The big daddy is here!!!!!!! :D :D
Originally Posted by jtanoyo1
Well we wanted the DVD system and the theater 5.1 speakers as well as the front, sides and rear cameras and the only way we can get this is if we "add the little button that says nav" on the system. No way around it.
It's actually kinda funny coz the little arrow that represents the van is just sitting in the middle of nowhere (for all the nav is concerned, the van is probably in the middle of the sea thousands of miles away from Japan) but everytime i turn the car around, the arrow also turns. For all I know, the tip of the arrow probably points to its original factory location back in Japan hehehe....
Everyone else, thanks a lot for the wishes for the baby. We went for ultrasound yesterday and we heard our baby's first heartbeats. What a miracle....
It's actually kinda funny coz the little arrow that represents the van is just sitting in the middle of nowhere (for all the nav is concerned, the van is probably in the middle of the sea thousands of miles away from Japan) but everytime i turn the car around, the arrow also turns. For all I know, the tip of the arrow probably points to its original factory location back in Japan hehehe....
Everyone else, thanks a lot for the wishes for the baby. We went for ultrasound yesterday and we heard our baby's first heartbeats. What a miracle....
maybe it now thinks it's a submarine 
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Congrats on you and your wife becoming parents soon! 
That van looks great except for the shopping cart wheels!
And $80K, that's U.S. right? How much of that is tax/tariffs, do you know?
Too bad you can't use the nav with that awesome looking screen - can't get a disk there? Is nav data available on any Lexus or Toyota in your country?
That van looks great except for the shopping cart wheels!
And $80K, that's U.S. right? How much of that is tax/tariffs, do you know?
Too bad you can't use the nav with that awesome looking screen - can't get a disk there? Is nav data available on any Lexus or Toyota in your country?
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.,...
Originally Posted by jtanoyo1
More like a floating bathtub, Henry....
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
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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.
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Originally Posted by rominl
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
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
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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.
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.
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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
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