I bought an insane Toyota Century V12 from Japan
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- I check out my newly imported 1997 Toyota Century V12, a car not generally seen outside of Japan, and the vehicle of choice for the Japanese royal family, dignitaries, and the Yakuza.
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My God, the panel fit… Got to love the Japanese craftsmanship.
driving to Nashville shortly to pick up my new old 1997 Century! They are now being imported as classics here, but still very, very rare. Exciting! 🚘
Same wiring harness as used in the space shuttle.
A Toyota that has V12, rides better then a Rolls Royce, reliable air suspension, looks like a Lincoln town car from the back, affordable, and is fairly respectable in the market…fuck! Sign me up!!!
14:00 _(89.7MHz FM tajuu housou wa jushin dekimasen.):_ "Unable to receive FM multiplex broadcasting."
16:52 L rocker _(shiito hiita):_ Seat heater | M rocker _(rifureshingu):_ Refreshing (massage) | R rocker: _(doa garasu):_ Door Glass (window)
Fit and finish on quality Japanese cars is as good if not better than anything from Europe.
You've impeccable taste. I would have every car you've reviewed! Please do some more reviews I like your content. Hope all is well best wishes :)
That is an imagined bird called a Phenix. The Phoenix is a legendary bird that appears in Chinese mythology. Also known as the immortal bird, it symbolizes new life and rebirth. It is also known as a symbol of nobility and power and was used as a symbol by the Chinese emperors. In Japan, the Phoenix is often treated as a being that brings good fortune and prosperity, and its figure is depicted in artworks and architecture. It is also adopted as the emblem of the Toyota Century, symbolizing the car's luxury and dignity. The Phoenix is respected in many cultures for its beauty and charisma.
I just uploaded my vlog of my 1992 Century import. It's sooo sleek. You make me want to get a V12.
I’d love to import a Century too…maybe in a couple of years :P
Great cars. Enjoy it!
I loved the century when I lived in Japan, didn't know what I had 💎
Toyota set up Lexus as their high end brand but kept the very best for themselves with this Century. Probably the finest car ever built. Simply bullet proof reliability and totally luxurious.
I'd love to get a century. I like rare and different vehicles. would you share the cost of shipping or the car cost. Thanks
It's a Phoenix rising
It's a misconception that the surface finish of the seat is "not even leather", it's deliberately made to be the more luxurious finish. There is a tradition from the time of horse-drawn carriages that the standard for building a vehicle is to use leather, a hard and durable material, for the driver's seat, and a softer and more luxurious one for the passenger seat. This is not a Japanese method, but a common practice in the West as well.
Toyoda, not Toyota. Thanks you for putting this on line.
nice car mate
Make sure you improve it way more by changing the oils to Amsoil. This will make it smoother and more reliable.
Your Cat is Only interested in Jaguars it seems🥳
Very nice.
Love the car, thinking of getting one. How are you finding it? Regards
Not bad. Not bad at all. We utterly look forward to a proper road test. It's funny you should mention how the ride quality bests that of her European peers. It's prodded us to go get one. Eventually.
😍😍😍😍 Luck you man
6:45 The "strange bird" is a _hou'ou_ or phoenix, one of the symbols representing the imperial Household.
Nice can’t wait til I can get mine in the USA. Saving up and hopefully I will be able to snag one in 2022-2025. Please post the link in the description of the importer you used.
And its going to because of you Americans the prices of these cars are going to sky rocket, hopefully I can find the right one before they become to expensive. But Ive used "Car from Japan" in the past and they are awesome, they pretty much walk you through the process and most of the cars aren't auction cars they are cars being sold from dealerships or private sales. meaning they are in great condition and are up to date on repairs.
@@darrienplante5565 yeah me and my dad are looking to import one of these off carfromJapan.com
Вне конкуренции! ОЧЕНЬ КРУТАЯ МАШИНА!!!
I've often fantasized about importing one of these for myself here in the States. Of course, they're extremely reliable but eventually something would need repairing and I wonder how it would be to find parts. I suppose with the Internet, it shouldn't be too challenging.
