The Toyota Previa is an Often Forgotten 90's Japanese Minivan

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Today we have the pleasure of looking at my friend Julian's 1993 Previa DX. Today we will take a deep dive and get to know the Previa.
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0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Previa History
2:02 - About this Previa
2:55 - Previa Trim Levels & Options
3:48 - Previa Powertrain Specs
6:57 - Previa Size & Wheel Options
8:14 - Trunk Space
10:27 - Getting Inside
10:56 - Third Row
11:48 - Second Row
12:58 - Front Seat
18:14 - Driving Footage
18:50 - Closing
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@CinderellaNees-gp5vv Ай бұрын

Dude, as a proud Previa owner (x2) I’d like to clarify it is a SportVan. It says so on the title. Therefore even though it was competing with minivans, it is not in fact a minivan. Best vehicles I’ve ever had and I still regret getting rid of my first one. It had 240k miles and still ran like a champ.

@joshuasmith9528 3 ай бұрын

I had a 93 Previa for a while. I wish I never sold it. Best running motor I ever had. Super comfortable to drive. I sold it because I was poor and it needed suspension work, which I thought I couldn’t afford. I should’ve taken a second job to get that thing back running good.

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

13:08 I LOVE the simplicity of things back then. Turning the key just makes me happy.

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Much more satisfying!

@WaylonDog 5 ай бұрын

My neighbors growing up had a Toyota Van that they replaced with a Previa All-Trac as well as a Camry wagon. This couple is older now and they just have a 2012ish Camry, but growing up around their funky, long lasting Toyotas influenced my family to switch to Toyota after owning Saturns for years.

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

That's cool!! I love Toyota running through family history

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

4:11 That's the same placement as the HiAce. Toyota had experience with it so they did it with their minivan as well. A certain HiAce that still in production today also has it. The newer HiAce has it under the hood.

@Stormtrooper_98Trd 5 ай бұрын

Love how you compared the size to the 2nd gen 4runner! you're doing amazing

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

0:45 Wow that one looks surprisingly good!

@Eagle17762A 4 ай бұрын

My dad had this exact previa a 91 same color double ac 4cylinder good childhood memories

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

2:46 In Canada it's even simpler actually. You select the trim and that's it. ZERO options. It's so refreshing!

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

That's crazy!

@kurticusmaximus 2 ай бұрын

I have a 5 speed manual Previa. It’s a unicorn. An egg shaped unicorn. It’s a hoot to drive it. Rwd, manual, mid engine, and Toyota reliability. I’ll keep it until I can’t buy parts anymore. 200k miles and climbing!

@BernonCars 2 ай бұрын

Nice!! Yeah keep that damn egg man!

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

14:33 COLUMN SHIFTER FTW!

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Hell yeah!!!

@ej6_ Ай бұрын

I own a 93' Previa DX, I am glad to say I am one of the few owners who don't have broken front cup holders haha

@BernonCars Ай бұрын

Hahah sweet 😂

@CinderellaNees-gp5vv Ай бұрын

My children broke them in my first one and it made me so mad. I guard them in my current one like they’re newborn babies.

@MattaKY5064 5 ай бұрын

Awesome Bern!! Keep them coming. 🎉

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Absolutely!

@nicholasnarcowich9163 5 ай бұрын

Ben, Thank you for that retro look. Thinking back, I was moving & a friend loaned me one to help, & it was a good driving van. Hope you can do more Retro reviews. BTW, Thank You for your videos, they are cool, & fun :-)

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Nice! They do drive well!

@Dennis-ij7rm 5 ай бұрын

Great review!

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thank you much!

@BeyondTheTestDrive 5 ай бұрын

Very cool. I vaguely remember (dating myself) some of the ads for this when it came out. One I recall was based on UFO sightings but it was actually a Previa. The Sienna became an instant hit because folks were waiting for a Camry based V6 powered van to replace this one.

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

The current Sienna really needs the V6 back.

@naveenthemachine 5 ай бұрын

@@imnotusingmyrealname4566agreed. It also needs more space. The older one had a lot more room and cargo space especially

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

@@naveenthemachine wait really?

