Subaru Sambar Van Review: This JDM Kei Car is WILD

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Subaru Sambar Review: Is this JDM Kei car good? In this video, James Reeves reviews an AWD (all-wheel drive) supercharged 1992 Subaru Sambar Dias II, a JDM Kei van. This isn't just any mini van; it's a vehicle with style, efficiency, and unexpected appeal. James talks history, technical specs, and defines the unparalleled charm of this compact van, which has been turning heads and sparking conversations wherever it roams.
🚐 In this Video: 🚐
- A Deep Dive into the Subaru Sambar Dias II: Get to know the ins and outs of one of Subaru's most iconic microvans, from its inception in 1961 to its evolution into the beloved Dias II model.
- Technical Specs: Discover what makes the Sambar Dias II tick, from its rear-engine layout to its supercharged 660cc engine.
- Walkaround: Join us for a detailed tour of this compact beast with a JDM car expert, Aaron Ross of Bulldog Auto, Japan, highlighting its retro design, spacious interior, and features that make it stand out in the microvan segment.
- Street Experience: Experience the Sambar Dias II in action as we take it for a spin.
- The Ultimate Alpha Male Vehicle?: Hear why owning a Sambar Dias II might just be the subtle symbol of success and magnet for attention you never knew you needed.
🔧 Featured Highlights 🔧
- On-Demand 4WD System
- Dual Sunroofs and Sliding Doors
- Comfortable and Spacious Interior
- Supercharged Engine Performance
- Unique Appeal and Practicality of Kei Cars
🗣 Join the Conversation:
The Subaru Sambar Dias II isn't just a vehicle; it's a lifestyle choice that speaks volumes about the owner. This microvan is more than meets the eye. Share your thoughts, experiences, or questions about the Sambar Dias II or other Kei cars in the comments.
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CONTENTS:
0:00 Intro
3:30 History and Technical Specs
7:56 Sambar Walk-Around
#SubaruSambar #KeiCar #Microvan #ClassicCars #CarReview #AutomotiveAdventure #UniqueVehicles #CarCulture #SubaruSambarDiasII #JapaneseCars #CarEnthusiasts

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@JamesReeves Месяц назад

Aaron's contact info if you are looking for a van like this: www.bulldogautojapan.com/

@JamesReeves Месяц назад

instagram.com/bulldogautojapan

@charlesroddy4728 Месяц назад

A true man of culture🙏

@MIKEEdwards-nn3hg Месяц назад

Thank you, thank you so so so much. I love you James, my algorithm was a "fear loop" I've bought too many guns based off my own fears of being raped or mugged and left for dead(happened to me), I find you extremely charismatic, I could watch you run errands on your day off, I would watch a video of you washing the dishes......... I no longer want to feed into my fear cycle, thank you so so much for This kinda video, "buy a gun because the world is dangerous and here's an example of a news fear mongering clip.... my gun /ammo collection is now over $200k. I've lost faith in America and much of humanity, I plan to move to a foreign country and buy condos where their no cell phone reception signal, I tried being a Mennonite(amish) because I'm rich and mostly German...Mennonites never accept outsiders, so Argentina, Philippines and Burma is where my looking to start living, I'm 43 with no loans, no mortgage, no wife, no gf, no kids. Again, I love you, thank you so much for This,kind of video. Do you have a vacation/ tourist channel, i want to watch that. I have enough guns, I need to get over my fears of assault, I don't want to keep feeding into fear mongering. Fear mongering sells guns but leaves me alone and afraid. What are small towns like in the foreign countries you been to? You must have some travel videos? I'm stuck waiting for my elderly parents to pass away so I can continue on with my life. Post script: you once mentioned trying to teach your baby boomer parent How to play Nintendo wii, I felt that like a knife to the heart, both of my parents own several businesses but I've spent the last 8years trying and failing to explain Inflation(don't even try, no baby boomer will ever understand Inflation, no matter what you do, if even showed boomers Inflation app calculator, which helps but they still truly don't understand What is Inflation). Pps: Thank you again James. I love you.

