I can't stand mini-vans.

I'm not going to go hugely into a rant about it, but I just had to express that I do not like them. I get that they have their place & use, but I would prefer it to not be anywhere near me.

 

Nice to see another Estima/ Previa owner on the forum. Parents have a 2001 model till this day (No point selling it, still works & runs like the first day we got it.), and prefer to drive it over their Merc (Better pick up and easier to park than the M Class.).

One thing I like are the Sonar sensors, I like how the display is easy to interpret (If only there are aftermarket sensors with this type of display, would love to get one for the RAV4.).

The Estima, Alphard & Wish (I love the 2.0Z model.) are very popular grey imports where I'm from (Malaysia), forums for them also exist!

From what I can remember, Bangkok Post interviewed Toyota Thailand & confirmed that an Alphard Hybrid will no longer be available. Something to do with making the Estima the only Hybrid minivan in the line up (While grey importers in Thailand said that an Alphard Hybrid will be coming up). Who knows, maybe Toyota will come up with a V6 Hybrid (Hope they do!).

Love both the Alphard & Vellfire, especially the Business Class 2nd row captain chairs in the top spec ones.

Yes, I know some may find it unusual for a young single guy to have a liking for minivans, but I love them.

 

Hmm, I had forgotten about this thread. Now I have more cars to look for later this week

 

quite a few women share your view, they'd rather get an suv instead.

 

Where most household only have one car, like HK, the minivan is the ideal car.

 

You mean where most households that actually have a car at all

About 90% of all transportation is via mass transit of some form. Anyway, since someone upped this thread, some more pics from my visit this past January:









And some other random cars I photographed. JDM Toyota Estima





This guy has cross-border plates that block the central lower air intake...FAIL.





Some coupes





Toyota Vellfire, a more aggressively styled version of the Alphard





M-B A-class

 

Nice pics with the international perspective.

 

Thx for the pics...these Asia-market minivans with their reclining seats, etc. are quite impressive. I like the way the Estima looks...and have personally seen several Alphards with Lexus badging...at first I thought it was a joke but now having learned about their luxury features and price I realize why some owners see fit to badge it that way...although it is still not a Lexus, who knows maybe one day...heck Mercedes makes vans.

 

the estima and alphard, damn nice

 

i love that ottoman, it looks so comfy! too bad we don't have features like this here domestically.

 

well it's already on the ls460l/600hl. i guess give it enough time and maybe we will see it on minivan, especially if one day toyota decides to put a minivan under lexus lineup as well

 

the MBZ A-class posted above shold come to america. then less people would hate on the smart.