Expedition. All the trips and such in it. Fun times
Drove a turbo diesel 4wd version of this facelift in Japan for a year. It was pretty rad off-road and nothing broke for the 10k kms I drove it. The original face of the MPV looked sportier...
We had 1993 Mazda MPV. It had only 3 doors passenger doors. It had shorter and lower hood and that made it a much better looking small van. It was great to carry family of five.
These are the most exciting reviews. I was 21 years old when this was new... and they just came and went without any notice; background noise. These are the cars that need caretakers more than anything else.
Oh man, my eyes widened seeing this video in my feed. Grew up in a '94 with a V6. The noise that engine made scared me as a kid. The A/C blew freezing cold, and by the end of its run with our family it had gone through 2 engines. And older gentleman purchased it and I see it once in a blue moon. Let me tell you, that man turned that crapbox into a beautiful survivor. Salute to those who preserve these little slices of a world that no longer is.
If you really think about it all modern 3 row crossover SUVs just morphed into something resembling this general shape and concept. Why don't we call them minivans
Best friend in high school had one of these. It was a lot of fun for cruising around. I don’t know about drifting, but if you floored it and cranked the wheel it would light up the inside rear tire.
New favorite song from Roman, wish I could harmonize like that. I wanna put a beer fridge and a roll out awning on that van and relax in a field with friends.
MPV’s are on my favorites list, but the 2nd gen Honda Odyssey’s will always be my favorite looking minivan. From the rear, they almost look identical to a 4th gen Accord wagon.
This one is truly the base model MPV. During the last few high school years, I got to drive the MPV to school from time to time. Ours were the captain chairs in the middle and the HVAC controls were more automated. The important thing is this was one of the few minivans (because we all knew it was a minivan) that came Rear wheel drive. All the others are front. Which means you can really toss it around in the bad weather. It was infinitely better to drive than the 1988 Buick Electra Estate wagon I got to drive occasionally. That thing was a monster! While this was a slightly higher more tossable vehicle. People who knew how to drive had alot of fun with these models. Not so my bro.. because once I got my own vehicle, it was his turn to drive the mpv from time to time. I think he got to drive it 3 times in total. The first time he tried with the first version of the MPV we got, he crashed into the snow bank at the school. Did a number to the front bumper. On the 2nd MPV my folks got, he got to drive it twice before again crashing it. This time rear end first into a parked vehicle. Suffice to say, my old mans insurance was not impressed. 😂 My bro was not a driver. He cared more about tinted windows and having a loud stereo than actually driving. It's a shame these vehicles gave way to these now raised wagons we all "SUV" 's. Nothing worse than driving a wagon. Anyone who says otherwise has never had to experience driving an actual station wagon the way I did.
I vividly remember my family owning one of these, we used it to move several times pulling a uhaul trailer. We eventually lived with it in Wisconsin where we discovered that the doors would freeze open...not shut, requiring a hair dryer to thaw and close.
my parents had a 2002 MPV when I was born and my brother in 2003, I actually loved that car and had a lot over cool memories in that thing. I was a very useful car, and then they had the sliding doors.
I still have no particularly good idea why, but the first--very first--car I remember ever taking an interest in, when I was 4 or 5, seeing it in my kindergarten parking lot, was the earliest version of this MPV, probably no later than a '93. Such rectilinear features on a rounded body, yet it look almost upscale compared to the '92 base model Voyager my mom ferried me around in. It's the vaguest picture I have in my brain of the actual car, but some things stick with you; sometimes there's no real reason why.
My sister had a 98 AWD MPV All-Sport back in the day...she would let me drive it around the neighborhood when I was 12-14 years old....plus it made a nice road trip car for going 4 hours to Austin to go to a Beastie Boys concert back in 04....good memories 😂. That 155 horse V6 was a huge upgrade from her previous car...a 96 Geo Metro.
That was my Nana's car... We drove to the Zoo, went cross-country... I loved that car. We had it until 2013 when I was stupid with it and was driving it home and put it into Second Gear while on the highway... RIP bear. You beast, I loved driving ya'.
Seeing that CD selection, I was 11 again. When I was in 3rd grade in 95, a girl in my class, her parents had a black one. I loved Goldeneye in 97 at 10.
Wish you would have hit me up for this! This thing is funky as all get out! I have a 4wd version, that was a special order by a Japanese dude on the west coast. Things you didn't mention: This came out of the Cali design studio. The transmission is actually the Nissan 4 speed Jatco used in the Hardbodies and the Frontier. In the 4wd drive models, the transfer case is flipped to right side drop as opposed to the drivers side drop in the Nissans. There is steel skid plates over the t-case, gas tank, and front end of my 4wd. Also, the rear end uses a 5-link system and is likely lifted from or is the Ford 8.8, as the shim kits are identical! Its truck like in those respects but the front end uses a MacPherson setup instead of a double-wishbone and tension rods, which is atypical. Anemic barely touches the performance, but its dead on stupid reliable. Iron block and 12-valve head, the only iron block v-6 Mazda ever made. Though it runs a belt, it uses a non-interference engine. Ford forced Mazda to stop V-6 production afterwards. Also, it originally came with 2.6 4 cylinder which was a slightly modified Mitsubishi 4G54. The 2.6 was also used in the 4wd B series of the late 80's and early 90's. Mine is lifted, and from my research, the kit was available in Russia only. 16" of ground clearance with my Toyo's and no scrub. I use it as my daily and MTB hauler. The number of times randoms have taken pictures of it in parking lots or approached me to buy are too many to remember. PS, I got mine for $250 because some really bad mechanic thought a camshaft had broke 🤣. It was a collapsed tensioner.
