Hi! We bought this lovely van from BEDVANZ in Wellington 4 months ago. Sadly the time has come to find a new owner for her as we’re going home soon :(

“ARWEN” by BEDVANZ, Toyota Granvia

There's a fantastic setup inside with a nice sofa that turns into a comfortable double bed in a few seconds. The van is super spacious with more than 300 litres of storage and a desk/table which makes relaxing indoors on rainy days really easy. It’s perfect for working on your laptop, eating, or playing card games. We’ve been working on music as we’ve been travelling and it’s been perfect for that.

She’s much more like a car than a van, with the engine in front rather than underneath you, which makes for a safer and more familiar driving experience. Super easy to drive with a nice powerful and reliable 3L engine and a reversing camera fitted to make parking even easier. At the time this was the top of the line of Japanese luxury people movers and it’s cars like this that gave Toyota it’s reputation for reliability. The engine lasts forever if well maintained. The Granvia is also a little bit more spacious inside than an Alphard or an Elgrand.

Her green self contained certificate opens up all the amazing free campsites scattered across New Zealand and she comes with all the essentials you need for your travels: portable gas stove, bedding, pillows, pots, pans, plates, cutlery, and even some nice extras such as a fridge and a solar panel which allows you to stay in remote campsites for days on end before you need to return to civilisation.

One of our favourite things is the amazing double sunroof, which means you can sleep under the stars from the comfort of your van.

Summary:

🚗 '96 Toyota Granvia with the legendary 1kz 3ltd engine

🤖 Automatic transmission

🟩 Green Self Contained Certificate

📝 Fresh Warrant of Fitness (April 1 2025)

📏 233, XXXkms

☀️ Double sunroof

⚡ 160W EcoFlow portable solar panel

🛞 Good tyres all round, brand new rear tyres.

⚙️ Great mechanical condition

🔋 Bluetti Power Station

❄️ Brass Monkey 15L Fridge

🛏️ Sofa, easily turns into a comfy double bed

💻 Inside and Outside table

🧑‍🍳 Cook inside or outside

🔧 Clever modular design

🍚 Rice cooker that runs off the power station

🍳 Gas stove and all the cooking equipment you need

📦 More than 300 litres of storage.

🖼️ Factory curtains all round (no drooping curtain wire)

🔊 Bluetooth/Aux stereo with awesome speakers

🚿 12v electric shower/tap

Things to be aware of:

- The paint has faded in areas due to years in the powerful NZ sun

- The tachometer (rev counter) doesn’t work, we bought it like that but it’s an automatic so it’s not really needed.