Toyota Hiace Commuter/GL Grandia/Super Grandia Owners & Discussions Thread [Merged]

[gieffe09]

hello mga sir,,planning to get 2015 toyota hiace manual transmission,,bka may mai-suggest kau na magandang dealer,,maraming salamat po,,,

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hello mga sir,,planning to get 2015 toyota hiace manual transmission,,bka may mai-suggest kau na magandang dealer,,maraming salamat po,,,

[Photoaddict]

Recently got a 2nd hand GL Grand. Medyo maraming mga dimple at sagi. Baka meron kayo marefer na trusted paintless dent removal. Banawe area lang mga bro. Thanks

[vinj]

hello mga sir,,planning to get 2015 toyota hiace manual transmission,,bka may mai-suggest kau na magandang dealer,,maraming salamat po,,,

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hello mga sir,,planning to get 2015 toyota hiace manual transmission,,bka may mai-suggest kau na magandang dealer,,maraming salamat po,,,

Go with the dealer that is most convenient for you. Try checking at least two to see who gives you better service and the best deal during your inquiry.

Recently got a 2nd hand GL Grand. Medyo maraming mga dimple at sagi. Baka meron kayo marefer na trusted paintless dent removal. Banawe area lang mga bro. Thanks

Google "Roy PDR". They did our car before and we're happy.

[rna800]

Time flies! Magwa 1 yr na SG ko on the 3rd wk of August. Ibig sabihin din nun ay tapos na din this month ang 1 yr to pay loan.

It's already logged more than 15k kms. Been to a lot of travels too. Sa lahat naman ng mga hilly terrains, uphill roads na napuntahan namin, never naman na feel ko na kinapos siya. Sagada and Baler di pa namin napuntahan. Always full load pa lagi pag mag out of town kami.

15k km PMS in Toyota Otis was just a little more than 5,200 pesos. Mura talaga PMS ng SG.

[jaggerx3]

Yung commuter ko kka 10k PMS lang. Decided to do it outside casa. So far mas happy naman ako

[Photoaddict]

Got my 2nd hand GL last week. 3days sa mechanico for change oil and filter, brake pads, etc. 5days sa detailing for interior detail.

Upcoming project:
Clean EGR, PDR, install LED light (for reverse and dome light).

Also considering:
3m copy matting, leather seat cover, change tint infront, change head unit, change mags.

[vinj]

Time flies! Magwa 1 yr na SG ko on the 3rd wk of August. Ibig sabihin din nun ay tapos na din this month ang 1 yr to pay loan.

It's already logged more than 15k kms. Been to a lot of travels too. Sa lahat naman ng mga hilly terrains, uphill roads na napuntahan namin, never naman na feel ko na kinapos siya. Sagada and Baler di pa namin napuntahan. Always full load pa lagi pag mag out of town kami.

15k km PMS in Toyota Otis was just a little more than 5,200 pesos. Mura talaga PMS ng SG.

Nice to hear that. When I drive to Baguio late at night (around 11pm), there are times na almost all the cars na kasabay ko on SCTEX-TPLEX are Hiaces.

The 20K and 40K service stops are usually the more pricey ones.

[jaggerx3]

Commuter ko so far so good. At self sustaining naman na ang kita ko dun. Hehe.
6 months 12k kms.

[rna800]

*vinj: I recalled when we went to Baguio, we stopped in Caltex in Junction. We were the first one there. After all my relatives were done with their bladder break, the parking lot became ala parking lot of Hiace group. Literally the lot got filled with Hiace from the oldest generation to the newest but mostly Commuter and GL variants. One of my uncles even got confused on where to ride since the 2 vans at my sides were GL's. Sabi ko nalang na tignan niya ung mukha and tignan ung driver side kung may sliding door.