We had a 1989 MPV we bought new. It was the first car I drove as well in high school when I got ky license in 2005 and we had it until 2009. Great car it was very well loved when the timing belt snapped and my dad decided to pull the plug
My family had an MPV a generation or two ahead, so it was pretty different... sliding doors, front wheel drive, captain's chairs for the middle row. But it was still smaller than a Previa and quite car-like to drive and ride. I have fond memories. It was much preferable to our pre-Previa Toyota Van.
The Chinese family that ran the Chinese restaurant in my hometown had one forever, they had it when I was elementary school in the early 2000s, and they only recently replaced it a couple years ago. I used to get fake Yu-Gi-Oh cards there in tins 😆
As a university student I drove a 1997 All Sport 2WD, it was kind of fun for a van, you could actually let the back loose if the road was wet or in dirt roads.
I grew up in a 1991 MPV. This video hit the nail on the head. Junior year it because my first car and yes the RWD was terrible at doing anything other then getting stuck in the snow.
My ex had one of these. 4WD 1996 model. Rear air suspension had failed. Oil leaks EVERYWHERE. But the thing didn't die. Had 240k miles too. I miss the simple styling, too. Great visibility
I remember driving one of these things in 1999 when I was working at a car lot. 19 year old me definitely appreciated the fact that the MPV is rear wheel drive, and indeed it will drift if coaxed lol
in 1997 my 3rd summer working Summer Camp in northeast PA I sold my 1977 Ford Econoline (3 on the tree) home made conversion van and bought a 1983 GMC 2500 factory conversion van, with power eerything and air - 12k mile in a month after work bit before going back to the UK and university, a great summer.
The MPV didnt die in the 90's they sold the MPV until 2006. The 2nd Gen produced from 99-2006 was a full-on minivan. FWD, sliding doors and all. But it was very Fordy and probably close to a Windstar.
We had one of these in the 2010s. I remember going to school in these. Ours had a dark purple shade, a sunroof for some reason, only one rear door on the passenger side, and the middle seat was missing. It was a great little van, and my mother loved it.
I had one of these for probably 7 years. The two-wheel drive version. Definitely needed sandbags in the back for the winter as it wouldn't even back out of my driveway in light snow. Horrible gas mileage, horrible acceleration, but it was super reliable. Only got rid of it a couple years ago due to rust. It's definitely much slower compared to other minivans of the time. I had a 93 caravan before this and the Caravan had at least 3x more power.
My mom had a 1995 MPV as well as a 2004 MPV, she said they were the most dependable vans she had ever owned. The Honda odyssey originally had swinging doors too
One of our relatives has two of these in the province. One top of the line and a base one. One of the most comfortable vehicles I've rode apart from the 1st gen Hyundai Starex.
What a time capsule! my neighbors had a dark blue or blueish green one of these and i always thought it was a handsome car. might have been a slightly later model but i remember riding around in that thing back in the early 2000's. probably playing pokemon red and blue!
My Mom's last vehicle she drove before passing in 2019 was a 96 MPV V6 2wd auto. It's still at her house and it's still in great condition, but will need fluids/tires/battery when the paperwork gets done and I'll probably take it and use it as the 3rd vehicle and take it over to COTA when they do radwood again. Seats are comfy, spacious, good visibility, steers ok. Absolutely hates 60-70+ mph 😂 it's very much a under 60 brick but it's comfy and reliable.
When I was growing up, a family in our carpool had an early MPV with one rear door. I guess it was kind of neat. When the MPV's transmission went Tango Uniform, they bought a Suburban 1500 4x4.
My Mom had one of these. Everyone we knew who had a Caravan had endless problems with the sliding doors never closing right so the weird doors were a selling point.
I bought a second gen MPV from a family that needed to upgrade to a Sienna. It was black, LX, and we loved it. I installed factory fog lights in it, and took it as far north as PA and as far south as FL. It was just the right size to squeeze into street parking areas that an Odyssey or a Caravan wouldn't dare. Bought it at 60K and--thanks to an accident, and errant dealership mechanics, was traded in at 205K for a VW Passat GLX wagon. I'm not sure that was a great idea.
So the story behind the doors is actually more interesting, they didn't use sliding doors, and neither did Honda in the Honda Odyssey because they were concerned of a patent that was used by Ford for the Windstar, and Dodge for the Caravan. The second gen MPV used sliding doors, and the second gen Honda Odyssey Used sliding doors, and the Toyota Sienna came out in 1998, after the sliding door patent issue had been resolved.
