1991 Toyota Previa All-Trac Manual Review - Mid-Engine, Manual, & AWD!

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  • čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
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    Timecodes:
    0:00 - Intro
    0:52 - Engine / Transmission
    2:45 - Interior
    4:18 - BFB Test
    4:37 - Interior
    5:38 - Rear Cargo Area
    6:37 - Exterior
    7:15 - Final Thoughts
    10:08 - Outro
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Komentáře • 92

  • @ottovonbismarck7094
    @ottovonbismarck7094 Před rokem +41

    Probably the most interesting and wierd minivan to exist, aside from the dustbuster GM vans

  • @zcomputermanz4177
    @zcomputermanz4177 Před rokem +7

    I'll have my 96 Supercharged previa running eventually. My 91 N/A is running like a dream!

  • @paulblackman8159
    @paulblackman8159 Před rokem +10

    Putting the handbrake between the front seats would expose a heat vent from the engine into the cabin. Since the engine isn’t front mounted putting it in the other locations wouldn’t work. Where it is means they just have to cable it to the rear wheels away from the engine bay. The Fiero has it there, and at least with the Previa, you can feel if it is up or down.

  • @southernfriedshenanigans3639

    I love watching your videos! You review all the forgotten nostalgic cars from the 90’ and it takes me back to my childhood. So many CZcamsrs in the car community only want to review the latest and the greatest, neglecting the cars that made us car guys in the first place! Keep the vids coming!

  • @lundsweden
    @lundsweden Před rokem +4

    I had a 2WD vanilla version of this, it was a lot of fun to drive, RWD mind you, good balanced weight distribution helped with this. The only things I did'nt like about it were: only one sliding door, and the room behind the seats is very small, not much room for luggage if your van is fully loaded with people.

  • @kc0lif
    @kc0lif Před rokem +3

    i like that van even in manuel transmission mid engine work on engine without getting rained on. they pretty much awd.

  • @Kdubzlovescars
    @Kdubzlovescars Před rokem +1

    The variety you have on your channel is so great!

  • @bat__bat
    @bat__bat Před rokem +1

    I grew up with my mom buying 1 of these when I was 10. 3 of us kids, well, this van was everyone's first car to get a driver license. Plenty memorable summer vacations with this van loaded up and twisting through mountains. All my friends loved this car. Piled up everyone and went to see Tool in this van. Sadly it got too sick after 300k miles and my parents sold it a few years back. Someone texted me a picture of it driving around last week 😂 wish my parents would have kept it 😔 probably would have had to replace a rear main seal and a few other items to make it worth keeping

  • @gbNelson79
    @gbNelson79 Před rokem +1

    It's great to see a fellow Wisconsin van on the channel.

  • @maxdm1583
    @maxdm1583 Před rokem +2

    Zack, awesome review of the Previa. Enjoyed watching it with mastalgia. Indeed, one of the weirdest drivetrain layout passenger minivans to exist today. Great job!

  • @autochatter
    @autochatter Před rokem +5

    They probably put the e brake there because of where the engine is located

  • @partycow2363
    @partycow2363 Před rokem +2

    I’ve got a 1998 Sienna in mint condition and it drives beautifully

  • @alwaysbadideas
    @alwaysbadideas Před rokem +2

    The underdog king of any vehicle smaller than a fullsize truck. It tows the same amount as most compact trucks, and has AWD. I want to buy one and lift it!!!

  • @willforeman74
    @willforeman74 Před rokem

    Hey man sweet vid! Previas are so cool. I have a 95 supercharged previa with the captain's chairs in the middle and the back third row seats. we love it!

  • @marklintwo
    @marklintwo Před rokem +2

    Not at all a soccer mom van because of the manual transmission. I love it.

  • @wendywendy8379
    @wendywendy8379 Před rokem

    Very cool of you to recognize and appreciate the coolness are minivans past.

  • @carexpertandy
    @carexpertandy Před rokem +8

    1991 models didn’t have an airbag, so this might actually be a 1992 model.

    • @APham-ld9do
      @APham-ld9do Před rokem

      Also, this Previa has the third brake light, which I believe the 1991 Previas did not have.

  • @jameshorigan3322
    @jameshorigan3322 Před rokem

    Nice vid Zack!

