I know this list is meant to be for reliable vehicles, but the Mercedes R63 should be on here. A 6.2L NA v8 in a van, Hell yeah! You will have to gloss over the reliability concerns though :)
@@ReDriven I would love to see your on the R63, but it’s so rare. Also if there were more performance vans, I would be into vans, imagine a rb2 or rb1 type R with the NSX’s v6 engine or something like that 😆
Earlier Mitsubishi Delicas are now available in the US and Canada...but they're now at least 15 years old at this point, you can't import cars into Canada unless they're 15 years old (25 years in the US). They're some exceptions to the rule under the "show and display" rule in the US, but only for special cars with a special history, and they can't be driven much in a given year.
Hmm… maybe ruled out on a grounds of technicality, but what about the Toyota Alphard or Vellfire? Having the choice of 3.5L V6 or Hybrid, as well as Toyota’s reliability, it should be a winner. It is on the expensive side but you do get your money worth of quality and luxury.
We LOVE the Vellfire, I personally used one in Japan and it was brilliant. We would have included the Alphard and Vellfire but we didn't want to double up on brands in the video and the Tarago variants are just a bit more readily available internationally. - AK
@@ReDriven Back couple of years ago Alphard was only available with a modded wheelchair access till recently. I wouldn't drive those older $35k after checking those sexy near brand new 2020 spec Alphards.
The older gen Delica's were awesome. There'd a cult 4x4 following with them. EL Grand are cool besides their Japanese buttons and/or infotainment system. Honda, I remember the early gens when in Autosalon back in sex-spec days.
Jay yes!!! Was it the guys at Cyber that did that maroon Odyssey at Sydney Auto Salon? Love to know what ever happened to that Cyber CRX. Not to mention all the Brian El Hassan (MR CRX) cars. It would take a stack of work but I'd love us to do a "what ever happened to" series featuring various "famous" modified cars and where they are now. - AK
Thanks so much Dave. The team is Sam and myself with Sam shooting and editing the review vids and myself writing and presenting. We both are working our bums off trying to build ReDriven into a global superpower! Then Cal that edits the Top 5 videos and Jim our resident mechanic. And my cousin Hayden that assists with a bunch of stuff. I should mention, we’re all doing this for free while trying to hold down day jobs and relationships! - AK
@@ReDriven Awesome! Well congrats on everything you've achieved to date. Wishing you huge success with the channel and being able to ditch those day jobs soon enough. :-)
A not-so-fun, but well known fact: the Nissan Quest (the first and second generation) was built in partnership with Ford and was also sold in the US as a Mercury Villager. Also: the previa was sold legally in the US ,just not the generation you're talking about, it was the first generation (1990-1997). It got replaced with the Sienna in 1998.
That's super interesting Damilola, had no idea about the Ford partnership. Yeah we very nearly went with that generation but we just figured if you're willing to drop $35K on a car, most probably wouldn't look at stuff $10K-15K cheaper. - AK
I like the look of E52 Elgrand, but the Nissan CVT makes me nervous in terms of its reliability - I know in the US there is a reputation for requiring complete replacement. Do we have any industry feedback locally about the units lifespan / repair cost?
Awesome Video. I am a huge fan if used cars too. Mitsubishi has such am interesting design language. It might not appeal to all, but it does stand out from the crowd of clones.
@Master Yoshi thank you so much for Subscribing! Making jeans was my job before I started my RUclips Channel. I am so glad you like them. Stay tuned for more designs. Lol!
Hi David. We have done two "van life vans" Top 5's but not specifically a 4x4 or 4x2 version. We tried to cover various drivetrain options in those videos. -AK
I sent a link of this video to my mate Scotty K he's all bared up over that Toyota Celica in the background he wants to know when are you showcasing the 94 Celica
Robert great story on that Celica. That is actually my partners car, 470,000kms with zero issues short of needing a new starter motor and the usual consumables. The Celica's name is actually Lola! And yes, we will be featuring Lola in an upcoming review. - AK
Does the Elgrand use the same CVT as is used behind the 3.5 V6 in the late model Pathfinder by any chance? If so, these Jatco CVT's appear to have a reputation for being absolute 💩..... 😕
My aunty curses the day her hubby traded her Tarago for the shitbox ASX she has now. One thing that be interesting to see is which cars are the hardest to find in a bone stock/stock standard condition or in an unmolested state. As it's got to annoy not just the common person and car fans but people like yourself and Jim seeing cars have been modded/molested to the point you hardly recognise the car.
