toyota previa vs 2012 ford explorer

**Autobeat** · May 29th, 2012 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by triggerman222

what would you recommend as a family hauler, weekend trip to tagaytay or baguio ...
i have 3 kids (9, 4 and 3), my wife and if with yaya's(probably 2) so total 7 people will ride the car...

How did your family hauler selection turn out?

Originally Posted by niky

though the second row captain's chairs in both Previa and Alphard are really nice.

The Explorer has a ton of bells and whistles compared to the Alphard, and has a better sound system to boot. But it's an SUV, and as such, doesn't have the walk-in spaciousness of a van.

Was going to input that it would be priceless to have that walk-through spaciousness of vans like the Previa or Alphard, during those weekend trips, especially while your kids are at those young ages of 3, 4, and 9. You could always go back to using SUVs/sedan as daily rides after, but you'll look forward to using these vans on weekends with the whole family.

Originally Posted by niky

If the 2.4 Previa were still on the market, it'd be a good choice. Not much narrower than the Alphard, and a bit more practical.

At least from the websites, and dealer brochures/pricelists, it seems the Previa 3rd gen facelift is among Toyota's local sales line-up.

**niky** · May 29th, 2012 11:32 AM

Haven't seen it lately. I'll check.

Unfortunately for the Previa, despite it being more refined and luxurious than the Starex, that's the competition it faces in the market, and the Starex has the space and the diesel advantage.