1990 Toyota Century (USA Import) - Japan Auction Purchase Review 

+ravesilly yakuza*

StepHop5 Well played and thank you

+ravesilly Many people avoid this car on the road. Some important humans or Yakuza often use it. So scary, lol.

mafia just means organised crime

Regular car reviews is an excellent channel.

I was about to say that lol Good Game sir

+yamanote That is very cool. You will have to send me your impressions on the 2000 model year. I love how the styling didn't try to become too modern as the car got newer. The only Centurys I see are in parking lots. I never see them on the road.

+yamanote I went with the older model because here in the US we have the stupid 25 year ban. This one will be up for sale when it gets here. I am patiently waiting until the v12 becomes legal to purchase one for myself. Also If you need parts, please let me know. I have some connections on locating parts for these cars in Japan. Good luck with your Century.

+PacificCoastAuto For sure, I will try to put up a video of it once it gets here and I figure out what's what. I can't promise it'll be as detailed as your videos though! I saw plenty of Centurys around the financial areas of Tokyo as well as around posh hotels, all of which looked newer (of course, a well kept older one looks all but identical to a brand new one, so I can't be sure!). I wonder if they fall into the same state of neglect and disrepair that older S-Classes or 7-series tend to as their initial owners move on. I guess the strict shaken system in Japan would keep most away from these as they get older, as well as the hefty registration tax on a 5 litre vehicle.

+DiVirgilio Imports Thank you, good luck with your Century too! The brownish red is a very unique color... it's too bad the newer V12 ones only come in various shades of grey. And we lose the power quarter windows in the new generation too. Let me know how I can get in touch with you. There are several parts I'm looking for (perhaps from wreckers or junkyards in Japan?), but would prefer not to pay full retail for a new piece.

+yamanote Are you on Facebook? Send me a friend request: Joshuah Divirgilio.

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It means your caps lock key is broken.

Apparently the narrator didn't notice his mistake during the making of this video.

+TRUCK LKW CAMION 0:10 listen.

Didn't it say century on the back at 6 minutes in?

+MrCarGuy20 I have not seen one on a Lexus yet. though we don't sell many of them. Swing vents are the best.

+DiVirgilio Imports Very cool. I did not notice. I uploaded four cars at the same time to the channel and Naoko and I both guessed which car would make the most traffic. I guessed this car but I was sadly wrong. It is fourth place after two Skyline GT-Rs and an AE86. Sports cars take all the glory but this car is the most interesting to me. I actually want one now after seeing it.

Yes; in fact they are still made to this day with that feature.

+PacificCoastAuto I am waiting until the 1997 model is legal to import my own Century with the v12 motor.

+Nismo GTR It would be cool but sadly, I have not done a question cast of the last two weeks. I will get one done today though.

+PacificCoastAuto this is not a 1990 model. It is an older model

Rahul vinal Narayan This guy really doesnt seem to know much at all about cars. typical salesperson lol. Umm it looks like American cars because they looked good back then. Tired of the ignorant statements....caddys had the soft touch trunk closers WAY WAY BACK. Like he is giving compliments on the easy numb steering but if it wouldve been an American car he would have been putting it down. Btw, that digital dash looks like it came from a 1980s buick.... Also, just being Japanese does not guarantee its gonna be more reliable. Ill accept that being a CENTURY will make it more reliable but NOT simply because its JDM. most US cars were very well built till abot 1973 or so. I understand youbare a fan of JDMs but it shows in your presentation that you are utterly biased. That said, really really cool cars. I have a soft spot for old J tin......would love to get an old cedric or gloria someday.

None because rappers that make mix tapes don't have money to buy these amazing machines

You're definitely right that these are amazing machines

i dont know - i think corona is the aus name for crown

Nope! The Corona is completely different car, it is smaller and was a low grade model from Toyota. It was located between Corolla and Cressida.

Australia had Corolla, Corona, Cressida & Crown.

The W100 Mercedes is comparable in awesomeness, quirky features and quality as the Century. Since the passing of the W126, Mercedes totally lost its way.

its far more advanced than S class and Bmw 7 series from this age

i agree

And that's exactly what is so cool about them.

The design stayed the same since '67 to '97

Bradley Davis that's exactly what I was going to comment lol

They wanted to keep there same design from the 60s

+Chenyu Liu They do come with leather. But, the Japanese prefer cloth because it's quiet.Moving around on leather can resemble a sound of "passing gas." The Japanese can be sensitive to things like that. Even the newer models are mostly cloth.

+DiVirgilio Imports Awesome reply. I have only ever seen these with cloth interiors and I never knew why.

I think the V12 came in 2002 or so.