zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Buying
/
This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now
This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:09:29

Image for article titled This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now

The van appearing on your screen right now may look like , but it’s more than that. This is a JDM import that checks so many enthusiast boxes that it’s easily one of the coolest vans money can buy right now.

The Toyota Estima — known as the Previa in America looks something like a jelly bean with an interior from the helm of a Star Trek runabout. But the Estima is perhaps known best .

Image for article titled This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now

The van is a development of Toyota’s 80s-tastic wedge-shaped minivans, the LiteAce, TownAce, and HighAce. The layout offers some incredible packaging advantages as the van’s mechanical components are under the floor or under its short, stubby hood. Toyota should have done more with this platform, but we only got this really cool van.

Image for article titled This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now

The American market Previa came with a 2.4-liter inline-four or an optional supercharged inline-four. The most beloved Previas in America pair that supercharged four with Toyota’s All-Trac all-wheel-drive. This 1992 Estima X Luxury, listed on the Facebook group, doesn’t have AWD or a supercharged engine. Instead, you get some forbidden fruit in the form of a turbodiesel inline-four.

Image for article titled This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now

This engine is good for 100 horsepower and 159 lb-ft torque. It’s fitted to a five-speed manual and drives the rear wheels. The seller says that this combination is fun and they get more than 30 mpg with it.

Slide open the door and you’re greeted with an airy cabin.

Image for article titled This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now

Here, you get a full view of the benefits of packaging the mechanicals down low— almost the van’s whole length is dedicated to interior space.

You get a sweet double sunroof and rear seats that recline and fold into a bed.

Image for article titled This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now

The seller says there’s ice-cold air-conditioning, too. There are also a couple of cool luxuries in the form of a soft close hatch and parking sensors. Sure, tons of cars have that today, but remember, this van is a 1992!

Up front, the driver has what appears to be a third-generation HKS Turbo Timer.

Image for article titled This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now

This little device works by running the engine a little longer after you shut the vehicle down. It’s there to allow the turbo to cool down properly. You also get KYB Super Special struts and a short-throw shift kit.

This van may not be the best pick if you’re looking for a super flashy JDM import that looks like nothing else that was ever sold here.

Image for article titled This Toyota Estima Is One Of The Coolest Minivans You Can Buy Right Now

But if you’re looking for something that blends in while still being awesome, this van might be the ticket. It’s $ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Facebook Marketplace.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Buying
Which One Of You Suckers Is Going To Pay Over $32,000 For A 25-Year-Old Toyota 4Runner
Which One Of You Suckers Is Going To Pay Over $32,000 For A 25-Year-Old Toyota 4Runner
The (and Tacoma) have a death grip on used values. It’s been this way for years. Go ahead, go try and buy any TRD trim that’s a couple of years old; it’ll cost you as much as a new one — not that you could buy a new one...
Jul 8, 2025
Someone Willingly Paid $16,000 For A Maserati Ghibli On Cars & Bids. Don’t Make The Same Mistake
Someone Willingly Paid $16,000 For A Maserati Ghibli On Cars & Bids. Don’t Make The Same Mistake
Let’s cut right to the chase: buying a is not a good idea unless you have deep enough pockets for the upkeep. For those not in the know, they’re sirens. They draw you in with their premium Italian image and sweet songs of and then go in for the...
Jul 8, 2025
At $18,500, Would You Lean Toward Buying This 2022 Ford Mustang?
At $18,500, Would You Lean Toward Buying This 2022 Ford Mustang?
Today’s Mustang is being sold by a towing yard, which means it’s probably a lien sale. Let’s see if this clean title convertible is priced to put a new buyer on the hook. The general consensus on last Friday’s was that it would be the perfect car for someone...
Jul 8, 2025
At $5,900, Is This 1984 Nissan 720 4X4 A Solid Deal?
At $5,900, Is This 1984 Nissan 720 4X4 A Solid Deal?
According to its seller, today’s Nissan 4X4 shows “pride of ownership.” Let’s see if it would take swallowing one’s pride to pay its asking price. Opinions were split on how well the design of yesterday’s has held up over the years. Some of you commented that the design still...
Jul 8, 2025
At $8,600, Would You Go Topless In This 1994 Cadillac Eldorado?
At $8,600, Would You Go Topless In This 1994 Cadillac Eldorado?
The seller of today’s Caddy claims they should be selling it at auction but says who’s got time for that? Let’s see if we have the time for this custom convertible at its non-auction price. Many of you agreed that the $950 asked for yesterday’s was “chump change.” Even...
Jul 8, 2025
At $950, Would You Go All-In On This 1984 Plymouth Colt GTS Turbo Project?
At $950, Would You Go All-In On This 1984 Plymouth Colt GTS Turbo Project?
One of the calling cards of today’s Plymouth Colt is its “Twin Stick” overdrive gear change, which gives the car eight speeds going forward and two in reverse. Let’s see if this project car has anything else to offer. Just as Goldilocks discovered when appropriating Papa Bear’s lifestyle and...
Jul 8, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved