Family Car Reviews

2. Mitsubishi Montero Sport

3. Kia Rio

4. Ford Fiesta

5. Hyundai Accent

6. Ford Everest

7. Mitsubishi Adventure

8. Hyundai Eon

9. Nissan Urvan


10. Nissan Frontier Navara

	VEHICLE	PSB	BDO	RCB	EW	UBP	MYX	BPI	SECB	CHIB	TOTAL
1	Toyota Vios	37	22	6	27	8	1	8		1	110
2	Kia Picanto	22	6	13	31	6	9	15	6		108
3	Mitsubishi Montero Sport	24	42	21	6	6	3	3	1	2	108
4	Kia Rio	6	5	3	29	24	18	19	3		107
5	Ford Fiesta	20	18	6	18	2	14	7	4		89
6	Hyundai Accent	21	9	13	15	11	8	9			86
7	Ford Everest	15	10	10	16		12	9			72
8	Mitsubishi Adventure	15	15	10	10	4	5	11		1	71
9	Hyundai Eon	27		9	21		5	5			67
10	Nissan Urvan	11	8	13	5	8	2	4	1		52
11	Nissan Frontier	6	8	8	1	1	10	5	2		41
12	Mitsubishi Lancer	3	14	4	2	6	5	2	1	2	39
13	Mitsubishi Mirage G4	12	8	4	2	5	2	6			39
14	Nissan Almera	5	3	5	3	6	9	2			33
15	Toyota Innova	13	7	4	4		2	3			33
16	Mazda 2	7	6	1	8	4	2	4			32
17	Chevrolet Spark		3	3	2		16	4			28
18	Mitsubishi L300	7	7	5	2	1	1	4			27
19	Honda City	5	5	10	1			5			26
20	Toyota Fortuner	8	8	2	1		3	3			25
21	Suzuki Grand Vitara		5	9	4	1	3	2			24
22	Chevrolet Sonic		1	2		2	14	4			23
23	Ford Focus	1	3		9	1	4	1	2		21
24	Hyundai Tucson	2	4	2	3	4	3	3			21
25	Mitsubishi Mirage	4	5	8	1			3			21
26	Kia Sportage	2	2	1	3	2	4	4		2	20
27	Mitsubishi Strada	2	9	5			1	3			20
28	Ford Ranger	4	3	2	4	1	3			2	19
29	Hyundai Elantra	3	2	1	5	3	2	3			19
30	Suzuki Alto	6		4	3		3	3			19
31	Suzuki Celerio	6		4	3	2	1	3			19
32	Isuzu Crosswind	3	8	5			1	1			18
33	Chevrolet Aveo		2	1	2			10	1	1	17
34	Mazda 3	2	3	1	1	3	2	4	1		17
35	Suzuki APV	1	4	3		2	1	3		2	16
36	Toyota Corolla Altis	1	6	2	1	1	4	1			16
37	Chevrolet Colorado	1	4	3	2		2	2	1		15
38	Kia Sorento	1	2	5			6	1			15
39	Toyota Avanza	6	5	2				1		1	15
40	Toyota Hilux	3	3	5	1		2		1		15
41	Hyundai Grand Starex/Starex	2	6	1	1	2	1	1			14
42	Foton Tornado		1	3		5	2	1	1		13
43	Foton View	1				9	3				13
44	Suzuki SX4	2	4	1	2	1		3			13
45	Hyundai i10/Grand i10	4	1	2	3	1		1			12
46	Kia Carens		2		3	4	1	2			12
47	Ford Escape		3		2		2	2		2	11
48	Nissan Sentra		1	1	1	1	1	4		2	11
49	Chevrolet Captiva		2	2		1	1	2	1	1	10
50	Suzuki Swift		4	3		1	1	1			10
51	Suzuki Swift Dzire	2	1	2			2	3			10
52	Toyota Hiace	3	2	2	1	1		1			10
53	Honda CR-V	2	2	1		1	1			2	9
54	Mazda BT-50	1	2	1	1	1	1	2			9
55	Chevrolet Cruze		2	2	1	1		2			8
56	Isuzu Alterra		1	1	1		1	2		2	8
57	Kia Forte		3		1		3	1			8
58	Honda Civic		1	1			2	2		1	7
59	Kia Soul		1		3	1	1	1			7
60	Chevrolet Orlando		3		1	1	1				6
61	Chevrolet Spin		3	1		1	1				6
62	Hyundai H100	1	2	2	1						6
63	Hyundai Santa Fe	1		1			1	1	1	1	6
64	Toyota Wigo	1		1	2		2				6
65	Foton Thunder			1			4				5
66	Kia Carnival		1	3			1				5
