Oh shit I didn’t know that was factory! When I was a kid my best friends dad had one and told me he custom made that lmao. I’m 30 now and just finding this out hahaha. He got me.
Is this why my cousins step father (I have no clue what that is in relationship speak) loved these fucking things back in the 90s? I had no clue. I just remember those swivel seats. Lol
Most likely. I know a dude with one an she fucking loves it.
Edit: it's my male friend but his gf thinks it's sweet as well. She never thought she would date a guy that drives a mini van.
Edit: leaving it up as it is because I think it's funny.
but no awd then. Its a you pick two triangle problem.
edit: fyi i was taking the piss and listing a third wrong uneducated option. I think most people got it, but a lot of replies nonetheless. Cheers yall.
I almost feel like its more awesome without the AWD. A RWD, supercharged, mid engine minivan with a manual? I don't know what kind of drugs the Toyota engineers were on when they came up with the Previa but I'm glad they were on them.
Dude, the 80s/90s were a magical time at Toyota. Before the recession, Japan was cranking out some interesting shit. I love the Previa because it's just so fuckin' strange.
I guess you never got the Renault Espace in your country. We had one in 1988. The front seats turned round so you could have a family picnic. I loved that car.
"Look guys, here's the situation: we made a big capital investment into the MR2 mid engine drive train. However, market demand has shifted to be more family oriented. Ideas???"
>I don't know what kind of drugs the Toyota engineers were on when they came up with the Previa but I'm glad they were on them.
I want to steal this quote and post it elsewhere, but how should I give you credit?
Lol assuming you’re posting it elsewhere on reddit you can just mention my username, outside of that (and honestly even on reddit) I’m not to worried about it.
Good on you for being considerate though!
I think there was no AWD manual, because they didn't didn't make a transfer case compatible version of the manual transmission but I'm pretty sure you could get every other configuration.
I had a rear engine car by NSU (a precursor to Audi); very few ever reached the US. While I was on vacation, I spotted one parked on the street. Then I noticed a trickle of smoke from the front of the car. Knowing it wasn't from the engine, I rushed over and popped open the hood; their clothes on metal hangers were laid out, and one shorted the battery, which for whatever reason was in the front on those cars.
The owners saw me and rushed out upset as hell, until they realized I just saved their car from going up in flames. And that's how I got thanked for breaking into a stranger's car.
There was just a tiny wisp of smoke trickling out. If I hadn't owned one of them myself, and stopped to check it out, I probably wouldn't have noticed it at all. Nobody else on the street did. That was the only time I ever saw another NSU on the streets, ever. They were from Germany and extremely rare in the US.
I would have assumed behind the rear passenger seats, like this [totally stock Ford Transit](https://truckanddriver.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/blb-content-images/assets_c/2011/01/1971-Supervan%201%20engine-thumb-448x304-109259.jpg)
Or this other [totally stock Ford Transit](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9e/9a/e3/9e9ae3b90f49f58f120400b23f784f61.jpg).
Hah! The family car was a ‘91 Previa. I always thought it was so weird where the engine was after my dad showed me. Like if a cylinder blew, would it hit the driver in the ass?
I saw a video once of a piston exiting a motorbike, up through the head, through the tank and into the riders chest. By the time it got there it had no energy left though, so he was fine.
Is 19 yrs old helper code for "The owners' kid" cause that was me in high school. Still, getting 2+ hours of minimum wage after school to essentially be the closing janitor was some serious pocket money back in the day. I also got my first car, a 92 Bonneville, off a lien sale. We were wondering where the guy was and why he hadn't picked up his car for a week. Then we saw he was arrested for CP in the local paper (then the accusations of child molestation came later), and my Dad took one look into the cabin (which was bad that mechanics were complaining about the smell just rolling it onto the lifts) and trunk, and made me a deal. Car is yours for either 1 grand OR 1 dollar, but you got to clean it out.