@MurderBallad Месяц назад

Hilux’s 🤔

@ryanallen2132 Месяц назад

This is an awesome video and the van is sweet but the best part was @jamesreeves driving around Pensacola and toward Navarre bringing back all my college memories. I may have helped keep that Tom Thumb afloat between 2001 and 2005.

@ray_collins Месяц назад

Driving a slow car as fast as it can go (and not even breaking the speed limit) is a whole lot more fun than tip-toeing around in a high power car.

@definitelynotthea.t.f.8813 Месяц назад

As someone who has owned a few 80’s/90’s Japanese sport compacts that were under 160hp I can vouch for this philosophy. 😂

@maddog7012 Месяц назад

Speed is all about perspective

@limescaleonetwo3131 Месяц назад

Hence the fun of go-karts

@gordtron Месяц назад

it feels like it must be like when you blast through the earths atmosphere.

@thebenior Месяц назад

I've owned faster cars since I had my NA Miata, but none more fun.

@KRYPTOSPOLLARD Месяц назад

This has increased my love for James by at least 300%...

@JamesReeves Месяц назад

@ShellShock794 Месяц назад

This just feels like the natural progression of this channel

@joshuamoore91 Месяц назад

Imagine this bad boy rolling up and 4 or 6 guys pop out dressed like nasa office workers armed with gucci ar-15's.

@BulldogAutoJapan Месяц назад

They probably would have women's underwear on as well

@Joe-hz1nw Месяц назад

It seems like an A team, Fanny pack, short shorts activity.

@Nightdiver20 Месяц назад

@@Joe-hz1nw where does one volunteer for such activities?

@Joe-hz1nw Месяц назад

@@Nightdiver20 right now? Gaza or eastern Ukraine 💀

@Nightdiver20 Месяц назад

@Joe-hz1nw haha, well, I refuse to be a part of zelensky's money laundering operations, and I'm not really a fan of anyone in the Middle East. How about South America?

@MMOchAForPrez Месяц назад

I saw the notification and I just had to know what a Reeves car review was like

@fancyfeast1001 Месяц назад

It is reminiscent of early regular car reviews channel

@OhioCruffler Месяц назад

I was waiting for him to toss it into the bayou...

@rickh9396 Месяц назад

@@OhioCruffler Gotta find out how it handles being immersed in brackish NOLA water.

@LorSTApunk07 Месяц назад

Brown, brown, brown.

@thekraken1173 Месяц назад

Same

@wootdoo Месяц назад

I did a double take when I saw this in my feed. Tfb, Subaru and JDM? This is the most epic crossover I ever seen

@draksia Месяц назад

Not the crossover I expected but definitely a crossover I needed

@wootdoo Месяц назад

@@draksia I have 3 Subarus so this is my jam lol. I got this sticker that says "Subaru, not just for agates" I'm trying to take them back

@thekraken1173 Месяц назад

Its not a Crossover, Its a Van

@thomashendron4356 Месяц назад

All we need for the epic crossover is Ian, Fat Electrician, Drachinifel, Chieftain making a road trip from Louisiana to see Battleship North Carolina with stops for firing ranges and microbreweries

@kwongyeang Месяц назад

"You are the Crumple Zone." has been my social identity for a long time. I need this car.

@RedHuntsman Месяц назад

I survived being my mom's airbag as a young child. I can handle this.

@douglb8960 Месяц назад

Could a front crash bar be added, like on a jeep?

@sleepingbee8997 Месяц назад

@@douglb8960 Yes. And in the event of a crash, the crash bar would be entirely unharmed. The driver and passenger, however, would be bisected by said bar when it goes through the dashboard.