67	Nissan X-Trail	1		1	2	1					5
68	Suzuki Ertiga		1	2				2			5
69	Suzuki Kizashi			1	2		1	1			5
70	Chevrolet Trailblazer		1	1		1		1			4
71	Ford Ecosport	1	1		1			1			4
72	Ford Explorer						1	1	1	1	4
73	Isuzu D-Max	1	2	1							4
74	Kia Optima		1	1	1				1		4
75	Mitsubishi Pajero	2	1					1			4
76	Nissan Grand Livina	1		1	1	1					4
77	BMW 3 Series					2			1		3
78	Ford E-150		1			2					3
79	Foton Blizzard			1	1	1					3
80	Honda Jazz	1	1	1							3
81	Isuzu NHR	1			1		1				3
82	Kia KC2700		1				1	1			3
83	Nissan Teana						2		1		3
84	Peugeot 3008	1		1				1			3
85	Subaru Impreza	1	2								3
86	Audi A4					2					2
87	Chevrolet Optra	1			1						2
88	Ford Expedition						1		1		2
89	Haima Freema				1		1				2
90	Honda Accord			2							2
91	Honda Brio Amaze			1			1				2
92	Hyundai Getz					1				1	2
93	Hyundai Sonata		2								2
94	Kama KMC				2						2
95	Mazda CX-5		1					1			2
96	Mazda CX-9			2							2
97	Mitsubishi ASX		2								2
98	Mitsubishi Fuzion		1		1						2
99	Nissan Sylphy					1	1				2
100	Audi 90		1								1
101	Audi A8							1			1
102	Audi Q5							1			1
103	BMW M5			1							1
104	BMW X3							1			1
105	BYD L3				1						1
106	BYD F0		1								1
107	Chery A1		1								1
108	Chery V2		1								1
109	Chevrolet Malibu					1					1
110	Chevrolet Tahoe									1	1
111	Chevrolet Traverse		1								1
112	Chrysler Town and Country					1					1
113	Foton MP-X					1					1
114	Haima 1								1		1
115	Haima 2					1					1
116	Haima 3							1			1
117	Haima 7				1						1
118	Haima Family					1					1
119	Haima F-Star				1						1
120	Honda Brio			1							1
121	Isuzu Trooper						1				1
122	JAC DFM		1								1
123	Jinbei Haise						1				1
124	Jinbei Shenyang						1				1
125	JMC Compadre			1							1
126	King Long Max						1				1
127	Land Rover Range Rover					1					1
128	Lexus CT					1					1
129	Lexus IS					1					1
130	Lincoln Navigator		1								1
131	Mazda 6						1				1
132	Mazda Tribute					1					1
133	Mercedes Benz B Class					1					1
134	Mercedes Benz C Class		1								1
135	Mercedes Benz E Class					1					1
136	MINI Countryman			1							1
137	MINI Paceman					1					1
138	Mitsubishi Canter					1					1
139	Mitsubishi Galant									1	1
140	Mitsubishi Grandis								1		1
141	Mitsubishi L200							1			1
142	Nissan Patrol						1				1
143	Nissan Terrano									1	1
144	Peugeot 508			1							1
145	Subaru Forester							1			1
146	Toyota 86	1									1
147	Toyota Camry			1							1
148	Toyota Prius			1							1
149	Toyota RAV4		1								1
150	Toyota Revo						1				1
151	Volvo S80		1								1
		344	351	270	287	171	233	228	34	30	1,948

Myk Belmonte checks out one of the longest running vehicles sold in the market.

