This is in part due to iconic, distinctly 90s styling, its role as a hero car in the first Fast and Furious movie, and its ability to produce absolutely insane horsepower outputs while maintaining Toyota’s trademark reliability. Get them while you still can, because politicians seem to have their eyes on killing the fun in the near future.Įssentially a four-door Supra, the Toyota Chaser is a lot of car for the money. Overall, the Delica, especially the L400, is not just one of the best JDM cars for off roading, but the best option if you need an off-roader that you can sleep in for weekend excursions for outdoor activities like hiking, white water rafting, surfing, rock climbing.
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The modifying community of these vans is huge in the U.S, especially in the Pacific Northwest, and these vans have been popular to modify in Australia for decades, so the sky is the limit for customizing your Delica. However, prices vary depending on trim and how extensive the off road and camper modifications are.
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Despite the popularity, a good Delica of either of these generations remains relatively affordable, and decent Delicas are readily available for under 20k.
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However, the angular styling of the earlier models is something I personally prefer, so if you do go with an 元00, understand the limitations of the car, and, if possible, get one with a manual gearbox so the lack of power is more manageable. It is more comfortable, on road manners are improved, and the 2.8 liter turbodiesel of these models is known to be rock solid in terms of reliability, and has a lot more power than its predecessor. While it doesn’t have the angular styling and uses a unibody chassis versus the body-on-frame of its predecessor, the L400 Model is the better car. Instead, get one of the early post-1994 L400 Delicas that are eligible for importation. 元00 Delicas in particular can have overheating issues, which unfortunately is easy to make happen due to the fact that the most common engine, a 2.5 liter turbodiesel, is known to be underpowered.
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Nonetheless, if you want to buy a Delica, do take this growing trend into mind before you proceed, or consider registering and insuring your Delica in Vermont, Florida, or some other state that will give you less headaches.ĭespite the popularity of the 元00, I would not advise getting one. If you want to read more about that topic, I wrote another article on that here. Their response? Some states in the Northeast have started cancelling registrations without warning for Delicas specifically, as well as registrations on Kei trucks and vans that were legally imported under the 25 year rule and had been registered in those states without problems, sometimes for years. The fact it can help you learn about mid-engined driving dynamics, all while getting great gas mileage and not paying through the nose on repairs, is just a nice bonus! Best off-road Vehicle: 1986-2006 Mitsubishi DelicaĪnd like pretty much everything else that considered fun and liked by millennials, it has attracted the attention of old politicians that don’t understand it and complain about it. Other than checking for oil consumption, these cars have very few reliability issues mechanically, making a Honda Beat a fantastic, affordable sports car that will hands down, be the most fun you will have in a slow car. And being a Honda from the 90s, it will be dead reliable while it does it.ĭespite their growing popularity, the Honda Beat remains affordable, and finding an example for under 10k in Japan is pretty straightforward. Why? Because it is a small and not that powerful, even absolutely thrashing the car and revving it out on public roads won’t bother anyone’s day, and you won’t be breaking any laws, since most of this will be around 30-50 mph. If you want something that is fun and you can use all of the car’s powerband, this is the best car to buy. Is the Beat practical? Not in the slightest.
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But, Honda made the decision to produce a Pininfarina-designed, mid engined roadster within the kei class. That, when coupled with Honda’s famously high revving engines from the 90s, resulted in a car that is truly special, and best described as a “half-sized NSX.” Like nearly every other Kei Car, the Honda Beat has a 660cc 3 cylinder engine that produces 63 horsepower. However, from these size limitations an excellent type of sports car emerged that was even smaller than the Mazda Miata, and among the best of those is the Honda Beat.