So, I want to get a van because the wagon is no longer big enough. I really want a Hiace, preferably as new as possible. However, I haven't got that much dough. At best I've got maybe 10g. Hiaces in that price range are mostly well into 200,000 ks or more and ten years older or more. I always used to think a car was pretty much dead after this amount of work? is that still the case? Or are they more durable now.

I don't really want to buy one and then spend more on fixing it up.