1988-2015 Nissan Urvan

History
If there is one vehicle that cannot be beaten in its class, it would be the L300. First launched in 1987, rivals from Japan and Korea followed throughout selling life in the early 90s but the Kia Besta was the segment leader in the middle of the decade, dislodging the Japanese stalwart. Ever since, it haven't took the top slot and only one upgrade was done: a new grille and an upgraded audio system with CD player. In the case of the Urvan, it sold well later on where a time it became the segment leader.

First introduced in 1965, the Nissan Caravan/Homy/Urvan line of vehicles are available in a multitude of seating configurations and body variations that suit market requirements. While the Homy (a luxurious passenger version model) was replaced by the Elgrand, the other two names are still in use. In 2012, the E26 Urvan/Caravan replaced the previous models sold in Japan and has versions from Mitsubishi and Isuzu.

The Urvan was launched to the Philippine market in 1988 as a rival to the L300. Universal Motor Corporation brought in the Shuttle guise in 12 seats first with other models followed suit. Although earlier models were the E24 platform, the E25 chassis (sold as the Estate) had its introduction in 2002 and was first killed in 2014. All other models gave way to the NV350 Urvan in June 2015, which scored more modern amenities and engines.

Value and Costs
Older models (and possibly super high mileage ex-public utility vehicles) can be obtained for as low as P300,000 while later units which saw private usage and have their warranties remaining cost a million bucks. While there are numerous models out there, get something which isn't that has abused totally while repossessed Urvans are a hit or miss since some have high mileage.

Getting a model with the TD27 engine would reward you - not with stellar acceleration - but with easy maintenance especially there is no electronic computer box or common rail direct injection technologies present, which can have any mechanic fix plus parts are cheap. The Estate will also give you low cost of ownership especially the engine is water cooled plus no CRDi gadgetry here. Other than that, do check for the usual wear and tear items that are common among vehicles used for ferrying people.

Exterior and Interior
Nothing to write here as it is a van, this one does not inherit the boxy slabs of older models that affects acceleration. Unlike the newer competition, the Urvan uses glass in its headlights. On the other hand, some models have a different emblem and not the Nissan logo present. Escapade models can be distinguished by their two tone color body and a sticker, while the Estate can be had in single or two tone color motif and slightly different styling (it is basically the next generation of the previous one).

Inside, it is just your generic van interior: simple and fuss free. E24 models can be had in various seating configurations ranging from 12 to 21, an analogue odometer, no tachometer, and devoid of power amenities other than steering. The Estate boasts a revised interior which adds a dash of luxury and an option between a regular model that can accommodate 12 people or a CEO version (launched in the early 2000s) which featured swiveling seats at the back. Escapade and Estate models have fabric upholstery, while Shuttle and VX get vinyl seating material. There was an option for a headrest mounted DVD player and a Wi-Fi router socket in 2012 but were dropped later on.

Engine
For E24 models (Escapade, Shuttle, VX), the standard powerplant is a TD27 2.7 diesel with 84hp at 4,300rpm and 178Nm at 2,200rpm while the Estate utilizes a ZD30 3.0 diesel carrying 105hp at 3,800rpm and 213Nm at 2,000rpm. The 2.7 is no match compared to modern CRDi vans especially that acceleration is slow and you will need some timing skills on overtaking. Choosing the 3.0 will give you decent acceleration but it drinks a lot of diesel when you push it harder.

Driving Impressions
Let us go to the passenger point of view, the Urvan has a ride which may be firm but controllable. It automatically beats the current Hiace since it is not bouncy, which is an advantage especially if you are riding with people who have motion sickness and the elderly ones. When it comes to handling, well, this is a typical van so nothing to write here.

Verdict
Vans, unlike sedans and SUVs, have a long shelf life and serves a different purpose. The Urvan is no-nonsense vehicle which will shuttle you and 11 other people in ease without draining your wallet. Since a lot of these vans are in the used market, choose wisely.

