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Vans & Minivans Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey vs. Toyota Sienna
5221 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 5:37 PM
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Replying to: isellhondas (Nov 06, 2009 4:39 pm) The Sienna is the best choice for people who need the most cargo space in a minivan but is a poor choice if the driver and front passenger want separately controlled temperature that is standard on all Odyssey EX models but not available on the Sienna CE or LE. We still own and drive our 2006 Sienna LE that has not been as satisfactory for our needs as was our 2002 Chrysler T&C LX. The Sienna now has 31,720 actual miles on the odometer and is a fine minivan for people who have never owned an Odyssey (or a Chrysler).
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Replying to: toyojunk (Nov 07, 2009 5:53 pm)  1.If you want a smooth,comfortable,quiet,plush ride with a more powerful engine and a luxurious cabin in the XLE trim-The Sienna is your van. 2.If you want a very taut,good agility,but lots of road and tire noise and a harsh ride especially on rough roads-Odyssey is your van . If you want a driver`s car then Odyssey is better. But it is very uncomfortable for rear passengers with the noise especially on long trips.And can get tiring. 3. Also the cabin of the highest XLE trim in Sienna is outright luxurious-like the Lexus of minivans. Odyssey`s cabin is not as good. Buy a Certified preowned or a used van - you can save quite a bit of money. One advice I give is unanimous-Just dont buy any Chrysler/Dodge/Nissan vans .All are crap especially the Nissan Quest which is absolutely the worst van out there.- 
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Replying to: berri (Nov 07, 2009 1:48 pm) A 6 speed automatic is expected, but not certain. Info is very scarce right now. |
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Replying to: toyojunk (Nov 07, 2009 5:53 pm) I agree that the Odyssey is the MOST expensive and the Sienna has the MOST power at the lowest price That's a direct quote, straight from the horse's mouth. You can't spin that, no way no how. He even put it in CAPS, feeling the need to shout it. Sure an LE lacks dual climate control, but an XLE doesn't. The Ody EX costs a bunch more than a Sienna LE, or as you put it, it's "the MOST expensive". It's fair to expect "the lowest price[d]" Sienna to be missing a few items, no? If you think that's changed, just ask the guy who did the math and came out $5 grand ahead with the Toyota recently. Besides, of course there are trade-offs. I thoroughly enjoy my trip computer, on my Sienna LE Pkg 3, and the Ody EX lacked that and a tow prep package back in 07, even though it cost more (March 2007). Fair trade, if you ask me. It's impossible to match content exactly, because each model is packaged uniquely. Not only that, but also this changes year by year. Have you been following this thread at all? You walked right in to that one. 
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Replying to: deltheking (Nov 07, 2009 7:47 pm) Oh, well del says its the best, so we can go ahead and shut this thread down. Case closed!
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Replying to: thegraduate (Nov 08, 2009 8:11 pm) The Sienna is the top rated minivan - CR rates it the highest. And even other reviews state that it`s got the most powerful engine and the other factors stated above. And no,this thread is about the comparison . Not which one is the best. The Prius is the best hybrid out there,still we have discussion boards between it and the Insight. Doesn`t mean if one is the best,it is the end of discussion.If that was so, then there would be no discussion. It is a versus discussion.
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Replying to: deltheking (Nov 08, 2009 9:16 pm) It's all subjective - I'd dare say there is no "best." Just a "best for the individual buyer" in each case. The Sienna is better at some things, the Odyssey is better at others. How highly you count things like ride, power, steering feel, design, seat-comfort is all up to the person. There are way too many individualities about each van to sum-up one as "best," CR or not.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Nov 08, 2009 9:27 pm) I think that should be required reading for every member on Edmunds.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Nov 09, 2009 7:36 am) 
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Replying to: jayrider (Nov 09, 2009 11:50 am)  Well, you might while others wouldn't. I'd hate to sound biased about you...
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