You can ask your local toyota dealer to bring you parts from jap, they’ll come within a week, my friend does that
@@t-boi8327 1) how expensive? 2) how many miles can it do before things need to be replaced as all the ones I have found have had over 150,000 miles so idk
@@username8878 you can find decent ones between 15k and 20k, they can last up to 200k miles without any engine trouble if maintained properly from there you’d have to replace parts in the engine
Salve, sir. We were sort of hoping for a follow-up review, if we may be bold to say.
nice review. pls buy more cars and make more of these vids ;). :) haha
Oh man, you got the original Walkman!!
Thankyou for a great video. I would love to buy on of these but can you tell me how easy are they to get serviced due to the unique engine and parts. Would a Toyota or Lexus dealer be able to look after? Many thanks.
You'd have to be more hands on but any part can be ordered from your local Toyota dealer. All need is the vin number from the plaque.
The engine parts shouldn't be too bad with it having origins from a Supra
where can one buy one of these wonderful machines
Should have done a launch on it haha
better than rolls royce . amazing!
Hello, good sir. We awfully enjoyed your review, as the Century is a car many struggle to dislike. Myself included. We were wondering if you could tell us how well the carriage holds itself on rough ground. Than you.
We awfully enjoyed reading your comment. The car holds itself on rough ground better than most all other cars in existence.
Sam can you let me have thelink to MDK for importing from Japan. Many thanks Mark
Very cheap in uk there was a limo for 3.5 grand looked mint..but there also normaly around 10k
Hi mate! When you imported it, what did you do regarding emissions?
Nothing. They’re exempt due to age
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Bridgestone REGNO GR-XI(maybe) is the world quietest tyre made in Japan.
If GR-XII is fitted on your Century, it is quite lucky because it has been refined and currently sold here in Japan.
If there is a Japanese notation that you don't understand, please ask me anything.
Is seppuku still a thing?
Here in New Zealand I see a lotta 1970's to early 1980's squarish Nissan and Toyotas. People lower them and pimp them out. They all have this really sinister Mafia'ish look. Now my neighbor a crazy Irishman has one.
Those crazy Irish!
How much if i may ask
which year of production?
1997 second generation
This Toyota Century will outlast that Merc any luxury car from Europe now there is lots of information about these cars remember its built buy Toyota in the 1990s the very best era to buy any Toyota and look how good it is ttumps any other luxury car they did come in leather interior you would have to get it specialty made with leather l just realalise why older cars are sold to other countries we have them in Australia many for sale l had a look on ebay about the price of parts for the Century al l can say expensive so beware if anything goes wrong probably won't because its a Toyota l myself own a 1997 Toyota Hilux l go on how good it is look it up but the funny part is Hilux stands for high luxury which it isn't or is it l won't list any features or lack of but it has working air conditioning which was an option when it was made l bought one with it getting back to the Century the bird emblem is a phoenix tge symbol for the imperial house of Japan but the lack of the Toyota badging on my Hilux there is a lack of badging on it a Toyota badge on the grill and one on the steering wheel and one on the towbar which is a a Toyota genuin acessorie and the name Toyota on the flap for the cassette on the radio but tgere plenty of Toyota under the bonnet because l have an aluminum tray its is branded with the manufacturer of the tray which is about half the length of the Hilux so half of the Hilux was made in Australia
Blacken gril rim
drop the link for importing
blue line exports is who I went through.
This one looks like a similar copy to the W140 S Class
Looks nothing like a w140
Doesn’t look too much like it but the W140 is absolutely incredible
This is based on the Century itself which was launched back in 1967.
Looks old cheap.Toyota is lazy to design their cars.
The car is supposed to look classic that’s literally the point
It is intended too look traditional
That's the whole point for this car. It's supposed to look boring, ordinary, cheap and un-fancy, while providing the luxury.
I think it looks dignified , timeless Classic looking limo. You say Toyota are lazy to design their cars.....Have you seen the new 5th generation Prius? Looks like a 4 door Lambo !