The Good:

• Cheap maintenance
• Multitude of seating configurations
• Plenty in the market

Last year, we had published a list of vehicles that are commonly repossessed by banks. For this year, let us see the top 10 repossessed vehicles (last time was 12 due to a tie) overall with a top five per bank. This list also aims to help buyers on which bank to go in finding a specific vehicle they want. With automotive sales on the rise plus the fad of Uber/GrabCar services, there would come a time people would default on their monthly payments.

Do take note the list is accurate as of November 15 2015. Sources include: PS Bank, Banco De Oro, RCBC Savings Bank, East West Bank, Unionbank, Maybank, BPI, Security Bank, and Chinabank

TOP 5 PER BANK

Top 5 PS Bank

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Toyota Innova	25
2	Toyota Vios/Hyundai Accent	17
3	Mitsubishi Montero Sport	16
4	Mitsubishi Adventure	15
5	Ford Fiesta	14

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Mitsubishi Montero Sport	22
2	Mitsubishi Lancer	16
3	Ford Fiesta	14
4	Mitsubishi Adventure/Isuzu Crosswind	9
5	Nissan Urvan/Nissan Frontier/Toyota Fortuner/Mazda 3	8

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Mitsubishi Adventure	12
2	Toyota Vios/Nissan Frontier	11
3	Nissan Urvan	9
4	Kia Rio	8
5	Honda City	6

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Kia Rio	17
2	Kia Picanto	16
3	Toyota Vios	15
4	Hyundai Accent/Hyundai Eon	10
5	Mitsubishi Adventure/Ford Everest	9

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Kia Rio	31
2	Toyota Vios	14
3	Hyundai Accent	11
4	Nissan Almera/Foton View	7
5	Foton Tornado	6

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Chevrolet Aveo	17
2	Kia Rio	16
3	Kia Picanto	14
4	Ford Everest/Nissan Sentra	12
5	Nissan Urvan	8

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Toyota Vios	13
2	Hyundai Accent	8
3	Kia Rio	7
4	Mitsubishi Adventure/Nissan Urvan/Honda City	5
5	Toyota Avanza	4

