I wish I knew this before buying a Kei Van (a brutally honest 1 year review) 

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

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!

Excellent video and great list of realistic pros and cons.

Cool little van. Awesome thank you for the video. I just bought a 2005 Suzuki Every Joypop Turbo with only 9300 miles. It's on its way from Japan at the moment.

Great for bikes! THe only problems is price should be lower for an old car.

You can do UV window tint that isn't super dark which should help with the heat from the sun coming though the windows

What a cool little van!

I just took delivery of my Subaru Samvar 1998 truck from Japan. I love it. I subbed to keep in touch with you.

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.

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.

Ive been looking for one of those vans to put in my sprinter van as a spare.

I'm 6'5" and could fit. 3 cyl. beater. Good room inside. Great Video. Thanks.

I would think going up the Pali Highway you'd get a bunch of impatient drivers lining up behind you - I'm sure I'd want to pass you in such a situation. So an owner would have to be immune to the bad feelings of other drivers who were annoyed at how slow you are.

the wipers and indicator switches are swapped so you can still shift with the left hand and indicate/use turn signal.

Do you plan on getting any other Kei vehicles? I've got 2. A 1993 Daihatsu Mira Walk-Through and a 1993 Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avanzato. Love em both‼️ From NC🇺🇲🙂

Here in the Philippines all of the kie truck's here are all Suzuki because they are really reliable and very strong but there is a downside the rust it tends to rust but everything is good strong reliable truck

4:10 - Pretty sure that 657 cc normally aspirated engine isn't producing anywhere close to 70 HP. That'd be on the high side for a modern engine with DOHC, electronic ignition and fuel injection. Kei trucks and vans usually produce around 40 HP.

I see these every day. But I live in Tokyo. ;)

Just out of curiosity, have you ever tried out a super carry? At 6’ 3” I was curious is the fixed seating made that impossible. I have one, but I’m only 5’ 8”. I also appreciate how you gave true mileage. Most people say 40-50 mpg.

In the philippines it is converted to left hand drive

You can get the vent for the passenger side

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

Done

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

70hp from a carbed sohc non turbo f6a? Try 42hp. That Kei spec limit is 63. The Suzuki Cappuccino with its dohc turbo f6a engine might unofficially make that...

DA/DB（1985-1991年） 非常に古い車なのでこれを日本で見つけることは困難です。７０万円という価格は日本での価格の２倍くらいだと思います。

30 mpg after the carburetor change that is I guess ?

0:56 What is "almost camping"? Sounds uncomfortable 🤣

Does this come in an automatic?

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.

It is only the American who doesn't understand the metric system.

No way you have a girlfriend.

You can probably get one cheaper if you import yourself from a reputable dealer like japancardirect.

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

One - ya over paid for it. Carsfromjapan or mitsui