  • @redneon06
    @redneon06 Před rokem

    I’m supposed to be decorating my Christmas tree but it’s your fault it’s not getting done! Your awesome!

  • @bwofficial1776
    @bwofficial1776 Před rokem +3

    Egg. An interesting attempt to break into the then-hot minivan market. Unfortunately the US minivan market was pretty traditional so these and the dustbuster vans were too far out. These continued in their egg shape in other markets for several years more where it was called the Estima and was available in different widths as well as lengths. You never see these any more which is a shame because they're so unique. Chrysler did manual minivans off and on for a few generations, some even available with the turbo engine. The Aerostar was available with a manual because it was basically a Ranger van. The Astro/Safari could be had with a manual because they were S-10 vans. None could be had with AWD and manual so the Previa is unusual.

  • @Hobotraveler82
    @Hobotraveler82 Před 3 měsíci +1

    These are really cool. Like em. 😊❤

  • @JoKIA_-100
    @JoKIA_-100 Před rokem

    Keep these reviews coming. Interested to see an update on your Mazda3 hatch.

  • @mattwolf7698
    @mattwolf7698 Před rokem +1

    They actually kept selling the Previa (Estima) in Japan until 2019, the Sienna was designed for the US once Toyota realized Americans wanted more power.

  • @mr.bnatural3700
    @mr.bnatural3700 Před rokem +1

    I have a 1992 previa awd, it's the nicest one I have ever seen. 124,000 miles, sadly I hardly drive it. I drives better in the snow than my Jeep Wrangler

    • @kurticusmaximus
      @kurticusmaximus Před rokem

      Super cool. Nice van! Mine has 200k miles. I wish it was in better condition.

  • @MustangsTrainsMowers
    @MustangsTrainsMowers Před rokem +2

    My brother and his then wife had two of them when they lived west of Sydney Australia. I don’t know if either was all wheel drive but it probably wasn’t necessary as they probably never encountered ice or snow. They of course had the steering wheel on the right and I’m guessing that both were automatics.

  • @kurticusmaximus
    @kurticusmaximus Před rokem +1

    You found the unicorn previa. Awd, manual transmission is quite the rare combination!

  • @xiotati
    @xiotati Před měsícem

    love your video! I got a 92. thats why I looked this up. im the 3rd owner! in family. my seats rotate 90 degree backwards!

  • @yaronfeuer4814
    @yaronfeuer4814 Před rokem

    I have a Previa, it is a very good van, I will never sell it probably :-) it has a place for almost 'everything'. Thanks for your nice video here!

  • @williamlovely450
    @williamlovely450 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I have a 91 privia will keep it forever best van I have owned

  • @shaquedelilicss7849
    @shaquedelilicss7849 Před 16 dny

    Have been lobbying with the CFO in ny household to get one of it and wrap it in silver wrap to make it look like a teardrop/cybertruck.

  • @therealcarlmarti
    @therealcarlmarti Před rokem +4

    The Previa S/C actually made more torque than the Chrysler 3.3 V6 (201 vs 194 lb/ft) in 1994 when it was introduced. The main reasons the Previa failed is that it looked really weird, was too expensive compared to the Chrysler vans and was too mechanically strange for most buyers at the time. At the time forced induction 4 cylinders were rare and mostly employed for performance cars, so people didn't really trust them long term even with a Toyota badge.

    • @zcomputermanz4177
      @zcomputermanz4177 Před rokem +1

      Ur the only other person on the planet who can comprehend that a 4 cylinder can make more torque and hourse power than a v6...

    • @tanyguch_kun1330
      @tanyguch_kun1330 Před rokem

      that sc14 makes big torque same with the 4agze engines with sc12

  • @hoomanAdnan
    @hoomanAdnan Před rokem +2

    I love vans, previa is the hottest 🙌🏼🔥❤️ this spaceship is Toyota Lucida here..!
    ❤️ From Bangladesh 🇧🇩

  • @damilolaakanni
    @damilolaakanni Před rokem +1

    You have to use a parking brake with an automatic transmission. Because if you don't, it will damage your parking pawl, meaning you can't put the car in park, leading to an expensive fix for a small broken part (it's very difficult to access, especially in something like the Previa).

  • @jlr194
    @jlr194 Před rokem +2

    Dodge caravans used to be available with a manual .