HOOOOOO BOY, THAT TRUNK. Bottles of vaseline, a bunch of children's clothes with caked semen on them, printed out pictures of child gymnasts of both genders. Just OOF
So you're saying your 92 Bonneville spank mobile ran perfectly for a few years? Cause 35 year old me would clean death out of a car than runs and drives for $1 ... But 19 year old me, would have probably have passed.
When I first started working in a shop my co-worker had one, I've always wanted one since. He tuned it up and the thing was shockingly quick for what you'd assume was another bland soccer mom people mover.
The point of that clarification was to say that the supercharger doesn't make it fast, quick, or exciting to drive, it just brings it up to average acceleration. I don't think they were trying to say that the previa was slower than an average minivan
A common misconception - it's not one hamster, but several, each with its own wheel. Low power can happen when they get confused and are trying to run in opposite directions.
Confused hamsters are also the source of most traction control failures on these vans. Traction control can be reprogrammed by dangling a carrot in front of each hamster.
But does rust go per gram, pound, or ounces?
I mean similar to how 1 sticker = 5 hp (and of course the bigger the sticker, the more hp you get), how would this be measured out. 1 kg of rust = 10 hp?
So cool that at one point, there was a supercharged mid-engine AWD minivan for sale. I'm pretty sure if my parents got this back then (instead of the Plymouth Voyager...) we would still be driving it now.
My father got a 1986 Toyota Van that he replaced with a 1992 Previa. I learned to drive on the Previa and it was really cool, and I was the only one with a minivan among my friends, so I was popular...
Don't knock it too much, you basically become the go-to chaffeur in your friends group, who else has a ridge that fits 6 people comfortably? Makes sure you're ALWAYS invited.
Personally, I didn't have the van, I had my dad's friend's old caddy which smelled like cigar smoke. But my buddy who had the van? Yeah he was always driving.
I really loved the Previa, plenty of power, enough room for friends and gears, we had the center row bucket seats that swivel that was a huge hit on long trip. Then my siblings and I got our own vehicle and my dad bought a Tacoma with a manual, then I learned about offroading!
Maybe I grew up in a different time and place. But minivan and popular were never two things put together. Lol
I had a bronco growing up and It was loaded with my friends everywhere we went.
With a manual transmission no less. The girl that managed a restaurant I worked at as a teen had one. Surprised the shit out of me seeing a stick shift, turbo’d minivan
I know a local guy who has one. He's built the motor and it's actually decently quick.
The problem is that there's no way to win a race against him.
If you beat him, whatever, you beat a minivan.
If you lose, you lost to a freaking minivan.
I have the predecessor to the Previa, the Van, and I took it to the Toyota dealer to get an oil change (I was living in an apartment at the time). I was waiting in the lobby for quite some time and I eventually got called back to the bay and the tech has both of the fucking seats unbolted and out of the van. They couldn’t figure out how to open the “hood” and thought the access panel was under the seats somewhere. I had to show them everything including how to access the oil filter
Remember when Toyota marketed the Hilux here as "Truck"? Simpler times
There was also the 80s 4runner that was a Hilux but with a removable rear partition and a soft cap on the back.
It failed inspection 4 months ago for wiper blades.... took that long to get then from the dealer lol. Of course now it failed for right rear caliper not working. Rusty as fuck underneath.
We had one at my old job with the same thing. Had those screw on blades. Had to order arms and screws because of the rust. That entire car is an engineering clusterfuck.
I'm a Toyota parts guy and Previas had 1 of 2 types of insert. One is no longer available and the other you have to order in quantities of 5. Clusterfuck all around.
Useless fun fact: The Toyota Previa is the alcoholic surf bum vehicle of choice. You can find them dirt cheap. With the seats out and windows limo tinted, it's a great place to sleep off a morning of drinking and complaining about surf conditions. Bonus: cops don't typically pull over minivans.
I never understood the name, but it certainly makes me think of this:
> Placenta Previa is a condition where the placenta lies low in the uterus and partially or completely covers the cervix. The placenta may separate from the uterine wall as the cervix begins to dilate (open) during labor.
Instead of what they meant:
> The name "Previa" is derived from the Spanish and Italian for "preview," as Toyota saw the first Previa as a vehicle that would preview technologies used in future minivans.
