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Vans & Minivans Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey vs. Toyota Sienna
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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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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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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.
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Replying to: 05ody (Jun 14, 2005 7:14 pm) |
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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. |
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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 
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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!
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Replying to: nwng (Jun 15, 2005 7:22 am) ARUBA is very much in the headlines these days!! |
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Replying to: 96corolla (Jun 15, 2005 9:04 am) I think Ody owners post more often because their vans are always at the dealership being repaired...AND they don't have anything better to do.  Or, perhaps Ody owners are being paid off for each undecided consumer, such as yourself, who is on the fence as to which van to purchase.  I WISH I HAD AN ODY!!! Buy what is best for you...if you buy for any other reason you will regret it. |
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