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1826 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 12:33 PM
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Replying to: igiban1 (Oct 28, 2009 12:57 pm)
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Replying to: inspectoring (Oct 31, 2009 8:15 pm) There are lots of good roomy crossovers, some even offer a usable 3rd row - Pilot, CX9, Veracruz, GM's Lambdas, and Ford Flex. You can probably even go smaller - CR-V, Forester, RAV4, Equinox, etc. We have a Forester and a Sienna. The Forester is just right for the 4 of us, but we use the van when the nanny comes along, or friends. Forester aces every single IIHS test, even the new roof crush standards, offers 8.9" clearance for that snow, and AWD is on every model. In snow it kills our FWD Sienna, no contest. Get AWD - Buffalo gets tons of snow. Good luck! |
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Replying to: drdddas (Nov 03, 2009 8:36 am)
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Replying to: jac1304 (Nov 08, 2009 11:43 pm) |
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Replying to: jac1304 (Nov 08, 2009 11:43 pm) If you really want to impress her, show her the power folding 3rd row on the Sienna. That might knock her socks off. "Just say, bear with me, we'll look at one single van, if you don't like it I promise we won't look at any more." Then make sure you show her one with all the gadgets, like Navi and a backup cam as well.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Nov 09, 2009 1:49 pm) Then tell your wife you found a SUV to try and go visit the dealer. Have the salesperson confuse your wife with a lot of patter at the meet and greet, and then "accidentally" get her to sit in the minivan parked next to the Sequoia. Maybe she won't notice the bait and switch until after she falls in love with it.
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 09, 2009 2:01 pm) 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Nov 10, 2009 9:34 am) We need to cobble together a minivan camo kit. This is really a Honda Odyssey: 
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well guys the sienna is out of question - the interior just did not do it for us. We are really down to two choices - MDX vs Odyssey. My question is 1. Given the new MDX 09 - will it be as safe as Odyssey? 2. How will MDX perform in long rides - will it be as comfortable as Odyssey minivan? 3 Most important - will the odyssey peform as good as MDX in the buffalo snow? Thanks guys...
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Replying to: inspectoring (Nov 21, 2009 8:02 pm) http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr111809.html 2. I haven't driven the new MDX, but it should be a bit firmer, but still comfy. Acura uses more sound insulation, too. Drive it because sound quality is largely subjective. 3. SH-AWD is going to beat FWD easily. Having said that, a good set of snow tires would serve the Ody wel. Best of luck shopping. |
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