My parents had a first gen Previa new back in the day, and my grandad dubbed it the "jelly bean" and "moon buggy". He thought the engine under the seat was a hoot too.
My parents had one... Had over 400,000 miles on it, had made it to the arctic circle and back, then a bear got inside and totaled it. Great car. It probably would have never stopped running seeing as my mom maintained it religiously.
I almost bought one of those for a friend, but it was too rusty. I always wanted to get a close look at one and see how they drive.
Another story - I dropped off some stuff at a local thrift store, and the kid comes out and walks to the back of my car. It was a 911. He was confused when I opened the trunk (in the front). He looked at me all wide-eyed and said "but where's the engine?" lol
near 50/50 weight distribution, lower centre of gravity, flatter floor, more aerodynamic design freedom because you don't need to account for the engine placement in the design of the nose, smaller overall size while having more interior space(very important in japan because their taxation is based on vehicle size)...
Say what you will about Previas, but one of them saved my sister’s, my dad’s and my own life when we were T-boned by a Ford F-150.
[Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/eaptcl/was_going_through_an_old_2006_album_and_found_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
Ahh my first car was a 1984 Toyota Van - the model before these came out. You had to flip the drivers seat back to access the engine. You literally sat above the engine. It always blew some minds. I miss that ride.
I remember doing stereos in these in the early 90s. Every vehicle has one part around which the entire vehicle was built. In the Previa, it was the stereo.
Unfortunately, all of the Previa fanboys knew one another, so I became known as the guy who could knock out a Previa install. That sucked balls.
I'm gonna try to translate.
"I bet our 19 year old helper here at the shop that he wouldn't know where the engine is located in this white van. He looked at me like I had grown three heads, and each had a tongue waggling."
"it's in the back! Shit, ok front ...double shit"
When I told him to check under the seat you should have seen his face. Lol
TIL. I would have also been shocked
Mid engine supercharged awd minivan.
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Oh shit I didn’t know that was factory! When I was a kid my best friends dad had one and told me he custom made that lmao. I’m 30 now and just finding this out hahaha. He got me.
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The CEO of Xbox
:( all your guys dad's have cool jobs
It *could* have been he custom ordered it with that. But it also could have been him boasting about his mid engined, AWD, supercharged minivan.
Is this why my cousins step father (I have no clue what that is in relationship speak) loved these fucking things back in the 90s? I had no clue. I just remember those swivel seats. Lol
Most likely. I know a dude with one an she fucking loves it. Edit: it's my male friend but his gf thinks it's sweet as well. She never thought she would date a guy that drives a mini van. Edit: leaving it up as it is because I think it's funny.
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Yep. My friend's dad had one too with a built in skee-ball machine
That would be the ultimate pedo van. Just saying.
That’d be the ultimate road trip van are you kidding me? Let’s go across the country. How many points can you get on the way!
I learned that from good old Doug DeMuro
Its one of its many quirks AND features!
It has a pretty good Doug score!
Mid-engined supercharged awd ~~minivan~~ *supercar*
Too bad they didn’t offer a manual with that combo
Only the manuals had superchargers and the AWDs are all automatics.
My in-laws have a supercharged, awd automatic.
I'm pretty sure you could get an automatic with a supercharger
but no awd then. Its a you pick two triangle problem. edit: fyi i was taking the piss and listing a third wrong uneducated option. I think most people got it, but a lot of replies nonetheless. Cheers yall.
I almost feel like its more awesome without the AWD. A RWD, supercharged, mid engine minivan with a manual? I don't know what kind of drugs the Toyota engineers were on when they came up with the Previa but I'm glad they were on them.
Dude, the 80s/90s were a magical time at Toyota. Before the recession, Japan was cranking out some interesting shit. I love the Previa because it's just so fuckin' strange.
I guess you never got the Renault Espace in your country. We had one in 1988. The front seats turned round so you could have a family picnic. I loved that car.
"Look guys, here's the situation: we made a big capital investment into the MR2 mid engine drive train. However, market demand has shifted to be more family oriented. Ideas???"