@MrSGL21 20 дней назад

honestly look at it. its cheap. look at how much a car costs these days. 10k plus whatever he spent in shipping is cheap. you can park it anywhere. it gets stupid gas milage. you can actually throw a matress in the back and use it for a micro camper. you can haul a decent sized major appliance in it. its got plenty of room for the average home depot/lowes run. there is a van like this in my area that has a high top on it. it parks next to an e-250 based camper. it literally looks like the campers child. its hilarious.

@jlui21 16 дней назад

-- what is safer, Kei van/truck OR a...motorcycle?

@Nightdiver20 Месяц назад

"Are you James from Grindr"? He didn't say no... 😏

@DrEisenhower Месяц назад

The line "I am, fiscally, sturdy...and I might like to f###" is the funniest fucking line I've ever heard you say from TFB to now, the delivery was perfect and I have to sample it for a soundboard now

@andrewjohnson6907 Месяц назад

"Cuckleberry Finn" was the G.O.A.T. of TFB TV insults, and if you ever achieve the opportunity to use it on someone you are actively cucking, you become a God among men.

@julian23561 Месяц назад

James out here driving a bastard, wrong-hand drive minivan while ordering a Whataburger.

@JustinOther Месяц назад

I've been to that exact Whataburger so many times at 3 am lol

@sirg-had8821 Месяц назад

God bless America.

@Trashhauler Месяц назад

I had a RHD Mini Cooper S. I just went through the drivethroughs in reverse

@crabgundy 25 дней назад

RIGHT(aka correct) Hand Drive

@shooteveryday1841 Месяц назад

This cute lil van screams “my concealed carry is chambered in 32acp”

@shangsty Месяц назад

theOneTrueCaliber

@juangarnica6932 Месяц назад

32 ACP is based

@thomasa5619 Месяц назад

Developed by John Moses Browning. Can’t go wrong.

@superdupermax 29 дней назад

not 9mm mak?

@shooteveryday1841 29 дней назад

@@superdupermax no that would be a Trabant. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-No1-4GsQa-g.htmlsi=jZHeuPuRnZQ08fFf

@nikwoac Месяц назад

I am absolutely on board with car content from James. More of this, please and thank you.

@monkeyman122009 Месяц назад

Same, same

@RichardCasto Месяц назад

James, been driving a Kei truck for over a year. Glad to see you drank the Kei Kool-aid. To understand a Kei vehicle you have to experience one. The van looks fantastic.

@archeverything Месяц назад

Unexpected, but never unwelcome

@Oscar_SanJuan Месяц назад

Even if it's not a series with regular uploads, I fuck with James Reeves Car Reviews hard. Best car review I've seen in long awhile.

@JamesReeves Месяц назад

@Nomah99 28 дней назад

Kinda reminded me of Regular Car Reviews, another great channel

@johnangell1924 Месяц назад

"Are you James from Grindr?" Get this man a job at TFBTV immediately.

@jddodo2934 Месяц назад

Never thought James would doing Doug Demouro type of review. Thanks for an education I didn’t need.

@riley6475 Месяц назад

Man, you gotta upload more stuff like this, love the content

@Rancor12 Месяц назад

Everytime I deployed to Guam, I always saw a lot of the locals driving little vans like this around, as well as the little trucks that have the little flatbed with short folding doors around the edges. The locals absolutely PACK those little trucks with as much stuff as they can. Always saw them driving around with cargo stacked twice as tall as the truck. I've wanted one of these little vehicles ever since I first saw one.

@victorkreig6089 Месяц назад

Guam being a territory allows them to get around a LOT of bullshit our government has done to us. Importing either from there or Peru is always a good idea, or Mexico but those guys would rather die than sell their hard little working vehicles

@AzazelCain Месяц назад

Colion Noir in his Porsche and other exotics.... And here is James Reeves in Subaru Sambar. You go, king.

@victorkreig6089 Месяц назад

Exotics are a waste of money unless they're from the 70's or further back

@jezuzfreek777 27 дней назад

Colion is cool too.

