best passenger van

[tao]

hi. i'm new here.. can i ask for help.. we are planning to buy a van pang garrage service dto sa cordiliera..can i ask for your suggestions yung malakas sa akyatan. ty

[niky]

Brand new or secondhand?

The Mazda E2000 is powerful, gas engine kasi, and roomy, but parts might be hard to find out there. The Urvan and Hiace both have big diesel engines, but they're relatively expensive secondhand.

We've driven an L300 FB fully loaded through the mountains of Nueva Ecija, kayang kaya naman, but it's definitely not as powerful as the other vans out there. Parts are cheap and plentiful. Unfortunately, secondhand prices are a bit high if you want one with no body rust.

[basti08]

L300 for those with limited budget and wants reliability

Urvan and HiAce for those with higher budget.

MB100, Starex and Carnival/Sedona for those who value features.

[popoyn]

if second hand, you might want to consider 4x4 mitsubishi delica or 4x4 toyota hi ace. maganda ang interior at malakas pa. just make sure na maganda ang conversion ng bibilhin mo.

[herbularyo]

Surplus - Delica 2.8L DSL 4x4, mataas ang ground clearance, kaso yong sliding door sa likuran is on the Left (danger) side

Second hand - L300, reliable, proven engine, parts are available even in the province, madali nga lang mga heat up yong makina (at least in my unit nung una so we installed an auxillary fan), sliding door on both right & left side.

Brandnew - Nissan Urvan can accomodate 15px, may promo ngayon

[vinj]

Kung kaya ng budget i'd go with the Nissan Urvan Escapade... tried and proven. Go to the province and this is also a popular choice.

If you have a tight budget you'll be looking at those Korean vans (H100) but set aside extra PPP for repairs and reconditioning.

[tao]

Brand new or secondhand?

The Mazda E2000 is powerful, gas engine kasi, and roomy, but parts might be hard to find out there. The Urvan and Hiace both have big diesel engines, but they're relatively expensive secondhand.

We've driven an L300 FB fully loaded through the mountains of Nueva Ecija, kayang kaya naman, but it's definitely not as powerful as the other vans out there. Parts are cheap and plentiful. Unfortunately, secondhand prices are a bit high if you want one with no body rust.

salamat bro sa advice.. we prefer diesel engine by the way.. mahal ang gas..

[tao]

Kung kaya ng budget i'd go with the Nissan Urvan Escapade... tried and proven. Go to the province and this is also a popular choice.

If you have a tight budget you'll be looking at those Korean vans (H100) but set aside extra PPP for repairs and reconditioning.

i notice may mga urvan kia besta/pregio at maramingmaraming h100 ang pinampapasada dito sa amin..

[impulzz]

1si choice hi-ace... kung pang karga communter, kung personal use grandia... lakas at tibay ng 2L na makina. lakas pa aircon... kahit kargado di hirap sa akyatan...top speed 120 lang kasi pang karga ang gearing ng hiace...

yung urvan ok din pero hirap sa akyatan... mas mataas lang top speed ng urvan sa hi ace. got 155kph with 8 people and konting bagage... pero ingat sa pag overtake. iba ang gearing ng urvan bitin palagi sa overtaking, unlike the hiace...lakas ng low gears ng hi-ace.

but both have bery reliable diesel engines... at matibay mga pangilalim kahit mahal price ng orig parts...

[tao]

Surplus - Delica 2.8L DSL 4x4, mataas ang ground clearance, kaso yong sliding door sa likuran is on the Left (danger) side

Second hand - L300, reliable, proven engine, parts are available even in the province, madali nga lang mga heat up yong makina (at least in my unit nung una so we installed an auxillary fan), sliding door on both right & left side.

Brandnew - Nissan Urvan can accomodate 15px, may promo ngayon

maganda sana ung delica kasi pang harabas talaga kaya lng maliit ang capacity.. tnx

[tao]

1si choice hi-ace... kung pang karga communter, kung personal use grandia... lakas at tibay ng 2L na makina. lakas pa aircon... kahit kargado di hirap sa akyatan...top speed 120 lang kasi pang karga ang gering ng hiace...

yung urvan ok din pero hirap sa akyatan... mas mataas lang top speed ng urvan sa hi ace. got 155kph with 8 people and konting bagage... pero ingat sa pag overtake. ibang ang gearing ng urvan bitin palagi sa overtaking, unlike the hiace...lakas ng low gears ng hi-ace.

but both have bery reliable diesel engines... at matibay mga pangilalim kahit mahal price ng orig parts...

sumakay ako ng garage rota dagupan-baguio. halata ko nga malakas sa akyatan hi- ace kahit full passangers.. di nabibitin.. pg sa hi-way naiiwan pero wala namang hi-way dto sa bundok.. mahal nga lang second hand 500k ung commuter.

[impulzz]

got a 2nd hi-ace commuter last October'05... 94 model 340k... may konting paayos na umabot din ng 50k but all in all its a great van... i now maintain 2 hi-aces both 94 commuter... the first has 189K on the odo and the 2nd has 100k...

[yebo]

hyundai pag tight budget. meron 15 seater nun, turbo engine. may nakausap ako dati na van-4-rent business nya benta na daw nya yung mga L300 nya at mas maganda daw ang hyundai h100/grace. same engine as L300 pero iba lang ang injection pump saka aircon.

mura pa. 10 seater nasa 230K, 15 seater 330k. kung 500k budget mo e di bili ka 2 units na 10 seater, may sobra pa para sa gastos ng franchise.

[1D4LV]

sasabihin ko sana yung VW caravelle eh. yun pala pang cordillera.

imho. the hi-ace grandia gets my vote. kaya lang, pang service-service pala eh. maski yung hi-ace na diesel pwede na. lakas umakyat nun eh. tipid pa sa diesel.

[tao]

got a 2nd hi-ace commuter last October'05... 94 model 340k... may konting paayos na umabot din ng 50k but all in all its a great van... i now maintain 2 hi-aces both 94 commuter... the first has 189K on the odo and the 2nd has 100k...

KAINGIT NAMAN.. NASA GARAGE BUSINESS KA RIN BA?

[tao]

tnx sa lahat ng advice..

[slyfox]

whatever you do don't buy the kia carnival. i used to own one and boy is it b*tch to maintain.

[arif_moin]

Stay away from the Suzuki Omni AT ALL COSTS please if they offer the van in your area! They have very sazzy finance schemes and all kinds of eyewash but stay away from this car like cyanide. I realize the car could be named differently in ur place so here's the link:

http://www.marutiomni.com/

[slyfox]

yikes what's wrong with it? bad rep na ba ang suzuki in your area? pano na kaya yung grand vitara? ang guwapo pa naman tingnan...

[niky]

Don't worry, we don't have OMNI here...

I'd forgotten that about the old hyundais... L300 parts nga pala.

That's why ambulance operators like them... run them till the engine conks out and swap in a Japanese unit...