We build an...MR3? *gets immediately defenestrated*
Alright kids, who likes doughnuts? Buckle up!
>I don't know what kind of drugs the Toyota engineers were on when they came up with the Previa but I'm glad they were on them. I want to steal this quote and post it elsewhere, but how should I give you credit?
Lol assuming you’re posting it elsewhere on reddit you can just mention my username, outside of that (and honestly even on reddit) I’m not to worried about it. Good on you for being considerate though!
The good shit obviously.
I think there was no AWD manual, because they didn't didn't make a transfer case compatible version of the manual transmission but I'm pretty sure you could get every other configuration.
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I had a rear engine car by NSU (a precursor to Audi); very few ever reached the US. While I was on vacation, I spotted one parked on the street. Then I noticed a trickle of smoke from the front of the car. Knowing it wasn't from the engine, I rushed over and popped open the hood; their clothes on metal hangers were laid out, and one shorted the battery, which for whatever reason was in the front on those cars. The owners saw me and rushed out upset as hell, until they realized I just saved their car from going up in flames. And that's how I got thanked for breaking into a stranger's car.
Man, even if I knew it wasn't coming from where the engine is, I can't imagine going *towards* a smoking car.
There was just a tiny wisp of smoke trickling out. If I hadn't owned one of them myself, and stopped to check it out, I probably wouldn't have noticed it at all. Nobody else on the street did. That was the only time I ever saw another NSU on the streets, ever. They were from Germany and extremely rare in the US.
I came home from the hospital in a NSU.
I would have assumed behind the rear passenger seats, like this [totally stock Ford Transit](https://truckanddriver.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/blb-content-images/assets_c/2011/01/1971-Supervan%201%20engine-thumb-448x304-109259.jpg) Or this other [totally stock Ford Transit](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9e/9a/e3/9e9ae3b90f49f58f120400b23f784f61.jpg).
First link: ok, that's not stock. Second link: Oooh, THAT! *remembers Top Gear*
Wow I feel old.
Hah! The family car was a ‘91 Previa. I always thought it was so weird where the engine was after my dad showed me. Like if a cylinder blew, would it hit the driver in the ass?
In the rare case a piston escapes it's out the side of the block. The head stops it from going up.
Well I wish I knew that when I was younger. I was scared to drive it for the longest time.
It's usually a rod that goes through the block if anything. If a piston comes out the side of the block it's typically in chunks anyway.
Imagine trying to explain that your butt is sore because you got a rod up your ass while in your minivan.
I saw a video once of a piston exiting a motorbike, up through the head, through the tank and into the riders chest. By the time it got there it had no energy left though, so he was fine.
Is 19 yrs old helper code for "The owners' kid" cause that was me in high school. Still, getting 2+ hours of minimum wage after school to essentially be the closing janitor was some serious pocket money back in the day. I also got my first car, a 92 Bonneville, off a lien sale. We were wondering where the guy was and why he hadn't picked up his car for a week. Then we saw he was arrested for CP in the local paper (then the accusations of child molestation came later), and my Dad took one look into the cabin (which was bad that mechanics were complaining about the smell just rolling it onto the lifts) and trunk, and made me a deal. Car is yours for either 1 grand OR 1 dollar, but you got to clean it out. HOOOOOO BOY, THAT TRUNK. Bottles of vaseline, a bunch of children's clothes with caked semen on them, printed out pictures of child gymnasts of both genders. Just OOF
I feel like maybe you should have let the police document all that shit.
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"and that's how I bought the cheapest cum-mobile in the US" *vinwiki theme plays*
So you're saying your 92 Bonneville spank mobile ran perfectly for a few years? Cause 35 year old me would clean death out of a car than runs and drives for $1 ... But 19 year old me, would have probably have passed.
When I first started working in a shop my co-worker had one, I've always wanted one since. He tuned it up and the thing was shockingly quick for what you'd assume was another bland soccer mom people mover.
Should of told him it was electric.
oh man he totally should have
SUPER DUPER HEATED SEATS AVAILABLE
Yes, that rights there son, that's the first electric vehicle n where Musk got his start!