	VEHICLE	PSB	BDO	RCB	EW	UBP	MYX	BPI	UCPB	SECB	CHIB	TOTAL
1	Kia Rio	4	4	8	17	31	13	16	7	5	1	106
2	Toyota Vios	17	7	11	15	14	3	7	13			87
3	Hyundai Accent	17	6	5	10	11	14	3	8	2		76
4	Ford Fiesta	14	14	4	7	2	19	5	1	4	1	71
5	Mitsubishi Montero Sport	16	22	5	5	3	2	5	2	1	2	63
6	Mitsubishi Adventure	15	9	12	9	2	4	5	5		1	62
7	Kia Picanto	8		5	16	2	5	14	3	7		60
8	Ford Everest	10	7	3	9		15	12	2	1		59
9	Nissan Urvan	13	8	9	1	1	3	8	5	2		50
10	Toyota Innova	25	5	3	7		2	1	3		1	47
11	Mitsubishi Lancer	6	16	2	2	4	2	6	2	2	2	44
12	Nissan Frontier	4	8	11		1	7	5	1		2	39
13	Hyundai Eon	12		5	10	1	2	3	1			34
14	Nissan Sentra	2	2	3	2	5	1	12	3			30
15	Mitsubishi L300	11	3	1	4		1	5	3		1	29
16	Nissan Almera	1	6	3	2	7	8	2				29
17	Chevrolet Aveo		5	1	2	1		17		1	1	28
18	Mazda 2	6	5	3	2	1	4	4	2			27
19	Toyota Fortuner	6	8	3	3	2	1	1	1			25
20	Chevrolet Sonic	1	2	2	1	2	9	7				24
21	Honda City	6	3	6				4	5			24
22	Hyundai Tucson	4	5	2	2	2	2	5	1	1		24
23	Chevrolet Spark	1	2		3		14	2	1			23
24	Kia Sportage	4	3	2	2	2	2	5	2		1	23
25	Mazda 3	3	8		1	3	2	3	1	1		22
26	Toyota Corolla Altis	4	4	2	1		5	4	1			21
27	Ford Ranger	4	4	1	4		4	1			2	20
28	Hyundai Elantra	3	3	4		4	2	3				19
29	Isuzu Crosswind	3	9	2			1	1	1		2	19
30	Ford Focus	5	1	1	2		3	1	2	2	1	18
31	Mitsubishi Mirage G4	4	4		2	2	1	4	1			18
32	Suzuki APV	3	5	2	2	1	1	3			1	18
33	Ford Escape	3	5	1	1	1	2		2		2	17
34	Kia Carens		3		2	5	2	3		1		16
35	Hyundai i10/Grand i10	4		4	1	2		3	1			15
36	Suzuki Celerio	8	2	3				2				15
37	Chevrolet Captiva		5	2	1		1	1	1	1	2	14
38	Kia Sorento		3	3	1	1	4	1	1			14
39	Suzuki Grand Vitara		5	4		1	3	1				14
40	Mitsubishi Strada	2	5	1	1		1	1	2			13
41	Toyota Avanza	3	2	2				2	4			13
42	Chevrolet Colorado		3	3			1	4		1		12
43	Toyota Hilux	5	1	1	3		1			1		12
44	Foton Tornado			1		6		3		1		11
45	Hyundai Grand Starex/Starex	2	4	2			2	1				11
46	Suzuki Alto	2		3	3	1	2					11
47	Foton View					7	3					10
48	Mitsubishi Mirage	2	2	2	1			2		1		10
49	Suzuki SX4	3	2		1	1		3				10
50	Chevrolet Cruze		4	2		1		1		1		9
51	Nissan Grand Livina			1	1	1	4		2			9
52	Toyota Hiace	1	1	1		2	1	1	2			9
53	Kia Soul			1	3	1	2	1				8
54	Foton Thunder	3		1			2		1			7
55	Hyundai Getz	2			1		1	1	1		1	7
56	Hyundai H100	1	1		1	2	1		1			7
57	Kia Forte	2	1		1		2	1				7
58	Kia KC2700	1		2	1	1	1	1				7
59	Chevrolet Orlando	1	3		1	1						6
60	Honda CR-V		3	1							2	6
61	Isuzu D-Max		2	2	1						1	6
62	Kia Carnival		2	2				1	1			6
63	BMW 3 Series		1			2	1		1			5
64	Chevrolet Optra		2		1	1	1					5
65	Honda Civic	1	1				2				1	5
66	Mazda BT-50	1	1	2					1			5
67	Nissan X-Trail			4		1						5
68	Suzuki Kizashi	1		1			1	2				5
69	Chevrolet Spin		1			1	1	1				4
70	Ford Expedition	1	1						1	1		4
71	Haima Freema		2		1		1					4
72	Isuzu Alterra		1				1				2	4
73	Ford E-150		2			1						3
74	Hyundai Santa Fe		1				1		1			3
75	Hyundai Sonata		3									3
76	Mercedes Benz C Class		2			1						3
77	Nissan Patrol		1				2					3
78	Nissan Teana						2			1		3
79	BMW X3		1					1				2
80	BMW X5	1	1									2
81	Chevrolet Trailblazer					1		1				2
82	Ford Ecosport				1				1			2
83	Ford Explorer						1			1		2
84	Foton Blizzard			1		1						2
85	Haima 2			1		1						2
86	Isuzu Trooper						2					2
87	Mazda 6				1		1					2
88	Mazda CX-7			1					1			2
89	Mercedes Benz B Class		1			1						2
90	MINI Countryman		1			1						2
91	Porsche Cayenne		2									2
92	Subaru Forester	1						1				2
93	Subaru Impreza	1	1									2
94	Suzuki Ertiga		1		1							2
95	Suzuki Swift	1		1								2
96	Toyota RAV4		1	1								2
97	Audi 90		1									1
98	Audi A4					1						1
99	Audi A8							1				1
100	Audi Q5							1				1
101	BMW 1 Series		1									1
102	BMW 5 Series		1									1
103	BMW X6				1							1
104	BYD F0								1			1
105	BYD S6								1			1
106	Chery A1		1									1
107	Chery QQ						1					1
108	Chery V2		1									1
109	Chevrolet Malibu					1						1
110	Chevrolet Traverse		1									1
111	Chrysler Town and Country					1						1
112	Ford Lynx			1								1
113	Foton MP-X					1						1
114	Haima 1									1		1
115	Haima 3							1				1
116	Haima 7				1							1
117	Haima Family					1						1
118	Haima F-Star				1							1
119	Honda Accord			1								1
120	Honda Jazz			1								1
121	Hyundai Genesis Coupe						1					1
122	JAC DFM		1									1
123	Jaguar XJ		1									1
124	Jinbei Haise						1					1
125	Jinbei Shenyang						1					1
126	JMC Orion			1								1
127	Kia Mohave		1									1
128	Kia Optima									1		1
129	King Long Max						1					1
130	Lexus CT					1						1
131	Lexus IS					1						1
132	Lifan 520					1						1
133	Lincoln Aviator		1									1
134	Lincoln Navigator		1									1
135	Mazda CX-5				1							1
136	Mazda CX-9			1								1
137	Mazda Tribute					1						1
138	Mercedes Benz E Class		1									1
139	MINI Paceman					1						1
140	Mitsubishi ASX		1									1
141	Mitsubishi Grandis									1		1
142	Mitsubishi Pajero		1									1
143	Mitsubishi RVR						1					1
144	Nissan Sylphy						1					1
145	Peugeot 3008							1				1
146	Peugeot 508			1								1
147	Suzuki Carry				1							1
148	Tata Manza	1										1
149	Tata Xenon					1						1
150	Toyota Camry			1								1
151	Toyota Previa			1								1
152	Toyota Prius			1								1
153	Toyota Wigo			1								1
154	Volvo S80		1									1
155	Volvo XC70		1									1
156	Volvo XC90							1				1
157	Chevrolet Tahoe										1	1

