As someone who drives the newest cadys all the time I still remember test driving my old lexus and thinking "this handles better than a cadillac 10X the cost.". I could not fathom a more comfortable car. I really hope whoever buys this car keeps it intact and doesnt just tear apart this beautiful car to cram the engine in a corolla.
My Caddy does handle exceptionally well for being a 3 ton brick. It has no business handling the way it does. However it's quite lacking everywhere else.
@LGTheOneFreeMan the best part is you could lose one bank to catastrophic failure and it is still claimed to run independently with just one side. Why? The important Japanese people in this need to flee a hot war zone after eating a .50 cal to one side of the block right? 😆
The best thing about this old V-12 Toyota is that in current year? You can fix everything on it. Make parts for it. And even do so economically. Weird, but a V-12 is actually economical and reliable to have has a car. The Power of Toyota.
It’s true, being able to get other Toyota and Lexus parts to fit and work is a huge plus. This 1GZ motor is a good motor too without any common failure points.
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Such a beautiful car. Look at the color so good. Man you can feel the quality of it wonderful
3x Century owner here. You've not bought a 'clapped out' example, you've bought an average example. It looks to be reasonable on the face of it. Worn front suspension is normal at around 20-25 years old on these cars so I wouldn't worry too much about that, just sort it. The aftermarket wiring is fairly typical although this car seems to have more of it than others I've seen. The Century is generally simple to work on and I would always buy genuine Toyota parts for these cars as they are proven to last about 25 years. Century's of this age typically need an alternator, cam cover gaskets replacing (do the plugs while you're in there), expect brittle plastic and rubber parts in the engine bay, weak bonnet struts are normal. Too many people import these cars expecting them to be totally perfect the moment they land.. The reality is the earlier cars that are 20 to 26 years old do need several thousand spending on them to bring them back up to standard. But I feel it's worth it for these superb machines; think of it as a mid life over haul! As I said earlier I strongly recommend original Toyota parts as at the moment parts availability is good although I'm noticing more stuff going NLA so buy now while you can.. When the LED light on the suspension button is illuminated it means the suspension is in the high position by the way.
Thanks! I need to get this one together to be in a safe drivable manner to sell it as I bought myself a different one spec'd the way I like it also with about 18k km on it!
@mikhailvershinin2292 I'm gonna be asking 15,000 obo after I'm done fixing the stuff. The front suspension stuff is replaced waiting for an alignment and figuring out the lights. Already registered with US title.
The Microphone and the plug in the back center console is for a recorder. This car was used and ordered to interview people (for a Job or perhaps in a news station! You might want to look for a Century Voice Recorder, since it appears to be missing! Bodykit is a Junction Produce, if you wanna run it, get some Wheels, Work Emitz, and maybe some lower coild, to finish the build And a clearcoat respray
Rare to see a Century with leather. Most had wool seats as the Japanese regard the wool to be more luxurious than leather and most importantly, quieter!
I’d wager this one was a service/security vehicle for sure, they were more common then people think, most kms/miles where probably done in early life and has been left to sit for a majority of its life, also the airbag should be firm, as you suspect it’s likely missing its airbag and probably the airbag light from the cluster has been pulled, glad to hear you have found a better example, this one is rough for sure 😂
I need to do a poll of all Century owners to see if their airbags are squishy. I asked two other people and they said theirs was squishy too lol. My airbag light still exists in the cluster I see it come on at start up
I feel your pain with not being able to translate your car. I had a Cadillac SLS for a while back in 1998 whilst waiting for my Lancer to arrive in Brisbane, Australia. Having everything in Japanese made it challenging trying to work out the screen for the stereo, TV and sat nav. Every now and then the information panel will tell you what's going on and I couldn't read what it was trying to tell me. But then it came up OK. Know what that means.
I saw the same issue when testing all of the electrical in an older gs300. I think the light flickering is simply because the stuff was hardly ever used
@AnythingWheeled with the little evidence from some random youtube commenter, sounds like a great idea! Haha. when I was a kid, back when kids were rarely supervised, I somehow managed to teleport the car into the neighbors front yard (looking back on it likely because the lack of a shifter lockout). As well as break my grandmas park avenue electric seats in the furthest forward position.
