Wednesday, August 20, 2025

1176 Kei Vans

I have no idea why I'm getting interested in Japanese kei vans again. It's really confusing when I read about reports of the government cracking down on Japanese surplus vehicles being shipped in while at the same time seeing more and more videos of converted kei vans being sold to buyers almost everywhere in the Philippines.

This youtuber in Japan had a video where he added blow off valves to his DA64 Suzuki Every. ANd while originally the Suzuki Every I most wanted was the DA17 auto-gear shift, I think now I'm starting to lean on the automatic variant that has a turbo.

So, why a turbo? I was thinking how it would drive in the highways here. While top speed is 100 kmh I'm hoping a turbo will make the Every accelerate a bit faster and hopefully be a bit more fun to drive.

Amusing words coming from someone who says he is a slow driver. Imagine it though, a tiny kei van that has a blow-off valve and an improved turbo and exhaust system.

Out.