Last year, we had published a list of vehicles that are commonly repossessed by banks. For this year, let us see the top 10 repossessed vehicles (last time was 12 due to a tie) overall with a top five per bank. This list also aims to help buyers on which bank to go in finding a specific vehicle they want. With automotive sales on the rise plus the fad of Uber/GrabCar services, there would come a time people would default on their monthly payments.

Do take note the list is accurate as of October 2, 2015. Sources include: PS Bank, Banco De Oro, RCBC Savings Bank, East West Bank, Unionbank, Sterling Bank of Asia, Maybank, and BPI.

TOP 5 PER BANK

Top 5 PS Bank

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Toyota Innova	25
2	Hyundai Eon	21
3	Nissan Urvan	17
4	Mitsubishi Adventure	16
5	Mitsubishi L300	15

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Mitsubishi Montero Sport	26
2	Ford Fiesta	20
3	Mitsubishi Lancer	18
4	Mitsubishi Adventure	16
5	Nissan Frontier	10

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Nissan Urvan/Mitsubishi Adventure	11
2	Kia Rio/Nissan Frontier	7
3	Hyundai Eon/Suzuki APV	6
4	Mitsubishi Montero Sport	5
5	Chevrolet Cruze/Suzuki Celerio/Toyota Innova	4

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Hyundai Eon	19
2	Kia Rio	17
3	Hyundai Accent	12
4	Mitsubishi Adventure/Ford Everest	11
5	Toyota Vios	9

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Kia Rio	30
2	Hyundai Accent	16
3	Toyota Vios	10
4	Foton View	9
5	Foton Tornado	6

	VEHICLE	Number of units present
1	Kia Rio	21
2	Toyota Vios	19
3	Chevrolet Aveo	18
4	Mitsubishi Adventure/Nissan Sentra	17
5	Ford Everest	15