- 2000 Daihatsu Move Aero down custom
This is a Daihatsu Move, very popular kei class wagon and has been selling very well in japan since 1995year, 1st generation Move debut. But Move is not the “Pioneer” of This Tall size, Wagon style kei class cars. Suzuki WagonR is the 1st commer in this new class, and WagonR debut was sensational for japanese, and I remember that I was so surprised to see it 1st time.The WagonR styling never seen before, We feel “New Style”. The roof is more higher than typical kei class cars, average or taller people never hit the roof, enough “Sizes” for bigger persons. has front hood same like “Passenger car”, but has enough rooms like “Kei vans”, This New Styling much influences against Honda, Daihatsu, Mitsubishi, all Kei class car makers..
This Move is 2000Year model, but Basically its styline is “WagonR” basis… Taller, has front hood, roomy inside, seats for 4persons, enough lugage room, and Foldable rear seats.. all these basic features were brought by WagonR Revolutions on 1993year.Basically Kei class car has many merits on “Parking permission issues”, “Taxes”, and “Insurance”. Kei class car was said to be “Vehicles” for Low income persons, or families” here for a long time ago, But now Kei class car “Brand new sales price” is more expensive than 1.3 to 1.5L basis version Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sunny(centra) class vehicles in japan. For example, This Move was sold at around 1.4milion JPY, turbo, 2WD, fully option loaded… This price is 10 to 20% expensive than “Compact Class vehicle sales price”, and Kei car is not “Low income person’s vehicles”…However Kei class cars has been selling much more than famous Hybrid Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, and Fuel economical Nissan March, Corolla, etc.. still sell very well. The reason is very simple, tax is very cheap, insurance very cheap, “cost for having cars” , so cheaper than those. and The re-sell value is very “Higher” than typical compact size vehicles in here, That’s the reason There are so many kei class vehicles seen in japan road… some foreigners says “Japan is small, so kei sell well”, it’s half yes, but Not by all. Most big reason is “Very cheap tax, Good on fuels, cheap insurance”, and When we sell it in used market, The re-sell value is more higher than compact size cars…
I drove this Move every day, for my business use, personal uses.. the average fuel ratio is 13 to 16km per 1litter fuel, on city driving, up to 60km/h, go and stop in town frequently… on highway, upto 100km cruising, usually over 16km to 18km per 1litter fule, Full throttle mode, around 120 to 140km/h , 12km/L, this is the worst rate I have ever had… Fuel consumption ratio in canada seems to be more better than the ratio in japan if the same car… Probably Canada is more better traffic situations than japan, not so crouded frequently, once goes on free way, easy to cruise “Average speed”…(japanese Highway is all Toll road, and no long straight road… )
1993 wagonR
Now We have been seeking 1993 Wagon R , good condition , Low km units, try to sell canada market. but The only one problems is “Headlight shape”.. The headlight is plastic molding, strange type lens unit(Not Standard type), so Easy to imagine, To fit D.O.T approved headlight into this Wagon R is so tough… this is only my concern.. but We already collect “Round shape headlight” version wagonR face kits(of course, Used, good cond), so We can change “WagonR” face more “Cute” by the round shape headlight kits, then Custmer easy to remove Japan standard headlight, then D.O.T approved round shape universal type headlight, then complianced more easily…WagonR Face/Rear Conversion kits
When we ready to “Make Face conversion WagonR”, we release the informations on this blogs, and our canada section webpage…
face/tail conversion kits
This Tall style wagon kei class car is very “Convenient, economical”, very nice vehicles, and We believe many canadians loves it a lot more in future…
By YAS,
