Daihatsu Midget 2 POV Drive & Overview 

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Both the truck and van are called Midget II whether they have 1 or 2 seats, the Midget II is just Daihatsu reviving the model name from the original 3 wheeled Midget they made back in the 60s

The "coin holder" or as we ancient people call it an ashtray 😂.

In 1998 into 1999 I worked for a car and van hire company in Aberdeen (Scotland) which shared the building with a Daihatsu dealer. The Daihatsu dealer was based out in the country (Torphins if anyone is familiar with the area) and there would be a parts delivery most days. Usually the guy would turn up in a Hijet, but a couple of times he turned up in a Midget 11. It was the first time I'd ever seen one (still never seen another in the flesh, so to speak) and I was instantly smitten!. Absolutely brilliant little thing, though being the single seat manual gearbox version and with the tiny pickup bed, probably of limited practical use beyond mobile advertising. I would have one in a heartbeat if I got the opportunity though, preferably the auto with its +1 seating and with the box/van body like the one in the video, but I'd take any! 👍👍👍👍

I love it because it looks so customizable! Add air con, a foldable seat in the back and a better sound system and you're golden or just keep it as is.

Not practical for me but it was probably great for delivering parts at a factory. Current best uses would be food delivery, florist delivery, auto parts delivery, courier or other small and light in town delivery. Bonus: Vinyl logo on the sides and get a ton of free advertising and public goodwill that the Midget creates by being so cool and fun. I was a mile from home in my Hijet today and a motorcycle was behind me at the red light. It passed me immediately after the intersection and the rider and passenger were both giving me very enthusiastic thumbs up.

Wow! immediately pressed subscribe and like soon as i saw the thumbnail.. car manufacturers should bring back the small cars like this for city driving..

I Love these Little vehicles. We had so many of them back home in England, and they were so easy to get through traffic, or race up a back all to take a short cut etc. versatile vehicles. Great video.

Man I want one of these. Love that side glass window for easy access.

I love this little thing! I would love to see this as one of the next projects, super quirky and fun!

Schade, dass es solche in Deutschland nicht gibt, ich würde es mir selbst kaufen. Zuverlässige Daihatsu-Technik👍

That would be great for door dash, food delivery like in a small city or town Flowers or gift delivery ... I would use it as pet taxi 🐕🐩🐈 to pick up or deliver them to and from the vet,airport,groomer etc😃👍🏽

made me smile (um aCually :) ) the "coin holder" is actually a ashtray. the little metal circle was to "snuff out" cigarette to stop it from burning. but I'm an old dude so it makes sense that it would be seen as a coin holder than more or an ashtray especially for non smokers. good video tho

Thank you for your video I am thinking of get a Daihatsu but not sure which one , I just found your channel do you have other videos on other Daihatsu vehicles 😮

This is really rare! It comes with extinct cassette player some more! Quick! Buy it!!

would love to see you drive the Sambar van! Within the next week I'll be getting my own 2005 Sambar van (Canada) and I CAN'T WAIT

Awesome bro! I bought the truck version in stick shift which only has 1 seat. Trying to get my hands on the cargo automatic also!

It was great meeting you !!!!! Hopefully your stay here is great !! me and Robbert from JDM-HI will be going to the car show if you wanna join us this Saturday. Hopefully get to meet you one more time and hopefully my Jimny is fixed be this Saturday lol

I like it. If I was looking for a vehicle right now, this is exactly what I want. 😊

I like compact vehicles like this with a decent amount of space.

Oh this is so cute!

how do you remove the cover over the spare in front

たのしかったーー！ ありがとう　ございます　！ 　感謝！　　感謝です！

Do they still make these cars? And hiw much are they new?

The one with pickup trunk version is also Midget II. Midget I is the original 3 wheeler from the 50s.

I would love this for city driving.

Amazing

It really got a very cute aesthetic

JDM Imports CT has Midgets on occasion. I saw one there last time I was in Coventry, about a year ago. You should def get one.

More interesting to me is those blue green cars with round grill in the background What are they?

Would it be legal to put 2 rear facing seats in the back?. Not very comfortable though. Kids sests only. These vehicles are perfect for inner city use either commercial or just as transport for up to 2 people and the load area

just adding more 15 cm wide on the left side, is almost like good for 2 seater with 2 seat was had the same size on it, would be nice

Get the truck style , and stick a Beverley hillbillies couch in the back . 😂

I want it !

I live in the mountains and disabled and looking for some kind of vehicle like these to get around with out messing up our travel car that we have to get me to the doctor out of state so if I have some thing like this that isn't like an electronic car

How much they sell it for?? Do you get like 60 miles per gallon? Fun car

Looks so insane for me this car is Ideal for those who do not want to spend a lot of money and they don't have so much space for a car I would like to have one

Can these be imported into the States? MPG? Cost? Parts available?

A little clarification. The Midget II does not reference that it's a 2 seater. Even the 1 seater models are called Midget II. What that signifies is these trucklets are the second generation of the original Daihatsu Midget 3 wheeler trucklet, which were produced from the 50's to the 70's.

