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Well, it's time to say goodbye to my awesome and ugly VY Commodore wagon that I've had since 2017. It's been a great car, has more room than most utes and SUVs and drove on $30 a week. I am not trying to sell it here, but hey if you're interested shoot me a PM ;)
BUT...
I need a replacement for a family of 4 that intends to use it like a campervan and to be driven to the shops / work mostly. My budget is low as - like under $15K so obviously nothing new, but I am torn between the Toyota HiAce and a decent 4WD. Only problem is I don't want diesel. It's just way too expensive.
I guess, what we're after is a low cost run-about but with room - to expand like maybe turn it into a campervan one day. Being in Townsville, the options out of town are mostly on dirt roads, so a good 4WD seems to be our only choice. And also because if we have to, we're happy to tow a camper-trailer or caravan if that's the way we go. The caravan idea sounds like is what we're after because we'll have the option of course to leave it at home as a sleep-over for guests and therefore have the car free for normal town driving.
How good are HiAces for towing? Hmm doubt that would work.
Anyway, any initial thoughts would be great. Please don't recommend Ford unless it's really a good car mechanically. Oh and of course EVs are out of our budget. I don't even trust them tbh.
TIA
Lofty
