Better Passenger Van? Nissan Urvan Or Toyota Hi-ace Commuter or others?

**IMm29** · February 20th, 2008 10:48 AM

what model of hiace are you referring to. the new, boxy one is a bit cramped inside.

**Gerbo** · October 4th, 2008 09:25 PM

How about maintenance bits? Is the old school 2.7L diesel in the current Escapade cheaper and easier to maintain than the 2.5 D4D of the boxy Commuter?

**kokey** · November 28th, 2008 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by Gerbo

How about maintenance bits? Is the old school 2.7L diesel in the current Escapade cheaper and easier to maintain than the 2.5 D4D of the boxy Commuter?

mas easy to maintain ang Escapade kasi old school diesel engine gamit nyan & nde pa sya drive by wire ang accelerator.

**s_quilicot** · November 29th, 2008 07:17 AM

if ipam papasada i'd go for the urvan.

simply because it is much cheaper to maintain (due to its non crdi diesel engine) than a toyota hi ace with a choking D4D engine problem.

mas maganda rin ang ride ng urvan than the hi ace (if new gen hiace).

sa aircon almost the same lang naman sila. problem is pareho silang walang vent ng aircon sa bandang likod or sides man lang. so hindi gaano nakakarating ang lamig sa last row seats unlike sa super grandia and e150

**eggman** · December 25th, 2008 11:52 PM

Nissan Urvan of course.May 21 seater pa nga nito diba..

**PhazotroN** · December 27th, 2008 12:14 PM

Hi there!
I think the obvious reason why you asked about the vans is bcoz of passenger capacity.
With that, I think (again) the urvan is the hands down choice:
1. Malakas A/C
2. More leg room kahit na sa stretched body
Translation: you cant go wrong with the urvan in comfort.
Pero kung engine performance sa akyatan hiace ka na.

**Horsepower** · December 27th, 2008 12:46 PM

Have you considered KIA KC2700? mukhang maganda rin (21-seater).

**1D4LV** · December 27th, 2008 01:07 PM

urvan also gets my vote.
but imho, the new toyota hi-ace grandia is better.

**napadpad_lang** · January 29th, 2010 08:02 PM

[SIZE=3]I was really amazed ng makasakay ako sa colurom na Toyota grandia gl.. napashoot ako, n asana kaya rin naming bumili. But ofcourse theres always kontrabido. My ex who is an avid fan of Nissan product discourage us to go for grandia, try looking daw after 5-10yrs, maganda pa rin ang performance ng URvan Nissan (specially ang aircon) and sa price mas mura eto compare to grandia.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]And my ex doesn’t recommend Toyota Commuter Van, hindi siya ganon ka comfortable sa loob.. [/SIZE]

**N-nigma** · January 30th, 2010 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by napadpad_lang

[SIZE=3]I was really amazed ng makasakay ako sa colurom na Toyota grandia gl.. napashoot ako, n asana kaya rin naming bumili. But ofcourse theres always kontrabido. My ex who is an avid fan of Nissan product discourage us to go for grandia, try looking daw after 5-10yrs, maganda pa rin ang performance ng URvan Nissan (specially ang aircon) and sa price mas mura eto compare to grandia.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]And my ex doesn’t recommend Toyota Commuter Van, hindi siya ganon ka comfortable sa loob.. [/SIZE]

Haha then you would the avid fan ng toyota?

Well first and oremost I find it funny when up to now we are still using the old sabi sabi ni manong mekaniko in the early 90s that Nissan has the best a/c.. well you can still use that as basis before... but now almost all new cars have the same quality in a/c.

As for the question, I've test drove both van, and ended up buying a g.satarex. The grandia medyo ayaw ko yung tagtag, yung pagka uber boxy niya, and their engine woes Urvan on the other hand is ok, felt more better, spacious din. So go for the urvan.