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How much will it cost to get toyota sienna XLE 2000 model 2 units from you? Both shipping and clearing cost included.

Also, can you supply hummer bus 2011 model and how much will that cost too?

Words can't express how grateful I am for all your responses.

From your suggestions and other researches I carried out, I think I will go with the toyota sienna 2000 model for a start pending when I have enough funds to get hummer buses.

Thank u all for taking ur time out to comment.

Tanks nurey

IdaraCHODB:
Come to think of it, which year Sienna are you considering? If you tell me the year, I will be able to give you more precise analysis of that year versus a similar year MPV. I am familiar with Toyota Siennas (in V6 guise) and Mazda MPVs (in V6 guise) and not so familiar with Nissans not to talk of Nissan Quest, which is why I am extremely hesitant to speak on the subject.

People said all sorts of things when I got an MPV. Well, I'll tell you one thing. I tend to use it to travel because it is not on the watchlist for car snatchers.

Mazda MPV is extensively used for transportation in Ibadan I gather, but elsewhere in Nigeria, Toyota Sienna and Volkswagen Sharan win.

Toyota Sienna is used for transport not so much because the vehicle is the best 6 to 7 to 8 people carrier that was ever made, but speaking as someone who has interacted heavily with all sorts of transporters ( big time and small time), customers on certain long distance routes and in certain cities ( Abuja/Port Harcourt and to a lesser extent Lagos) will not join such a vehicle for the journey unless it was a Sienna. Based on this, it would be good to find out if the passengers you intend to carry will want to join your vehicle if it is not a Sienna.

It is possible that the Nissan Quest 2005 is not such a bad vehicle but I would suggest you sign up at nissan quest forums and lurk around to see if you can gain some intel on the vehicle.

Relatively speaking the parts of the Sienna are costly because it is a vehicle in demand compared to the parts of the MPV.

I will not decide for you, I will lay the facts for you as dispassionately as possible and will let you decide based on the parameters available to you.

Let me not go into more specifics until you provide the year of the Sienna you are considering.

Thanks so much @ IdaraCHODB
Ur input have been very valuable. I intend starting with the 2000 model of any of the cars due to the limited funds in my hand now but I need to start somewhere and not wait till I get a huge fund and the road I intend plying for a start is Asaba to Warri route.

I also intend selling off the vehicles after a year or thereabout after I have more funds to get the toyota hiace hummer bus or any other reliable hummer bus.

Thanks.

IdaraCHODB:
If you asked about the v6 engines in Mazda MPV, I can comment.

I know we had I4's in the Japanese versions, but I am not familiar with them. If people complained that the 2.5 v6 in the 1999-2001 versions were underpowered, resulting in the release of the 3.0 v6 in the 2002 - 2006, I wonder what would be said of the 2.4 I4s in the 2002 - 2005 as regards power.

If you want to use it for transport, you will need to replace the rear coil springs, all the Toyota Siennas used for transport replace the rear coil springs with something capable of carrying more weight than stock and that ensure the vehicle does not bottom out when navigating poor roads with full load

Tnks for ur input. But which of them will u advice I use? People are also recommending the nissan quest 2005. What's ur take on that?

@Lomomike,
Please gimme more info on this vehicle compared to the sienna based on rugidity, fuel efficiency, availability and cost of fuel and cost of the car as tokumbo.

@chucky234,
Please wat do you imply when u say that the sienna is fitted with a 3.0L V6 engine?

But why is nobody talking about the mazda mpv with 4plug engine and manual transmission or should I run from it?

This Nissan quest 2005, I hardly see it been used for transportation purpose. Apart from the touch of class how about the maintenance cost (talking about cost and availability of parts), fuel efficiency, reliability and the rest? What is the price range for this vehicle?

I'm opened to more suggesstions.
Thanks.

@ DECOtech
Thanks bro.

Still need more advice fellas.

I wanted to open a similar thread but since we have one here no problem.
I also need a good car tracking solution. I am planning to launch my transport company in less than 3 months and I need reliable car tracking solution where I can monitor the speed, location and if possible watch wat is going on inside the vehicle using an ipad, laptop or smart phone.

Kindly advice.

ping2ping:
@OP, Mazda MPV 2000 is uses V6 engine. You may go with Sienna. The passengers will have to pay higher because of low fuel efficiency of sienna.

Sienna is more durable and reliable. Wish you the best.

Hello ping2ping, I have seen a mazda 2000 with 4plug engine and manual transmission. A mechanic told me that auto tranny is not good transportation though I don't know how true.

Tnks for ur info bro. Do u still drive ur mazda mpv?

Goodday all,
Please I need you all to give me candid advice. I just finished my youth service and I want to go into transportation business and I just registered my company as a limited liability ccompany. I'm currently contemplating whether to start by using toyota sienna 1999 model which comes with automatic transmission and a V6 engine or Mazda mpv 2000 model with manual transmission and a 4plug engine.
I intend plying Asaba to Warri route for a start.
I actually want a bit more class for my passengers so I'm ruling out other space buses like the volkswagen Sharon.
Kindly advice whether to start with the toyota sienna or the mazda with fuel efficiency, cost of maintenance, class, reliability and other factors into consideration.
I'll appreciate any advice and also how you think I can make the business a bigger success.

Thanks