@@chubbysumo2230 honda presumably had something else going on because the international version of the odyssey stuck with conventional doors until 2013
It was because of your damn Previa video that I ended up buying one with 65000 miles on it AND I LOVE IT!!!! MY WIFE LOVES IT!!!!!! AND MY CROTCH GOBLINS LOVE IT!!!!!!
1:45 "We had technology in our cars, but it wasn't overbearing or obstructing." This. This right here is why I prefer 90s cars to modern ones. We had all the creature comforts we really needed without all the extra "safety" add-ons that if you have to rely on them to drive safely, you really shouldn't be driving. The stereos were relatively easy to replace, since they used standardized sizing, so if you need Bluetooth, just pop in a Crutchfield head unit and go. The windows, as you noted in this review, were panoramic. You didn't have the massive blind spots that modern cars have to compensate for with backup and side-view cameras. Also, seats were much bigger, because the consoles weren't the size of football fields, and bench seats that were more comfortable for big guys like me were still a thing. I don't know if I'll ever buy a modern car, simply because 90s cars were the best era.
I cannot believe this vehicle was nearly sixty grand adjusted for inflation! My parents' brand new 1995 Plymouth Voyager cost just over 30 grand adjusted for inflation. Was hoping you would mention the various rappers who drove this Mazda and I was not disappointed. Thank you for a well-put-together video and the charming song at the end.
This base model 2wd version would’ve only been about 23-25k I believe, still quite a bit more than the voyager, but it did have a bit more capability, and base options. Also since they were produced overseas they were taxed heavily upon import, and Mazda also had to make up for a lack in Japanese sales, since they were taxed heavily as a luxury vehicle over there.
I had one of these in the early 2000s. I took the middle seat out when I used it to move into my house. I left it out which my friends loved when they rode in the back. "This has limo levels of legroom back here!"
My mom bought an AWD one of these used (a 95 or 96) when it was two years old. The previous owner had put bigger tires on it. Based on what these things look like stock, there may have been a slight lift on it. It was fine. It was good in snow. The slight changes to hers made it look a little more rugged.
The 4WD* versions came with a 2in stock lift. Not saying it isn’t possible that it had more than that, but very unlikely since there’s no aftermarket lift kits for these, they have to be done totally custom.
@@xGLITCHGAMINGx That 2 inch lift is almost certainly what I'm remembering. I've only seen these MPVs in on youtube in the last decade. All the most recent of those videos have featured the RWD versions.Thanks!
Those wheels are almost bbs cool, but not quite. Also the door unlocking when you close it was to prevent locking your keys in the car. To keep the door locked while closing, keep the outer door handle pulled until the door is closed. Same with the Miata of the same year.
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Youre gorgeous
>bruh I just got back from Wawa
>I can stop at anytime
Mazda is still funky. Everybody going electric and hybrid, and they come out with a straight six turbo.
Now I have to look that up.
And they have a brand new DIESEL motor!
Love me some mazda since my 121 ls suntop
and also the rotary ev extenders
With a battery boost\in town electric
That's cause mazda ain't ran by a bunch of soy boy lefty half shaved head whatever hair they have left died blue mocha fagacunnio sipping bitches, and know that EV's suck and that gas powered vehicles aren't going anywhere any time soon.
Ah yes, the official van of the Wu Tang Clan!
Also Naughty By Nature.
@@megatronn194 And Biz Markie (who had two of them!)
Rollin in mpvs every week we make 40gs!
The Wu Tang Van, if you will.
These were stolen and used in many robberies and drive by’s in the 90’s
A family member of ours has a 4wd MPV. Currently, it has less than 100k miles, a slight lift and off-road tires. It is the coolest
thanks for mentioning the 4WD...I could have sworn that this was actually available, but Mr Reg mentioned that it wasn't. I vaguely remember being interested in getting one over the Ford we eventually got as a kid hauler, and available 4WD was the prime reason.
@mikehook4830 he literally said you can get it but this one is strictly rear wheel drive.
A buddy of mine is building a 4wd one for backwoods deer hunting rig. A little lift and M/S tires make it quite capable.
See my other reply on my 4wd version. Just a few days ago, somebody approached me and though I was pulling a fast one with the badges or had modded it to a have a solid rear axle. 16" of clearance.
This felt like a old school RCR review, thank you.
100% got those vibes.
I went to college with a guy who had one of these. He was a hardcore stoner, grew his own grass. Asked me once, "know what MPV stands for?" and of course I didn't know.
he told me it stood for "most 'portant vehicle"
FINALLY!!!! A true return to form. A regular car, that was once regular, and is so UN-regular to find today in operable condition. More of these please. More of the once obscure, but now unobtanium. 99/10 would enter to win something like THIS, versus all those non-regular giveaway rides.
These vans are nearly indestructible. I still use my 1989 RWD 4 banger MPV for mountain bike trips. Countless rough forest roads and its still on the original ball joints and wheel bearings at 260k miles!!