Always liked the Century. A quick question. Being in North America if I wanted something similar to this would a Lexus LS430 be close to the Century when it comes to ride and quietness? I realize the Lexus has a V8 and not a V12 but from a comfort aspect.
I've never been in a LS in the US. Some of the suspension bits are shared with the LS400. The air ride is allegedly different. This was the smoothest and quietest ride I've ever been in even in its condition. I had an E38 740i that wasn't close to this and it was in better shape. Most of my other cars I've driven were never giant sedans that would compare. I'm excited to give this a full test when it's healthy to see what it can really do.
These are pretty solid and don't have any known common failure stuff. They've been around for a long time and have almost been the same 20 year run. I've seen some with 450k km at auction. I am excited to receive my much younger one soon. I bought one with 18k km (11k miles 🫨)
Some Centuries were used for police/security detail in Japan. I believe it's pretty rare. I'm assuming this must've been converted back by Toyota at some point.
I believe it was Doug Demiro who made a video on this car, You should watch it because he'll tell you what a lot of those buttons do. Sweet score 👍 Brother 😀.. p.s I'm totally not sure if I spelled his name right 😂
Perhaps Yakuza? or hopefully something like a security car for an important person? I dunno, but the shady used dealer lot might shed some light on it's past...either way it's got a brighter future here.
No, I have since learned I have a body kit by Evolution since I found a serial plate on the side skirt and other people in the community pointing out different stuff like my fender side marker light not being where it's supposed to be and some other cosmetic changes like the rear center badge trim too.
This automobile has impressed me with what appeared to be a true luxury car. So why not enjoy driving a Japanese Rolls for pennies? I would expect to spend hours searching for reliable parts sources, and do most of the work myself. My logic is that the age of the technology allows me maintenance without specialized factory tools...maybe?
Most of these parts are shared with stuff found in the US Toyota and Lexus. I was able to just buy stuff off the shelf to fix my front suspension arms because it is LS400 parts. I'm not too familiar with other Toyotas but under the hood if you've seen some of those sensors and other hard parts are you know where they are from. The only stuff unique would probably be the air ride, engine block and heads, and other Century specific stuff like interior or body panels. Plenty of old parts available on Yahoo Auctions Japan if needed.
Oh I want fender mirrors! Even if it's inconvenient. (I have no idea, never tried before only seen in photos and other peoples videos.) It's stuff you don't see every day and I feel like its the proper fit for this car. Need some flag poles too LOL
@@rolex517 oo pretty new purchase then! How's are you liking the Bentley? I looked up the Arnage it's very retro even in 2007 keeping the old wood face everything.
@@AnythingWheeled I HIGHLY ADVISE a green abel over a red, green has a 4.4l BMW driveline so parts are a dime a dozen and shared between many platforms. Which is good since the trans (torque converter failure) and radiator (it was hardly driven and the trans died out of the blue) went out in the same month of ownership. The red label is way more costly. Luckily the guy I bought it from repaired the PCM/harness and immobilizer before me to the tune of $13k at Bentley. I’m a mechanic by trade and it’s one of the most straight forward cars I have ever worked on, plenty of room to get tools in. Only bad thing about the green is they are allot rarer than red.
Both front suspension needs replacement, something thumps around sometimes in the front when I rev I haven't found yet. The right driver's wheel has a stripped lug stud running around with 4 nuts. Random things don't work cuz either wires are cut or fuses/relays are blown. I am also not familiar with how low the suspension is supposed to be at normal height which is why I'm riding around on the high height. It seems pretty low when it's not. Overall this is probably the worst condition vehicle I've imported from Japan out of the 15 cars received so far, granted it's not rusty but it's way rougher than usual.
Toyota headlights - I've had issues with them, and, not that I understand, it's apparently something to do with the CANBUS system. Why do these things have to be so complicated? Simple power and earth at the lights and the switch - they go, so why mess with simplicity?
I am a European who lived in Japan for 12 years, Kyoto , I would guess that car was a government car hence the siren probably used by a local Prefecture dignitary, these cars were only driven in my experience by officials and were usually chauffeur driven most ordinary people in Japan do not drive V12 cars because the cost to tax and park them would be extortionate having a car this size for personal use would be unprofitable unless the owner had a large private parking garage or a large home with ample parking, as that's rare in Japan that's why I strongly suspect it was a Government pool car. Wealthy private individuals in Japan drove European brands like Mercedes and BMW occasionally large Volvo SUVs and large Audi's, Japanese have a hierarchical structure to car ownership and wealthy Japanese rate Euro brands as the ultimate in Prestige status and respect.