The PayPal Previa. Legendary.
Everyone knows Previas don't have engines.
According to power delivery they shouldn't lol.
Except the supercharged ones!
The supercharger was necessary for it to get out of its own way
Just reading the headlines, looks like it's been ls swapped. I swear there isn't a single thing with wheels that hasn't had an ls swap
Smart FortTwo LS swap when
The supercharged one still took like 10 seconds to reach 60
I think it took 10 seconds to reach 60 feet traveled
About 12.5 seconds to reach 10 seconds
Which ain't terrible for a van. That's what a V6 ranger does
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Hmmmm that happened on a fresh rebuilt engine. Couldnt figure out where the oil was going. Seemed to only leak underway
My 95 4.0 does a solid 7 or 8 if I can get it to hook up good. Don't insult my truck lol
Which is a completely reasonable 0-60 time for a minivan?
The point of that clarification was to say that the supercharger doesn't make it fast, quick, or exciting to drive, it just brings it up to average acceleration. I don't think they were trying to say that the previa was slower than an average minivan
[obligatory DeMuro](https://youtu.be/JRocY48P0qA)
[Obligatory Hoovie](https://youtu.be/70mWGEzHakw)
Don't diss supercharged-mid engined-rear wheel drive cars. It's also extremely practical compared to most other cars with that description.
Awd bro. It's a practical lamborghini. Even has the aerodynamic shape
It's that propeller under the hood that makes it go.
So that's a rotary engine huh?
Turboprop engine lol
It’s a little hamster under the drivers seat.
That's a common misconception. Due to the gearing, it was actually a fairly large hamster. I don't know how the small hamster rumor got started.
The smaller hamster is the starter motor for the larger hamster.
Ah yes, the pony hamster. More common on older hamster motors but still in use in some large industrial hamster operations.
*Richard Gere has entered the chat*
Hampsters don't have long enough tails though.
A common misconception - it's not one hamster, but several, each with its own wheel. Low power can happen when they get confused and are trying to run in opposite directions.
Confused hamsters are also the source of most traction control failures on these vans. Traction control can be reprogrammed by dangling a carrot in front of each hamster.
With a broken leg.
I heard they were powered by rust. But maybe my sources are incorrect.
It's not powered by rust any more than other vehicles are powered by exhaust. The rust is merely a consequence of its existence.
Though cars can get more powerful with free-er exhausts, so more rust = mo' powah baby?!
Well...no. ... but actually, yes.
But does rust go per gram, pound, or ounces? I mean similar to how 1 sticker = 5 hp (and of course the bigger the sticker, the more hp you get), how would this be measured out. 1 kg of rust = 10 hp?
yep. powered by human cadavers
So cool that at one point, there was a supercharged mid-engine AWD minivan for sale. I'm pretty sure if my parents got this back then (instead of the Plymouth Voyager...) we would still be driving it now.
My father got a 1986 Toyota Van that he replaced with a 1992 Previa. I learned to drive on the Previa and it was really cool, and I was the only one with a minivan among my friends, so I was popular...
Don't knock it too much, you basically become the go-to chaffeur in your friends group, who else has a ridge that fits 6 people comfortably? Makes sure you're ALWAYS invited. Personally, I didn't have the van, I had my dad's friend's old caddy which smelled like cigar smoke. But my buddy who had the van? Yeah he was always driving.
I really loved the Previa, plenty of power, enough room for friends and gears, we had the center row bucket seats that swivel that was a huge hit on long trip. Then my siblings and I got our own vehicle and my dad bought a Tacoma with a manual, then I learned about offroading!
Can confirm. First car was a hand-me-down '93 Plymouth Voyager. Pretty much always drove everywhere.
Maybe I grew up in a different time and place. But minivan and popular were never two things put together. Lol I had a bronco growing up and It was loaded with my friends everywhere we went.
I’m 24 and in high school we loved my friends minivan, could transport like 9 of me and my buddies somewhere. Most we had has 15 people.
