A Japanese car rental company is offering a ‘sleepable car’ for when you can’t find budget accommodations along the road, or want to travel sparser areas of the country.
Surprisingly, it’s not what you usually think of first, a big Winnebago. Niconico Rentacar is offering a two-person sleeper built into a Daihatsu Wake, which is a ‘kei’ car—the smallest cars licensed for Japan’s roads. Turns out, with a little work, it can actually fit a full-size bed.
Of course, unlike a hotel, it doesn’t supply bath or toilet. But at about $95 for two days and a night and $75 each for additional nights, you can be creative.
Oh, and for those of us who remember the Nash Ramblers of the 1950s with the fold-flat seats: Yes, it is smaller. And yes, it can be used for all the purposes we used or imagined using the Rambler.