I am not sure I will continue watching. Sorry, you are a great presenter but my interest is what is or was available mainstream in Australia. I don't care what other countries get or didn't get because I won't be buying it or driving it. The UK has a similar show and its called like Lancia Beta goes for a drive etc. Great but unashamedly UK centric. Surely we can have all Aussie content. What do other viewers think? Why not do a poll? I will wait and see the result before deciding. Best wishes either way. Australia needs a Australia centric version!
Hi Wayne, that's really sad to hear although your reasoning and concern I can assure you is and always will be unfounded. This list, like all of our content, while we try to keep it as internationally relevant as possible, is quite Australian centric. All the vehicles listed in this Top 5 are available in Australia except for the the US or Euro alternatives we mentioned. Even then, the US/Euro vans mentioned are alternatives to Australian sourced examples. Even the pricing mentioned is Australian based. As far as our reviews, quite often we feature cars that are not available in the US or Europe. We also make a point of mentioning that while we focus on the Australian variants of a particular model, we do try to let the viewer know if something is inherently an Australian feature or impression. In response to your "surely we can have all Aussie content" well with us, you do. We are based in Australia and will always feature cars that are either here in Australia or are available in Australia, that will never change. I'm not sure how we could possibly be any more Australian centric short of me wearing an Aussie cricket uniform on the videos! Finally, and please don't take this the wrong way as we do totally respect your opinions and thoughts, and this goes for any organisation not just ReDriven, rather than turning away from a brand new Australian business that is trying to reach a global audience, why not support it and help it become an international brand. Yes we are proudly Australian and will always inject Aussie humour and promote our Australian ideals but we are working incredibly hard to create content and a platform that is as international as possible. I think it's important to embrace the fact RUclips (and the net in general) can deliver the products of our hard work to countries all around the world and surely it's important to support and encourage this growth and these aspirations. ReDriven is a business mate, (although one that has taken hundreds of hours of work and hasn't made us any money as of yet!) and ideally, we'd love Australians to one day see ReDriven successfully playing in the global automotive sphere and be proud that two blokes from Newcastle and Sydney worked their arses off to create an internationally respected brand. That will only happen with the support of people like yourself mate. - AK
“No idea what for” made me laugh so much on the El Grande 😂😂😂
Just bought a Honda Odyssey RB4, Hybrid Absolute. Absolutely love it!!
Please review the Delica D5 Diesel please
Car can handle any “Mass vandalism style tantrums” 🤣🤣
I know this list is meant to be for reliable vehicles, but the Mercedes R63 should be on here. A 6.2L NA v8 in a van, Hell yeah! You will have to gloss over the reliability concerns though :)
Oh what a thing! Why haven't more companies done performance van/people mover variants? The R63 is one we'd love to review. - AK
@@ReDriven I would love to see your on the R63, but it’s so rare. Also if there were more performance vans, I would be into vans, imagine a rb2 or rb1 type R with the NSX’s v6 engine or something like that 😆
6:12 the nudge bar isn’t centred! 😵💫
We know and how infuriating is it! Why wouldn't that centre it!!!! - AK
Earlier Mitsubishi Delicas are now available in the US and Canada...but they're now at least 15 years old at this point, you can't import cars into Canada unless they're 15 years old (25 years in the US). They're some exceptions to the rule under the "show and display" rule in the US, but only for special cars with a special history, and they can't be driven much in a given year.
Bloody love my rb2 Oddysee best car ever. I flew to Japan to tag along with one of many rb1/rb2 Oddysee car clubs.
Hmm… maybe ruled out on a grounds of technicality, but what about the Toyota Alphard or Vellfire? Having the choice of 3.5L V6 or Hybrid, as well as Toyota’s reliability, it should be a winner.
