Cheap 2 million yen Toyota “Hiace van-dwelling specification” is a hot topic! What is the custom specification that Shinjo got into the stadium.
“The super-cheap 2 million yen Toyota Hiace overnight car is a hot topic of conversation! What is the custom spec that manager Shinjo rode in on his way to the stadium?
Super cheap 2 million yen Hiace camper! Too big for Manager Shinjo to sleep in?
Tsuyoshi Shinjo, the big boss of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, is well-known for always arriving at the stadium in a flashy luxury imported car such as a McLaren or Ferrari.
However, at the Orix game held at Sapporo Dome on July 3, 2022, he made a complete turnaround and appeared in a camper.
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The car that Tsuyoshi Shinjo, a.k.a. Big Boss, used to enter the stadium was a very cheap 2 million yen Toyota “”Hiace”” based camper! (Image: Normal Hiace)
This camper is a van conversion (van-con) based on the Toyota “”Hiace Wagon (Super Long).
The van-con is called “”Winpure Jays”” by MYS Mystic.
The vehicle that Big Boss was driving is a 2018 model, which is already out of print.
The model has since been renamed “”Winpure Sherla,”” which is also now temporarily out of production.
The camper features a rear permanent bunk bed, which was still a rarity in van-concepts at the time.
Big Boss says, “”I couldn’t sleep because my legs were too long,”” but by adding plastic bay windows to the quarter windows and extending the interior width, a sleeping space of 180 cm was secured. Most people can sleep with their legs stretched out.
In addition, a galley, overhead storage, and dinette table have been installed in the cabin.
In addition, the model features a multi-room that can be used as a toilet or closet.
If the dinette seats are folded down, they can be converted into a bed, providing sleeping space for two 170 cm adults.
Although it is a van-con, the Winpure Jays is as well equipped as a cab-conversion (cab-con).
Big Boss said, “”The interior has a nice old-fashioned look,”” and this type of interior design is still the standard for campers today.
Campers, which are more like cottages than cars, generally have good wood grain up front and seat trim with fancy patterns.
Incidentally, we asked Hideki Ito, manager of the MYS Mystic Shonan store, about the price of new vehicles at the time.
He said, “”At that time, the base price was in the 5 million yen range. The vehicle that Big Boss Shinjo drove was a 2018 model and was priced at 2 million yen, which is extremely inexpensive.
For the same model of the same year, the used camper market will not go down to the low 3 to 4 million yen range.
Perhaps they are not specialty stores, so they may be selling at the value of the base vehicle.
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For all types of campers, the delivery time for new vehicles is a one-and-a-half to two-year wait.
This is due to a combination of factors such as a shortage of semiconductors and delays in importing components, in addition to the rapid growth in demand caused by the Corona disaster.
For this reason, older campers with good interior condition are a popular choice.
When we asked TBH Holdings, which leases the vehicles to Big Boss, they told us that the Winnpure Jays are owned by the company as rental campers.
The company will sell the vehicle if there are inquiries, but usually rents it out for 50,000 yen for a 2-day/1-night plan.
The vehicle rented to Big Boss will be returned in August.
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