Honda Odyssey vs. Toyota Sienna

Replying to: toyojunk (Nov 07, 2009 5:53 pm)

The Sienna is the best minivan out there, irrespective of what some folks tell. The Odyssey is also a very good choice,though. Basically depends on what you like in a van.
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)

Replying to: toyojunk (Nov 07, 2009 5:53 pm)

In the "2008 Minivans" thread, 2 years ago or so, he said it himself:
  
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)

The Sienna is the best minivan out there, irrespective of what some folks tell.
 
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)

Grad, That was funny ! 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: ateixeira (Nov 09, 2009 7:36 am)

thegraduate speaks way too rationally for my taste. I like to hear from folks who are absolutely, positively right on the correct choice for everyone all of the time.

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Replying to: jayrider (Nov 09, 2009 11:50 am)

Rational, politically correct, objective... bet you'd never guess that my degree was broadcast journalism with a public relations background.
 
Well, you might while others wouldn't. I'd hate to sound biased about you...
 
 

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• ateixeira (Nov 09, 2009 1:03 pm)

Replying to: thegraduate (Nov 09, 2009 12:16 pm)

There was one guy who claimed he was shopping for a vehicle to give to his ex-wife after a divorce settlement (the court required him to give her a new car, supposedly).
 
Someone recommended the Pontiac Aztek and that's what he said he got for her.