hahaha that's funny man maybe it now thinks it's a submarine

 

The tariff for minivans here is about 40%. So, this car in the US is probably about half of what I paid. I know in Japan, these vans go for about $46k with full options. Yeah, I can't use the nav, but I can watch tv, dvd, parking cameras, etc. Still got MOST of the features, just no nav.

Indonesian govt reserves the use of GPS system only for military use and refuse to let civilians get ahold of any of the maps. Maybe I can source some bootlegged ones off the net....I doubt it it tho.,...

 

More like a floating bathtub, Henry....

 

haha there you go jon so please tell me you got all the wheels, etc... for this van now, the car is screaming for something more

and about the nav, come on, with your power i am sure you can source something

 

Very nice van.

Looks like it would make a great little party bus

 

Looks like a Toyota Crown in van form.

 

Being a van owner myself, that Toyota looks really nice. I wouldn't mind driving that one for sure. Hopefully they will bring that stateside by the time my kids grow out of their destructive phase.

 

LOL, you mean bribe someone in the military to release some highly-classified roads/traffic GPS cds just so I can use the nav? I don't think anyone has that kind of power around here to do that....

 

Here's some recent photos now that I've begun exploring what the myriad buttons in this van do.....

Back up camera:



You see the 2 lines? The yellow one represents the exact path your car is going at this moment. There's also a green line (not shown) which follows the direction of the steering wheel. The red line means the yellow line and the green line are parallel to each other and therefore you are going straight back with no obstruction. I still haven't figured out how the front and side cameras work yet. I can't seem to get them to come online on the screen.... bah.

LED illumination kit:



This is another cool option that was added by the dealership for us. All the compartments light up with green LEDs. All the glass holders and ashtrays and coin slots light up with blue LEDs and all the footwells light up with bright orange LEDs. It's almost like being a ricer for free!

Right side of the steering wheel:



There's a slot for the smart card. Our van comes with smart card that unlocks the door when you come within range. It will also lock the door when you leave as well as close all windows, sunroofs, etc, at a touch of a button by the driver's side door handle. The other buttons will turn on the 100v power outlet (for Nintendo, whatever), opens left and right electric doors, and turns on and off the AFS (adaptive front lights system).

Left side of the steering wheel:



The leftmost button changes the suspension into sport, normal or comfort. I am not sure exactly how the electronics do this, but the feature is pretty nifty. The 2nd button with the light turn on/off all cameras, and all the other buttons are pretty standard (traction on/off, electronic rear hatch opener)

G-Book:



The G-Book is totally like a computer unto itself. It does everything from the navi, telephone, FM reception, tv channels, saving MP3s into the built in hard disk, and even controlling how the DTS speakers system behave in the car. Obviously this is in Japanese and I will need to decipher this slowly....

Center console:



The buttons do the seat warmers, and opens/closes electric curtains as well as the sunroofs.

 

I am in love with this thing now...I knew it had a ton of features but I had no idea it came with things like built in hard drives and curtains. I am REALLY impressed. I want to import one over for my self now ahahaha

 

what a sweet car, it does have a lot of stuff in it!

why don't they bring these nice cars into the states