SC Previa ATL CL $2k

I know nothing about these, but damn, I kinda wish I was in the market for a challenge budget family hauler:

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/3594559424.html

TOO_MANY_CARS_MUST_RESIST.

Sweet.

This is the first result for "previa" on youtube. Before they even started talking I was like "This is Canada."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_yvEfCaLDI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

No mileage listed, but doing the ciphering it looks like 220-250k miles

They aren't all AWD, are they?

Some were. 23mpg my @ss.

spitfirebill wrote: No mileage listed, but doing the ciphering it looks like 220-250k miles

All of them on cl are around 200k. I see this as a good thing. I'm guessing 15 pictures of ben franklin gets it. That's a lotta drunk hong haulin/ocassional family drive-in mobile awesome per dollar, IMO.

They all pop head gaskets at around 200k. Upside is they are good for at least another 100k (probably more) after the gasket is fixed. I get 15ish mpg in town with lot of short commutes and a check engine light on.

porschenut wrote: They aren't all AWD, are they?

They are. Also have solid axles front and back IIRC.

JohnyHachi6 wrote:

porschenut wrote: They aren't all AWD, are they?

They are. Also have solid axles front and back IIRC.

Aren't they RWD standard?

poopshovel wrote:

JohnyHachi6 wrote:

porschenut wrote: They aren't all AWD, are they?

They are. Also have solid axles front and back IIRC.

Aren't they RWD standard?

Yes, most are RWD. Also, I don't buy the "they all need head gaskets at 200k". We've got a few regular customers with Previas, and one of my best friends has one, all of which have over 200k, and none of which have had a head gasket fail.

In reply to 16vCorey:

OK-MANY need head gaskets at the 200k mark. If you are shopping for one with 200k or more be aware that you may need a head gasket in the near future. Also be aware that the shop repair job price for a head gasket job on a Previa is exponentially higher because most sane people pull the engine to do the job.

^^ says the guy that replaced a supercharged awd headgasket with the motor in place..... does that tell you anything? Oh and they sound like trekkie shuttles going down the road.

poopshovel wrote: This is the first result for "previa" on youtube. Before they even started talking I was like "This is Canada." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_yvEfCaLDI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Those are Minnesota plates... I wanna kill those guys because those things around here are IMPOSSIBLE to find in good shape. That one looked solid.

16vCorey wrote:

poopshovel wrote:

JohnyHachi6 wrote:

porschenut wrote: They aren't all AWD, are they?

They are. Also have solid axles front and back IIRC.

Aren't they RWD standard?

Yes, most are RWD. Also, I don't buy the "they all need head gaskets at 200k". We've got a few regular customers with Previas, and one of my best friends has one, all of which have over 200k, and none of which have had a head gasket fail.

My mistake. I thought all the SC models were also All-Trac, but I guess not.

MrJoshua wrote: In reply to 16vCorey: OK-MANY need head gaskets at the 200k mark. If you are shopping for one with 200k or more be aware that you may need a head gasket in the near future. Also be aware that the shop repair job price for a head gasket job on a Previa is exponentially higher because most sane people pull the engine to do the job.

I just realized that you might have been talking specifically of SC Previas, and if that's the case I have no idea. I've got a few customers with N/A Previas, all with over 200k, and none have needed head gaskets. I have ZERO experience with the SC models.