Toyota Previa 1990-2000 Diesel

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Tue 24 Aug 2004 13:23
Toyota Previa 1990-2000 Diesel - PhilDews
A friend of mine is looking to buy a Toyota Previa Diesel from around 1994 (c £4000). Is this a good year/price to buy at, and what sort of mpg can he expect from the 2.2 Diesel engine.

Any comments much appreciated!
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Tue 24 Aug 2004 14:27
Toyota Previa 1990-2000 Diesel - Salem
My uncle recently got an early 90s Japanese import (Estima), 2.2TD, auto, 4 wheel drive, and gets around 30mpg though he isn't the slowest of drivers.

There are loads of these coming through the import auctions for a fraction of the price of similar UK version.
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Wed 25 Aug 2004 13:46
Toyota Previa 1990-2000 Diesel - Mangetout
You will necessarily have to buy an import. 90-2000 model was only ever sold in the UK with the excellent chain cam drive 2.4 petrol engine. Manual, expect around 24mpg average, auto 22. I've given two of these a very hard time over 13 years and 260000 miles betweeen them, not a single problem.

Look out for some imports, sorry I don't know model description, which are about 90mm narrower, a sort of sideways cut, chop and shut; you can't lay a 4 foot wide sheet flat in the back, crucial to a builder like me and largely defeats the object of a previa's huge space and elbow room.

Must say the imports invariably look very smart and well kept but ughh... that rear bumper view mirror hanging off the back!


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