Practical box cars

Information about and reviews of box style cars available to import from Japan.

KLH Toyota Hiace Review

Picture of the front right of a KLH Toyota Hiace

If you want the ultimate in van reliability, this is it.  Welcome to my Toyota Hiace review. This review covers the KLH model code HiAce, sold in the UK between 2001 and 2012, with a particular focus on the 2004-2007…

Nissan Cubic Review

Nissan Cubic front left picture

I love the look of the Nissan Cubic.  So did my neighbours…and most other people, judging by the number of people who give it a 2nd (and sometimes even 3rd) look.  My partner simply referred to it as ‘Postman Pat’ to…

Toyota bB 1st generation

Picture of 2 custom Toyota bB cars

Why bB? I hope you’re as much of a fan of boxy car styling as I am.  You’ll need to be for this car.  It even has box in its name – bB stands for black box.  I know what…

Honda Mobilio Spike

What is the Honda Mobilio Spike? A 5 seater compact minivan with ‘interesting’ external appearance and superb interior functionality and flexibility. The Honda marketing materials talk of ‘metal ingot styling’ and refer to the car as a ‘rugged toolbox.’  Several…