Family Van... Grandia GL, Starex TCi, or Nissan nv350

[Dudee]

I'm thinking of acquiring a new family van after I got a mirage last year...

The arrival Nissan nv350 has recently added to my 2 options grandia and starex.. as you can see, I'm targeting a low end variant only..

I drove a starex gold before.. light steering wheel and comfy ride for me and passengers... and I had a long trip before w/ grandia GL... wherein the seats were cramped... so i was pretty sure starex would be it for us.. but then nissan came up w/ a new van..

I havnt test drove this kasi wala pa test drive unit... and its just order basis here at our area..

Can anyone give me info regarding the ride and other pros / cons of the nv350 compare to the starex and grandia?

Thanks in advance

[jaggerx3]

Starex ka na lang..yung NV350 na bagong labas ay parang Hiace Commuter ang seats.
By the way, kung afford mo Grandia GL why not add Grand Starex na CRDi VGT na 1.5M ang price?

[nori]

the nv350 is just a remolded hiace commuter, but with better a/c vents. same seating configuration, bare interior.

so its just like you're choosing between the starex, grandia and nissan hiace commuter. =P

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the nv350 is just a remolded hiace commuter, but with better a/c vents. same seating configuration, bare interior.

so its just like you're choosing between the starex, grandia and nissan hiace commuter. =P

[monty_GTV]

I'm thinking of acquiring a new family van after I got a mirage last year...

... and I had a long trip before w/ grandia GL... wherein the seats were cramped...

Thanks in advance

you might want to consider yung super grandia para hindi cramp at comfy sa passengers mo...

[Dudee]

Thanks sa mga replies... i thought there are major mods for the new nissan van..

[jcal68]

I would consider the seating capacity. If I won't be needing that much seats then I would opt to less but more comfortable seats.

[jaggerx3]

I would consider the seating capacity. If I won't be needing that much seats then I would opt to less but more comfortable seats.

Then Grand Starex

[ronw123w124]

Grand Starex pa rin for me, big factor kasi sa akin yung nasa harap ang makina, hindi yung sa ilalim ng upuan. God forbid, pero in case of accident ayoko mapunta sa harap ng Grandia o NV350 dahil flat nosed yang 2 yan, dehado ka agad sa accident, at least yung Starex, makina muna ang sasangga sayo.

[Dudee]

Grand Starex pa rin for me, big factor kasi sa akin yung nasa harap ang makina, hindi yung sa ilalim ng upuan. God forbid, pero in case of accident ayoko mapunta sa harap ng Grandia o NV350 dahil flat nosed yang 2 yan, dehado ka agad sa accident, at least yung Starex, makina muna ang sasangga sayo.

you have a point. maintenance and check up i think would be more accessible if harap yun makina.

Can H100 shuttle accommodate more people than an 18 seater nissan? It came to my attention that I can actually make a carpool since I'll be using my van send/pick up my 4 kids + 2 adults to schools.

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Grand Starex pa rin for me, big factor kasi sa akin yung nasa harap ang makina, hindi yung sa ilalim ng upuan. God forbid, pero in case of accident ayoko mapunta sa harap ng Grandia o NV350 dahil flat nosed yang 2 yan, dehado ka agad sa accident, at least yung Starex, makina muna ang sasangga sayo.

you have a point. maintenance and check up i think would be more accessible if harap yun makina.

Can H100 shuttle accommodate more people than an 18 seater nissan? It came to my attention that I can actually make a carpool since I'll be using my van send/pick up my 4 kids + 2 adults to schools.

[StockEngine]

Hirap ng walang headrest. Neck pain for the senior citizens.

[Dudee]

Hirap ng walang headrest. Neck pain for the senior citizens.

which unit po?

[jaggerx3]

which unit po?

Maybe he is refering to H100

[foresterx]

i have both the grandia and starex gls vgt, both are company cars though. if for family i'd go with the starex since the ride is more comfortable, leg room is a lot better, interior is more spacious. the only advantage of the grandia is it can seat more and maintenance is cheaper but sobra tagtag talaga niya.

[CVT]

Parang ang bilis naman,- kaka-acquire lang ng mirage (your preamble)

Tapos, family van na,- ilan ba ang isasakay mo bro?

Idi-dispose mo na ba ang mirage?



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[ramones283]

I'm thinking of acquiring a new family van after I got a mirage last year...

The arrival Nissan nv350 has recently added to my 2 options grandia and starex.. as you can see, I'm targeting a low end variant only..

I drove a starex gold before.. light steering wheel and comfy ride for me and passengers... and I had a long trip before w/ grandia GL... wherein the seats were cramped... so i was pretty sure starex would be it for us.. but then nissan came up w/ a new van..

I havnt test drove this kasi wala pa test drive unit... and its just order basis here at our area..

Can anyone give me info regarding the ride and other pros / cons of the nv350 compare to the starex and grandia?