Midget 1 was a 3 wheeler in the 1960s... the truck version is midget II also. Not sure if vans came manual. Trucks came auto 2 seater 100% though.

I suspect you'd have an easier timer adding a supercharger to the engine vs. a turbo. (You'd just need to figure out where to mount the boost gauge...)

1:22 and 11:22 ... ugh... so it has A/C or not?

BHUHHH I didn't know you were filming when we discussed the RWD ..lol

My dream single seater vehicle

It's essentially S100 HIJET, so some parts can be diverted.

The Midget 1 is a trike. The truck and "van" are the Midget 2.

Do these come with Air Con or blower fans?

Btw Daihatsu midget 1 was a 3 wheel, and the Daihatsu midget 2 was the 4 wheel. They both come in auto and manuel. The dealer should know this. Lol. They made Trucks and Cargo models in the midget 2. Your in a cargo.

They would handy if you did Menulog runs etc

Hi my friend, how much do you think that midget car will cost?-How much is this car wash I love music to the yellow one. How much i

It has the same engine with kei cars, probably from suzuki every, a 660cc 3 cyclinder engine.

好棒的小車，讚。

Awesome mini car they should sold them in the uk 😊

Any room for a turbo?!

I want one so bad!!! Id go way off the beaten path. No Hayabusa engine swap.. Nope. Id swap an old 1980s Honda V65 engine into it. It would fit perfectly. It would go from 30hp, to 105hp and have 121lb feet of torque after the swap. Yes the modern Busa engine would make alot more power but the V65 swap would be easily driveable and a tuned exhaust on an old Honda V 4 Sounds incredible. But then again im just a guy in my 40s that grew up riding old Hindas and yammy hammers.. what do i know???

I LOVE IT! HAHAHAHAHAHA

Nice looking little car. Quirky comes to mind. Not much bigger than a golf cart.

I used to ride one but it was inconvenient so I sold it after half a year. This is 30 years ago. At the time the new car was 450,000 yen. $4500 in US dollars.

I'd love to have a Daihatsu Midget. Just way 😎 cool.

Nice key car 😉🇯🇵

It's a nice colour that's about all

I'd definitely change the radio to something a bit more modern.

Imagine putting in a Hayabusa powerplant into this lekker contraption ➔ *_WrrrrroooooooMMMMMMM!!!_* 😃👍

I love you can I bring it to Calif

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I heard they get over 60mpg. I'd get one but with the stick shift. I heard the automatic is way slower, especially in hilly areas. Fellow drivers in my area would get pissed off stuck behind me. Too bad the van version is only auto

I want one! I love its quirky look. I think its cute, not ugly. Question: is the automatic a "True" automatic? or is it a CVT?

Just curious why did you call the ashtray or coin holder politically correct or what clearly got a place to hold and snuff out the cigarette. Purely curious

At stop lights I would be asking other people if they can help you find the rest of this car. Lol. The midget 2 is definitely you.

Mi piace!

but couscous is a uniqlly a berber dish not arab

India needs this

Nice. Put a supercharger on it

all I want to know is what is the top speed of this?

Pizza Hut closed? 🍕

I will not get that on highway. but it will be cool delivery car .

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Ugly?! 😢 I'm watching these videos because i love them, and their looks.

Oh and they are all midget 2’s. Midget 1’s we’re the trimobiles from the 60s

Did you invite a hundred Clowns to hop in the Midget Car?

It'll do max 110kph. Eventually. 80-90 easy.

私はトラックタイプの２人乗りに乗っています😊

Front passenger must sit sideways from what I am gathering here.

This thing better be getting at least 60 miles per gallon… I’m just sayin’.

Coin holder 😂 that’s an ash tray. 🚬

make it straight pipe and it will fly

❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍💥

Definitely have power steering, LOL, no you do not, you have a car that weighs 550kg with tyres 3 inches wide... :-)

Not available in America..hmm

Check out that Nissan wanna-be Jaguar. Sorry, I forgot it's name.

Why can’t they have these types of dealers where normal people live? What possible good does it do anyone if they locate them in some inaccessible place like Hawaii? It’s not like you can just go there and get one. It makes zero sense.

オープニングの映像だけみたら日本の中古車センターと見間違えそうですねー

ミゼットIIか、もう日本でも見かけない希少車だ。元々は、少量の貨物を運搬する為に作られた。日本の道は所々恐ろしく狭い。 1960年代の初代ミゼットは三輪だった。

Why would you ever want to buy a car you would never survive a car crash in?

😂👏👏👏

I'd be wary of that car getting stolen or wrecked by someone on principle of the name alone.

you're NOT sitting in the middle

Nice. Where I'm from I would get canceled for that car by people who put different races on a flag of who they like to have intercourse with.

No AC and you're on the motor , not a good combo.

every idiot american who gets into one of these wants to modify it and make it 'better'.... what you never see is video of the modified ones that have broken and are un-repairable....... put a turbo or blower on one of these and you might as well schedule a trip to the junkyard. same with messing with the tire sizes or backspacing. if you blow up a kei vehicle, the only way you will ever get enough parts to rebuild it will be to buy another kei vehicle. can't go down to the local napa auto parts and buy a new engine or transmission.