Do a test drive. Sure ako you'll go with the 2.8 diesel, ibang klase humatak.

If the price difference is a concern, here's a very basic calculation. Innova Gas AT will only get 7km/l city at best. At P52 per liter of regular unleaded, that's P7.4 fuel cost per km

Diesel AT can easily do 9km/l city. At P44 per liter, P4.9 per km.

So that's P2.5 per km na tipid sa diesel. 1.247M 2.0E AT vs 1.319M, so 72K diff, divide mo sa 2.5 per km. 29,000km pa lang bawi mo na agad.

Of course this doesn't consider maintenance cost yet. Pero say you run 100k km, that's 250K pesos in fuel savings that can easily cover the additional maintenance cost.

And let's be real, hindi na mahirap mag maintain ng diesel ngayon, just change fluids and filters as prescribed in the manual, sigurado tatagal ng 150 to 200k km yung diesel without major repairs. I've seen older HiAces and Innovas with the old 2KD na underpowered, baliwala yung 250K sa odo. Hopefully kasing tibay ng GD series yung KD ng Toyota.

One more thing, don't want to sound like a Toyota agent. Nakita ko lang sa ads online, may great toyota sale, baka maka hirit ka ng malaking discount sa Innova E. Check mo na lang website.