*jaggerx3: Gamit na gamit Commuter mo, sir. It took me almost 1 yr to reach 15k kms, ikaw 6 months pa lang, 12k kms na. Mukhang booming ang business mo.hehe

I've computed the total cost of all my PMS up to 15k kms, it's only 10,250++ lang lahat. Napakamura ng maintenance considering sa dealership pa ako nagpapa service. May voucher kasi until 10k kms kaya mas nakamura but still. Imagine nalang kung gaano kalaki ang kinikita ng mga ginagamit ang Hiace na pang rent business. In 1 yr pa lang, pwede ka ng bumili ng isa nanaman unit lalo kung regular ang mga trips and nagri rent sayo. No wonder na kahit na more than 10 yrs old na siya, the Hiace still dominates the market in van segment sa dami ng bumibili para gawing pang rent.

[jaggerx3]

*vinj: I recalled when we went to Baguio, we stopped in Caltex in Junction. We were the first one there. After all my relatives were done with their bladder break, the parking lot became ala parking lot of Hiace group. Literally the lot got filled with Hiace from the oldest generation to the newest but mostly Commuter and GL variants. One of my uncles even got confused on where to ride since the 2 vans at my sides were GL's. Sabi ko nalang na tignan niya ung mukha and tignan ung driver side kung may sliding door.


*jaggerx3: Gamit na gamit Commuter mo, sir. It took me almost 1 yr to reach 15k kms, ikaw 6 months pa lang, 12k kms na. Mukhang booming ang business mo.hehe

I've computed the total cost of all my PMS up to 15k kms, it's only 10,250++ lang lahat. Napakamura ng maintenance considering sa dealership pa ako nagpapa service. May voucher kasi until 10k kms kaya mas nakamura but still. Imagine nalang kung gaano kalaki ang kinikita ng mga ginagamit ang Hiace na pang rent business. In 1 yr pa lang, pwede ka ng bumili ng isa nanaman unit lalo kung regular ang mga trips and nagri rent sayo. No wonder na kahit na more than 10 yrs old na siya, the Hiace still dominates the market in van segment sa dami ng bumibili para gawing pang rent.

Ang mura talaga ng maintenance. Lalo nung nilabas ko sa casa.
Hindi maselan etong Hiace kaya confident ako na kahit hindi na sa dealership service eh sulit pa rin. Planning to add unit sa business ko. Planning to get a NV350 or GL Grandia. May mga client na maarte din. Ayaw ng commuter

[vinj]

Yeah, the Hiace seems to be a probinsya favorite. When we first got ours in 2007 halos walang kasabay then suddenly dumami in the last few years. :D

Re. the Commuter, i doubt it will be nice as a rental van already especially for the long hauls due to the lack of comfort. It's really more suited for utility and shuttle duties.

I'm curious to see how the new Nissan van holds up; looks good.

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Yeah, the Hiace seems to be a probinsya favorite. When we first got ours in 2007 halos walang kasabay then suddenly dumami in the last few years. :D

Re. the Commuter, i doubt it will be nice as a rental van already especially for the long hauls due to the lack of comfort. It's really more suited for utility and shuttle duties.

I'm curious to see how the new Nissan van holds up; looks good.

[rna800]

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Siguro tulad ng nangyari sa kakilala ko who rented a van on their recent Manaoag-Baguio trip. Commuter daw ung na-rent nila pero kulang daw ng isa before max capacity. Sobrang pagod na pagod na sila daw pagdating ng Baguio at ayaw na nilang bumaba kasi sa dami nila at dami nilang pinamili, each time na bababa sila, kailangan kumilos lahat at pati kargada kailangan galawin. Sobrang hassle daw lalo pag settled ka na sa seat mo. Kaya sabi niya next time daw ang irirent niya ay ung she calls it "mas matabang Hiace."hehe

NV350 looks the same as the Commuter and looks promising. May laban siya sa Hiace. Magkakatalo nalang sa price of maintenance. If I were in the rental business, GL Grandia bibilhin between the 2.

Kung kasing yaman ko lang kayo ni sir vinj, bibili ako ng SG leather ulit at ipaparent ko sa mga discriminating clients.hehe My unit is almost 2M pero ang mura ng maintenance. Pwede ko ng iparent ung akin, may kikitain pa ako.hehe Kaso wala akong time sa ganyan.