Thanks in advance

I'll go with the new urvan, well if you can wait for a few more months or atleast before the year ends. Nissan said that they will release more variants of nv350 urvan after they successfully launch the entry level commuter nv350. The one you saw with bench type seats is just the entry level of the nv350 urvan, its a commuter, just like the toyota hi-ace way back 2006 when they launch their all new hi-ace. Then after a year toyota releases their GL grandia. If i were you, i'll rather wait for the more variants of nv350. All new including the engine and transmission. And yes, as you can see, the new nv350 commuter looks like the hi-ace commuter, well that is because toyota and nissan agreed to share the body design of the fifth generation h200 body, the one that toyota hi-ace uses for almost 10 years now.

Maintenance wise, nissan still uses the timing chain on their new engines over that timing belts of toyota hi-ace. Hands down ako sa Grandia, pero sa bagong urvan na ako. Get away sa starex tci, under powered ang tci na starex sa sobrang laki ng body nya. Unless VGT variant kunin mo pero nasa 1.5m+.

Nissan nv350 commuter - 1.1m - cheapest of all the vans with great power and speed.
Toyota hi-ace commuter - 1.3m - way overpriced.
Toyota GL Grandia - 1.5m - Shame steel rims for that price.
Hyundai grand starex tci - 1.3m - fair enough considering the big body design of it and seating configuration. But don't expect much torque on this variant.

If you're not in a hurry to get one, wait for the better variants of NV350 urvan. Better performance, air conditioning, maintenance, and of course, pang masa ang presyo. No offence meant to the hi-ace and starex users, but the new king of the vans arrived.

[jaggerx3]

I'll go with the new urvan, well if you can wait for a few more months or atleast before the year ends. Nissan said that they will release more variants of nv350 urvan after they successfully launch the entry level commuter nv350. The one you saw with bench type seats is just the entry level of the nv350 urvan, its a commuter, just like the toyota hi-ace way back 2006 when they launch their all new hi-ace. Then after a year toyota releases their GL grandia. If i were you, i'll rather wait for the more variants of nv350. All new including the engine and transmission. And yes, as you can see, the new nv350 commuter looks like the hi-ace commuter, well that is because toyota and nissan agreed to share the body design of the fifth generation h200 body, the one that toyota hi-ace uses for almost 10 years now.

Maintenance wise, nissan still uses the timing chain on their new engines over that timing belts of toyota hi-ace. Hands down ako sa Grandia, pero sa bagong urvan na ako. Get away sa starex tci, under powered ang tci na starex sa sobrang laki ng body nya. Unless VGT variant kunin mo pero nasa 1.5m+.

Nissan nv350 commuter - 1.1m - cheapest of all the vans with great power and speed.
Toyota hi-ace commuter - 1.3m - way overpriced.
Toyota GL Grandia - 1.5m - Shame steel rims for that price.
Hyundai grand starex tci - 1.3m - fair enough considering the big body design of it and seating configuration. But don't expect much torque on this variant.

If you're not in a hurry to get one, wait for the better variants of NV350 urvan. Better performance, air conditioning, maintenance, and of course, pang masa ang presyo. No offence meant to the hi-ace and starex users, but the new king of the vans arrived.

If he can afford a Grandia na 1.5M I believena may Grand Starex rin na 1.5M yung M/T at parang entry level ng CRDi VGT.
And also yung TCi ng Starex i find it torquey na. Yan ang dahilan kung bakit ako bumili ng starex noon. Although sa Grey market ako kumuha.

[vinj]

AFAIK, higher variants of the new Urvan will follow.

The Starex seems good although i must admit that i have a a soft spot for the Super Grandia.

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AFAIK, higher variants of the new Urvan will follow.

The Starex seems good although i must admit that i have a a soft spot for the Super Grandia.

[crosswind]

For me The Starex is the best choice because of it's non refrigerator type designed.
For me driving a Flat nose van even with crumple zones is scary parang nasa harapan ko na mismo pwet nung kotse na sinusundan ko.
The starex offers better comfort for it's passengers. The VGT GLS is a nice pick with 178horses under it's hood

[Dudee]

If he can afford a Grandia na 1.5M I believena may Grand Starex rin na 1.5M yung M/T at parang entry level ng CRDi VGT.
And also yung TCi ng Starex i find it torquey na. Yan ang dahilan kung bakit ako bumili ng starex noon. Although sa Grey market ako kumuha.

i have seen sa pricelist starex WGT... whats the diff w/ vgt? whats grey market? is it surplus?

[jaggerx3]

i have seen sa pricelist starex WGT... whats the diff w/ vgt? whats grey market? is it surplus?

Don't know what is the difference. Bago lang yata yan WGT na yan. Pero parang parehas lang specs niyan.
Grey Market ay importer they sell brandnew Grand Starex but KDM specs.
PM me if you want one from Grey Market