My sister is planning to buy a MPV, she is considering this 2005 Mahindra Scorpio because it is dirt cheap (RM23000).
http://www.mudah.my/Mahindra+scorpio+2+0+a-7671385.htm

Any thoughts on it?
I'm pretty sure the spare part would be hard to find because it is a rare car. Haven't seen it on the road yet in my life.

Or please recommend another used MPV preferably below RM50000 and the age is not 5 years older.

Avanza ?

Avanza 1.3 only engine is not underpowered?

This post has been edited by rangeseven: Dec 5 2010, 02:50 PM

Take the 1.5 la Underpower ? You wan go racing izit ? Go get Land Rover la if scare underpower .. 50k budget where can so choosy

Mahindra Scorpio MPV ???

Maybe can try Exora also ..

Not racing la... I only scared if later full 7 people on board climb hill slow as turtle...

It's SUV but 7 seater so my sister interested

Exora Auto not underpowered?

7 ppl on board, hill climb wanna fast, u need estima/alphard with V6 engine.

yea, exora auto is underpowered. go for a test drive.

With many people, u need torque. Go for diesel MPVs.

Diesel MPV such as?

toyota unser?

Try Hyundai Starex which expensive at RM 140k. End of the day, u save a lot with diesel because FC is very good. A typical 2.5L truck / MPV can get 600 to 800km per full tank depending on driving style.

Or cheapest is a Renault Kangoo 1.5DCi. Normally available as commercial, 2 seater or 5 seater only but if u ask the salesman at Tan Chong nicely, they have 7 seater version for sale too. Price is around RM 50k to 60k.

straight to the point.
if am not mistaken, the 2.0 scorpio suv(2wd) churned out about 185nm of torque nearing 4k rpm and maybe 115hp but at over 2.3 tonne??? the power to weight ratio sux big time. it gonna perform worst than exora or avanza on full load.
as a comparison, exora is a tonne lighter than the scorpio, even at full load, exora barely touch the 2 tonne mark. better power to weight ratio too.
also, scorpio's front suspension are of coil spring which is a same setup on avanza rear. while it's rear suspension are of leaf spring which is similar to
those old truck / lorry. only good thing the leaf spring setup last long after the car gone

in short; the scorpio 2.0 is even more underpower, drink fuel like tomorrow, rare spare parts, unstable at 110km/h ride, worst of all, its like riding a horse with those suspension setup which was tailored to last on kashmir high ground...no offense!
and it require a specialist(slightly costly) to service the renaults' sourced scorpio engine. how reliable is the aged renault engine on scorpio?

no point buying cheap if its not practical. either get a used avanza 1.5 auto or new exora manual. it offer better bang for bucks than the manual scorpio your sister is getting.

just my 2c

To add what yngwie mentioned, spare parts of Mahindra vehicle only can be sourced from HICOM. The delivery of the spare parts take ages, coz need to transport from India.

Had 2 Scorpio towed into my workshop, couldn't source any spare parts, requested the insurance company to total lost the cars instead.


Not considering any first batch of Stream?
Its a bit old but shouldn't be very far off ur sister budget.

This post has been edited by allenultra: Dec 5 2010, 05:16 PM

Thank you all for your helpful information. You're the best

Such as the new 2nd gen Ssangyong Stavic.
2.0L turbodiesel. 360Nm of torque.
Take out the last row seats and you'll have acres of space for 7 adults.
Or get a used facelifted 1st gen if you want it cheaper or in AWD.
Below is 2nd gen;

Nowadays Mahindra spare parts can be bought from one dealer in Kajang Sentral, no need to import ourselves from India.

We bought a Mahindra Scorpio around 2010 with almost the same price like what TS stated. Now this car is still with us.