@delanorrosey4730 21 день назад

@@jezuzfreek777Colin is a sellout, bought and paid for with NRA and USCCA money to do nothing.

@Zach_Hazard Месяц назад

Never thought I’d see James talking about one of my favorite classes of car, but I’m fuckin here for it.

@triggerfingerstudios Месяц назад

When I went to Japan, I was as surprised how many tiny box cars like this were on the road.

@2006Whippet Месяц назад

I was there last year and kept looking at the different scooters delivery drivers were using. I saw a little 3 wheeled one that would be kind of cool to have since it had a huge storage box on back.

@nematic529 Месяц назад

Japan has really narrow street roads so those small cars work really well

@victorkreig6089 Месяц назад

Japan just stacked on top of their old buildings and their people are all tiny Why would you expect anything less?

@nunyabusiness896 29 дней назад

@@victorkreig6089 The people aren't tiny and the kei cars actually usually have plenty of room for someone north of 6 feet. Older Japanese generations were somewhat malnourished and that's why their growth was stunted. With modern nutrition, younger Japanese people are roughly as tall as people in the West. I was surprised at how many tall people I saw when I was in Japan.

@nunyabusiness896 29 дней назад

Kei cars are simply too advantageous to not choose: -reduced taxes -cheaper insurance -super easy to maintain -surprisingly roomy for the footprint -easy to park (sometimes with special kei-only parking that's cheaper) -easy to maneuver around older streets with narrow passageways or minor impediments -very fuel efficient Driving a medium~full size car in Japan is a pain the ass TBH.

@kuribo1 Месяц назад

No joke one of your best videos ever. The wife is Japanese and had to explain some of the jokes but she is happy you like the vehicle.

@stumpyduby Месяц назад

Been secretly on the lookout for a sambar or Honda mini truck. Glad to see Mr Reeves is a fellow connoisseur of mobility perfection 👌

@Trijiconfucious Месяц назад

I have a Honda ACTY HA4. Probably the best purchase I’ve ever made

@victorkreig6089 Месяц назад

@@Trijiconfucious I've wanted one ever since I spotted one in Sonatine when I first saw it in 99, what always concerned me was the engine being right fucking there. IS that a legit concern or are they pretty quiet?

@Trijiconfucious 28 дней назад

@@victorkreig6089 so with the Hondas and Subarus, it’s a mid engine, so the engine cover is actually in the bed of the truck. It’s really not loud at all, and the Subarus are even quieter since they’re 4 cylinder. But the issue with that (especially in the Subarus) is they are prone to overrevving and destroying the camshaft. 99% of these trucks don’t come stock with a tachometer, so it’s all by sound or by a quasi tachometer built into the speedometer on the Hondas. The Hondas are still loud enough where you don’t really overrev them. The Suzukis, Dihatsu, and Mitsubishis have the motor under the seats in the cab, so they’re probably a bit louder, but I have no first hand experience with them.

@victorkreig6089 25 дней назад

@@Trijiconfucious noted, many thanks

@chuckvt5196 Месяц назад

I spent some time in Asia and love these little beauties! We definitely need more James Reeves car reviews!

@ab74457531 Месяц назад

Just got back from Japan and when this hit my YT feed, I was saying "perfection" to myself. Completely unexpected but so appreciated. Thanks James. I can also imagine Aaron getting a bunch of inquiries soon as well.

@IggyEGuana Месяц назад

So amazing seeing my separate interests come together on one channel. The algorithm brought me this video so fast it was was still being uploaded probably. Love it!

@HerbieGoober Месяц назад

This review was everything I expected and more!!! Thank you Sir

@stevemc6010 Месяц назад

Coffee Boss kept me awake on the tours, amazing stuff

@JamesReeves Месяц назад

It's so good. My wife and I crushed 4-5 a day between the both of us in Japan.

@whtutlknabtwlls4266 Месяц назад

It is good stuff. Luckily for me there are Japanese markets in socal that stock it at a reasonable markup.