Considering the condition of all my other stuff I have been importing, this one stands out from the group as the roughest condition. I discovered a few more goodies lurking for me as I started working on it.
No soft close - wiring on the front and the high mileage your car is probably diplo protection police [you can do a search to find this in Japan on the VIN] check the weight and if it is high it will still have armour in the doors and voids - DONT TRY TO REMOVE IT you will mess the car up believe me - the pre 1971 cars were column shift and manual, V8 and thirsty on gas !!!
Your definition of "clapped out" isn't correct. Yes it has some issues but not structural. A lot of the electrical faults will probably be corroded terminals/ loose connections.
I thought the front suspension being worn and floppy coupled with the random issues throughout would be enough, but I suppose it's kinda relative as this is the roughest fresh import I have picked up
Isn't worn out the definition of clapped? Both front suspension needs replacement, something thumps around sometimes in the front when I rev I haven't found yet. The right driver's wheel has a stripped lug stud running around with 4 nuts. Random things don't work cuz either wires are cut or fuses/relays are blown. I am also not familiar with how low the suspension is supposed to be at normal height which is why I'm riding around on the high height. It seems pretty low when it's not. Overall this is probably the worst condition vehicle I've imported from Japan out of the 15 cars received so far, granted it's not rusty but it's way rougher than usual.
@@AnythingWheeledclapped is more like a car thats been slammed and all the wheels are steelies and tires are bald from drifting at takeovers, paint all destroyed, dents and missing exterior parts and interior parts and just a super dirty interior, barely running misfire, speakers blown, no maintenance, thats what clapped is
Isn't worn out the definition of clapped? Both front suspension needs replacement, something thumps around sometimes in the front when I rev I haven't found yet. The right driver's wheel has a stripped lug stud running around with 4 nuts. Random things don't work cuz either wires are cut or fuses/relays are blown. I am also not familiar with how low the suspension is supposed to be at normal height which is why I'm riding around on the high height. It seems pretty low when it's not. Overall this is probably the worst condition vehicle I've imported from Japan out of the 15 cars received so far, granted it's not rusty but it's way rougher than usual.
@@AnythingWheeled no worn out is not the definition of clapped out, but you smacking and banging on everything until it breaks its gonna be clapped out
I hate that you kept calling it a clapped out Century. I made it half way through and it seemed in very good condition. It drove me nuts the way you kept banging and smashing on everything like you were trying to break it.
It is well worn and needs some love to refurbish it. Did you not see how both front wheels are flopping around in addition to the random things in the interior that didn't work properly? I was highlighting all the stuff that wasn't working not on purpose but simply trying to operate it when it didn't operate properly with a little bit more effort. Don't worry I'm working on fixing it up! Trust me whatever this car's past life was in Japan had a much rougher life than me poking and prodding the already broken interior bits.
@ Sorry man …… don’t mean to beat up on you. Just watching what you were doing was like watching the guy from CarWow who also treats everything in the car like he is 4 years old and was let loose for the first time 😂
@@AnythingWheeled no hes right, you have no idea what clapped out means, you should sell it to someone more appreciative, cause if you keep banging and smacking and revving on it its gonna be clapped out. you seem like entitlement
@YoungMacy please buy it. I'm asking $15000 for it as it is now. It has new front lower control arms, ball joints, tie rods, battery, front hood struts and 4 wheel alignment. A new hazard light switch is coming to fix the turn signals not working with a pair of new front bushings for the caster arms. The front lights are a mess with the wiring that was cut from the siren and whatever equipment was cut out of it. Something rumbles in the passenger foot well when you rev it. The interior bits that don't work properly as is. Ready to leave with a clean US title in my name. 🎉
Apart from your lovely Toyota Century which has a couple problems but l live in Australia and there is JDM vehicles in Australia and we do have the Nissan Elgrand now l see plenty of them driving around and as you know we don't have a stupid 25 year rule l have seen JDM people movers for sale in Australia that are 2024 one has 10 kilometres and the other has 15 kilometres on it and they are both Toyota Alphards common in Australia and also the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire are the king of people movers also your Nissan Elgrand is a much better vehicle in so many ways than your Cadillac Escalade l heard they are pretty terrible and naturally we don't get them in Australia because of our right hand drive law if you want to register any vehicle in Australia it has to be right hand drive no problem with JDM vehicles
It was probably some type of fleet vehicle for diplomats?, gov officials or business people. You need to get with a serious car guy in Japan to really find out I would say. Vin searches probably get lost in translation if there is even a coherent record.