[vinj]

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Siguro tulad ng nangyari sa kakilala ko who rented a van on their recent Manaoag-Baguio trip. Commuter daw ung na-rent nila pero kulang daw ng isa before max capacity. Sobrang pagod na pagod na sila daw pagdating ng Baguio at ayaw na nilang bumaba kasi sa dami nila at dami nilang pinamili, each time na bababa sila, kailangan kumilos lahat at pati kargada kailangan galawin. Sobrang hassle daw lalo pag settled ka na sa seat mo. Kaya sabi niya next time daw ang irirent niya ay ung she calls it "mas matabang Hiace."hehe

NV350 looks the same as the Commuter and looks promising. May laban siya sa Hiace. Magkakatalo nalang sa price of maintenance. If I were in the rental business, GL Grandia bibilhin between the 2.

Kung kasing yaman ko lang kayo ni sir vinj, bibili ako ng SG leather ulit at ipaparent ko sa mga discriminating clients.hehe My unit is almost 2M pero ang mura ng maintenance. Pwede ko ng iparent ung akin, may kikitain pa ako.hehe Kaso wala akong time sa ganyan.

LOL, nakiki-Hiace lang ako sa pamilya namin

I also still like the Super Grandia to this day. Call it slow and whatever versus a Starex... i still like it.

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Siguro tulad ng nangyari sa kakilala ko who rented a van on their recent Manaoag-Baguio trip. Commuter daw ung na-rent nila pero kulang daw ng isa before max capacity. Sobrang pagod na pagod na sila daw pagdating ng Baguio at ayaw na nilang bumaba kasi sa dami nila at dami nilang pinamili, each time na bababa sila, kailangan kumilos lahat at pati kargada kailangan galawin. Sobrang hassle daw lalo pag settled ka na sa seat mo. Kaya sabi niya next time daw ang irirent niya ay ung she calls it "mas matabang Hiace."hehe

NV350 looks the same as the Commuter and looks promising. May laban siya sa Hiace. Magkakatalo nalang sa price of maintenance. If I were in the rental business, GL Grandia bibilhin between the 2.

Kung kasing yaman ko lang kayo ni sir vinj, bibili ako ng SG leather ulit at ipaparent ko sa mga discriminating clients.hehe My unit is almost 2M pero ang mura ng maintenance. Pwede ko ng iparent ung akin, may kikitain pa ako.hehe Kaso wala akong time sa ganyan.

LOL, nakiki-Hiace lang ako sa pamilya namin

I also still like the Super Grandia to this day. Call it slow and whatever versus a Starex... i still like it.

[jaggerx3]

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Siguro tulad ng nangyari sa kakilala ko who rented a van on their recent Manaoag-Baguio trip. Commuter daw ung na-rent nila pero kulang daw ng isa before max capacity. Sobrang pagod na pagod na sila daw pagdating ng Baguio at ayaw na nilang bumaba kasi sa dami nila at dami nilang pinamili, each time na bababa sila, kailangan kumilos lahat at pati kargada kailangan galawin. Sobrang hassle daw lalo pag settled ka na sa seat mo. Kaya sabi niya next time daw ang irirent niya ay ung she calls it "mas matabang Hiace."hehe

NV350 looks the same as the Commuter and looks promising. May laban siya sa Hiace. Magkakatalo nalang sa price of maintenance. If I were in the rental business, GL Grandia bibilhin between the 2.

Kung kasing yaman ko lang kayo ni sir vinj, bibili ako ng SG leather ulit at ipaparent ko sa mga discriminating clients.hehe My unit is almost 2M pero ang mura ng maintenance. Pwede ko ng iparent ung akin, may kikitain pa ako.hehe Kaso wala akong time sa ganyan.

GL Grandia kunin ko na next. Pag may mga maarte ng clients at medyo sosyal na lugar pupuntahan. Yung Grand Starex ko ginagamit ko. Pero di ako masaya. Since attached ako sa Grand Starex namin. Hehe
Kaya Hiace good for business talaga. Matagtag ba GL Grandia? Never tried makasakay kahit minsan.

