Toyota hiace

[murdoch]

Looking for a new van and wondered if anyone has a Toyota hiace 2007-2012 model and if there any good? Had a vivaro which has cost loads in breakdowns and repairs, so looking for the most reliable van out there and wondered if anyone has any experience with the Toyota.

 

[kostello]

Had my first high ace for 17 years...

I treated it like dung....

2years ago I started looking for a new van.....

I bought another one 2 years old...

This one is a 2.4 turbo diesel and knocks spots off the old one....

I've got the long wheel Base.

It is a bit agricultural compared to some other new vans.....

But our family car is a Citroën berlingo so I'm used to that. And that has been brilliant too...





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[adidat]

Cough...transporter....cough!

 

[kostello]

Cough...transporter....cough!

That's the noise it'll be making once it has it's emissions sorted....
;-)
;-)

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[sitefive]

just wondering why almost all toyota cars lag in design by at least 5-10years?
That car looks like is made in 1995 when looking at its interiour
no scratch that, my 1995 civic had way better looking interiour, that one looks like from 1990

 

[Claymore]

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[adidat]

Cough...transporter....cough!

That's the noise it'll be making once it has it's emissions sorted....
;-)
;-)

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Very good!!!

But I do love my one!

 

[sitefive]

a guy in our village has just got himself a Dacia Logan Estate car and surprised at how well built it is for the money brand new for well under £10.000 he uses it to tow a large horse box and caravan with no problems. The Dusters are great value too.... you get a lot of car for ya money compared to our Yeti mouse magnet.

hhahahah he must be a ''clever'' guy indeed if he bought it brand new.
£10k for any car to me is way too much,let alone for a dung dacia

 

[n0legs]

hhahahah he must be a ''clever'' guy indeed if he bought it brand new.
£10k for any car to me is way too much,let alone for a dung dacia

Are you always going to be so cheerful or is there more to come from you?

 

[Claymore]

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[adidat]

a guy in our village has just got himself a Dacia Logan Estate car and surprised at how well built it is for the money brand new for well under £10.000 he uses it to tow a large horse box and caravan with no problems. The Dusters are great value too.... you get a lot of car for ya money compared to our Yeti mouse magnet.

hhahahah he must be a ''clever'' guy indeed if he bought it brand new.
£10k for any car to me is way too much,let alone for a dung dacia

Thanks for the thrifty northener opinion!

Adidat!

 

[lurker]

a guy in our village has just got himself a Dacia Logan Estate car and surprised at how well built it is for the money brand new for well under £10.000 he uses it to tow a large horse box and caravan with no problems. The Dusters are great value too.... you get a lot of car for ya money compared to our Yeti mouse magnet.

hhahahah he must be a ''clever'' guy indeed if he bought it brand new.
£10k for any car to me is way too much,let alone for a dung dacia

What are you planning to buy...........when you are old enough to drive ?

 

[artie]

let alone for a dung dacia

Am I correct in thinking that a Dacia is pretty much a rebadged Renault.

 

[sitefive]

let alone for a dung dacia

Am I correct in thinking that a Dacia is pretty much a rebadged Renault.

You are correct, however it's even more terrible!

 

[fred55]

Hello Murdock - I have a 2008 Toyota Hiace 2.5 D4D the white van. What can I say - slower than most, cramped driving position if you are tall, not the biggest loading area, not a lot of kit inside, not the most economical (40mpg max n empty, 32mph normal) - But love it to bits; it gets serviced by me, its simple, secondhand parts are readily available (none ever wanted) and best of all it never fails; it has cost me filters oil and a tyre in the last 6 years. I use it for business, moving stuff and warm in weather camp in the back (race week at Chester n Doncaster) and it get pinched by family as a load mover. My only grumble is there are no Haynes manual for post 2004 models - nothings gone wrong but I do like a Haynes Bible just in case. I would recommend above all other vans - why have they stopped making them, go get one while they are still around !!

 

[murdoch]

Thanks fred55 and Kostello, reliability is what I'm after so will start looking for a lwb version.

 

[HOJ]

Not had one for quite a few years, the last one I had (column gear change) when i used to travel the UK, did +100,000 miles with out missing a beat, had 3 front seats and 3 in the back, regularly with 7 men on them!, plus tools for all of us.