1st view and 1st comment! Pin me
Sure I'll play
But what's the point 😢
@@thegamerboi7034 Dunno but seems like a reasonable ask LOL
What prize did you win.??
@watthaile2053 there wasn't a prize announced. Just asked to be pinned and I obliged
As someone who drives the newest cadys all the time I still remember test driving my old lexus and thinking "this handles better than a cadillac 10X the cost.". I could not fathom a more comfortable car. I really hope whoever buys this car keeps it intact and doesnt just tear apart this beautiful car to cram the engine in a corolla.
My Caddy does handle exceptionally well for being a 3 ton brick. It has no business handling the way it does. However it's quite lacking everywhere else.
Engine(s). It's two Toyota 6 cyl motors properly jury-rigged together. Works fine lol unlike the stock baguette motor in a DeLorean.
@LGTheOneFreeMan the best part is you could lose one bank to catastrophic failure and it is still claimed to run independently with just one side. Why? The important Japanese people in this need to flee a hot war zone after eating a .50 cal to one side of the block right? 😆
@@AnythingWheeled Oh god imagine cramming one of these into a HiLux...
Do not disparage the corolla
The best thing about this old V-12 Toyota is that in current year? You can fix everything on it. Make parts for it. And even do so economically. Weird, but a V-12 is actually economical and reliable to have has a car. The Power of Toyota.
It’s true, being able to get other Toyota and Lexus parts to fit and work is a huge plus. This 1GZ motor is a good motor too without any common failure points.
Such a beautiful car. Look at the color so good. Man you can feel the quality of it wonderful
It would be fun to be a driver and and be able to drive others around in that beauty of a car. Classy.
Yea I can cart my wife and kid around in the back or maybe I can get her to cart me around 😆😂
Man that century is baller that and the elgrand is definitely a good combo for the fam
We will see how it works out soon! The Escalade sale had a hiccup but it should be going away in the next week or two. Holidays make things difficult!
This car is underrated and it's better than plenty of
It was great to meet you at the Edgewater event. Congratulations on the Centuries 😊, looking forward to seeing them in person!
Are you the guy that had the Century there? Once I get the other one maybe if you're around to check it out!
@AnythingWheeled indeed!👍😃
3x Century owner here. You've not bought a 'clapped out' example, you've bought an average example. It looks to be reasonable on the face of it. Worn front suspension is normal at around 20-25 years old on these cars so I wouldn't worry too much about that, just sort it. The aftermarket wiring is fairly typical although this car seems to have more of it than others I've seen. The Century is generally simple to work on and I would always buy genuine Toyota parts for these cars as they are proven to last about 25 years. Century's of this age typically need an alternator, cam cover gaskets replacing (do the plugs while you're in there), expect brittle plastic and rubber parts in the engine bay, weak bonnet struts are normal. Too many people import these cars expecting them to be totally perfect the moment they land.. The reality is the earlier cars that are 20 to 26 years old do need several thousand spending on them to bring them back up to standard. But I feel it's worth it for these superb machines; think of it as a mid life over haul! As I said earlier I strongly recommend original Toyota parts as at the moment parts availability is good although I'm noticing more stuff going NLA so buy now while you can.. When the LED light on the suspension button is illuminated it means the suspension is in the high position by the way.
Thanks! I need to get this one together to be in a safe drivable manner to sell it as I bought myself a different one spec'd the way I like it also with about 18k km on it!
@@AnythingWheeledwhat are you asking for this one?
@mikhailvershinin2292 I'm gonna be asking 15,000 obo after I'm done fixing the stuff. The front suspension stuff is replaced waiting for an alignment and figuring out the lights. Already registered with US title.
The Microphone and the plug in the back center console is for a recorder. This car was used and ordered to interview people (for a Job or perhaps in a news station!
You might want to look for a Century Voice Recorder, since it appears to be missing!
