Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Vans & Minivans Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey vs. Toyota Sienna
5206 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 12:14 PM
You are in the Honda Odyssey Forum. Your Host is Karens
|
Replying to: 05ody (Jun 14, 2005 7:14 pm) 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. |
|
|
Replying to: 05ody (Jun 14, 2005 7:14 pm) 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. |
|
| 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. | |
|
|
|
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? |
|
|
Replying to: 96corolla (Jun 14, 2005 5:00 pm) 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.
|
|
|
Replying to: 05ody (Jun 14, 2005 7:14 pm) |
|
|
Replying to: jipster (Jun 15, 2005 5:53 am) If you prefer better sporty handling, an engaging spirited driving experience, and a tad faster acceleration, Ody is the way to go. I know since I have tackled a Sienna at stoplights and in corners. If you prefer a plusher quieter ride and a Lexus luxury feeling, the Sienna is the choice. Of the two, Sienna is offerring more incentives. In the Raleigh area, I have seen the base Sienna priced at just under $22K a few months ago. |
|
|
Replying to: keyur75 (Jun 14, 2005 11:25 am) you can get a quest SL for about $23.5k missing from the quest are: 1 pwr slider, vsc and split 3rd row (which i found to be extremely important), 6 disc cd changer. missing from ex: trip to aruba FOR TWO, much better sound system, kinda folddown 2nd row, styled better (IMO), bit more room. If my wife did not insist on the two pwr sliders, I would have pick the quest, hell, I would have picked a 
|
|
|
Here's the question. Frankly, when we decided we needed to get a new minivan because of #3 being on the way, I basically was set on getting a Sienna. We currently drive an 00 MPV. We wanted to be able to get 3 kids across the 2nd row and I saw the Sienna 8 as my only option. I wasn't really considering the Ody because I can't stand the arrogance I've recieved everytime I've visited a Honda dealership and I read a CR article that said getting a child seat is the middle seat of the Ody is difficult. So, I was pretty much going Sienna all the way. Since I'm a slow mover and like to research things, I've been popping around this specific forum since ~ late April. I haven't calculated the actual posts or done anything scientific, but my general feeling is that their seems to be a lot more Ody fans then Sienna. It seemed to me that a larger amount of the posts were cheering Ody on rather then Sienna. Noticing this phenomena is what prompted me, basically on a whim, to go check out the Ody. Now, we really like the Ody and have a tough decision to make...and more research.  So, the question is this. Is the Ody really that much better, or is it just that Ody buyers are more internet savvy or passionate about their vehicles that they tend to post more on this forum. It is an interesting question to ponder... Knowing some of the die hards, I have a feeling that somebody is going to come back with some kind of statistics with posts for Sienna and Ody and prove me wrong or something, but we'll see.  Regardless, even though reading these posts has lead me to a more difficult process/decision, it has also led me to the Ody and will ensure that I make a very well informed decision. For that, I say thanks to all posters!
|
|
|
Replying to: nwng (Jun 15, 2005 7:22 am) ARUBA is very much in the headlines these days!! |
|
You are here:
Forums
Vans & Minivans Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey vs. Toyota Sienna
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2011 Toyota Sienna
2010 Honda Odyssey
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
