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      06-17-2014, 05:24 PM   #23
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I'm not sure I am seeing the appeal of this vehicle, or at least why it's worth it to go through the trouble of importing it...
its way more luxury then Sienna, a very popular car in asia. It's like the Rolls royce in the MPV field.

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its way more luxury then Sienna, a very popular car in asia. It's like the Rolls royce in the MPV field.
Looks like a really ugly Sienna with fancy 2nd row seats.... or am I missing something?

Why not just get one of those custom Sprinter vans? Legal in the US and not nearly as fugly.

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its way more luxury then Sienna, a very popular car in asia. It's like the Rolls royce in the MPV field.
Looks like a really ugly Sienna with fancy 2nd row seats.... or am I missing something?

Why not just get one of those custom Sprinter vans? Legal in the US and not nearly as fugly.

Op is looking to save a buck on an '08. Those sprinter vans cost a fortune.
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Op is looking to save a buck on an '08. Those sprinter vans cost a fortune.
He won't save a few bucks if he's really interested since it will never work. He might as well buy a Sienna, but in a fancy interior and slap on an Erebuni bodykit. Presto: done.



Of course, do not forget to swap out the Toyota badges for Lexus badges. That makes it complete.
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Op is looking to save a buck on an '08. Those sprinter vans cost a fortune.
It's cheap compared to importing and federalizing one of those fugly soccer mom vans.

Maybe he could just buy a Toyota Sienna and find a set of the seats off of whatever that other thing is and having them retrofitted. Other than the seats, I don't see anything special about the van. It looks like a pretty typical Toyota inside.
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The only reason you should have a minivan is if you have a bunch of kids. Why the heck would your kids need reclining captains chairs? Also, you can get many of these creature comforts in a Tahoe or alike and not look like a fool in the process.
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and not look like a fool in the process.
maybe that's the point?
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Why oh why? This is the most annoying and played out car in Hong kong. When im lined up at the border, i just see endless rows of this fuck box looking like an assembly line. I will snap some pics next time. I hate this van with a passion. And btw, they have lhd version in china now.
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Wait for Mercedes to bring this to the US.

http://www5.mercedes-benz.com/en/veh...orld-premiere/

Or get a Sprinter like everyone else has said.
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