Bodykit is a Junction Produce, if you wanna run it, get some Wheels, Work Emitz, and maybe some lower coild, to finish the build
And a clearcoat respray
I love the fact you went full JDM
It all spiraled out of control from my Suzuki Cara/Autozam AZ-1...
You can buy the parking pole from Toyota still brand new :) and the plug in the back is for the century branded cassette player
Yea I've seen them on Yahoo but being able to find a more preferred spec one I chose to buy a whole car instead 🙃
Rare to see a Century with leather. Most had wool seats as the Japanese regard the wool to be more luxurious than leather and most importantly, quieter!
I'll get to find out and try to compare the difference if possible with my wool one when it arrives!
I’d wager this one was a service/security vehicle for sure, they were more common then people think, most kms/miles where probably done in early life and has been left to sit for a majority of its life, also the airbag should be firm, as you suspect it’s likely missing its airbag and probably the airbag light from the cluster has been pulled, glad to hear you have found a better example, this one is rough for sure 😂
I need to do a poll of all Century owners to see if their airbags are squishy. I asked two other people and they said theirs was squishy too lol.
My airbag light still exists in the cluster I see it come on at start up
My steering wheel center also feels soft and empty but it's normal that way
Yea that's what I wanted to check when I asked if I could press yours. It just seems odd.
Press the door latch to close the TV compartment
GREAT car congrets 🎉
So sad we don't really see them i Europa (Denmark)
I see people get them more often in eastern Europe
I feel your pain with not being able to translate your car. I had a Cadillac SLS for a while back in 1998 whilst waiting for my Lancer to arrive in Brisbane, Australia. Having everything in Japanese made it challenging trying to work out the screen for the stereo, TV and sat nav. Every now and then the information panel will tell you what's going on and I couldn't read what it was trying to tell me. But then it came up OK. Know what that means.
Eventually with enough time and use you figure it out, at first it's a bit difficult for sure since it's just an overload of random info.
It’s still clean to me sheesh I want one ☝️
You can buy this one when it's ready!
I saw the same issue when testing all of the electrical in an older gs300. I think the light flickering is simply because the stuff was hardly ever used
Crusty dusty dirty contacts maybe?
@AnythingWheeled in my unscientific opinion, probably. The more I played with the buttons the better they worked
@dirtbike662 time to let my kid loose to fiddle all the switches then eh
@AnythingWheeled with the little evidence from some random youtube commenter, sounds like a great idea! Haha. when I was a kid, back when kids were rarely supervised, I somehow managed to teleport the car into the neighbors front yard (looking back on it likely because the lack of a shifter lockout). As well as break my grandmas park avenue electric seats in the furthest forward position.
i see v12 Toyota Century i subscribe...simple as that...what a special car.
Thanks! 💯🙏
Always liked the Century. A quick question. Being in North America if I wanted something similar to this would a Lexus LS430 be close to the Century when it comes to ride and quietness? I realize the Lexus has a V8 and not a V12 but from a comfort aspect.
I've never been in a LS in the US. Some of the suspension bits are shared with the LS400. The air ride is allegedly different.
This was the smoothest and quietest ride I've ever been in even in its condition. I had an E38 740i that wasn't close to this and it was in better shape.
Most of my other cars I've driven were never giant sedans that would compare. I'm excited to give this a full test when it's healthy to see what it can really do.
Waiting to see the clapped out part
Interesting steering wheel on the right side of the car!!
Its a derrr japan import.
Of course its right hand drive.
That's a beautiful car! 🚗❤
Thanks!
sweet ride!
Hopefully it'll be fixed up and ready to show you guys if not then you can check out my better one 😆
Toyota sold a handful of LHD Centuries in GCC countries. I saw two in my neighborhood in black and light blue both LHD V12
I need one of these. Are these like a good Toyota? Can you go high miles in one? Whats the highest mile one youve seen at auctions or for sale?
These are pretty solid and don't have any known common failure stuff. They've been around for a long time and have almost been the same 20 year run. I've seen some with 450k km at auction.
I am excited to receive my much younger one soon. I bought one with 18k km (11k miles 🫨)
Nice! Would work here in the UK, being RHD
Time to get one!
They do! There's about 20 of them here now.
Some Centuries were used for police/security detail in Japan. I believe it's pretty rare. I'm assuming this must've been converted back by Toyota at some point.
