NPOCP - RHD and Stupid Low Miles.

"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
08/24/2017 at 14:53 • Filed to: None

1992 Toyota Celsior with only 18,000 miles on it. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Also some very strange seat covers.

DISCUSSION (14)

bhtooefr > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/24/2017 at 15:07

Lace covers on the seats are extremely normal for JDM large sedans. I think it’s meant to help keep things clean - so it’s the JDM equivalent of a plastic couch cover?

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/24/2017 at 15:28

CP at any price, unless you’re really into trolling people on the streets or can’t find a clean LS400. There is nothing functionally unique to the RHD Celsior.

nerd_racing > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/24/2017 at 15:28

Automatic = CP.

Now that that is out of the way,

That’s a nice example. Is it possible to swap the thing to a manual?

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > nerd_racing
08/24/2017 at 15:32

I mean. Why would you want a stick in a big sedan?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
08/24/2017 at 15:41

So essentially if one swapped Toyota badges onto an LS400, they’d have practically the same car in LHD?

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
08/24/2017 at 15:45

Yes, although the entire steering wheel hub cover needs to be swapped since they didn’t have stick-on chrome logos back then.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
08/24/2017 at 15:54

Ah I see. Not that I’d consider doing this. I think I’d just pick a more interesting JDM car, that Pajero from a while ago was pretty awesome looking.

Danger > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/24/2017 at 16:00

Love the 1UZ-FE but probably not worth it.

kanadanmajava1 > bhtooefr
08/24/2017 at 16:14

Besides the covers I also like the fact that the car has cloth seats. Japanese buyers still appreciate cloth seats in luxury cars. Good luck finding a Lexus with those.

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
08/24/2017 at 16:28

Buuut itzz Jay-Dee-Ehmmm yo.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/24/2017 at 16:29

CP.

Also so few miles on a car so old... hard pass.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/25/2017 at 05:56

CP is the phrase you seek

nerd_racing > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
08/25/2017 at 06:49

Same reason I’d want one in anything... just more fun.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > nerd_racing
08/25/2017 at 11:20

In something small and nimble, I completely agree with you. But I ask this, have you ever actually driven an LS400? The driving dynamics are best described as nautical. In my mind, to replace the automatic with a stick would completely go against the character/nature of the car.