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Am looking for some advice: We're going to Hokkaido next month, and are looking at renting a large MPV, so hope to get some tips and information on: 1) which MPV is good/best 2) any tips on driving in winter There will be 7 of us on the trip. 6 adults/children who are 1.7-1.8 m tall, and one 6-yo kid who needs a booster seat. There will also be quite a bit of luggage, tentatively 1-2 pcs 28", 3 pcs 24", 2 pcs 20" luggages. Looking at the options for MPVs, the larger ones are either Toyota Alphard or Nissan Elgrand, followed by the slightly smaller ones of Toyota Noah or Nissan Serena. Any bigger will be the Toyota Hiace van. Is there any possibility of accommodating all 7, plus the luggages in Alphard/Elgrand, or is it necessary to go for Hiace? I vaguely remember that @Heartlander had mentioned before renting Elgrand during a Japan trip, and also owned an Alphard before here? Care to share your experience please? Anyone else with knowledge/experience of these 2 - your opinion is welcome. If we shift the 3 rows of seats to be more 'forward', will the luggage/boot space behind 3rd row seat, be sufficient for the luggages that we have? Then on #2, driving in winter/snow, apart from going slow, and avoiding icy roads, what else should we look out for? Winter tyres are standard, and there's 4WD option for the vehicles. Thanks in advance.

First time saw this vehicle today. Red in colour and SKK plate. Much bigger than Toyota Alphard. Wonder what is the cost.... Check with Wikipedia. The vehicle other names.... Isuzu Fargo Filly Isuzu Filly Nissan Caravan Elgrand Nissan Homy Elgrand

As abv 2011 Nissan Elgrand 2.5(E52) vs Toyota Alphard 2.4, mind give me some advise???

The third generation Elgrand recently underwent a facelift, bringing a host of cosmetic changes and improvements. It also enters the large MPV market with a seven-seater variant. Versus its close rival the Toyota Alphard, which do you think is a better buy? http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/review.php?AID=742

You might have heard of stories where a vehicle gets into an accident when the driver mistakenly steps on the wrong pedal, for example, stepping the acceleration pedal instead of the brake pedal while parking. In order to eliminate such accidents from happening, Nissan has unveiled a new technology which will help reduce accidents caused by pedal misapplication and it will debut on the new, upcoming Nissan Elgrand at the end of this year. The technology is known as the Emergency Assist for Pedal Misapplication with Carpark Detection Function. It uses one of Nissan