That’s not a typo within the identify of at this time’s Good Worth or No Cube Stepwgn; that’s truly how Honda named it. Let’s see if the value of this privately-imported mini-camper additionally appears to be like like a mistake.
Many feedback on yesterday’s 2000 Ford F-150 Stake Mattress famous its utility and money-making capability. The draw back of getting such a useful truck isn’t having a free weekend at month’s finish, as pals are all begging for assist shifting heavy stuff. Nonetheless, that’s not too large a value to pay. Neither too was the $4,700 requested to purchase the truck, as evidenced by the large 88 p.c Good Worth win it acquired.
In the present day’s 1998 Honda Stepwgn Discipline Deck can be much less useful for renter relocation, however on the plus aspect, it provides sleeping quarters, making a trip house pointless.
Honda launched the Stepwgn in Japan for the 1996 mannequin yr. Primarily based on the modern Civic platform, it stuffed the area of interest of the standard minivan with a single sliding rear door on the curb (on this case, proper) aspect and as much as eight seats. This was at a time when Honda’s better-known minivan, the Odyssey, featured 4 swinging doorways and solely as much as seven seats.
In 1998, Honda took a web page from the VW playbook and launched the Weekender-like Discipline Deck as a Stepwgn possibility. Adjustments to the usual van included a fold-out desk within the rear of the cabin and a pop-up high with a roof-mounted mattress. The Discipline Deck version ended with the Stepwgn’s redesign in 2001, however Honda nonetheless sells a model of the usual mannequin to this very day.
All of these first-generation Stepwgns have been FWD, that includes a 2.0-liter, 123 horsepower B20B 4, and a four-speed computerized. Honda by no means deemed the mannequin worthy of federalizing for the U.S. market, however due to the 25-year rule, a quantity can now be discovered on supply from personal importers.
That’s simply how this one discovered its approach right here, provided by an organization referred to as Bike Warehouse, Inc., which makes a speciality of bringing older JDM vehicles and vehicles to the U.S. As a consequence of its RHD format, the Portland, Oregon-based reseller humorously claims that the Stepwgn can be appropriate for postal supply. It makes you surprise if the USPS ever even thought-about outdated Japanese vehicles and vans as a substitute for its getting older fleet of mail carriers. The vendor doesn’t counsel what a postal provider may do with the Discipline Deck’s sleeping preparations, and actually, so long as I get my mail on time, I don’t wish to know.
For the remainder of us, the van is claimed to be in good situation and to have 131,000 miles on the books. Primarily based on the plethora of stickers and decals festooning the home windows and passenger door, it will need to have led an thrilling life whereas accumulating these miles.
Aesthetically, the appliance-white paint and black-painted metal wheels make the van look a bit boring and institutional, so the stickers do add some aptitude. The Volvo-esque crazy-tall rear lights assist as effectively.
Within the cabin, issues are tidy and clear if backward for our driving surroundings. The automated helps as neophyte right-handers received’t must create a novel muscle reminiscence for left-hand guide shifting. A brand new Kenwood iPad-like stereo head unit befouls the sprint, however there are drawable curtains throughout in order that disgrace may be hidden from view when the van is parked.
The title is clear, and other than locations like California, the place the State’s smog guidelines prohibit registration with out costly mods, it will possibly possible be pushed and loved wherever one needs. The asking value for that enjoyment is $9,950.
What do you consider this oddball weekender van and that value? Does that appear truthful, given its uniqueness and flexibility? Or, for asking that a lot, can this JDM van GTFO?
You resolve!
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