It is on the expensive side but you do get your money worth of quality and luxury.
We LOVE the Vellfire, I personally used one in Japan and it was brilliant.
We would have included the Alphard and Vellfire but we didn't want to double up on brands in the video and the Tarago variants are just a bit more readily available internationally. - AK
@@ReDriven Back couple of years ago Alphard was only available with a modded wheelchair access till recently.
I wouldn't drive those older $35k after checking those sexy near brand new 2020 spec Alphards.
It's a shame we literally don't have ANY of these in Europe
I do enjoy your videos sir
Thanks mate! - AK
Another honourable mention would be the Toyota Vellfire. An executive style family mover
The older gen Delica's were awesome. There'd a cult 4x4 following with them.
EL Grand are cool besides their Japanese buttons and/or infotainment system.
Honda, I remember the early gens when in Autosalon back in sex-spec days.
Jay yes!!! Was it the guys at Cyber that did that maroon Odyssey at Sydney Auto Salon? Love to know what ever happened to that Cyber CRX. Not to mention all the Brian El Hassan (MR CRX) cars.
It would take a stack of work but I'd love us to do a "what ever happened to" series featuring various "famous" modified cars and where they are now. - AK
i agree with you on the KIA however the Honda Odyssey is 2 nd in my list after Kia
Great format comparing different models! Not sure how big your team is but the editing is slick, vids are informative and easy to watch.
Thanks so much Dave.
The team is Sam and myself with Sam shooting and editing the review vids and myself writing and presenting. We both are working our bums off trying to build ReDriven into a global superpower!
Then Cal that edits the Top 5 videos and Jim our resident mechanic.
And my cousin Hayden that assists with a bunch of stuff.
I should mention, we’re all doing this for free while trying to hold down day jobs and relationships! - AK
@@ReDriven Awesome! Well congrats on everything you've achieved to date. Wishing you huge success with the channel and being able to ditch those day jobs soon enough. :-)
is there a van i can move my family in and use to move a pallet of cargo around, seems a hard to find mix
A not-so-fun, but well known fact: the Nissan Quest (the first and second generation) was built in partnership with Ford and was also sold in the US as a Mercury Villager.
Also: the previa was sold legally in the US ,just not the generation you're talking about, it was the first generation (1990-1997). It got replaced with the Sienna in 1998.
That's super interesting Damilola, had no idea about the Ford partnership.
Yeah we very nearly went with that generation but we just figured if you're willing to drop $35K on a car, most probably wouldn't look at stuff $10K-15K cheaper. - AK
I like the look of E52 Elgrand, but the Nissan CVT makes me nervous in terms of its reliability - I know in the US there is a reputation for requiring complete replacement. Do we have any industry feedback locally about the units lifespan / repair cost?
Kia carnival ?...As long as you dont mind towing a petrol bowser behind you !
went for the Carnival. no regrets
Awesome Video. I am a huge fan if used cars too. Mitsubishi has such am interesting design language. It might not appeal to all, but it does stand out from the crowd of clones.
@Master Yoshi thank you so much for Subscribing! Making jeans was my job before I started my RUclips Channel. I am so glad you like them. Stay tuned for more designs. Lol!
Eric, just noticed you're doing car reviews too, awesome and congrats! Does this put us in the same special club!? - AK
@@ReDriven Wow! Thank you so much! We must be yes. Thank you for your quality content.
Have you guys done a Van comparison yet?
Ideally 4x4 but 4x2 is still better then a kick in the teeth!
Hi David. We have done two "van life vans" Top 5's but not specifically a 4x4 or 4x2 version. We tried to cover various drivetrain options in those videos. -AK
I sent a link of this video to my mate Scotty K he's all bared up over that Toyota Celica in the background he wants to know when are you showcasing the 94 Celica
Robert great story on that Celica. That is actually my partners car, 470,000kms with zero issues short of needing a new starter motor and the usual consumables. The Celica's name is actually Lola! And yes, we will be featuring Lola in an upcoming review. - AK
Great video as usual.
