Toyota Hiace

[kurt535]

Hi all,

I'm a certifiable old -school Toyota groupie currently burning Saudi Arabia's finest go-go juice in a fault free 2005 Lexus IS300 Sportcross.

So, I need to get a van. My instinct is to buy a low miler Hiace but am reeling a bit from the prices being asked for these 08-11 vans.

£9K+ is not uncommon which has surprised me as its approaching similar pricing point for a 60/61 plate Hilux.

However, questions I am struggling to get confirmation on are the Hiace's

- MPG for the 117hp diesel
- towing capacity for the 300; I need to be able to haul 1500kg behind it.

Any other opinions on the van are obviously gratefully received too.

Many thanks

[kurt535]

Ty all. Importing from Japan; hadn't thought of that one.

[kurt535]

Forgot to additionally ask, Hiluxes of similar vintage had bad problems with the injectors - Im guessing its the same engine in the hiace so same potential problem?