chibabe3: From analysis of all the posts, it's quite obvious that your best bet considering your burget is a manual gear toyota picnic. Though I have not seen one with automatic gear. You can't get a sienna at that price but it's cost of maintenance may be high for you unless you can afford to add 200k to the money. Personally, I am hoping to get a toyota verso avensis for my big family.

chucky234: Dodge Cavaran and Ford Windster are both durable and affordable.

adejide2: Highly grateful to all your contributions. We are six in my family. Mention the name of the car and price. Does anybody knows the car that look like toyota sienna with wind down window?

adex2000ng:

The vehicle you are talking about that look like sienna is Toyota previa (i think 2000 model) the dashboard interior is superb. it is a very good car

I use the Toyota Sienna 2000 model i pre-ordered from inspired autos in this forum april 2013. Meeehn, Sienna is a wonderful car full of power and good for family but it is fuel thirsty since it is a v6 engine. in any case u will enjoy it

ukandi1: Volkwagen Sharan is a better option to me. Its very durable, mostly manual transsmission, easy to fix and fuel economical... Preference for toyota versions as suggested by many here is psychological.. Sharan wil serve ur purpose better though not as beautifully designed as others.

adejide2: . I had vw. Come with some problems like transmission and engine and electrical? Does this free from such because I know some are auto.

ukandi1:
talking about vehicles with auto transmission failure, Honda is top on the log followed by toyota... Its true toyota disappointments are always overlooked and excused cos of the psychological acceptance of toyota by nigerians..
Talking about electrical problems, its true vw top d log but that can be handled by rewiring where need be.
Believe me, it d fact

ukandi1:
talking about vehicles with auto transmission failure, Honda is top on the log followed by toyota... Its true toyota disappointments are always overlooked and excused cos of the psychological acceptance of toyota by nigerians..
Talking about electrical problems, its true vw top d log but that can be handled by rewiring where need be.
Believe me, it d fact

adejide2: . This is interesting and informative. Do you mean vw is more better than toyota and honda in terms of transmission? Is it all model of vw? What about mazda and nissan, are still better than th two? What brand of car can you recommend as a nigerian that will be durable and reliable and easy to maintained?

adejide2: Get me right I am looking for perfect car but relatively perfect one which I know is possible. Experience is the best teacher. I just need the experience of people to get good and not perfect car. However I appreciate your comment.

adejide2: Nothing like confusion when I am not daft

eaglechild:
Why are Nigerians in a Toyota zombie state?
Who says a Honda or Nissan is a bad family car?

smartchoice: If that's true then you should know that a car's reliability and dependability are subject 2 a lot of variables which are not universal! Hence your quest can be likened to a man chasing SHADOWS!

ziccoit: ^^^^^ lol. Toyota zombies.

ping2ping: Mazda MPV is.....oh, sorry. You only requested for comment from @Sienna.

olumide4christ: @Siena - I notice that people did not say much on the Mazda MPV. I'm interested in purchasing the MPV 2001, I've seen a lot of positive comments on the car in nairaland and elsewhere, BUT, what's your HONEST OPINION about the Mazda MPV 2001 in terms of reliability, availability of parts/mechanics in Lagos, fuel consumption, etc? Expect your response soonest.

olumide4christ: Ping2ping, smartchoice, your contributions are also welcome. Perhaps it was a mistake on my part to direct the question to him in particular, this isnt a personal forum, anyone and everyone is free to contribute, whether questions are directed to them or not OR whether their opinions are sought or not. Expecting your contributions.