Ah yes, the most important car in history of rap. From Biz Markie to the Wu Tang Clan, this car was an apsolute icon and represented hip hop better than any mediocre lambo could today. A Lamborghini isn't real hip hop, this is.
The biggest thing I learned while researching this is how its popularity in the hip hop community could practically fill an RCR Story itself.
"It was me, Dee, the MPV
The blunts and brew thang, knockin' some Wu-Tang"
In Yerp we had the Renault Megan Scenic, which raises the question of whether there was a French hip-hop scene where they drove around the banlieues coming up with words that rhymed with "scenic" in French.
@@LimitedTimeRomanplz 🙏🥺
Rollin in MPVs, every week we made 40 G's 🙌
Brandon's gotta future in car detailing, holy heck!
Up until like a year ago, that would have been an insult lol
@@TheScrubmuffin69 As a detailer, can confirm.
@@TheScrubmuffin69 Oh wow that was so long ago, I remember the fuss. Glad it died out for people named Brandon.
@@42luke93what fuss?
@@acidicamino Something about the name "Brandon" was used to make fun of the USA President.
People in the crowd were cursing the president out at a NASCAR race. To cover it up the reporter while live said they were chanting "Let's Go Brandon". So it became a slur for the president. Poor guy : (
"I got one hand on the shifter, and the other flippin' off weirdos" Thank you Roman!
You are so welcome! Thanks for the shoutout!
@@LimitedTimeRoman Man, you really sent me on a trip down memory lane with that parody. Now I gotta listen to Jagged Little Pill again. ❤
@@LimitedTimeRomanHeck yeah, it was great.
With the long-ish hood, and 4 regular doors, this thing absolutely presaged the current crossover.
Yes, it kind of looks like a rounded off, softened Ford Explorer from that era, especially the two tone exterior.
'97 was one of the years of life I remember the most with those rose-colored glasses Mr. Regular mentions and the MPV was for sure a part of that year. This was a fun trip back into time.
97 feels like peak 90s to me
Yes, back in the days when your stereo was worth more than the car it was installed in, Le Bra was an essential accessory, and Darth Vader black tint was still legal and if your car didn't have it, it was lame. Love that he put a vintage unit in his van.
Hey Brandon...hell of a job with that interior. Sounded like you started with serious nightmare fuel and you've made it more than liveable. Well done. While I'm here, I just want to say that I really miss the "mousehair" interior of this era. We had seats like these in our Windstar back in the day and they took a serious amount of abuse (kid puke!) while still being very comfortable. I'd take that all day vs. the "textured canvas" style cloth interiors that replaced them.
Also Brandon...if you're reading this - it looks like the tailpipe was removed after the muffler. I'd really suggest getting something installed that takes it to the back of the vehicle. Having it cut off after the muffler (mid way through the passenger compartment) isn't a good situation on many fronts.
When I was in high school, this was our band van. My God, was it slow under load. A drum set, two amps with cabs, and three dudes with a girl, and you could be foot to the floor on a mild incline and barely gaining speed. It was my friend's mom's ride, but we took it everywhere. Special place in my heart for this one.
Mr. Regular, I have a 1990 MPV 4WD V6 with the ridiculously rare 5-speed manual and low range transfer case. All yours to review 😎
I drove out to Montana and towed it back to Jersey after looking for one for 10+ years.
Have an automatic 95 4WD as well, yes first gear really is ultra low.
Hey! Any details on that 5-speed? I assume it is mated to the Mazda variant of the 4g54? I've wanted so badly to convert mine, but since I have a '96 sourcing a flywheel and pressure plate isn't easy. The some very rare 929's had the V-6 with a manual.
V6 with the stick? Wow! I read somewhere those were canadian market only. Super cool!
Gosh, how can I be as happy and chill in life as the owner of this mpv?
If they could bottle Brandon's attitude, it'd sell like eggs, milk, and bread before a snow storm.
so true. love his vibes
Smile all the time no matter what. That's it
Smiley-face floor mats
Yep, my family had 5. 3 now, sold one and i crashed the other. It had 350k miles and was still strong. I have a 4wd 97, putting a new head on it rn. Things are fantastic off road and especially in the snow. Things last forever. Ive been camping in the 7000ft mountains here like 3 times with one of these
It's kind of a trip to see an MPV in a color other than light tan metallic; 99.9% of them seemed to be in that color back in the day, from what I remember.
Or silver.
I just saw one on the road yesterday and it was tan
There were no fewer than three MPVs in my neighborhood in the mid to late 90s. All were “beige metallic” (or whatever it was called) with a beige cloth interior. All autos. All AWD. One had a ski rack and some halogen pod lights.
My mom used to have a red one.
It was called Winning Silver!
Ah, the time when Mazda decided it needed a symbol, but hadn’t figured out the flying M yet. Love the visibility!
is... is that.. Is that a map to the clitoris?
It just occurred to me that Mazda's logo is an M whoops
Flying M? I thought it's a seagull
The old symbol was pretty cool actually. I believe it has some sort of historic meaning in Japan and that's why they used it.