@averageeverydayfishermansh4501 Месяц назад

@@JamesReeves When living in Okinawa my neighbors (husband active duty Navy and wife of Japanese descent) used to put their cans of coffee in a small pot of water on the stove to heat them up. One day we were out in the driveway drinking and heard a loud bang (think gunshot type bang). She went inside and had forgotten that she had put a coffee on the stove and it exploded so their entire kitchen was covered in coffee. Great times. And yes, the vending machine game in Japan is top notch. I just went back and visited my daughter (stationed at Yokota Air Base, just outside of Tokyo) last summer and it still rocks. LOL! Oh yeah, and now I live in Navarre so apparently you were just down the street for this.

@avocares Месяц назад

Informative and entertaining. I had already seen the Doug Demuro review of the Sambar and you both have a lot of the similar thoughts, as well as the same conclusion that it's a really cool car.

@murdoch8888 Месяц назад

As a long time fan of your videos and an Australian owner of a 1994 Sambar minitruck, I loved this video

@kingbaldwiniv5409 Месяц назад

How crazy! I was actually curious about that when I heard about at a show. And low, James Reeves does a video. Well done sir, well done.

@timdunn1447 Месяц назад

Informative and hilarious commentary. Congrats on a totally Alpha car that is in mint condition. Hilarious that it has the side step optioned on one side, in case one finds it too tough to climb in.

@JamesReeves Месяц назад

Honestly the only questionable design feature of this vehicle. I think it's less convenient and far more dangerous to use the side step than it is to just, you know, step into the cab of the comically tiny vehicle.

@RikiToshi Месяц назад

Idk why, but this gives a Tokyo vaporwave vibe and now I’m in love with this and want one bad.

@heinrichstoltz1356 Месяц назад

Awesome review of the Sambar. Great to see your unique perspective and razor sharp wit on a vehicle. Please do some more. 👌🏻👌🏻

@StealthTiger99 Месяц назад

This is awesome content, thanks for sharing! editing is *Chef's kiss*

@themeatpopsicle Месяц назад

I knew James was a weeb

@AtomicCheesegod Месяц назад

I have a fleet of Kei vehicles, mostly turbo Kei vans. Perfect range vehicle, and it’s the only vehicle I’ve ever had that women actually like

@dougnashz Месяц назад

Which vans do you have? I have a 94 Bravo GT w/ 5spd turbo intercooler with super aero glass tops, and also I have a 96 Dias 5 spd w/ supercharger and glass tops

@AtomicCheesegod Месяц назад

@@dougnashz I have a 92 bravo awd turbo with the glass roof. And a turbo Autozam Scrum, also a turbo Jimny and a Subaru RX-R which is supercharged.

@TonyAlvestad Месяц назад

@@AtomicCheesegodwow, super jelly.

@badvoltron Месяц назад

F-ing awesome to see you talk cars. As well done as any pew pew video or other top car content creator. More car content please!

@Thunderous117 Месяц назад

Gotta love the tasteful masculinity of a kei van. Great choice of wheels and a phenomenal video!

@KwarterCraft Месяц назад

I saw something like this for sale near me for around $4500 and I'm so tempted even though I have absolutely no need for another car right now.

@danyo492 Месяц назад

This is amazing. Please do more car reviews 😂

@TriniRogue Месяц назад

Confirmed man of culture, didnt expect this kinda video from you but thoroughly enjoyed it

@k.r.studio5876 24 дня назад

I love this type of content, please make more

@cdcab Месяц назад

Anybody else wondering " How did I get here?"

@wv4life375 Месяц назад

I was waiting for the mini gun to pop out the top

@doomsdayprofit5779 Месяц назад

No cause this is the most James Reeves thing to exist since booty shorts and golden Berettas

@baron1c Месяц назад

James. So cool to you branching out. I have an idea for a new topic you could be really good at. How about some FREAKIN MAILROOM!!!!

