Toyota Caldina/ Surf/ Delica/ Noah

Toyota’s turbo-diesel Surf was immensely popular with 1990s import buyers and thousands were shipped to Australia. Survivors are mostly later 3.0-litre models at under $10,000 but new rules on imports might allow some later ones in as well. No supply or price problems for buyers of pre-2006 Estima people movers though. The cost for a 2003-06 model is marginally more than for a 1990s version but the later one is better-equipped. The Noah passenger van is considerably dearer than an Estima but five-seat versions will accommodate a wheelchair-bound passenger as well. For a quick and sexy family wagon, consider the Caldina GT-4 with 191kW and all-wheel drive for $12-14,000.

Caldina ST246 $11,360 [15] Surf 2.4 $4000 [6] Surf 3.0 $8500 [5] Estima 1998-02 $10,290 [20] Estima 2003-06 $12,165 [12] Noah 2002-06 $19,030 [12]