@@100percentSNAFUi belive it is in reference to a fire that had been tended by monks for hundreds of years. It is supposed to be a sun and flame aligned. Represents passion. At least that's what I remember when I bought my miata.
My buddy Dean Westling played trombone and Ska bass guitar. His MPV was only a few years old as I think his parents bought it new for his older sister to have as her first car. Deano played varsity football but he was still one of us band nerds at heart.
If I could go back in time, I would start collecting these in the 2000s. They are SOOO comfortable, quiet, and practical.
Brandon dude was chill at the RCR car meet. "The kids are alright"
I didn't even know these things existed until I came across one in a junkyard. I found the previous gen, but that didn't change the fact that the interior build quality was great. The doors opened and closed like a 90's Mercedes, the fabrics held up with no tears, and the plastics weren't sticky or flimsy. Maybe I just found a good one. Either way I was hyped to watch this review. 👌
I remember my aunt's MPV being covered in something that could be described as slime so I think that's just how they were.
I really screaming in my head the thumbnail with RCR voise: "baaaaaaack ... to the.. 90's!" 🤣❤
God, this is going to be a great review now.
The memories of this car.. my father had two of these.. the models he had was 4wD version with three doors. I remember the days of sitting in the front seat when I was 5 or 6 in the mid 90s, listening to the Grateful Dead going to his construction sites. What memories in that car.
Keep up the good reviews Mr. Regular and Roman! BTW: shopping for a car for my 18 yo daughter after she totalled her Camry.. saw a 2012 civic.. looked and drove great.. I noticed Carfax showed it lived in Pennsylvania.. Remembered you talking about Pennsylvania winters and salt eating cars. OMG , it was completely rotten underneath. Glad I laid down on the funky gravel lot to look under! In the end, she found an 07 Lexus ES 350 with less than 60k miles!! Texas car driven by an old man ..
I love these band stories, being from south jersey and having gone through marching band around the same time as you, it just hilarious how many shared experiences people can have.
Mr. Regular is 15 years older than I am but the stories are the same. Band is universal. So much sketchy stuff goes down but it's all hilarious.
@@bwofficial1776 Like the time our buddy broke the bed in Scranton at the TOB championship. That was hard to explain. Don't jump on the bed by leaping to the ceiling from the other bed LOL
I Was just talking to my dad about my old 1990 today. These were amazing vehicles sucks we don't have this type of innovation anymore
SUVs,, that are really cars masquerading as trucks for everyone!!!
Something truly beautiful about old working peoples' cars like this, man. May they keep on going!
Big props on the SotN shout out. Surprisingly, it didn't really gain steam until well after release, but I remember reading about its development in the old Game Pro and Game Informer rags. I was very excited and one of the first to rent it from our local, non-chain rental store. Good times.
"Way better then an Astro van" you take that back right now mister regular
2 things.
My channel name comes from a 1992 MPV that was green and given to me as a first car. At first I hated it, but after a week I started to love it.
2nd, for a while now I was looking for a early 90s MPV to make fast, a sleeper. But after this video, I bet they will all jump in price.
There is nothing harder to clean than minivan slime, props to Brandon
Just look at the owner kid, too young to remember the 90s himself, making Mr. Regular drip with nostalgia lol
How do you know that he's too young? Maybe it's a case of Babyface.
_(Unless it was stated in the video, and I missed it.)_
@@MirekFe He'd have to be about 40-45 to have "grown up" in the late 90s like I did.
I remember my mother owning a last gen version of this van. Been through two accidents and everything before trading it in for the 2001 Expedition. All the trips and such in it.
Fun times
Nice thing about these were VG30DETTs or any VG30 for that, swaps onto the Mazda motor mounts.
Drove a turbo diesel 4wd version of this facelift in Japan for a year. It was pretty rad off-road and nothing broke for the 10k kms I drove it.
The original face of the MPV looked sportier...
Excellent work as always! I keep hoping I'll see the Ford Aspire or Hyundai Excel next.
They’ve done a Festiva before
What about a hyundai accent or elantra from the 90's?
We need a Hyundai Pony review
This one's going in the RCR greatest hits album. Most reviews are filled with 90's references...this one may have the most...
We had 1993 Mazda MPV. It had only 3 doors passenger doors. It had shorter and lower hood and that made it a much better looking small van. It was great to carry family of five.
This is the one channel I never consider unsubscribing 😂
These are the most exciting reviews. I was 21 years old when this was new... and they just came and went without any notice; background noise. These are the cars that need caretakers more than anything else.
These are sooo rare in Germany. Only 19 left!
Yea well I brought my prelude to Germany, never seen another one. The honda dealership asked what kind of car it was!
There are none in Bosnia
@@vaccinatedanti-vaxxer which prelude?
@@grunkohlaktionar7474 2001 base white prelude automatic. Paid $4,500 for it. It’s a beater but I always wanted one. The us gov shipped it for free.