  • @SergeKulyk
    @SergeKulyk Před rokem +1

    Handbrake location allows more room for passthrough in middle/engine underneath.

  • @thirdpedalnirvana
    @thirdpedalnirvana Před rokem

    Oh my God I need this as a ski car

  • @kestrelhawkins8728
    @kestrelhawkins8728 Před rokem +1

    The only car I have ever found to pass the big friggin bottle test was my friend's 2003 Toyota Sienna.

  • @GlitchPG3D
    @GlitchPG3D Před 5 měsíci +1

    Saw one yesterday, Really rare to come up apon.

  • @fordmuscleluis9710
    @fordmuscleluis9710 Před rokem

    Very cool Toyota minivan especially with the engine under the seat vs under the hood

    • @bwofficial1776
      @bwofficial1776 Před rokem +1

      Check out 60s vans. The engine was in the center console.

    • @blacksongoku312
      @blacksongoku312 Před rokem

      @@bwofficial1776 the console AKA the "Dog house" lol

  • @damilolaakanni
    @damilolaakanni Před 3 měsíci

    They couldn't put the parking brake in the middle, the engine was there. Putting it as a pedal in the driver's footwell could make most drivers confuse it for the clutch if it had a manual transmission (at least for the first time). So a regular lever near the driver's door was probably the only other option. Just a guess.

  • @jugalmistry9734
    @jugalmistry9734 Před 10 měsíci

    I need a new dust filter for my Hoover MaxExtract PressurePro model 60

  • @tinhinnh
    @tinhinnh Před 2 dny

    did you review the toyota LE van?

  • @aydenhill6418
    @aydenhill6418 Před rokem

    Dude, if you like this you should check out the Honda STEPWGN (stepwagon) 1st generation, I worked with one and had a great experience with it, easiest thing I've ever driven

  • @rokko_hates_japan
    @rokko_hates_japan Před 8 měsíci

    can anybody tell me the interior height from floor to roof?

  • @mustasheolll2020
    @mustasheolll2020 Před rokem

    I too like these very much

  • @kurticusmaximus
    @kurticusmaximus Před rokem

    Are you planning on doing any work on these? They are a real bear to work on!

  • @WildWildWeasel
    @WildWildWeasel Před rokem

    That van was freaking filthy lmao

  • @meowymeowerton2820
    @meowymeowerton2820 Před rokem +2

    Get the owner a Swiffer Duster

  • @davinp
    @davinp Před rokem +1

    Today the Toyota Sienna would be the most reliable minivan.

  • @michaelcoffey7362
    @michaelcoffey7362 Před rokem

    Cool😀

  • @dave11686
    @dave11686 Před rokem

    I love it

  • @celljinx6753
    @celljinx6753 Před rokem

    Pls could you do a Chevy Uplander

  • @Evolthions
    @Evolthions Před rokem

    Nice

  • @jaywires717
    @jaywires717 Před rokem +3

    I bet the engine was a bitch to work on based on the location.

    • @zcomputermanz4177
      @zcomputermanz4177 Před rokem +1

      To get to plugs and valve cover you take the passenger seat out and there is a hatch you un bolt and its right there.

  • @cafn8ed74
    @cafn8ed74 Před rokem

    the Previous Caleb needed to have...

  • @bazilwreckerloughead
    @bazilwreckerloughead Před rokem +1

    If they had to put the emergency break on the left, I wonder why they didn't choose a pedal like older cars.

    • @APham-ld9do
      @APham-ld9do Před rokem +2

      I think it is likely because of the wheel well taking up the space that the emergency brake pedal would take. It may fit for an automatic transmission that does not have a clutch pedal, but the manual with a clutch pedal would have to have the emergency brake relocated. So I think they just settled on putting the emergency brake handle on the left.

    • @bazilwreckerloughead
      @bazilwreckerloughead Před rokem

      @@APham-ld9do Yeah, I never even thought about that.

  • @davinp
    @davinp Před rokem +1

    Toyota's weird egg-shaped minivan. It is the only model that used this platform. Weirder then Ford Aerostar minivan

  • @edlippjr
    @edlippjr Před rokem

    could thing they cleaned it all nice for the video.... lol

  • @therealcarlmarti
    @therealcarlmarti Před rokem

    Why wouldn't you use the parking brake in an automatic? It's not good to rest the car on the parking pawl.

