Vellfire, Elgrand or Tarago Help Deciding MPV < 30K

azero on 03/12/2022 - 19:34

Hi Bargainers,

I am buying a 7 seater where real life adults can sit on the 3rd row. So all SUV s are out of the question. Budget < 30K.

Earlier today I had a look at a 2010 vellfire 3.5L, a 2010 E52 Elgrand 3.L AWD and a 2010 Tarago GLX 3.5L. Vellfire and Elgrand 27K with around 100K on the clock and the Tarago 20K with 140K on the clock.

Both the Elgrand and Vellfire are recent imports and are not yet registered.

I will be selling the car in about 6 months time, so the highest resale value is the most important criteria. Not that concerned about maintenance costs, but I want a reliable car.

I am not worried about maintenance costs, parts or insurance - and I have narrowed down my search to these 3 cars.

I love the Vellfire - has the business class like seats with electric foot rests :) - has pretty much all the options, the reliable 2GR but it is big n tall and I was told that the V6 s are hard to sell. It is also with a private seller who is selling it after importing for personal use. I am a bit concerned as to why he decided to sell it after importing. But 27K is a very good price.

Elgrand is a nice car but has a CVT which I really don't like. It is with a big importer. Comes with a after market cruise and english conversion for the screen + a warranty. Cruise and conversion alone costs about 2k retail.

The tarago seems like the safe choice, (I have had one before), 7K cheaper than the other 2, but being at 140K I am not sure how easy it will be resell it because by then it will have over 150K.

I am split between the 3 and can't make up my mind. Could you fine people help me to decide ? I have to pay a deposit in the next 2 days as I need to have the car by christmas.

as a foot note, I don't like the Kia Carnival and Honday Odyssey seems too small. No estimas as they only have 2 air bags.

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Comments

  • Gunnar on 03/12/2022 - 20:26

    I don’t have experience between those specifics cars but would suggest go for the one you like as You have to live with it.

    From personal experiences with the CVT and 2GR engines.

    CVTs are awful, no matter how many I’ve driven I have really hated them all

    2GR is a great engine and the fact that Toyota has shoved one in everything means parts are plentiful. If you’re planning on having it full of people the extra power will help.

  • plmko on 03/12/2022 - 20:35

    It's 6 months, literally go to car sales and see which one is the hottest on the market or cheapest.

    • azero on 03/12/2022 - 20:54

      I was looking for a while and it looks like tarago s go really quick followed by elgrands and then vellfires - well the exact opposite order of my liking :)

      • plmko on 03/12/2022 - 21:14

        Tarago is a familiar name with Australians as it is meme levels of recognition as a people mover. It hurts to buy the one you don't like but think of it as a rental/lease, you won't care after 6 months but you will care about selling it.

        Also 150k on the Toyota v6 is fine, they built strong. No one cares as long as you have the books to show it.

  • pegaxs on 03/12/2022 - 20:55
    +1

    Tarago, because the others are grey imports and are crap to work on and source parts for, especially in the age range you are looking at.

    And by Tarago, did you mean Tarago or Estima?

    • azero on 03/12/2022 - 21:13

      Tarago GLX locally delivered - not an estima, but would they still be in demand when it is 150K+ on the clock ? Thanks

  • brendanm on 03/12/2022 - 21:57
    +1

    Tarago. You'll be able to sell it for basically the same price you pay for it.

  • Darude Sandstorm on 03/12/2022 - 22:41

    Vellfire is just sporty Alphard.
    Get Vellfire.
    2GR baby
    CVT is honestly not that bad, a bit eh but eh its fine, issues wise, none come to mind, just not that fun.
    Coolness factor and enjoyability go Vellfire all the way. Can resell and sure might lose a little more, might not.

  • ECE on 03/12/2022 - 22:46

    Vellfire

  • skillet on 07/12/2022 - 19:35

    Vellfire is just an Alphard with different bodykit. These imported monsters are wildly popular in SE Asean countries with plenty of parts available. Although it's less spotted here I see there is steady amount of cars being imported yearly. Being a Japan domestic Flagship, it's built luxurious van and extremely reliable.

    The automatic sliding doors, the windows, the height and the length is stretched to the max thus this van is oversized compared to Tarago. So keep that in mind when it comes to parking the vehicle.

  • Euphemistic on 08/12/2022 - 13:48

    Anyone looking at a car with 140k km on it won’t really care if there’s over 150k km, especially Toyota. It’s only a real concern if it’s aproaching a timing belt service.

    IMO the big one is 100k. Once it’s over that, the market changes to people who are used to higher kms and most are happy enough if it’s under 200k-250k depending on the vehicle.

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