Replacement van needed

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mrfxit, Jul 31, 4:02pm
Remove badges/ swap wheels/ half decent body kit, bit of advertising, shouldn't look that bad after the mods?
3tomany, Jul 31, 4:32pm
The other option if price matters is to buy an estima, elgrand or similar and rip the seats out. Good vans after the eats are gone.
3tomany, Jul 31, 4:55pm
This i not a bad suggestion.
3tomany, Jul 31, 5:14pm
If all else fails get a farmlands card then go to ya ford dealer.
electromic, Jul 31, 6:02pm
Am I right in saying that it only applies to the diesel-powered vans and utes. I have had petrol versions of both and never had a gearbox failure. I have 748 000km on my d21 and it has never been rebuilt. I had a z20 powered homy van with 540 000km on the original gearbox. I have towed up to 2000kg with both on a regular basis. Gearbox gets new oil every year regardless of kms.
electromic, Jul 31, 6:08pm
+1. Our local sparky just got one to replace an L300. He has almost halved his fuel bill.
mrfxit, Aug 1, 3:52am
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Seems to be pretty common on the Diesel vehicles in the 90's.
4x4 guys are always hunting for Nissan box's, not other brands
Gearbox specialist that rebuilt my gearbox also said the same thing & all the wreckers said the same thing at the time.
Main bearings/ idler shaft (noisy with clutch out/ quiet clutch in & that was with a fresh full rebuild so not bearing noise)
2nd & 3rd syncro's

Mine had welded a sleeve bearing to the shaft & chewed the center plate plus tore a chunk out of the front bearing sidewall which in turn sent so much shrapnel down the box that it chewed up the driveshaft yoke.
Yea it's a bad example but apparently not uncommon in heavy city driving, (Eg: Auckland)
Mines only got about 30K on it now so has a reasonable life span still
mrfxit, Aug 1, 4:47am
Whats the assorted reasons for VW's / Hyundai's & Kia's etc being cheap in comparison to the mainstream brands (direct year/model comparisons)
mrfxit, Aug 1, 4:49am
Going on a car yard search mission next week/ weekend to pick over a few offerings.
Whatever I end up with, I tend to hold on to for 5+ years, hence being a bit fussy
stevo2, Aug 1, 5:14am
mrfxit, in your price range of under $10k, and if wanting a large van, I would be looking for a Hiace or Nissan NV350 or Caravan. If you can make do with something a bit smaller then an NV200 or Townace may foot the bill. If you are happy with smaller again, then one of the people movers may suffice but they are quite limited for height and load capacity.I would not be recommending an iLoad or anything Euro in that price range and Im an iLoad owner/fan.
mrfxit, Aug 1, 5:29am
Yea, it's a tricky balancing act.
40 tower pc's & screens etc is not an uncommon pickup & somedays I can fill the van in a pick up circuit around Hamilton, but most days are normally a lot smaller loads.

Will measure the current van cargo space & take the tape measure & note with me on the yard rounds
mrfxit, Aug 1, 5:32am
Mmmm When a brand fan says stay away from certain models, theres normally a good reason.
Are there specific reasons or personal preferences?
stevo2, Aug 1, 5:43am
Yes, iLoad 2008 to 2011 suffered from injector seal issues the same way the Hilux did. Results were blown turbos or seized engine due to carbon blocking the pickup on the oil pump. Major changes in 2011 and issue solved. My last one was 2013 6 speed and my current one is 2016 auto. I bought them both new and have not been in for anything to be fixed under warranty or even out of warranty. Out of yer price range though. In your price range I still recommend the best Hiace you can find.
electromic, Dec 14, 10:47am
Asked at the wreakers today and they said the same thing. The diesel 4x4 box is the worst, then the diesel 2wd, then the petrol 4x4, the 2wd petrol is not that good either. Mine gets new oil every year, it is 500mls overfilled and has lots of long hot running. The other thing they said was that the R33 skyline 2.5turbo g/box is the strongest nissan 2wd box and that can be fitted to the z24 and KA 24.