@@vaccinatedanti-vaxxer ah yeah okay, the last gen. I see them occasionally, but they are rare here
Oh man, my eyes widened seeing this video in my feed. Grew up in a '94 with a V6. The noise that engine made scared me as a kid. The A/C blew freezing cold, and by the end of its run with our family it had gone through 2 engines. And older gentleman purchased it and I see it once in a blue moon. Let me tell you, that man turned that crapbox into a beautiful survivor. Salute to those who preserve these little slices of a world that no longer is.
If you really think about it all modern 3 row crossover SUVs just morphed into something resembling this general shape and concept. Why don't we call them minivans
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Marketing. That's why this timeline is doomed..
It definitely has a similar dullness, shape, and purpose to cars like the Toyota Highlander or Honda Pilot, lol
Is this the closest we’re gonna get to seeing a 929 Regular Reviewed? I had no idea this “upright vehicle” was RWD. It must receive an LS now.
In a long enough time line everything gets a LS
Nah, keep the engine original. When was the last time you saw an MPV moving under its own power, let alone one in good condition?
There exists one with a VG30DETT swap somewhere
Bring back two tone paint jobs.
Yes. So much yes. Gives me the nostalgia for my 20's when I see a car that isn't just a monochromatic blob going down the road.
Ehhhhh it's kinda bleh
God, please no
rome’s music brightens my day every time. love you, bud
You could actually win this car as 2nd prize on Australia's Funniest Home Videos in 1998
Brandon, well done in cleaning your up your MPV and keeping clean and running well!
Best friend in high school had one of these. It was a lot of fun for cruising around. I don’t know about drifting, but if you floored it and cranked the wheel it would light up the inside rear tire.
New favorite song from Roman, wish I could harmonize like that. I wanna put a beer fridge and a roll out awning on that van and relax in a field with friends.
MPV’s are on my favorites list, but the 2nd gen Honda Odyssey’s will always be my favorite looking minivan.
From the rear, they almost look identical to a 4th gen Accord wagon.
This one is truly the base model MPV. During the last few high school years, I got to drive the MPV to school from time to time. Ours were the captain chairs in the middle and the HVAC controls were more automated. The important thing is this was one of the few minivans (because we all knew it was a minivan) that came Rear wheel drive. All the others are front. Which means you can really toss it around in the bad weather. It was infinitely better to drive than the 1988 Buick Electra Estate wagon I got to drive occasionally. That thing was a monster! While this was a slightly higher more tossable vehicle. People who knew how to drive had alot of fun with these models.
Not so my bro.. because once I got my own vehicle, it was his turn to drive the mpv from time to time. I think he got to drive it 3 times in total. The first time he tried with the first version of the MPV we got, he crashed into the snow bank at the school. Did a number to the front bumper. On the 2nd MPV my folks got, he got to drive it twice before again crashing it. This time rear end first into a parked vehicle. Suffice to say, my old mans insurance was not impressed. 😂 My bro was not a driver. He cared more about tinted windows and having a loud stereo than actually driving. It's a shame these vehicles gave way to these now raised wagons we all "SUV" 's. Nothing worse than driving a wagon. Anyone who says otherwise has never had to experience driving an actual station wagon the way I did.
I vividly remember my family owning one of these, we used it to move several times pulling a uhaul trailer. We eventually lived with it in Wisconsin where we discovered that the doors would freeze open...not shut, requiring a hair dryer to thaw and close.
Dude, as a life long Lehigh Valley resident, I love it when you make local, inside jokes. They're always so spot-on!
my parents had a 2002 MPV when I was born and my brother in 2003, I actually loved that car and had a lot over cool memories in that thing. I was a very useful car, and then they had the sliding doors.
I still have no particularly good idea why, but the first--very first--car I remember ever taking an interest in, when I was 4 or 5, seeing it in my kindergarten parking lot, was the earliest version of this MPV, probably no later than a '93. Such rectilinear features on a rounded body, yet it look almost upscale compared to the '92 base model Voyager my mom ferried me around in. It's the vaguest picture I have in my brain of the actual car, but some things stick with you; sometimes there's no real reason why.
My sister had a 98 AWD MPV All-Sport back in the day...she would let me drive it around the neighborhood when I was 12-14 years old....plus it made a nice road trip car for going 4 hours to Austin to go to a Beastie Boys concert back in 04....good memories 😂. That 155 horse V6 was a huge upgrade from her previous car...a 96 Geo Metro.
That was my Nana's car... We drove to the Zoo, went cross-country... I loved that car. We had it until 2013 when I was stupid with it and was driving it home and put it into Second Gear while on the highway...
RIP bear. You beast, I loved driving ya'.
Seeing that CD selection, I was 11 again. When I was in 3rd grade in 95, a girl in my class, her parents had a black one.
I loved Goldeneye in 97 at 10.
