NOAH　 (2005.7.16)

NOAH ----- this one-box car produced by TOYOTA is the most expensive thing that I have ever bought. I bought it in July 2004, so it is just one year old now.

It cost AS MUCH AS three million yen including the car navigation system, but it is worth it.

First of all, I can enjoy FANTASTIC VIEW while driving NOAH because the body of the car is HIGH. This is very important factor for everyday driving.

Big luggage space is one of the charms, too. There are three rows of sheets in the car, and I can fold the third row and make a spacious room in the back. I often carry big luggage for work and private use, so this wide space is INDISPENSABLE.

The car navigation system cost about three hundred thousand yen. Yes, I chose relatively EXPENSIVE one. And so, it is really GREAT.
　Precisely, it is not just “navigation” system. It is “navigation, audio and visual” system. I can enjoy radio, TV, CD, MD and DVD with it. It is HDD (hard disk) type, so I can record a lot of music in it, and can enjoy my favorite music ANYTIME I LIKE. It is so cool !  
　Navigation system itself is also wonderful. The useful functions of the system always TOUCH me. I have POOR sense of direction, so the system helps me often. I can search the place not only by the name of the place but also by the address or the telephone number of the spot. This function is AMAZINGLY helpful for me. As a job, I sometimes deliver some goods or medicines to our customers. In those cases, thanks to the PIN-POINT navigation system, I can get to the place smoothly. Without it, I would waste time in looking for the spot and I might trouble the customer.
　“Nearby facilities search” is very convenient function. For instance, I can easily find the nearest gas station, post office or parking lot even in utterly unfamiliar places.   
　“Voice operation” function enables me to operate the system without hands. When I say, "Turn on the radio," after pushing the button that is attached to the steering wheel, the system　automatically switches on the radio. If I say “Go back to my house,” the system automatically searches the best way to my house and navigates me. These are as if I were in a SF MOVIE. Don’t you think so?

　“Back guide monitor” is also helpful. You know, one of the most difficult techniques of driving is PARKING. Especially, BACKWARDS. Usually we can SEE the side space in mirrors, but we have to ESTIMATE the distance of the back in backward parking. Sometimes, the estimation doesn’t go well. But “Back guide monitor” EASILY solves this problem.

　“Slide doors” are also nice. Usually, the doors of the car are not slide type. But NOAH has two slide doors (both back sides) and they can enable me to go into the car without difficulty even in narrow space. In addition, I can walk through to the sheets of the first row from the sheets of the second row, because there is appropriate "passage" between the first row and the second row. I think that this　"passage" is NOAH's special feature.

　As options, I installed “Auto alarm” (crime prevention alarm), 4WD function, the power plug and "Corner sensors" etc. Now, this NOAH is my TRUSTY PARTNER.

Tall, spacious, convenient and enjoyable. I was lucky to have met this TERRIFIC car. The catch phrase of this car was true. 　-----　“NOAH can lead you to your dream.”