Nissan Urvan NV350 15 str vs Toyota Hi-Ace Commuter

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Good day mga sir,

I just want to get a feedback on this both vehicles. We currently own a Toyota Hiace Commuter 2010 with 260,000KM odo. So far, wala pa naman major issues sa engine nya and still going strong pa. We are planning to get another van on December kaya nag iisip kami kung ano ang kukunin. It will primarily use for commercial (van rental business) kaya eto po ung pinagpipilian namin. As for Hiace,

Advantages:

+ Tried and tested engine (No major issue for last 5 years of ownership)
+ Parts availability (10 years na sa market)
+ Dual front airbags
+ It's a Toyota
+ Maintenance (Mas marami na ang pamilyar sa pag service ng Toyota Hiace compare sa new Nissan Urvan NV350)
+ Fuel consumption
+ Plastic step board? (idk if tama po ang tawag dito? Basta eto ung una ko napansin sa bagong Toyota Hiace Commuter ung pag bukas ng sliding door ung inaapakan na plastic compare sa old Hiace na wala)

Disadvantages

- Rear aircon (Hirap palamigan ung likod lalo na pag tanghali)
- Higher pricing (1.262M Toyota Hiace vs 1.207M Nissan Urvan)
- Engine (Timing belt)
- Low engine power (102Hp, 260Nm torque) compare sa Nissan Urvan NV350
- Engine Air filter (nasa front bumper so medyo delikado idaan sa flooded area)

However, upon reading dito sa forum about Nissan Urvan NV350 eto po ung mga nakuha kong informations:

Advantages:

+ Engine (Timing chain) eto po talaga ang reason kung bakit nagugustuhan ko ang Nissan Urvan
+ Rear aircon (Upto the last row na ung vent ng aircon)
+ More powerful engine (129Hp, 356Nm torque)
+ Cheaper price
+ Mas comfortable ang ride compare sa Toyota Hiace Commuter.

Disadvantages

- 1 Airbag (Driver side only)
- Nagbabawas ng langis kapag bago? (Not sure about this, nabasa ko lang po sa thread ng Nissan Navara NV300 due to break in pa ang engine? at the same time, both vehicles share the YD engine series) Please confirm if totoo po ito kasi never naman namin na experience ito with our Toyota Hiace)
- Slight higher fuel consumption (Not sure about this, may naka usap kasi kami and he said na medyo may kalakasan sa fuel ang Nissan Urvan NV350 compare sa Hiace. Pero I'm thinking na due to break-in period pa ang Nissan Urvan kaya malakas? Please confirm po)
- 3 jump seats compare vs Toyota Hiace na 1 jump seat lang
- Maintenance (Again, sabi ng iba na medyo pricey ang maintenance ng Nissan compare sa Toyota)


So far, ayan palang po ang nakukuha ko information about Nissan Urvan NV350. Please mga sir, help us decide kung ano po ang kukunin namin na unit for our van rental business. Thank you tsikot and more power.