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#21 of 5227 Re: Resale value [jimxo] by raydahs Sep 17, 2004 (2:13 pm)
Replying to: jimxo (Sep 17, 2004 7:14 am) My best guess would be to use data from a residual value lease guide. Here’s a link http://www.alg.com/news-information.asp?page=news_depreciation_ra- - tings
#23 of 5227 Re: THEY'RE HERE THEY'RE HERE!!!!!!! [jsmath5] by timewaste Sep 15, 2004 (2:35 pm)
So??? What do the stickers say?! How much is the Touring's MSRP? Replies to this message: lena132 (Sep 17, 2004 4:56 pm)
#24 of 5227 Re: THEY'RE HERE THEY'RE HERE!!!!!!! [jsmath5] by alexmish Sep 16, 2004 (4:23 am)
BTW, Ivan did not veer away...
#25 of 5227 Re: THEY'RE HERE THEY'RE HERE!!!!!!! [timewaste] by lena132 Sep 17, 2004 (4:56 pm)
Replying to: timewaste (Sep 15, 2004 2:35 pm) It's been seen by some customers. Touring MSRP plus Destination charge is $35,010. That does not include DVD nor Navi. Just like the XLE Limited.
#26 of 5227 test drove a EX-L and a XLE limited by pluto168 Sep 19, 2004 (12:47 am)
I test drove a 05 Ody EX-L w/ RES and a 04 Sienna Limited back to back today. (I wanted to test drive a XLE w/ pkg 15 but they don't have that. Here is my comparison:   What I liked the most about the Ody over Sienna: The engine was really smooth, responsive, and powerfull, the handling was excellent for a van. The pickup of the Ody was very good. In comparison, the Sienna was a joke - weak engine and coushy handling. When I tried to gain some speed while merging to the freeway, the Sienna did not respond much. So I push the gas pedal a bit more down, this time, the Sienna's engine rev'd up too high and too soon, caused a big jerking feel - very unpleasant.   I also liked the Ody power sliding doors better than the Sienna's. I felt they were more sensitive to pressure.   The tailgate of the Ody was not as heavy as I thought originally. I thought it was a deal-breaker for us because the EX-L lacked the power tailgate. But it was very easy for my preganant wife to close it. Thus this "must have" item is off her list now.   It was a breeze to fold down the 3rd row seats, easier than Sienna, and much easier than the 2nd gen Ody.   What I liked the least of the Ody were the steering wheel - I can't believe it's not leather-wrapped for a $30k+ vehicle, just rediculous. I also felt the Ody was much smaller than the Sienna. I knew it was smaller in dimention just a bit, but I guess the interior color of the Ody, which was a dark gray, did help either. It made the van feel smaller than it actually should. But in any case, I like the Ivory interior better, just need to see one in person.   Both me and my wife felt the Ody's driver side seat was not as comfy as the Sienna's. The lumber support wasn't that good.   I also felt that the visibility to the left rear side was poor when changing lane to the left. The dealership put the window sticker on the 2rd row driver side window. So when I was merging to the freeway, I could not see anything when turned my head to the left. So I rolled down the 2nd row window, it was better, but still not as good as the Sienna's.
#27 of 5227 2005 Sienna by carguy1234 Sep 19, 2004 (6:17 am)
There hasn't been much mention on the '05 Sienna, so here are some details. Seems like the option packages have been simplified a little:   Specs: http://pressroom.toyota.com/presstxt/2005toyotakit/2005_Sienna_s.- - pdf   Features: http://pressroom.toyota.com/presstxt/2005toyotakit/2005_Sienna_f.- - pdf   Options: http://pressroom.toyota.com/presstxt/2005toyotakit/2005_Sienna_o.- - pdf
#28 of 5227 by anonymousposts Sep 19, 2004 (6:51 am)
pluto: Here's some advice, speaking from experience. Don't let your wife make a vehicle decision until she has the baby. I thought I wanted an automatic Accord when I found out I was pregnant so that's what I traded my 03 Accord coupe 5-speed for. I thought a minivan was unnecessary as well. 7 months later I bought an Odyssey and then traded my 04 Accord EXL automatic for a 2004 Accord EXL manual.
#29 of 5227 by stickguy Sep 19, 2004 (7:03 am)
MY wife might actually consider the Sienna again, sinc eyou can now get the power drivers seat on the LE. Of course, now that the Ody EXL has the moonroof, that pretty much upped the ante to the XLE.   It will be interesting to see what the resl-world Sienna pricing ends up being. If the LE package 6 (safety stuff + power seat) has TMV in the 26-27 range (like today), it might make it hard to justify the EX-L at 4-5K more.
#30 of 5227 motion sickness? by eiffiex3 Sep 19, 2004 (2:46 pm)
I have driven a Suburban for years, but I'm now ready to try a Minivan. I've finally convinced my husband that we are now middle-aged geezers with 3 kids and it's time to move on. The one feature of a minivan that is very important to me, is the 60/40 split in the 3rd seat. Since we need 5 seats, this would give us much more cargo space...the one thing I do hate giving up with the Suburban. So from what I've researched, this really limits my options to Chrysler, Toyota or 2005 Honda. Am I right on this? I drove a 2004 Toyota, and really liked it. I'm very used to driving my tank, so this was quite a change. Next I drove a Town and Country, and I just couldn't do it. I suffer from motion sickness very easily, and this thing had me queasy in 30 seconds on the road. I don't know if it was because I had no hood to look out onto (like in a Suburban) or if it was the curve of the windshield. A couple of people have said that different vehicles bothered them if the windshield curved too much. I am waiting to drive the new Honda to see if this creates a problem. I'm not sure why the Sienna didn't bother me. I probably need to drive it again to make sure. We live 50 miles from Honda and Toyota dealers though, so it's a little difficult to just hop over for a spin. Also they don't have the 2005 Hondas yet, so I'm waiting to make the trip. Has anybody ever experienced this with any minivans?

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