@dlmsarge8329 7 дней назад

😁

@JM-fb4kz Месяц назад

Love the content James. Do more!

@joshuabroo Месяц назад

Dope video, James. You look effing cool in that ride.

@jamesamber6009 Месяц назад

I love its simplicity, and durability !!!!!!

@TwisterDoesGaming Месяц назад

I would never have expected James Reeves to own a car like this. Bro can’t get much cooler.

@TheTyrial86 Месяц назад

I was stationed out in Japan for 2 years. Fell in love with these types of vans and trucks.

@Reclusive_x Месяц назад

Hey James, hope your saturdays going well so far! Would love to see more witty funny reviews of other cool things you have sprinkled in with gun videos.

@ericpettyfishing Месяц назад

The big sunroof is so damn cool

@spamin8r Месяц назад

Dude these are so cool. Thanks for sharing

@kevin71127 Месяц назад

dude, your presentation/reviewing skills fit perfectly for auto stuff. More car videos!!

@swecreations 25 дней назад

From this year you can now buy the 1999 6th generation Subaru Sambar as well. That car actually has some safety as well, kei car regulations were updated that year allowing making the cars 80mm wider and 100mm longer, due to concerns of side-impact safety, and as such has crumple zones both on the side and front as well as airbags. Worth noting that as it doesn't have an engine in the front (an engine block of course won't be crumpling much) the crumple zone is bigger than it looks.

@JuddKramer Месяц назад

My gun fandoms and my JDM car fandoms have collided.

@victorkreig6089 Месяц назад

They were always in the same venn diagram

@asphaltmemories4597 Месяц назад

The branch into car reviews is unexpected but welcome. Always loved your production style but this review took it to a whole other level. Kei cars of any stripe are always super fun and exciting to see in the wild just for how different they are. Always wanted an Acty.

@JamesReeves Месяц назад

I appreciate that. Thank you.

@Flynn_Stones Месяц назад

I've been looking at kei trucks recently since there is an importer not far. So this is a welcome review from a channel i was least expecting to do one

@misternitro1 Месяц назад

Damn, we out here!

@jefffoy530 Месяц назад

As always, the best background music 👌

@Charsept Месяц назад

Well damn, I didn't realize James Reeves was a JDM hipster. I've been wanting an Alto Works for years now. I'd also 100% rock that van.

@Dylan_H_ Месяц назад

Any chance we'll see more of your car collection?

@JamesReeves Месяц назад

One more video already made. We'll see how these two do.

@alvolante4164 Месяц назад

Does it takes Glock mags?

@tjcochran4641 4 дня назад

Tf?

@forthewinairsoft20 Месяц назад

THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!

@LoadingMag Месяц назад

would never have expected to see James in a Kei car. Wild. I used to have a Suzuki Alto Works.

@lornenoland8098 Месяц назад

Ok, but does it take Glock mags?

@MAGATRON-DESTROY Месяц назад

Yes, yes it does

@dylano7242 Месяц назад

K cars are melted to make glock mags. Why glockenspiel so reliable

@andrewjohnson6907 Месяц назад

Did you crank Yung Gravy's "Skiing in Japan" while you rode around with your bros in your Pokémon van?

@mikesuch9021 11 дней назад

Loving the new content.

@subieracer005 Месяц назад

James!!!! This is amazing!!

@suramericano Месяц назад

But can you mount a M2 on it?

@paleoph6168 Месяц назад

You can, it's a Japanese vehicle.

@Reclusive_x Месяц назад

Practical Toyota Hilux

@user-mv1vt5hy7e Месяц назад

I can’t believe I Fing watched this

@timwedemeyer117 Месяц назад

James Reeves is a car guy?! You sir are now my idol.

