car138 2nd Gear April 18, 2014 Share April 18, 2014 Hi all,For a family with husband/wife both working (drive only to & from work) & a maid taking care of 2 young children. During weekend, parents in law usually will get a ride from our car.A new mid size Sedan such as Camry or a full size MPV such as Odyssey will be a better option in terms of practicality, comfort, fuel consumption, costs such as depreciation, resale value, etc?Thank you. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic April 18, 2014 Share April 18, 2014 I would say Sorento Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sktan10 5th Gear April 19, 2014 Share April 19, 2014 Of cos MPV. After u put in two child seats n your maid,where your parents want to sit? Unless weekend shopping u don't intend to bring your maid out,then maybe two child seats n your parents still able to squeeze in the back row of Camry but it won't be comfortable. Wish n steam should be OK if u don't intend to spend much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum 5th Gear July 29, 2014 Share July 29, 2014 Hi all, For a family with husband/wife both working (drive only to & from work) & a maid taking care of 2 young children. During weekend, parents in law usually will get a ride from our car. A new mid size Sedan such as Camry or a full size MPV such as Odyssey will be a better option in terms of practicality, comfort, fuel consumption, costs such as depreciation, resale value, etc? Thank you. full size MPV, current used car market plenty of 6~7 years Toyota Picnic is good option, affordable price, spacious interior, decent FC and power, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic July 29, 2014 Share July 29, 2014 Hi all, For a family with husband/wife both working (drive only to & from work) & a maid taking care of 2 young children. During weekend, parents in law usually will get a ride from our car. A new mid size Sedan such as Camry or a full size MPV such as Odyssey will be a better option in terms of practicality, comfort, fuel consumption, costs such as depreciation, resale value, etc? Thank you. Definitely a 7-seater. Kids will grow bigger in size but the camry won't. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streamium70 2nd Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 how old are your kids? do they need child seat? does your maid goes out with your on weekend when your parent/parent-in-law goes along? what kind of car are you driving now and how do you settle the seating arrangement? i presume you are currently driving a sedan now. if budget is a constraint, you can consider upgrading to a mid-size mpv as compared to a full size mpv as the savings is quite substantial. a bigger sedan like camry doesn't solve your problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyundai8818 3rd Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 camry vs mid size mpv depreciation about the same go for mpv is correct ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastnfaster 3rd Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 I believe the cost of driving odyssey is just slightly more than camry. Hence, priority should accord to TS needs and preferences. Camry can seat 6 pax at best. Or TS doesn't mind driving a full size mpv to work? A full size mpv is definitely good to have for family outings and odyssey is a good choice. Alternatively, do consider wish or stream for best of both world ie more car like driving experience, able to seat 5+2 kids, and lower cost than camry/odyssey. Should not be a tough decision. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniellica 2nd Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 Also take note that Camry takes 5 pax LEGALLY. You can refer to the online log card that indicates amount of passengers that the vehicle can carry 'officially'. If the insurance i.o is smart and cunning enough to lower payouts and increase plus load future premiums... This is the spot they can raise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atrecord Supersonic July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 So far all suggested MPV, and i'm no exception. I swapped a G9 for Wish 8 yr ago for this same reason too, even though my maid did not last long (my mother can't get along with maid). Camry can at least allow 2 child seats in back (if your kids need them), but the G9 after 2 child seats, my wife had to sit with body tilted to one side when squeezing in on back row... If really need 2 car seats, even Camry is out… since TS has parents to accommodate too. Only MPV with 3 rows then got chance... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyundai8818 3rd Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 wish, stream, c4,carens,picnic,trajet,ody,presage,estima,alphard,vellfire...... plenty of choices but 2nd car dealers selling their like got gold plated leh, kns the worst is luxury mpv like alphard and vellfire, used car dep is higher then new car... seow ! anyone knows any 2nd car dealers that give reasonable pricing :) I think as hard as kena toto to find one ...hahah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum 5th Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 wish, stream, c4,carens,picnic,trajet,ody,presage,estima,alphard,vellfire...... plenty of choices but 2nd car dealers selling their like got gold plated leh, kns the worst is luxury mpv like alphard and vellfire, used car dep is higher then new car... seow ! anyone knows any 2nd car dealers that give reasonable pricing :) I think as hard as kena toto to find one ...hahah if really need so many seater, Toyota Hiace high roof is good choice Dimension is similar as Alphard but with14-seater, price only $99K, register as commerical vehicle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atrecord Supersonic July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 if really need so many seater, Toyota Hiace high roof is good choice Dimension is similar as Alphard but with14-seater, price only $99K, register as commerical vehicle Just curious, can such vehicles be registered under commercial 'G' plate? Or need to be 'P' or 'C' plate huh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepyrob 1st Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 (edited) Just curious, can such vehicles be registered under commercial 'G' plate? Or need to be 'P' or 'C' plate huh? can... G plate = commerical P / CB = bus can even register as S plate * CB quite hard to register IIRC coz lower road tax and need seat belts Edited July 30, 2014 by Sleepyrob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball0088 5th Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 can... G plate = commerical P / CB = bus can even register as S plate * CB quite hard to register IIRC coz lower road tax and need seat belts Class 4 licence? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum 5th Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 Class 4 licence? really? I drove many times never realise it's maybe Class 4 licence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atrecord Supersonic July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 can... G plate = commerical P / CB = bus can even register as S plate * CB quite hard to register IIRC coz lower road tax and need seat belts Can use bus lane boh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongsf 1st Gear July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 if really need so many seater, Toyota Hiace high roof is good choice Dimension is similar as Alphard but with14-seater, price only $99K, register as commerical vehicle The height could be a problem for MSCP. You can only park at open car park... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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