|
liteace aces previa?
I'm late to this thread, but I have/or had- the same problem. Owning 2 civics doesn't get your family, bikes, camping gear and friends anywhere easily. My wife was the one who really hated it, as she does most of the errands for our family. So with welcome pressure from her, we purchased a JDM 1996 liteace. I'm worried about the JDM factor- since parts acquisition is a mystery. However- this is the only van I could find with an economical, manual transmission drivetrain. In our case a 2.2L 3c-t Turbo diesel engine, true four wheel drive (we live remotely on a remote island in Alaska...) AND the 5 speed. We picked up the van with 87K for just under Isaac's budget goal of 10 thousand.
We're going to pick up the van next week, so it's true MPG is unknown, but I'm optimistically hoping for 35 mpg... Anybody have experience with these? Know where to get parts? I'm hoping to also do a veggie oil conversion, but the research is not yet begun...
|