Comments on: Daihatsu Mira / Handi / Handivan

By: Wattsy

Wattsy — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:05:44 +0000

@John, Maybe a broken engine mount at a guess

By: John

John — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:29:42 +0000

have a 2 cylinder handivan and recently was driving it and heard a large clunk and now it still run ok and is smooth at idle but at higher revs there is a lot of vibration like the car is going to rattle itself to pieces . does anyone have a suggestion what may be causing this

By: nick

nick — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:42:30 +0000

wattsy. Any chance you would be able to find it? I’m willing to pay for all expenses

By: Wattsy

Wattsy — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:41:08 +0000

@ Nick, I did have an origional AM radio for a 83 handi, not sure where it is now. The reason I pulled it out was to fit an AM/FM unit from a 82 Ford Laser, it was a perfect fit and looks identical to the origional daihatsu unit.

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 03:18:16 +0000

I bought the import 1980 Easy Drive semiauto Handivan as my first car, I fully agree that the transmission was its biggest letdown, every time you ingaged first or reverse it would thump hard enough to make the whole car vibrate, it also needed alot of servicing as the hydrolics working the clutch were problematic.

By: nick

nick — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:12:53 +0000

just wondering if anyone still has a working original radio or knows where one is for a 1983 handivan

By: jason

jason — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:24:00 +0000

got any idea where i would find rear seat for daihatsu handi van

By: Vaxx

Vaxx — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:52:58 +0000

I loved my 81 Handi import with a L60 engine. Front hubs let it down .
It’s currently being reborn with a 3.8 v6 5 speed and live axle , basicly I’m shoehorning the whole drivetrain and suspension form a vn commodore into it

Should liven it up a little. If I can get traction, I should get a 0-100kph time under 2.5 secs

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:16:47 +0000

i have a 1994 handivan which i run on lpg, it has done 315000 klm and still running very strong, i do all the maintenace on it , i am looking for the workshop manual

any direction appreciated

rgd
mark

By: Greg Cash

Greg Cash — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:34:43 +0000

I have a problem with my Diahatsu Mira. After replacing all electricals including the coil, module etc inside the distributor, the car will not run. It ran for a short time(approx 5- 6 starts) after this work, but has since stopped. The car is a 1990 660cc carbie model. The starter turns over fine and there is fuel getting thru the carbie but no spark to the plugs from the distributor. Any clues, I am getting desperate for an answer as my mechanic is lost for ideas.