@naveenthemachine 5 ай бұрын

@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 the 2GR is amazing And I have a soft spot for the outgoing sienna. As old as it may be it does all the minivan things better than the new one.

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

@@naveenthemachine I just looked it up and it even had AWD! Why did reviewers make the e-AWD of the new Sienna out as something special?? Man that previous gen was so good.

@aarondyck4785 5 ай бұрын

Great Review! Still driving my 1991 Previa LE, has all the options including the ice box!

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Oh nice!! That's so cool man!

@rookietoprobuildz 5 ай бұрын

Perfect example of things we don’t appreciate until it’s gone. I used to dislike these so much, but it was unique.

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Right!

@christianmbabazi9722 3 ай бұрын

I'm not feeling came to the US. This was the first car they ever bought and yes these things definitely carried a generation

@TrollingWithTheTruth 5 ай бұрын

This was a very comprehensive review

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@BradandBoujee Ай бұрын

Cool channel bro thank you 😂

@BernonCars Ай бұрын

And thank you!!

@chasx7062 5 ай бұрын

the Chinese are bringing back the teardrop shape of the Previa/Estima/Tarago Look at the Li Auto Mega electric mega van

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

I'll have to take a look!!

@javierortiz82 2 ай бұрын

Wait... how do you change the spark plugs on this minivan?, do you have to drop the engine for that?

@BernonCars 2 ай бұрын

I'm not quite sure myself LOL

@robertoflores599 2 ай бұрын

My dad had a 93 one and it had 400k miles on it

@BernonCars 2 ай бұрын

Sheeesh what a tank haha

@naveenthemachine 5 ай бұрын

Ooh I’d love one of these one day. Minus the somewhat egg shaped front end (imo), the previa is a reliable Porsche minivan. Why Porsche? Porsches are ubiquitous with mid engine vehicles. the previa kind of has a mid engine.😀 My only disappointment is that they offered a supercharged engine but didn’t pair it with the manual transmission. That combo would have been epic…

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

They're so rad man!

@naveenthemachine 5 ай бұрын

@@BernonCars were you able to get the back end to step out in corners? Does it drift?😀

@phatmeow7764 2 ай бұрын

murican dieselhead : ok gonna do an engine swap and squeeze in a Cummins 5.9 in that van yeehaw!

@BernonCars 2 ай бұрын

Yeeeeeeeehawwwww!!

@emsmh 5 ай бұрын

Classy egg 🤌🏻

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

Yesss!

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

The current Sienna really needs the 2GR and/or the T24A. That A25A hybrid is too weak. Displacement or turbo power are always on tap, the hybrid isn't and it struggles.

@naveenthemachine 5 ай бұрын

Agreed. I’d prefer the 2GR because the T24A might be stressed under load like the A25A. Now that would be a different story if the sienna had the HybridMAX powertrain

@BernonCars 5 ай бұрын

A V6 in the Sienna would be so nice to see 😭

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

@@naveenthemachine No need for that hybrid stuff. V6 all day for me😅

@imnotusingmyrealname4566 5 ай бұрын

@@BernonCars One can dream🥲 This reminded me of the 2nd gen Lexus IS for some reason. The US and most of the world got the IS250 as a base model. 4GR-FSE 2.5L V6 with direct injection only, and only the IS350 had the 2GR-FSE 3.5L V6 with direct and port injection. Now the really cool part is, the middle east didn't get the IS250, instead it got an IS300. IS300? Like your partners yellow one? No, a 2nd gen Lexus IS with a 3GR-FE 3.0L V6 with port injection only making more power and torque than the direct injection 2.5L V6 (228hp vs 205hp, 221lb-ft vs 186lb-ft), a beautiful old-school FE motor. No replacement for displacement💪

@almassengale 3 ай бұрын

The current Sienna is quicker to 60 than any of the V6s of a generation ago. 0-60 in the mid to high 7s is plenty for a van. I'd much rather have the 36 mpg city than a half second faster acceleration to 60.

@Wraithfighter 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, uh, speaking as a guy who got the family minivan as his first car when he was in high school, and somehow had a girlfriend in high school too? ...lets just say that the middle row folding down flush with the back row was... not an unknown feature. Cough.

@BernonCars 3 ай бұрын

LOL hell yeah 😂