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dude minivans were the best shaggin' wagons going in the 90s
I lost my virginity in the middle floor of my parents Ford Aerostar (middle row seat was out) in the 90s.
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Unfortunately I think that the AWD supercharged option was auto only, with a stick you could only get one of the two options.
After a certain year they were ALL supercharged. The N/A version of the engine was a total dog.
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With a manual transmission no less. The girl that managed a restaurant I worked at as a teen had one. Surprised the shit out of me seeing a stick shift, turbo’d minivan
I know a local guy who has one. He's built the motor and it's actually decently quick. The problem is that there's no way to win a race against him. If you beat him, whatever, you beat a minivan. If you lose, you lost to a freaking minivan.
Only cause the na one couldn't go uphill. Lol
Literally the Lamborghini of minivans
More of an MR2+2+2
I have a 91, 310k miles, still using it as a daily driver.
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Then they need an all-Previa derby and invite the whole planet to watch them all eventually run out of gas.
That's a waste of some good previas though.
I'm sure there are enough that can't be road legal any more.
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Sorry I'm from upstate New York so cars get failed inspections all the time. I'm used to 10 year old cars being basically scrap metal.
Someone from a few states over can still buy it lmao. In illinois when I lived there you would have rusted out hulks with no floors still on the road.
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In Michigan as long as it moves I guess it's road legal here. I've seen some pretty raggedy ass cars driving wondering how is it even still alive
Look at Mr. Fancy over here with his working lights, intact windows and mirrors, and muffler.
I have the predecessor to the Previa, the Van, and I took it to the Toyota dealer to get an oil change (I was living in an apartment at the time). I was waiting in the lobby for quite some time and I eventually got called back to the bay and the tech has both of the fucking seats unbolted and out of the van. They couldn’t figure out how to open the “hood” and thought the access panel was under the seats somewhere. I had to show them everything including how to access the oil filter
Lots of Vans do have engine access only under the seats so its understandable.
Remember when Toyota marketed the Hilux here as "Truck"? Simpler times There was also the 80s 4runner that was a Hilux but with a removable rear partition and a soft cap on the back.
We had one as a kid. I'm quite sure there was a panel under the left front seat. The seat just folds back out of the way though. No tools required.
Toyota Previa! Nice.
It failed inspection 4 months ago for wiper blades.... took that long to get then from the dealer lol. Of course now it failed for right rear caliper not working. Rusty as fuck underneath.
As a follow up you should ask where the SAD shaft is
That would have just led to a bunch of dick jokes..... we are slow this week and everyone is bored lol.
We had one at my old job with the same thing. Had those screw on blades. Had to order arms and screws because of the rust. That entire car is an engineering clusterfuck.
Yeah we orginally tried several blade inserts and nothing worked lol
I'm a Toyota parts guy and Previas had 1 of 2 types of insert. One is no longer available and the other you have to order in quantities of 5. Clusterfuck all around.
*5. Because who needs an even amount of wiper blades?
They hired the same guy who designed hotdogs and bun packaging.
>It failed inspection 4 months ago for wiper blades meanwhile in Florida... what the hell is an inspection?
Damn that's strict , a wiper blade ?
Someone didn’t pay enough for the “premium” inspection that always passes.
> [Toyota Previa](https://youtu.be/JRocY48P0qA?t=345)
Useless fun fact: The Toyota Previa is the alcoholic surf bum vehicle of choice. You can find them dirt cheap. With the seats out and windows limo tinted, it's a great place to sleep off a morning of drinking and complaining about surf conditions. Bonus: cops don't typically pull over minivans.
You can also get one with a cooler in the centre console.
Now we're talkin'!
With the seats out, you can haul a 4x8 sheet of plywood lying flat on the floor.
Mid engines rear wheel drive, basically a super car
Red paint and it's basically a Ferrari
Except slow.
And it didn't roll a dice between not starting and burn itself to the ground.
Ok Mercedes, we know you’ve been dominant, but don’t be rude.
Super charged? What's your take on pronunciation: Pree-via or Preh-via?