Wish you would have hit me up for this! This thing is funky as all get out! I have a 4wd version, that was a special order by a Japanese dude on the west coast. Things you didn't mention: This came out of the Cali design studio. The transmission is actually the Nissan 4 speed Jatco used in the Hardbodies and the Frontier. In the 4wd drive models, the transfer case is flipped to right side drop as opposed to the drivers side drop in the Nissans. There is steel skid plates over the t-case, gas tank, and front end of my 4wd. Also, the rear end uses a 5-link system and is likely lifted from or is the Ford 8.8, as the shim kits are identical! Its truck like in those respects but the front end uses a MacPherson setup instead of a double-wishbone and tension rods, which is atypical. Anemic barely touches the performance, but its dead on stupid reliable. Iron block and 12-valve head, the only iron block v-6 Mazda ever made. Though it runs a belt, it uses a non-interference engine. Ford forced Mazda to stop V-6 production afterwards. Also, it originally came with 2.6 4 cylinder which was a slightly modified Mitsubishi 4G54. The 2.6 was also used in the 4wd B series of the late 80's and early 90's. Mine is lifted, and from my research, the kit was available in Russia only. 16" of ground clearance with my Toyo's and no scrub. I use it as my daily and MTB hauler. The number of times randoms have taken pictures of it in parking lots or approached me to buy are too many to remember. PS, I got mine for $250 because some really bad mechanic thought a camshaft had broke 🤣. It was a collapsed tensioner.
We had a 1989 MPV we bought new. It was the first car I drove as well in high school when I got ky license in 2005 and we had it until 2009. Great car it was very well loved when the timing belt snapped and my dad decided to pull the plug
My family had an MPV a generation or two ahead, so it was pretty different... sliding doors, front wheel drive, captain's chairs for the middle row. But it was still smaller than a Previa and quite car-like to drive and ride. I have fond memories. It was much preferable to our pre-Previa Toyota Van.
The Chinese family that ran the Chinese restaurant in my hometown had one forever, they had it when I was elementary school in the early 2000s, and they only recently replaced it a couple years ago.
I used to get fake Yu-Gi-Oh cards there in tins 😆
As a university student I drove a 1997 All Sport 2WD, it was kind of fun for a van, you could actually let the back loose if the road was wet or in dirt roads.
I grew up in a 1991 MPV. This video hit the nail on the head. Junior year it because my first car and yes the RWD was terrible at doing anything other then getting stuck in the snow.
Whats up with all these microwave dinner sponsorships suddenly. You can get those from the store lol
But these come to my BACK DOOR from the Hungry Man GHOST KITCHEN in a BOX with DRY ICE
My ex had one of these. 4WD 1996 model. Rear air suspension had failed. Oil leaks EVERYWHERE. But the thing didn't die. Had 240k miles too.
I miss the simple styling, too. Great visibility
I remember driving one of these things in 1999 when I was working at a car lot. 19 year old me definitely appreciated the fact that the MPV is rear wheel drive, and indeed it will drift if coaxed lol
in 1997 my 3rd summer working Summer Camp in northeast PA I sold my 1977 Ford Econoline (3 on the tree) home made conversion van and bought a 1983 GMC 2500 factory conversion van, with power eerything and air - 12k mile in a month after work bit before going back to the UK and university, a great summer.
Would love to see you review the Mazda5 minivan
The MPV didnt die in the 90's they sold the MPV until 2006. The 2nd Gen produced from 99-2006 was a full-on minivan. FWD, sliding doors and all. But it was very Fordy and probably close to a Windstar.
The true MPV died in the 90s, that FWD plastic Polly pocket was nothing compared to the true 4x4 beast of the early ones.
My friends mom had one of these, in that exact color too! I thought it was pretty cool, especially with the two tone paint job.
All my hustler homies had these in white and or green and tan bottoms like this one but with 20s on em or Pontiac transport montanas with rims
We had one of these in the 2010s. I remember going to school in these. Ours had a dark purple shade, a sunroof for some reason, only one rear door on the passenger side, and the middle seat was missing. It was a great little van, and my mother loved it.
The sunroof was huge on these
@@AndresSalazarAutos it really was. Mazda made a panoramic sunroof before anyone even knew what that was.
I had one of these for probably 7 years. The two-wheel drive version. Definitely needed sandbags in the back for the winter as it wouldn't even back out of my driveway in light snow. Horrible gas mileage, horrible acceleration, but it was super reliable. Only got rid of it a couple years ago due to rust. It's definitely much slower compared to other minivans of the time. I had a 93 caravan before this and the Caravan had at least 3x more power.
My mom had a 1995 MPV as well as a 2004 MPV, she said they were the most dependable vans she had ever owned. The Honda odyssey originally had swinging doors too
One of our relatives has two of these in the province. One top of the line and a base one. One of the most comfortable vehicles I've rode apart from the 1st gen Hyundai Starex.
What a time capsule! my neighbors had a dark blue or blueish green one of these and i always thought it was a handsome car. might have been a slightly later model but i remember riding around in that thing back in the early 2000's. probably playing pokemon red and blue!