Toyota Tarago deserves 2nd place or higher!
Btw, if you make a video for wagon, it would be awesome :)
Cheers mate.
We kind of have, check out the "Top 5 Family Cars Under $30k" video mate. ruclips.net/video/EihznEyiH50/видео.html
Toyota vellfire is awesome too
What's going on with that car over your right shoulder on the lift. The front wheel looks trashed.
It’s still being put together and it will be very special! - AK
Does the Elgrand use the same CVT as is used behind the 3.5 V6 in the late model Pathfinder by any chance? If so, these Jatco CVT's appear to have a reputation for being absolute 💩..... 😕
Great question. We'll reach out to the mechanics and technicians we work with to find out. - AK
Can you do top cheap motor homes?
100% That will take some serious research but we'll get onto it. - AK
LMAO on the chapter listing
My aunty curses the day her hubby traded her Tarago for the shitbox ASX she has now.
One thing that be interesting to see is which cars are the hardest to find in a bone stock/stock standard condition or in an unmolested state. As it's got to annoy not just the common person and car fans but people like yourself and Jim seeing cars have been modded/molested to the point you hardly recognise the car.
@Master Yoshi I'm in WA and the amount of cars that are molested for no reason is ridiculous especially sedans and hatchbacks.
Mate, that will open an amazing can of modified worms but we love it!
@Master Yoshi Are the modifications getting more extreme or more prevalent with everyone unable to seriously travel interstate/internationally?? - AK
@@ReDriven that's if the worms haven't been modified to look like slugs lol 🤣
Sorry I do not like the looks of the Nissan Elgar and I mean the grille i MASSIVE on the older versions but yeah
None of these exist in Norway :(
I had a pre D5 Delica (2006 Spacegear). Amazing off road but just don't do it, you'll be sorry.
I am not sure I will continue watching. Sorry, you are a great presenter but my interest is what is or was available mainstream in Australia. I don't care what other countries get or didn't get because I won't be buying it or driving it.
The UK has a similar show and its called like Lancia Beta goes for a drive etc. Great but unashamedly UK centric.
Surely we can have all Aussie content. What do other viewers think? Why not do a poll?
I will wait and see the result before deciding. Best wishes either way. Australia needs a Australia centric version!
Hi Wayne, that's really sad to hear although your reasoning and concern I can assure you is and always will be unfounded.
This list, like all of our content, while we try to keep it as internationally relevant as possible, is quite Australian centric. All the vehicles listed in this Top 5 are available in Australia except for the the US or Euro alternatives we mentioned. Even then, the US/Euro vans mentioned are alternatives to Australian sourced examples. Even the pricing mentioned is Australian based.
As far as our reviews, quite often we feature cars that are not available in the US or Europe. We also make a point of mentioning that while we focus on the Australian variants of a particular model, we do try to let the viewer know if something is inherently an Australian feature or impression.
In response to your "surely we can have all Aussie content" well with us, you do. We are based in Australia and will always feature cars that are either here in Australia or are available in Australia, that will never change. I'm not sure how we could possibly be any more Australian centric short of me wearing an Aussie cricket uniform on the videos!
Finally, and please don't take this the wrong way as we do totally respect your opinions and thoughts, and this goes for any organisation not just ReDriven, rather than turning away from a brand new Australian business that is trying to reach a global audience, why not support it and help it become an international brand.
Yes we are proudly Australian and will always inject Aussie humour and promote our Australian ideals but we are working incredibly hard to create content and a platform that is as international as possible. I think it's important to embrace the fact RUclips (and the net in general) can deliver the products of our hard work to countries all around the world and surely it's important to support and encourage this growth and these aspirations.
ReDriven is a business mate, (although one that has taken hundreds of hours of work and hasn't made us any money as of yet!) and ideally, we'd love Australians to one day see ReDriven successfully playing in the global automotive sphere and be proud that two blokes from Newcastle and Sydney worked their arses off to create an internationally respected brand. That will only happen with the support of people like yourself mate. - AK
Fruitful seed and spawn transfer made me laugh.
Most were Japanese people movers and one from South Korea no Chinese ones