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Old 05-22-24, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
Saw a Toyota Century today.
no way!!! that's so cool and it's the V12 model too... now that the earliest examples of those are 25+ years old i'm sure we'll start seeing more

it's extremely rare and maybe none are even for sale but toyota did make several left hand drive centuries for important japanese officials to use when they were traveling abroad to a country that drives on the right... you know, because anything less than a century just won't cut it lol

buying one of those left hand drive models would become top priority should i ever see one come up for sale nearby


the mirrors are in the "normal" place also on the LHD cars
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Originally Posted by Stroock639

it's extremely rare and maybe none are even for sale but toyota did make several left hand drive centuries for important japanese officials to use when they were traveling abroad to a country that drives on the right... you know, because anything less than a century just won't cut it lol

buying one of those left hand drive models would become top priority should i ever see one come up for sale nearby
Its only way I could one of these. But these Century’s really don’t speak to me. I’d rather have an LS 400 from this time period.
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
no way!!! that's so cool and it's the V12 model too... now that the earliest examples of those are 25+ years old i'm sure we'll start seeing more

it's extremely rare and maybe none are even for sale but toyota did make several left hand drive centuries for important japanese officials to use when they were traveling abroad to a country that drives on the right... you know, because anything less than a century just won't cut it lol

buying one of those left hand drive models would become top priority should i ever see one come up for sale nearby


the mirrors are in the "normal" place also on the LHD cars
Never knew it comes in LHD

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Its only way I could one of these. But these Century’s really don’t speak to me. I’d rather have an LS 400 from this time period.
It is just interesting to see. I have seen a Century 3 times. Rather have a Toyota Celsior from the LS400 era. (Seen that too)
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Old 05-22-24, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
no way!!! that's so cool and it's the V12 model too... now that the earliest examples of those are 25+ years old i'm sure we'll start seeing more

it's extremely rare and maybe none are even for sale but toyota did make several left hand drive centuries for important japanese officials to use when they were traveling abroad to a country that drives on the right... you know, because anything less than a century just won't cut it lol

buying one of those left hand drive models would become top priority should i ever see one come up for sale nearby


the mirrors are in the "normal" place also on the LHD cars
Never knew it comes in LHD

‘How do you know that it is a V12?
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Its only way I could one of these. But these Century’s really don’t speak to me. I’d rather have an LS 400 from this time period.
It is just interesting to see. I have seen a Century 3 times.
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Old 05-22-24, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
Never knew it comes in LHD

‘How do you know that it is a V12?


It is just interesting to see. I have seen a Century 3 times.
That generation only had a V12, no other engine option
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
‘How do you know that it is a V12?
it's a 2nd generation and those all exclusively used the 1GZ-FE V12, which has its origins in two 2JZs sharing a common crankshaft

also the century "didn't" come in LHD officially, it was only several occasions where it was specially ordered... i think the only LHD models were either for japanese officials to use overseas, and of course several custom orders from the middle east lol
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
it's a 2nd generation and those all exclusively used the 1GZ-FE V12, which has its origins in two 2JZs sharing a common crankshaft

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Never knew. Always thought there was a V8 option.
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Originally Posted by Carfan94
Its only way I could one of these. But these Century’s really don’t speak to me. I’d rather have an LS 400 from this time period.
being that i do have an LS 400 from this period the century especially speaks to me lol... looking at the interior it's just a symphony of 90s lexus switchgear and buttons, even the steering wheel is the same but with a different logo, same shifter **** too



one big difference that shows toyota never intended to export this car is that almost every century is upholstered in wool, since in japan that's considered superior to leather
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It was a 5.0L V12 producing about 300hp, IIRC.

Nothing to blow anyone's socks off but plenty sufficient.

They say the engine in that is smoother than even an LS430's, that would be absolutely insane but I believe it.
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Originally Posted by Stroock639

one big difference that shows toyota never intended to export this car is that almost every century is upholstered in wool, since in japan that's considered superior to leather
I consider it superior to leather, it feels nicer and lasts longer. The styling of the century doesn’t appeal to me though.
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I can't stand cloth seats...
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I can't stand cloth seats...
That's wool, but I agree. That doesn't even look that inviting.

Leather, pronto.

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I haven't had cloth seats in years. I think my last one was my 2011 Tacoma. I actually kind of miss them.
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So I think I can handle a dark colored car. I did a rinseless wash in the garage tonight, took about 45 minutes…I think I can handle that!

Cloth seats feel hot to me, and I don’t like being gripped when I’m trying to move around etc.
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Before my BMW, the last car I had with leather seats was my 92 LS400. I live in the desert. The AC did not work in that car. So I was sour on leather seats for a while.
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