THIS PAGE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY – we no longer source the Hiace for import due to market changes.
A number of Toyota Hiace models are on the SEVS list as eligible for import to Australia.
Most of these are camper vans except for the 100 and 200 Series Toyota Hiaces which can be imported as normal road cars providing they meet the following requirements.
Toyota Hiace 100 Series (1993 to 2004)
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Must be KZH100, KZH101 and KZH106 chassis codes
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Either 2WD or 4WD
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Must be vehicles originally manufactured with up to nine seating positions including the driver.
Toyota Hiace 200 Series (2004 to current)
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Any 200 Series Hiace is eligible for import providing it has a minimum of 6 seats, twin airbags and retractable lap / sash belts for the rear seats.
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Either 2WD or 4WD
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Diesel or petrol
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It was hard to let go of, but with a growing family had to eventually trade it in … in the end after 7 years of good use ended up getting $14K trade in at a dealer, which was bloody good … considering it was a an import landed for $25K, 7 years earlier.
For now I now drive around in a Golf GTI which I bought brand new, but with a growing family we need a bit more room. That plus the fact that the German built VW has already started to develop squeaks and rattles I never experienced in my Skyline!! …
Right now I am having a look at the people movers (something with three rows of seats) and the officially available range on the Australian market is just awful … I don’t really like what I see. They are terrible value and very very low tech.
Was thinking about an E51 Elgrand a few months back but it is way too large for my wife to drive around so having a look at the Delica instead, which is a bit more compact.
Have been looking at the Delica D5 (2007) at the Parramatta dealerships … but I am a bit suspicious of the KMs having been wound back and tampered with by the Australian dealers. And now having done a back of the envelope calc with your import price calculator based on the recent auction prices you just sent through I don’t quite know how they (dealers) could offer their cars at the price they do without having wound back the KM’s (and make a profit).