My Mom's last vehicle she drove before passing in 2019 was a 96 MPV V6 2wd auto. It's still at her house and it's still in great condition, but will need fluids/tires/battery when the paperwork gets done and I'll probably take it and use it as the 3rd vehicle and take it over to COTA when they do radwood again. Seats are comfy, spacious, good visibility, steers ok. Absolutely hates 60-70+ mph 😂 it's very much a under 60 brick but it's comfy and reliable.
When I was growing up, a family in our carpool had an early MPV with one rear door. I guess it was kind of neat. When the MPV's transmission went Tango Uniform, they bought a Suburban 1500 4x4.
My Mom had one of these. Everyone we knew who had a Caravan had endless problems with the sliding doors never closing right so the weird doors were a selling point.
I bought a second gen MPV from a family that needed to upgrade to a Sienna. It was black, LX, and we loved it. I installed factory fog lights in it, and took it as far north as PA and as far south as FL. It was just the right size to squeeze into street parking areas that an Odyssey or a Caravan wouldn't dare. Bought it at 60K and--thanks to an accident, and errant dealership mechanics, was traded in at 205K for a VW Passat GLX wagon. I'm not sure that was a great idea.
So the story behind the doors is actually more interesting, they didn't use sliding doors, and neither did Honda in the Honda Odyssey because they were concerned of a patent that was used by Ford for the Windstar, and Dodge for the Caravan. The second gen MPV used sliding doors, and the second gen Honda Odyssey Used sliding doors, and the Toyota Sienna came out in 1998, after the sliding door patent issue had been resolved.
I didn’t know that.
Thanks for that little nugget of knowledge 👍🏼
I recall one or more of the American manufacturers getting into a legal dispute with Volkswagen about their mid-1960s sliding van door patent.
@@christopherbrown6697 yes, ford and diamler chrysler got into a spat with VW, and honda and mazda wanted nothing to do with it
@@chubbysumo2230 honda presumably had something else going on because the international version of the odyssey stuck with conventional doors until 2013
It was because of your damn Previa video that I ended up buying one with 65000 miles on it AND I LOVE IT!!!! MY WIFE LOVES IT!!!!!! AND MY CROTCH GOBLINS LOVE IT!!!!!!
Dj Premier is famous for having an MPV with a boomin' sound system 🤣🔥
Dude I haven’t seen one of these on the road for 20 years
1:45 Oh that blue SuperCab Ranger on the back!!!!!!!!
1:45 "We had technology in our cars, but it wasn't overbearing or obstructing." This. This right here is why I prefer 90s cars to modern ones. We had all the creature comforts we really needed without all the extra "safety" add-ons that if you have to rely on them to drive safely, you really shouldn't be driving. The stereos were relatively easy to replace, since they used standardized sizing, so if you need Bluetooth, just pop in a Crutchfield head unit and go. The windows, as you noted in this review, were panoramic. You didn't have the massive blind spots that modern cars have to compensate for with backup and side-view cameras.
Also, seats were much bigger, because the consoles weren't the size of football fields, and bench seats that were more comfortable for big guys like me were still a thing. I don't know if I'll ever buy a modern car, simply because 90s cars were the best era.
6:30 Had to rewind this urgent auto box SFX so many times to enjoy it again and again.
When I was a kid we had one of these - i guess a few years older - back when it only had 3 doors. Such an oddball car, and a true hazard in snow.
That minivan and that head unit are ready for another 55 minute ROCK BLOCK on 101.5 THE BADGER. *RAWR*
In true 90s fashion, he looks exactly like John Lennon in the late 60s.
I cannot believe this vehicle was nearly sixty grand adjusted for inflation! My parents' brand new 1995 Plymouth Voyager cost just over 30 grand adjusted for inflation.
Was hoping you would mention the various rappers who drove this Mazda and I was not disappointed.
Thank you for a well-put-together video and the charming song at the end.
This base model 2wd version would’ve only been about 23-25k I believe, still quite a bit more than the voyager, but it did have a bit more capability, and base options. Also since they were produced overseas they were taxed heavily upon import, and Mazda also had to make up for a lack in Japanese sales, since they were taxed heavily as a luxury vehicle over there.
I had one of these in the early 2000s. I took the middle seat out when I used it to move into my house. I left it out which my friends loved when they rode in the back. "This has limo levels of legroom back here!"
My mom bought an AWD one of these used (a 95 or 96) when it was two years old. The previous owner had put bigger tires on it. Based on what these things look like stock, there may have been a slight lift on it. It was fine. It was good in snow. The slight changes to hers made it look a little more rugged.
The 4WD* versions came with a 2in stock lift. Not saying it isn’t possible that it had more than that, but very unlikely since there’s no aftermarket lift kits for these, they have to be done totally custom.
@@xGLITCHGAMINGx That 2 inch lift is almost certainly what I'm remembering. I've only seen these MPVs in on youtube in the last decade. All the most recent of those videos have featured the RWD versions.Thanks!
Those wheels are almost bbs cool, but not quite. Also the door unlocking when you close it was to prevent locking your keys in the car. To keep the door locked while closing, keep the outer door handle pulled until the door is closed. Same with the Miata of the same year.