  • @emmanuelponce6380
    @emmanuelponce6380 Před rokem

    Trans Am Series Make Over,Maybe Rocket Bunny

  • @bricegraham8256
    @bricegraham8256 Před rokem +2

    I lowkey like these. I remember that series Gingium was doing about his. He lifted it and did some other cool lil things with it. Unfortunately not too many people liked the video series and he had to scrap it. But yeah I'm always kinda into this odd stuff. I really really like Ford Aerostars. Everyone at the shop is always dogging me about my weird taste in cars.

    • @WildWildWeasel
      @WildWildWeasel Před rokem +1

      Thing was a rust bucket and he tried to turn it into something from Monster Garage lol

    • @bricegraham8256
      @bricegraham8256 Před rokem +1

      @@WildWildWeasel OH yeah I remember, there was one video he got Hella frustrated cause it was falling apart as he was trying to add something lmao. He made one hell of a come back from that video series.

    • @WildWildWeasel
      @WildWildWeasel Před rokem +1

      @@bricegraham8256 Yeah, had he not hyped it up being a "mid engine Toyota" and maybe not bought a destroyed rust bucket, he would've succeded no problem...I remember I was excited cus I thought he was getting an MR-2 (I own a '96 and it's always been my dream car since I saw it in NFS Carbon as a bonus car) but nope it was a fuking basket case lmao

    • @bricegraham8256
      @bricegraham8256 Před rokem +1

      @@WildWildWeasel Yea true 😔.

  • @agboolanajeem5268
    @agboolanajeem5268 Před rokem

    👍

  • @Where_is_Waldo
    @Where_is_Waldo Před rokem +1

    If only Toyota had partnered with Subaru so much earlier than they did, we could have had a mid engine, manual, all wheel drive, boxer 6 Previa. Speaking of the Previa, I worked on one of these once when I worked at a lube shop. It wasn't all wheel drive but it still had a drive shaft going to the front, not from a transfer case or center differential but from the front of the motor. I believe that was to power the cooling fan for the radiator. I was perplexed, you'd think an electric fan would have been more efficient.

  • @joshverdoorn7375
    @joshverdoorn7375 Před 7 měsíci

    this might be ugly but they are much more reliable than the more popular Chrysler ones

  • @casanova0342
    @casanova0342 Před rokem

    Damn bro, couldv atleast vacuumed the inside before showing the inside of the van

  • @thirdpedalnirvana
    @thirdpedalnirvana Před rokem +1

    !!! Use your handbrake/parking brake in an automatic. Always. Yes, it has a "park". But all this does is jam up the gears. It doesn't actually keep the wheels from turning. When you take your foot off the brake in park and feel that wiggle the car does? Thats the driveshaft/differential gears bending, flexing. It's not meant to hold the car, it's just meant to be a backup if the handbrake fails.!!! ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ENGAGE THE BRAKE WHEN PARKING AN AUTOMATIC. why do you think cars have electronic parking brakes now? It's so that the car can apply its own parking brake because owners are dumb and don't do it.

  • @emmanuelponce6380
    @emmanuelponce6380 Před rokem

    I Will Put Up Flyers For Your Channel If You Like.

  • @atlasnovalis
    @atlasnovalis Před rokem

    Definitely an odd one.

  • @BenyKorenberg
    @BenyKorenberg Před rokem +1

    That bfb test is really really stupid... Why do you insist on doing that test with such a giant and not that common bottle? Do the test with some more common sized soft drink bottles or cups etc... And regarding the car... Over in my part of the world, those used to come with a diesel engine... I think they were 2.2 TD engines... Usually automatics... Actually over here they competed with the Chevy/GMC Astro/Safari vans and the VW Transporter (4th gen)... Frankly... In my eyes they are special for their shape, but as cars? Mehhhh... And especially such a barebone version like the one in this review? IDK doesnt seem to me like such a good deal even back in its days...

    • @rushnerd
      @rushnerd Před rokem +6

      This comment fails the Big Friggin' Bottle test.

    • @christophersummers1939
      @christophersummers1939 Před rokem

      it's a bfb test, not a small ass 355ml can because lucky for you we also sell our shit in your metric country as well test, mr g. perry

  • @jaredbryant8297
    @jaredbryant8297 Před 8 měsíci

    I have a first gen sienna
    I can email you