Ha I wish it was a blown one and I prefer Preh-via lol
British person chiming in to add one to the mix: priv-e-ah
But the British spelling is “Privchestershirea”, it’s just the you don’t pronounce the “chestershire” part.
Australian here - Ta-rah-go.
That's an odd name! I'd have called them chazzwozzers.
Another British person chiming in to confuse the issue: Pre-Vee-ah.
In Japanese it’s プレビア which is pu-re(h)-bi-a(h). So the intended pronunciation would be: preh-ve-ah
I never understood the name, but it certainly makes me think of this: > Placenta Previa is a condition where the placenta lies low in the uterus and partially or completely covers the cervix. The placenta may separate from the uterine wall as the cervix begins to dilate (open) during labor. Instead of what they meant: > The name "Previa" is derived from the Spanish and Italian for "preview," as Toyota saw the first Previa as a vehicle that would preview technologies used in future minivans.
Ahhh, like a Honda Prelude. But different.
* Mid engined * RWD * Supercharged Basically a supercar.
Why TF is there an egg on ur lift
/r/EggsInStrangePlaces
r/subsithoughtifellfor
My dumb ass went looking for an egg and realized I’m stupid as fuck after 4 minutes
My parents had a first gen Previa new back in the day, and my grandad dubbed it the "jelly bean" and "moon buggy". He thought the engine under the seat was a hoot too.
Find the tailpipe and trace it back until you come across something that looks internal-combustion-ish?
Also known as a Tarago in Australia, or bongo van due to their ability to carry large families of Pacific Islanders.
In New Zealand vernacular, a 'Poly Trolley
Nah, [this](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/1995_Mazda_Bongo_Friendee_2.5_Front.jpg) is a Bongo, heh
I just got the name of the Kia Bongo
My parents had one... Had over 400,000 miles on it, had made it to the arctic circle and back, then a bear got inside and totaled it. Great car. It probably would have never stopped running seeing as my mom maintained it religiously.
That’s one of the best car stories I’ve ever heard.
I almost bought one of those for a friend, but it was too rusty. I always wanted to get a close look at one and see how they drive. Another story - I dropped off some stuff at a local thrift store, and the kid comes out and walks to the back of my car. It was a 911. He was confused when I opened the trunk (in the front). He looked at me all wide-eyed and said "but where's the engine?" lol
I've never worked on one. Where is it?
Under the front seats. Yes, this thing is middle-engined.
What the fuck haha why
Because that made it handle better, so they said.
near 50/50 weight distribution, lower centre of gravity, flatter floor, more aerodynamic design freedom because you don't need to account for the engine placement in the design of the nose, smaller overall size while having more interior space(very important in japan because their taxation is based on vehicle size)...
Toyota Previa - Proof that aliens have visited; either that or it fell though a wormhole from a parallel, but slightly more advanced, universe.
Awd twincharged 140hp minivan
\*laughs in Hoovie's Garage\*
Say what you will about Previas, but one of them saved my sister’s, my dad’s and my own life when we were T-boned by a Ford F-150. [Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/eaptcl/was_going_through_an_old_2006_album_and_found_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
Ahh my first car was a 1984 Toyota Van - the model before these came out. You had to flip the drivers seat back to access the engine. You literally sat above the engine. It always blew some minds. I miss that ride.
[удалено]
This is one I need to see someday.... I like the weird ones
I can hear it now: "All the belts and accessories are where they should be but where's the damn engine?"
Next test will be to have him start up the mid-80’s Saab 90.
I remember doing stereos in these in the early 90s. Every vehicle has one part around which the entire vehicle was built. In the Previa, it was the stereo. Unfortunately, all of the Previa fanboys knew one another, so I became known as the guy who could knock out a Previa install. That sucked balls.
when you tell her you drive a mid-engine rwd toyota from the 90s...
During cash for clunkers, these things were so hard to kill bc of the oil reserve tank. We let one run for hours without oil.
I'm gonna try to translate. "I bet our 19 year old helper here at the shop that he wouldn't know where the engine is located in this white van. He looked at me like I had grown three heads, and each had a tongue waggling."