@monkeyman122009 Месяц назад

BIG fan of this video, absolutely need more weird car reviews from my favorite lawyer

@leomtk Месяц назад

I guess one can spend a truckload of money on a supercar and continue to spend ridiculous amounts of money on its maintainance or one can spend a 20th of that on something silly that is still fun. Enjoy!

@mozzberg590 Месяц назад

This van is why the UAW union and Government regulations have ruined the US car market.

@martykong3592 6 часов назад

:) WOW and OMG! Too KOOL! I want 1 :) THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and I may have to look for 1 soon :) ALL the BEST!

@MD-4 Месяц назад

Great job on a car review. Definitely gotta do more fun and unusual cars.

@dan_taninecz_geopol Месяц назад

It was sick of Macklemore to sell you this Japanese child's van.

@damiansutube Месяц назад

James Reeves made a video about his own personal kei car!? Dude that made my day. I’m living vicariously.

@Jees-jz1mr Месяц назад

The design and simplicity is what makes that so awesome.

@stuz32 Месяц назад

As a k-truck owner and a longtime viewer, very unexpected and welcome :-)

@jezuzfreek777 27 дней назад

Finally, James can rock the little shorts in his little van. Seriously though, love the van and you seem like a solid good dude James. Keep the great content coming but feel free to wear better shorts.

@callistis8733 Месяц назад

i clicked on this video not even knowing what channel it was...i was quite confused, and very amused when i realized it was James!

@Bill-gh6xf Месяц назад

Awesome lil van. Just saw a mint Honda K van. Great video as always.

@edwardgreenjr167 26 дней назад

Seeing a new video about the Farmer's Porsche, awesome. Wait, what? It's JAMES!!! Actually got my '91 supercharged manual (RWD, red, with the sunsun roof) a couple years ago as a surprise birthday gift from my wife. Was planning on my 40th B-day party then COVID happened, so got me this instead. Yes, she's a keeper.

@Charstring Месяц назад

Classic Reevesy, really good video

@jamesshirley5875 Месяц назад

I’m highly interested in getting one of these, especially since I work for Subaru, but I never thought I would be getting a history lesson about one from the James Reeves!

@tacticool_weeb8450 Месяц назад

I wasn’t expecting them to review my faverite van. From my favorite car class… yet here we are 😂😂

@fndrr42 Месяц назад

Dude this is so awesome.

@richcurren6888 Месяц назад

Perfect review, nailed everything. Excelsior work, Jameothy. While all the cool fun stuff is true, but you really nailed it pointing out the ECVT being the weak spot - that’s what killed mine. It melted down and my wife was like “no, we’re not dropping $4K on a new one.”. She was very cool in supporting my need to have this car AND a Mitsubishi Delica, so it wasn’t going to be a fight. I shall live vicariously through you. Long live the Sammie!

@JamesReeves Месяц назад

Did you look at finding a manual for a transmission swap?

@richcurren6888 Месяц назад

@@JamesReeves In retrospect, that would have been an excellent idea lol, but no I did not. They are quirky little cars and I think my betrothed was just ready for a normal car for a while. I just did a quick Google search in Vancouver and not a lot came up for manual trannie, but I suspect places like Japanoid would do it. Now I want to get a quote ...

@jtv913 Месяц назад

Laughed so hard, thanks James!

@almighty396 Месяц назад

Banger of a video! Where was this filmed? Looked really nice!

@youmustvotenato Месяц назад

I'm all about James car reviews

@pious.techpriest 27 дней назад

I had one when I lived in Sasebo, Japan in '05-'08. Mine was a '91 and had an actual supercharger (tiny). It was SO fun to drive it was just insane. I rattle canned it flat black and called it the Van of Death. The idle was messed up and at idle the throttle would keep spiking every few seconds by itself so it sounded like it was trying to race everything. It was a good time.

@pirkkaruuska5766 Месяц назад

Looked at the thumbnail and thought "Mighty Car Mods got a new Kei car"... Started watching the video and was bit confused at first. Nice one, mr. Reeves.