Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2023-11-07 02:31 |
Avtocod managed to return this plate despite being a commercial plate... Looks like it has a JDM chassis number rather than the 17-digit VIN? ТОУОТА СОАSТЕR 1996 г. Кузов: HZB******483 Госномер: АЕ17519 (последний) https://platesmania.com/ru/nomer7909797 -- Last edit: 2023-11-07 02:31:42 |
◊ 2023-11-07 02:32 |
It is JDM. |
◊ 2023-11-07 02:33 |
Must've had a steering conversion done on it as main and the Platemania photo looks like it's LHD rather than RHD ![]() |
◊ 2023-11-07 07:11 |
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◊ 2023-11-07 15:40 |
You can see the nozzles for where the RHD wipers went (?) |
◊ 2023-11-07 15:54 |
Not JDM, all the placement are corrected for LHD exports. |
◊ 2023-11-07 15:59 |
But the Coaster was never sold in left hand drive to my knowledge? And it's got a Japanese chassis number. |
◊ 2023-11-07 16:02 |
Coasters have cab doors only on the driver's side. This one has the cab door on the left. Left side of LHD Coaster: Link to "commons.wikimedia.org" Right side of LHD Coaster: Link to "commons.wikimedia.org" Left side of RHD Coaster: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhutan_post_bus.jpg Right side of RHD Coaster: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2001-2007_Toyota_Coaster_bus_01.jpg -- Last edit: 2023-11-07 16:06:09 |
◊ 2023-11-07 16:05 |
They exports a ton of LHD model, Coaster are really popular. |
◊ 2023-11-07 16:25 |
Anyone have access to the unredacted chassis number? A quick run to ToyoDIY with it would settle the question of which market it came from? |
◊ 2023-11-07 16:34 |
Unfortunately vin01 seems to deny access to chassis numbers ![]() But if it has a chassis number, wouldn't that make it, well, JDM as said before? -- Last edit: 2023-11-07 16:35:08 |
◊ 2023-11-07 16:53 |
Yes (and I still lean towards a JDM with steering conversion given the location)... But Toyotas adopted the 17-digit VIN later than most other places IIRC, as there were some Chilean Toyotas with non-VINs that I came across on IMCDB; which is why a full chassis would certainly help settle this debate. |
◊ 2023-11-07 19:19 |
As I said, it has an LHD bodyshell with the driver's door on the left. |