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Honda Odyssey vs. Toyota Sienna

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AWD for 06 by 96corolla
Jun 14, 2005 (5:14 pm)
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I think you are right DAE, as I was given a BBBIIIIIGGGGGGG hint by the Honda sales guy last week that 06 will have AWD.
 
I am in PA and I'm hopeful that I can get the price at ~ 25.5...we'll see. I've read on the prices thread that people are getting them 1 - 200 over invoice around here. Fingers crossed.
 
First things first, we gotta decide.
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Re: AWD for 06 [96corolla] by dae
Jun 14, 2005 (5:19 pm)
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Replying to: 96corolla (Jun 14, 2005 5:14 pm)

First things first, we gotta decide.
 
It is easy: Ocean Mist.
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Re: Marine2, I love you man!!!! [96corolla] by marine2
Jun 14, 2005 (5:47 pm)
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Replying to: 96corolla (Jun 14, 2005 5:00 pm)

I love it too. There is nothing better than to prove people wrong, even though it happens to me enough too. After you reach a certain age, you let the little stuff bounce right off.
 
What I really like is proving the Ody isn't the perfect van all these Honda owners think it is. Does that sound right from a Honda car owner?
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Re: Marine2, I love you man!!!! [marine2] by 05ody
Jun 14, 2005 (7:14 pm)
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Replying to: marine2 (Jun 14, 2005 5:47 pm)

The point is, none of these vans are PERFECT. No matter what one van will have a feature that one likes more then the other. Its all personal choics. IMO I cant stand the Dadge Caravan. When my brother in law rented one to come down, I took it for a ride to pick up my kids, and you know how it is driving a vehicle that is not yours. Well after about 40km/h all I hear was a click and the doors lock. Yeah way to scare the living S*it out of me! then when I went to turn, the headlight on the side that my signal light was on turned off....another unexpected thing. AND then putting it in park and opening the doors turned on the hazzard lights...I seriouslly thought there was some electrical problem with the van. I mean why would the doors lock AFTER you are moving. I hate the feature of automatic locking doors anyways...but at least make them lock after you shift out of park. Myself sitting in the stow n go I didnt think they were THAT bad. My Ody seats were far more comfy though but my kids complained about them being "weird and uncomfortable". I also couldnt get the stow n go to stow...even following the instructions. I am a very happy owner of my Odyssey and would never even consider a Dodge Caravan. The Toyota Sienna is a different story...but still wouldnt trade my Ody in for one
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Re: Marine2, I love you man!!!! [05ody] by marine2
Jun 14, 2005 (7:45 pm)
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Replying to: 05ody (Jun 14, 2005 7:14 pm)

I took it for a ride to pick up my kids, and you know how it is driving a vehicle that is not yours. Well after about 40km/h all I hear was a click and the doors lock
 
You should have heard the doors lock at about 27mph. Maybe that's 40km/h. It's one of those stupid safety features Chrysler put on the van to protect the owner's family. One woman here last year, probably would have loved to have had that feature on her car when she stopped for a red light and this guy jumped into the passenger's door, took her out to the desert, raped and killed her.
 
AND then putting it in park and opening the doors turned on the hazzard lights..
 
Yes, another dumb safety feature Chrysler put on the van. Any time you open a sliding door, the turn signal turns on for the side that opens. It's to let cars or people coming up on your van, know that someone is about to exit on that side so they don't hit them when they're getting out.
 
Myself sitting in the stow n go I didnt think they were THAT bad. My Ody seats were far more comfy though but my kids complained about them being "weird and uncomfortable".
 
Funny, kids would be the last ones I would expect to complain. It's usually only Honda owners.
 
I also couldnt get the stow n go to stow...even following the instructions.
 
Sorry to hear that. They're a piece of cake for most people.
 
I am a very happy owner of my Odyssey and would never even consider a Dodge Caravan.
 
Gee, I would have never guessed you were an Odyssey owner.
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Re: Marine2, I love you man!!!! [05ody] by marine2
Jun 14, 2005 (8:15 pm)
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Replying to: 05ody (Jun 14, 2005 7:14 pm)

I'm sorry, I forgot to answer your question.
 
I mean why would the doors lock AFTER you are moving.
 
I guess maybe those Chrysler enginers realized that there are people like me that will move one car off the driveway and onto the street after washing it so you don't get it all wet washing the other.( Yes, Chrysler owners a lot of times have to wash our own vans. We are not as well off as many others) Anyway, it would be a pain in the rear to have to unlock the doors when that's all the farther I'm taking it. Same as moving it from the driveway to the garage. Gee, those people think of everything.
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Let's get back on track. by claires HOST
Jun 14, 2005 (10:08 pm)
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There are other topics to discuss Dodge/Chrysler/Nissan vans, and this isn't one of them. The topic here is Odyssey vs. Sienna -- please get back to it or move the discussion to the appropriate Forum. Since neither of these vans has stow-and-go seating, discussing its merits/drawbacks is also off-topic.
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Toyota/Honda 3rd row entry by new2minivans
Jun 15, 2005 (4:38 am)
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Here's a post that right down the Toyota vs. Honda fairway...
 
My wife and I just had our third, and finally decided that a minivan is the right choice. Closely looked at Sienna and Honda, and went back and forth for a while. On last visit to Sienna, we took the two booster seats and the baby seat to make sure all fit and the two older kids (6 and 8) could get in by themselves.
 
That's when we discovered Sienna's fatal flaw. The 2nd row flips up for third row access. Putting it back requires it to be pushed back down onto it's connectors in the floor. The wife envisioned several minor disasters where one kid would be pushing down on the seat while another kid had his hands/feet/whatever under the seat, or even his own feet. The Honda seats slide forward, so no chance of a foot being stabbed by a seat being returned. End of game for Toyota, we're ordering our Honda now.
 
Does anyone have any practical experience with this issue?
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Re: Marine2, I love you man!!!! [96corolla] by jipster
Jun 15, 2005 (5:53 am)
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Replying to: 96corolla (Jun 14, 2005 5:00 pm)

Well, to Marine2's credit...his posts have always been respectful and considerate of others. Despite the fact that other posters have resorted to insults and other rude/inflamatory remarks to him. He is one of the few in here that take the high road.
 
With the Ody vs Sienna thing. I think the Sienna is the better value and minivan between the two. In my area there is a $750 cash back on all Siennas. Which can be had fairly close to invoice.Sienna has the advantage in reliability. All other things fairly equal.
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Re: Marine2, I love you man!!!! [05ody] by macakava
Jun 15, 2005 (6:00 am)
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Replying to: 05ody (Jun 14, 2005 7:14 pm)

Having rented 60+ minivans mostly DGC and T & C (some loaded with StoGo and new with less than 10 mls on the ODO) over the past 2 yrs on business, I can sympathize with you

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