Hey, I'm Thomas from Belgium :)

[sheppardpat47]

Hey everyone

My name is Thomas, I am 24 years old, I am a computer and smartphone repair technician and I live in Belgium.

I am a big fan of Daihatsu and Toyota, I own a Daihatsu Sirion 1.3, a Daihatsu Copen 1.3, and a Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 GT APEX



I suppose most people don't care about the two Daihatsu so I'll get straight to the point

My Trueno is a 1985 kouki model, almost all stock. I have some modifications on it that I did or the previous owner did but it's a very well preserved car.

I'll make a dedicated post about the car soon.

[Ivan141]

Welcome Thomas. Seen plenty of pictures of your trueno over the past years, nice to see you here.

[decryphe]

The Daihatsus are nice too, no shame on them. The Copen is always cool.

[sheppardpat47]

(01-14-2026 11:36 AM)decryphe Wrote:  The Daihatsus are nice too, no shame on them. The Copen is always cool.

Thank you ! I love them a lot, and honestly I will always love them, the Sirion has a special place in my heart haha. I drive it all the time. Very very good daily driver
The Copen is also such a good car! I just got it out of the garage yesterday. They are very reliable and very fun to drive.

[banpei]

Welcome and good to see you here!
Just wondering, is your Copen RHD? I found a RHD example parked near my work and it turns out Daihatsu imported RHD cars into the Netherlands during the first years of production as LHD wasn't available yet.

[sheppardpat47]

(01-14-2026 06:01 PM)banpei Wrote:  Welcome and good to see you here!
Just wondering, is your Copen RHD? I found a RHD example parked near my work and it turns out Daihatsu imported RHD cars into the Netherlands during the first years of production as LHD wasn't available yet.

Thanks! )
No it's LHD, it's the 1.3 K3VE engine, the same one as in the Sirion, Toyota rebadged it as the "2SZ-FE" and it was in the 1.3 Yaris at some point, I think the second generation.

Great Daihatsu engine as always.

[jomme_mega]

(01-14-2026 01:26 AM)sheppardpat47 Wrote:  Hey everyone

My name is Thomas, I am 24 years old, I am a computer and smartphone repair technician and I live in Belgium.

I am a big fan of Daihatsu and Toyota, I own a Daihatsu Sirion 1.3, a Daihatsu Copen 1.3, and a Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 GT APEX



I suppose most people don't care about the two Daihatsu so I'll get straight to the point

My Trueno is a 1985 kouki model, almost all stock. I have some modifications on it that I did or the previous owner did but it's a very well preserved car.

I'll make a dedicated post about the car soon.

hi thomas!
i made him make a account