Need Help in choosing first van

[look4van]

I'm not sure kung meron ng thread about this or kung correct na icompare ang vanette sa L300 versa van. I guess it's enough to show na wala talaga akong idea dito.

Ang gusto ko lang po mga sir malaman kung ano mas maganda sa dalawang unit just incase bibili ako.

advise naman po.

kung may thread na pong regarding dito pa erase nalang po ito and pa PM nalang po ng link. Thanks in advance po

[renzo_d10]

Neither. L300 VV's are slow. It's seats are hard and the air conditioning system sucks !

It's best for business use. If you're using it as a family van, look for others such as Urvans, lite-aces etc. etc.

The Vanette, I really don't know. I THINK, it's prone to overheating. So unless I've been proven otherwise, better if you search for others first. ;)

[look4van]

es, sir renzo, family van nga, pangsundo sa anak ko ang main purpose medyo malayo ang school and kasama na din sa use yung outing paminsan minsan. medyo limited budget para sa mas comfortable na van.

[badkuk]

magkano po budget nyo sir?

[renzo_d10]

A, ok. If you wouldn't mind me asking sir, how much is your budget & how many are you in your family ?

Maybe you could fit in AUV's which would be better than the VV.

[renzo_d10]

double post. :rip:

[look4van]

budget lang po is 130K, kaya karamihan ng nakikita ko sa range nayan is vanette and liteace. may nagsabi sakin ng baka makakuha ng L300. kaya naguluhan ako lalo. 9 members po sa family.

[lui]

kung everyday gagamitin L300 nalang na diesel para matipid. kung minsanan lang pde na vanette. o kaya tamaraw fx na diesel.

[badkuk]

hmm...for 130k, i think you can also consider korean vans -- kia pregio, hyundai grace, etc. ...i think medyo subok na rin sila -- they seem to be a favorite among the vans for hire here(though lately, pansin ko parang kumokonti na siya; most vans i see now are either the earlier HiAce version or Urvan. Curiously wala ako masyadong nakikitang L300 na ginagawang van for hire. Anyways, going back...) Please do a search on korean vans here in tsikot, parang me narinig kasi ako na "nagkacrack" ung engine ng korean vans

For 130k kasi, i think you'll only be able to get the older models...i'd go for the L300 -- this is based solely on the availability of parts. Di ko sure kung marami pa bang mapag kukuhanan ng parts for the vanette...on the other hand they are still selling brand new L300's, so kalat na kalat siguro ang piyesa.

Please do bear in mind the pet peeve of L300 owners/drivers: the driver's seat gets real hot. Nasa ilalim kasi ata ung engine, and there isn't enough insulation. Sinasapin na lang ng karton....although with that line of thought, pwede rin siguro ung foam insulation na mabibili sa Ace. Crude, but it should work.


pag 9 members, parang bitin pag AUV; you can just barely fit 9 people in one, di pa kasama ug bagahe.

[renzo_d10]

Oo nga. Grabe init nung chair ng L300. Yung a/c naman, sa unahan lang malamig ... sa rear, goodluck nalang sayo. :hysterical:

Tapos, ang bagal bagal pa.

I'd say, go for the lite-ace. Much better.

OT :: Kaya hindi ginagawang for hire yung L300 dahil nga sa mga known complaints niya. Mainit, mabagal etc. etc.

[JJGF]

wag na liteace mahina aircon sa likod kawawa mga sakay mo pero masarap idrive

[JJGF]

wag na liteace mahina aircon sa likod kawawa mga sakay mo pero masarap idrive

[renzo_d10]

Hyundai Grace nalang kaya if kaya ?

[JJGF]

pilitin niyo madagdagan ang budget then get a starex... mamahalin mo ng todo todo

pag nagkapera bebenta ko na siguro liteace.. hahanapin ko dati namin starex

[digitel]

We had an L300 before gas version, mainit sa pwet! Oo! Pero sa driver side hindi naman sabi ni daddy, sa tabi lang ng driver ang mainit kasi ako dun ako umuupo hehe.

Ok naman ang seat para sa akin, stiff and strong nakakatulog ako dun eh.
Pero bata pa ako nun. mga 6 or 7 years old. hehe.

Mainit ang aircon! Siguro kasi panget yung aircon nung 89 model na L300, pero mainit talaga eh! Mabilis yun kasi 2.0 GAS eh, lakas lang niya siguro sa gas, pero mura pa kasi gas nun. Mabilis sa mabilis talaga!

Kung slow yung 2.5 diesel na L300, kailangan mo po ba ng mabilis? Enough na siguro yung power nun, hindi ka naman makikipag race eh! Ahahahaha!

Vanette? Hmmmm, nababasa ko dito sa tsikot malakas daw sa gas yun, at parang mahal maintenance, tapos gas pa yun, eh dun ka na lang sa L300 VV 2.5 diesel, enough na po siguro yun, 9 pax pa,

2 sliding door pa ang L300VV pag mainit na aircon buksan mo ahahaha wag lang pag umaandar at nasa highway!

[myas110]

korek ka badkuk...dati kasi marami pa akong nakikita na korean second hand vans plying on the streets...ngayon you will see brand new vans of urvan, hi-ace, or even its L300 VV sibling L300 FB. E wala kayang mahahanap na second hand na hi-ace or urvan na 130k ang price??

[badkuk]

ah, the lite ace...brings back a lot of good memories in summers past B)

pero di ba underpowered ung liteace? i vividly remember my cousin driving one up a very steep mountain (Tops o Taps sa Cebu), mga 9 kami, first time kong nakaamoy ng nasusunog na piston ring B) umalingasaw sa cabin. To be fair though, pag patag naman ung daan, it seems to do a good enough job -- wag mo nga lang asahan na maganda ang acceleration B)

imho, if you usually drive by yourself, but have the need to load lots of people in occassionally...then maybe the liteace would make some sense. But if the situation is reversed, parang di ata advisable. Parts are another concern; di ko sure kung gano kadali/kahirap maghanap ng piyesa.