Probably. I watched a video in the International Century Owners FB group of a convoy. Maybe it was one of those...
I’ve always wanted one of these cars
It's time to get one!
I believe it was Doug Demiro who made a video on this car, You should watch it because he'll tell you what a lot of those buttons do. Sweet score 👍 Brother 😀.. p.s I'm totally not sure if I spelled his name right 😂
Perhaps Yakuza? or hopefully something like a security car for an important person? I dunno, but the shady used dealer lot might shed some light on it's past...either way it's got a brighter future here.
We’re the body color bumpers a factory option?
No, I have since learned I have a body kit by Evolution since I found a serial plate on the side skirt and other people in the community pointing out different stuff like my fender side marker light not being where it's supposed to be and some other cosmetic changes like the rear center badge trim too.
Subscribed!
@@SURENITY thank you!!
Only complaint is the leather interior, would want wool. Otherwise its really nice for the age!
Yea my next one incoming is wool since I wanted to experience it as the Japanese desired 😆
Interesting task to convert to LHD. Imagine how popular they would become in U.S. if someone put together a conversion kit.
What is up with all the LHD conversion talk? The stuff probably exists since they did make some LHD of this generation.
You do not hack a Century to LHD. Toyota made some LHD Centurys.
@@alphakky Duncan imports in Virginia has a handful of them!
This automobile has impressed me with what appeared to be a true luxury car. So why not enjoy driving a Japanese Rolls for pennies? I would expect to spend hours searching for reliable parts sources, and do most of the work myself. My logic is that the age of the technology allows me maintenance without specialized factory tools...maybe?
Most of these parts are shared with stuff found in the US Toyota and Lexus. I was able to just buy stuff off the shelf to fix my front suspension arms because it is LS400 parts. I'm not too familiar with other Toyotas but under the hood if you've seen some of those sensors and other hard parts are you know where they are from. The only stuff unique would probably be the air ride, engine block and heads, and other Century specific stuff like interior or body panels. Plenty of old parts available on Yahoo Auctions Japan if needed.
Nice car but i'm amazed at how simple the dashboard is
It's super simple! The brake pad warning is blocking the digital tachometer display.
How much for the century?
Once I fix it all probably be asking $15000 OBO for it
Old style but impressive quality.
its in mint shape to have 220k km on it
Cool car ...super..
Looks mint
I wish! Although the outside looks pretty good especially with what I've discovered is a body kit by Evolution
@@AnythingWheeled It is still in very good condition for the age!
no shade buddy but do you know what clapped out means?
Apparently my definition doesn't line up with yours and some others 😵💫
I'm doing well in the not importing rusty cars streak at least
You DON'T want fender mirrors. There's a reason they're not required on JDM cars anymore.
Oh I want fender mirrors! Even if it's inconvenient. (I have no idea, never tried before only seen in photos and other peoples videos.) It's stuff you don't see every day and I feel like its the proper fit for this car. Need some flag poles too LOL
@@AnythingWheeledtheyre the most useless things ever put on cars. Resist the urge.
I had a choice between a decent (not perfect ) century and a Bentley Arnage Green label. I went with the Bentley but it was a very tough choice.
How long ago did you make this decision?
@ a month and a half
@@rolex517 oo pretty new purchase then! How's are you liking the Bentley? I looked up the Arnage it's very retro even in 2007 keeping the old wood face everything.
@@AnythingWheeled I HIGHLY ADVISE a green abel over a red, green has a 4.4l BMW driveline so parts are a dime a dozen and shared between many platforms. Which is good since the trans (torque converter failure) and radiator (it was hardly driven and the trans died out of the blue) went out in the same month of ownership. The red label is way more costly. Luckily the guy I bought it from repaired the PCM/harness and immobilizer before me to the tune of $13k at Bentley. I’m a mechanic by trade and it’s one of the most straight forward cars I have ever worked on, plenty of room to get tools in. Only bad thing about the green is they are allot rarer than red.
Definitely wordy for production in awd
Yes cool eh? but is the ride over bumpy roads amazing?
What’s clapped out about it?
The front suspension was about to fall off and electrical issues I gotta figure out.
love it
Not bad for a clapped out luxury car
Us UK viewers thinking how practical it would be to import, tax, insure and run a lovely car like this 🙂
The Nissan Elgrand seems pretty popular there, why not the Century? Although does it meet ULEV or whatever the emissions restrictions are called?