[dct]

Ok naman for me ang ride ng GL. Kaso mas comfy pa rin ang starex. Hehe. Factor din siguro dahil parang bench seats lang ang GL

[dr. d]

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Siguro tulad ng nangyari sa kakilala ko who rented a van on their recent Manaoag-Baguio trip. Commuter daw ung na-rent nila pero kulang daw ng isa before max capacity. Sobrang pagod na pagod na sila daw pagdating ng Baguio at ayaw na nilang bumaba kasi sa dami nila at dami nilang pinamili, each time na bababa sila, kailangan kumilos lahat at pati kargada kailangan galawin. Sobrang hassle daw lalo pag settled ka na sa seat mo. Kaya sabi niya next time daw ang irirent niya ay ung she calls it "mas matabang Hiace."hehe

NV350 looks the same as the Commuter and looks promising. May laban siya sa Hiace. Magkakatalo nalang sa price of maintenance. If I were in the rental business, GL Grandia bibilhin between the 2.

Kung kasing yaman ko lang kayo ni sir vinj, bibili ako ng SG leather ulit at ipaparent ko sa mga discriminating clients.hehe My unit is almost 2M pero ang mura ng maintenance. Pwede ko ng iparent ung akin, may kikitain pa ako.hehe Kaso wala akong time sa ganyan.

kahit anong sasakyan, kapag punung-puno, nakakapagod..
the trick is to underfill the vehicle.. then it becomes more pleasureable for everyone.

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Siguro tulad ng nangyari sa kakilala ko who rented a van on their recent Manaoag-Baguio trip. Commuter daw ung na-rent nila pero kulang daw ng isa before max capacity. Sobrang pagod na pagod na sila daw pagdating ng Baguio at ayaw na nilang bumaba kasi sa dami nila at dami nilang pinamili, each time na bababa sila, kailangan kumilos lahat at pati kargada kailangan galawin. Sobrang hassle daw lalo pag settled ka na sa seat mo. Kaya sabi niya next time daw ang irirent niya ay ung she calls it "mas matabang Hiace."hehe

NV350 looks the same as the Commuter and looks promising. May laban siya sa Hiace. Magkakatalo nalang sa price of maintenance. If I were in the rental business, GL Grandia bibilhin between the 2.

Kung kasing yaman ko lang kayo ni sir vinj, bibili ako ng SG leather ulit at ipaparent ko sa mga discriminating clients.hehe My unit is almost 2M pero ang mura ng maintenance. Pwede ko ng iparent ung akin, may kikitain pa ako.hehe Kaso wala akong time sa ganyan.

kahit anong sasakyan, kapag punung-puno, nakakapagod..
the trick is to underfill the vehicle.. then it becomes more pleasureable for everyone.

[Photoaddict]

I saw a commuter type pero Foton. Reading this thread, marami na ayaw ng commuter, they prefer GL. But personally, i am driving GL, but my heart wants Commuter. I am not used to driving Van kasi... but no regret, nakakaya pa naman idrive un GL.

I heard that commuter is faster than GL because of the lighter body. I wonder if casa have test drive unit for commuter?

[jaggerx3]

I saw a commuter type pero Foton. Reading this thread, marami na ayaw ng commuter, they prefer GL. But personally, i am driving GL, but my heart wants Commuter. I am not used to driving Van kasi... but no regret, nakakaya pa naman idrive un GL.

I heard that commuter is faster than GL because of the lighter body. I wonder if casa have test drive unit for commuter?

If you want test drive mo commuter ko. Pero only on wednesdays. Hehe

[rna800]

*dr. d: Not always. Sometimes the type of vehicle has an effect too. I've ridden in the Commuter 5 or 6x already pag nasa out of town trips ako, yan kasi ang narirent ng nag aarrange ng sundo or pang libot namin sa area and I own a SG and whenever we go out, it's always at maximum seating capacity with luggage and kung ano anong binili sa trip. At the end of the trip, level of stress and fatigue is so different. Incomparable. Not even close.

*Photoaddict: I think the Commuter is much better if for the driver. Masyado kasing malapad at mataas ang GL, ang hirap ilusot lusot. Pero pag sa passengers, mas gusto nilang sakyan ang GL kasi sa space.

[ravid]

Hi sir, newby here.. May naka-experience na po ba sa inyo ng annoying vibrating sound from sliding door ng GL Grandia? Thanks sirs..