A thing rarely seen

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 02/19/2018 at 14:58 • Filed to: Toyota, Estima

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Toyota Estima hybrid.

E90M3 > Cé hé sin 02/19/2018 at 15:04

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That’s one weird looking BMW.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Cé hé sin 02/19/2018 at 15:05

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It’s like a Chinese knock off of a Toyota Sienna.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Cé hé sin 02/19/2018 at 15:17

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It looks like they continued building the old Previa, but gave it some ‘cool’ tail lights.

Also, your FTO must be oppo s most partially photographed car, haha

Cé hé sin > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 02/19/2018 at 15:24

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Yes, two things rarely seen!

facw > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 02/19/2018 at 15:39

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They did! The Previa was the Estima in other markets. Though the 2nd gen dropped the fancy MR drive configuration, for a Camry-based FF layout.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > facw 02/19/2018 at 15:44

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Ah that explains it! You learn something every day!

That fact I did know, as we also got the 2nd gen in Europe (not that it sold very well, I can’t remember ever seeing one)

404 - User No Longer Available > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 02/19/2018 at 16:12

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Yeah, but this thing is not even close to the original one... FF layout for starters.

Cé hé sin > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 02/19/2018 at 17:05

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May well be, but I’m in a Sienna free zone...

Amoore100 > Cé hé sin 02/19/2018 at 17:39

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Was this ever officially sold in the EDM? I know there were small groups campaigning in the U.S. about a decade ago for Toyota to bring this (as a hybrid minivan) stateside but they dragged their feet and so we have the Pacifica Plug-In instead. Y’all wouldn’t have had this issue since you have no import laws, so it could very well be JDM (or at least ASEAN).

Cé hé sin > Amoore100 02/19/2018 at 17:43

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It’s a Japanese import. They (not the Estima, Japanese imports in general) were popular here at one time. Not any more, as anything first registered after June 2008 is subject to punitive taxation unless it has an EU CO2 emissions figure.