Nissan ELGRAND who has one?

**dvldoc** · May 11th, 2008 05:22 PM

Anyone own one? I have been seeing more and more adds for them in the paper. And for around 450,000P they look pretty good especially with that 3.2L turbo diesel, I believe it's 160hp stock.

**ronw123w124** · May 11th, 2008 08:27 PM

Nakasakay na ko nito dati, my dad's cousin has one in Hong Kong, ganda ng ride, lakas ng hatak pero I believe V6 gas engine yon. Ang ayaw ko lang sa EL GRAND pag dating dito e converted na. For P450,000 I'd rather buy a used Starex, very common but at least its original LHD.

**Cult Zero** · May 12th, 2008 05:23 PM

i'd stay away from converted vehicles. as mentioned by row, there are better choices for your 450K. i would get a second hand kia carnival

**dvldoc** · May 29th, 2009 12:58 PM

Bringing this back since more of these are hitting the streets, That QD32 has got some dang good power. Any Elgrand owners out there with opinions on this vehicle.

**jv2g** · July 25th, 2009 02:09 AM

Have one since 04/2007 highway star 3.2L. the newer version is a neo di 3.0 170hp. within 1-3 months really had problems with the conversion of the steering rack. so i replaced it with a hi-ace steering rack & never had any problems (full radius turn). as to ride, power and comfort i'd say it would top the previous starex model in terms of power, comfort, insulation. it has a 150hp, very comfy seats & suspension, excellent noise and heat insulation (even better than a ford expedition's heat insulation). only negative thing i would say about this car is its left side rear door. truly wish it had double doors. not unless you spend most of your time in greenhills, sm marilao & sm clark. this is my honest opinion, no offense to starex owners but i do like the new starex model.

**dvldoc** · July 25th, 2009 08:35 AM

That's a bit un-nerving. Was the rack the original that was cut and re-welded or did it have a rack from some other Nissan in there before.

**IGNITED** · September 25th, 2009 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by dvldoc

Anyone own one? I have been seeing more and more adds for them in the paper. And for around 450,000P they look pretty good especially with that 3.2L turbo diesel, I believe it's 160hp stock.

Well it's simply the no.1 van in Japan.

And did you guys know that the latest ELGrand was the inspiration of the Hyundai's Grand Starex? As if it's not obvious sa name palang eh. haha. You can also notice the wheels of Korean version of the G.Starex also is based on the Rays Nismo wheels for the EL Grand.

As for the LHD conversion issue, it's ok just make sure it's not a cut n' weld process they made. Hey if pinoys can do very good converions on Godizlla GTRs (just take a look at these very powerfull monsters- a-toy's GTR R33 and JV Ejercito's GTR R34)... why not on a van?... nuff said

**dvldoc** · September 27th, 2009 07:36 PM

Does the Elgrand share any parts with other platforms such as brakes, electronics ect.

150 PS (110.3 kW; 147.9 bhp) * 3600 RPM
34.0 kg·m (333 N·m; 246 lb·ft) * 2000 RPM

Not to shabby.

And may everyone recover from this terrible storm.

**jv2g** · September 28th, 2009 11:43 AM

air filter is different. you would have to change the housing of the filter to make it readily available. Brake pads the same with nissan x-trail, fan belts not sure but was replaced already locally, fuel pump & filter (vic fc-226) the same with nissan urvan. Oil filter i use is a vic-226

**biokill2000** · June 23rd, 2010 12:23 AM

The one I have is Highway star 3.0 quite good lakas humatak shift okay
ang problem mahirap mag change oil since converted to lhd may nakaharang na metal part sa oil filter. BTW this Van is better than Alphard
mas maluwag sya. medyo maingay lang engine ng 3.0 compare mo sa 3.2 or ung latest ngayon na 3.5.