@The more I look into it the more tempting it is 🙂.
Beautiful car.
It sure does look good!
The car is like 30 years old!
You have to expect finicky light switches. ;-)
How much
When I'm done fixing/cleaning it up I'll be asking $15000 OBO
@ how much did u get it for I meant
@@iscreamcandytv9642 all in I'm a little over $11000 into the car. Now to add parts and repairs
What is clapped out?
Both front suspension needs replacement, something thumps around sometimes in the front when I rev I haven't found yet. The right driver's wheel has a stripped lug stud running around with 4 nuts. Random things don't work cuz either wires are cut or fuses/relays are blown.
I am also not familiar with how low the suspension is supposed to be at normal height which is why I'm riding around on the high height. It seems pretty low when it's not.
Overall this is probably the worst condition vehicle I've imported from Japan out of the 15 cars received so far, granted it's not rusty but it's way rougher than usual.
@AnythingWheeled good luck with it.
@@john2914 Thanks I'm going to need some
Toyota headlights - I've had issues with them, and, not that I understand, it's apparently something to do with the CANBUS system.
Why do these things have to be so complicated?
Simple power and earth at the lights and the switch - they go, so why mess with simplicity?
They gotta try some fancy stuff here and there so they can mess some stuff up right?
I am a European who lived in Japan for 12 years, Kyoto , I would guess that car was a government car hence the siren probably used by a local Prefecture dignitary, these cars were only driven in my experience by officials and were usually chauffeur driven most ordinary people in Japan do not drive V12 cars because the cost to tax and park them would be extortionate having a car this size for personal use would be unprofitable unless the owner had a large private parking garage or a large home with ample parking, as that's rare in Japan that's why I strongly suspect it was a Government pool car. Wealthy private individuals in Japan drove European brands like Mercedes and BMW occasionally large Volvo SUVs and large Audi's, Japanese have a hierarchical structure to car ownership and wealthy Japanese rate Euro brands as the ultimate in Prestige status and respect.
If you can switch it over to left hand drive for me, I'm in! ;)
I've read somewhere they made 100 of these in LHD and exported them.
@@AnythingWheeled cool!
I always wondered why? Why a V12 if the car 🚗 isn’t made for much power?
Probably smoothness. This is a very quiet and smooth car. Also something different to stand out as subtle luxury.
@ I was wondering if, it could be modified to go very fast, being that this is a V12..?
Clapped out in your country is mint condition here in America 😂
Considering the condition of all my other stuff I have been importing, this one stands out from the group as the roughest condition. I discovered a few more goodies lurking for me as I started working on it.
Garson D.A.D Still in Business? I tried Going to the Website a While Back But I need a Translator 😳
I think so. I didn't know what it was so I just checked and they're still selling very JDM looking interior goodies
Fun fact, with leather. This is actually the least desirable spec in Japan. The cloth is considered preferable.
Not cloth, wool.
No soft close - wiring on the front and the high mileage your car is probably diplo protection police [you can do a search to find this in Japan on the VIN] check the weight and if it is high it will still have armour in the doors and voids - DONT TRY TO REMOVE IT you will mess the car up believe me - the pre 1971 cars were column shift and manual, V8 and thirsty on gas !!!
Do you mean a CarVX report? hmm I should give it a check at a truck scale I guess. Why would anyone want to attempt to remove the armor if it had it??
Look like a Bentley from far away
In America this japanese Rolls-Royce seems a medium car, a taxi
Your steering wheel is not straight. It needs work or wheel alignment issues.
Totally, I showed the front wheels wobbling somewhere in the video. Both front control arm bushings were about to fall off. 😆 Still drove like a dream
Your definition of "clapped out" isn't correct. Yes it has some issues but not structural. A lot of the electrical faults will probably be corroded terminals/ loose connections.
I thought the front suspension being worn and floppy coupled with the random issues throughout would be enough, but I suppose it's kinda relative as this is the roughest fresh import I have picked up
Looks like a Rolls Royce..
As I saw somewhere before, a Rolls Rice? It's like the Japanese equivalent of one. Understated luxury.
This is not clapped, it just has a bit of wear.
