Is This The Coolest Minivan Ever Made? Japan’s Most Underrated (AND CHEAP) Honda

Welcome to our latest project, this JDM 2007 Honda Odyssey Absolute minivan, which is powered by an AWD K24 power plant that makes 207-hp. In this episode we do a detailed walk-around and inspection of the vehicle, as well as take it for its maiden voyage in Canada. Stay tuned as we begin to modify this very cool, compact minivan in the next episode.

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[themikeyfrisco]

Pete: I don’t wanna touch this sock
Also Pete: let me put this random JDM cigarette in my mouth!
😂

[gregh]

14:25 odyssey was based on accord, stream based on civic, they were MPVs and no longer exist probably because of the declining market (eg birthrate). Smaller mpvs still survive, like freed and sienta (not sienna).

3rd row seat: fold the seat-back forward the way you did, then pull or roll the whole thing (including the seat-base) back towards the rear hatch. The whole 3rd row seat assembly will occupy the space above the spare wheel cover. It will reduce cargo height but you'll gain flat loading floor.

2nd row seat: roll the seat-base forward towards the front seat, then fold the seat back flat on the space that used to be seat-base (you need to remove headrest). Then unfold these floor cover at 17:57 to cover the gap, you'll have flat-ish cargo space. This is a MUST feature on jdm mpv because of car camping culture, as in actually sleeping in a car lying flat.

[ilovelimpfries]

It looks like a minivan but it's basically an accord wagon. It's based on the jdm accord chassis and shares many parts with the accord. Pretty easy to maintain and quite reliable actually.

[casefcs]

I stand by my stance that minivans are the ultimate DD. Comfortable, easy to drive, storage/people space. Can't beat it.

[BRAINFxck]

Civic Si minivan sheesh, waaay better than the soccer mom version we got

[dirtyharrie]

I miss my Absolute like crazy. So excited for this build series!!!

[Simon-Jin]

The 3rd row actually can fold flat. After you put them down forward, theres another lever at the middle rear of the 3rd row. You pull it from the trunk, yank the strap, and the whole trunk floor becomes flat. Also the 2nd row lower cushions can be pulled out to allow a flatter surface when the seat backs are folded.

[liam]

That tps sensor 3:21 in, is called the ACC. It basically converts cable throttle to etrottle. So it has a dbw throttle body, but the gas pedal has a cable to that little box. Side note, these are awesome to convert an older car to etrottle since it’s stand alone and works with Haltech etc. Then you can use a modern Bosch dbw throttle body without having to use convert to an ethrottle pedal.

[kentandra]

By the way, Oddyssey rb1 has optional recaro front bucket seat 😂

[mrnicktoyou]

My wife has this car here in Australia and our engines only have 158hp and FWD only. It's the most gutless car, around town it really lacks torque. But, I love how practical and comfortable it is. And the back seats fold into the floor in our car, the middle seats bases fold forward and you get a flat space. It's a very good car overall.

[JJJCHEVY]

One note on the rear seats folding. You can left the seat bottom and tilt it forward. Then the back can go down further and the flip out back panels make more sense.

[Simon-Jin]

Finally some content on JDM Odysseys!!! I "absolutely" loved my family's RB1 back in China. It had a proper AT trans instead of CVT as well.

[NissanSkyline]

I can't look at these Odysseys and not be reminded of the early 2010s when people were swapping Odyssey front headlights onto S13s and S14s AKA the Odyvia conversion.

[ormondjosh]

Hear me out. Minivans are the perfect candidate for mods. The OG spirit of modding your car was all about modding what you had. You didn't have a daily driver and then a crazy Liberty Walk project car on the side. You had a daily that was kinda sorta sporty and then you bought every cool bit you could scrounge up on eBay and sent it with a few self-tappers, some drinks, and a dream. Minivans are the ultimate "run what you brung" platform. And the Odyssey (any gen really) is the perfect platform. Let's normalize modding these beasts because one: they're cool AF, and two: so are you.

[thai]

this give me so much fa5 8th civic vibe, front headlight looks really similar to the civic headlight layout. the oem visor looks almost idential to the oem visor on the civic. the wheels are basically hfp civic wheels also

[ChinitFxt]

The fact he put a random cigarette in his mouth but doesn’t want to touch a sock lol

[RyuMoto]

"JDM Lettering" is just Japanese guys 😂

[jeremymontes]

No sliding door… not a minivan! Though that is one kick ass wagon!!!

[themikeyfrisco]

I’ve been excited about a lot of projects over the years but I think I’ve never been more excited about one than this! Absolutely love Absolute RB2s and I’m so sad/mad we didn’t get them here in the states.

[lavachemist]

My ex-wife's mother had one of these. Around 15 years ago I rode around Tokyo in an Odyssey just like this. It was even the same color!