Isn't worn out the definition of clapped? Both front suspension needs replacement, something thumps around sometimes in the front when I rev I haven't found yet. The right driver's wheel has a stripped lug stud running around with 4 nuts. Random things don't work cuz either wires are cut or fuses/relays are blown.
I am also not familiar with how low the suspension is supposed to be at normal height which is why I'm riding around on the high height. It seems pretty low when it's not.
Overall this is probably the worst condition vehicle I've imported from Japan out of the 15 cars received so far, granted it's not rusty but it's way rougher than usual.
@@AnythingWheeledclapped is more like a car thats been slammed and all the wheels are steelies and tires are bald from drifting at takeovers, paint all destroyed, dents and missing exterior parts and interior parts and just a super dirty interior, barely running misfire, speakers blown, no maintenance, thats what clapped is
Wrong side of the road! 😅
That minivan might be the ugliest car I've ever seen, but I still want to check it out! 😅
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Clapped out....starts first turn and idles quietly.
Isn't worn out the definition of clapped? Both front suspension needs replacement, something thumps around sometimes in the front when I rev I haven't found yet. The right driver's wheel has a stripped lug stud running around with 4 nuts. Random things don't work cuz either wires are cut or fuses/relays are blown.
I am also not familiar with how low the suspension is supposed to be at normal height which is why I'm riding around on the high height. It seems pretty low when it's not.
Overall this is probably the worst condition vehicle I've imported from Japan out of the 15 cars received so far, granted it's not rusty but it's way rougher than usual.
@@AnythingWheeled no worn out is not the definition of clapped out, but you smacking and banging on everything until it breaks its gonna be clapped out
What an odd choice of car for an American. I'm surprised you have them in the US let alone why anyone there would want one.
I hate that you kept calling it a clapped out Century. I made it half way through and it seemed in very good condition. It drove me nuts the way you kept banging and smashing on everything like you were trying to break it.
It is well worn and needs some love to refurbish it. Did you not see how both front wheels are flopping around in addition to the random things in the interior that didn't work properly? I was highlighting all the stuff that wasn't working not on purpose but simply trying to operate it when it didn't operate properly with a little bit more effort.
Don't worry I'm working on fixing it up!
Trust me whatever this car's past life was in Japan had a much rougher life than me poking and prodding the already broken interior bits.
@ Sorry man …… don’t mean to beat up on you. Just watching what you were doing was like watching the guy from CarWow who also treats everything in the car like he is 4 years old and was let loose for the first time 😂
@Peter-gi3re 🤣🤣 I know exactly what you're describing now from my limited carwow videos I've seen
@@AnythingWheeled no hes right, you have no idea what clapped out means, you should sell it to someone more appreciative, cause if you keep banging and smacking and revving on it its gonna be clapped out. you seem like entitlement
@YoungMacy please buy it. I'm asking $15000 for it as it is now. It has new front lower control arms, ball joints, tie rods, battery, front hood struts and 4 wheel alignment.
A new hazard light switch is coming to fix the turn signals not working with a pair of new front bushings for the caster arms. The front lights are a mess with the wiring that was cut from the siren and whatever equipment was cut out of it. Something rumbles in the passenger foot well when you rev it. The interior bits that don't work properly as is. Ready to leave with a clean US title in my name. 🎉
Apart from your lovely Toyota Century which has a couple problems but l live in Australia and there is JDM vehicles in Australia and we do have the Nissan Elgrand now l see plenty of them driving around and as you know we don't have a stupid 25 year rule l have seen JDM people movers for sale in Australia that are 2024 one has 10 kilometres and the other has 15 kilometres on it and they are both Toyota Alphards common in Australia and also the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire are the king of people movers also your Nissan Elgrand is a much better vehicle in so many ways than your Cadillac Escalade l heard they are pretty terrible and naturally we don't get them in Australia because of our right hand drive law if you want to register any vehicle in Australia it has to be right hand drive no problem with JDM vehicles
You can registsr lhd here if theyre classics or rare.
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No thank you I’ll take the Escalade sorry.
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This thing is worth $1000-2000 max.
That's how much it costs to ship it here 😲
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All your cars suck 😂😂😂
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It was probably some type of fleet vehicle for diplomats?, gov officials or business people. You need to get with a serious car guy in Japan to really find out I would say. Vin searches probably get lost in translation if there is even a coherent record.