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Re: Toyota the best? [hansienna] by hause7
Oct 25, 2007 (9:23 pm)

Replying to: hansienna (Oct 25, 2007 8:50 pm)

Toyota just released this:
http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-to-fix-600000-sienna-minivans.html
They are going to repair all the doors with the spot weld problem for free. I never had the problem on our 04 Sienna.
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Re: Toyota the best? [hansienna] by dennisctc
Oct 26, 2007 (3:24 am)

Replying to: hansienna (Oct 25, 2007 8:50 pm)

If you don't call it a recall, it's not a recall right? Then you don't have to check and repair all and there's no black marks against you. That's how a lot of these companies get away with little recalls...they issue a service bulletion to dealers and they fix the issue while you're having an oil change of something else.
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Re: Toyota the best? [dennisctc] by ateixeira
Oct 26, 2007 (8:14 am)

Replying to: dennisctc (Oct 26, 2007 3:24 am)

True, but on the other hand, people filling out surveys from Consumer Reports and JD Powers would definitely had noted the door problem if they experience it, ESPECIALLY if Toyota had not yet fixed it.
 
Agreed? Think about it...
 
Then the Sienna is still the most reliable van, and the door issue was most definitely included in the reliability numbers.
 
CR just knocked 3 Toyota models for being below average in reliability, but no Sienna was on that list. The Sienna is their top rated van, and the most reliable.
 
So even accounting for that door issue, Sienna is the safest bet.
 
07-08 models were not affected.
 
PS They are not fixing this secretly - they are sending letters to 600,000 owners.
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Re: Toyota the best? [ateixeira] by dennisctc
Oct 26, 2007 (8:35 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 26, 2007 8:14 am)

PS They are not fixing this secretly - they are sending letters to 600,000 owners True but in other circumstances, the manufacturers don't. I never completed my CR survey a few years ago....it was too much work, and I didn't consider them worth the effort, especially when I see their bias all the time.
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Re: Toyota the best? [dennisctc] by ateixeira
Oct 26, 2007 (8:57 am)

Replying to: dennisctc (Oct 26, 2007 8:35 am)

Those surveys are long, aren't they? I didn't fill mine out, either.
 
I got one from JDP and one from CR.
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Re: How do you get in the back with carseats installed in the second row? [ by jranger2
Nov 01, 2007 (1:32 pm)

Replying to: nastacio (Oct 25, 2007 10:30 am)

I have three children, each spaced about 18 months apart. I have been driving a 4-door 1997 Ford Taurus (car) and it fits all 3 car seats in the back row including a rear-facing infant seat. I have a 13 months old, 2 1/2 year old, and 4 year old now and have been driving this car since before my 4 year old was born. I have Consumer Reports highly valued car seats in my car and although there is not much room in the back seat, all 3 seats were able to fit and be installed correctly. We are now expecting our 4th baby soon and are going to have to buy a bigger vehicle. However, I would like to let people know that there are more options than just a van for families of 5.
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Re: How do you get in the back with carseats installed in the second row? [ [jranger2] by bobber1
Nov 01, 2007 (3:49 pm)

Replying to: jranger2 (Nov 01, 2007 1:32 pm)

Good point. We have a Honda Odyssey and a Ford Taurus. The van is nicer and the kids are more spaced out, but we fit 3 car seats in back of the car too. It works just fine for around town and some of the 2 to 3 hour trips we take.
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Dodge Grand Caravan by wardw
Nov 12, 2007 (5:20 am)
I saw a Dodge Grand Caravan this past weekend at the Tampa Auto Show. In my opinion, it had the cheapest looking interior materials (this one had leather seats) of any vehicle i saw (including the leather (it looked like vinyl)).
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Swivel and Go by thegraduate
Nov 12, 2007 (7:35 am)
This looks like a complete joke. In fact, my dad thought it was a dorky-looking aftermarket modification until I told him to look around and that there were three other vans with this contraption at the Auto Show. Uncomfortable, and taking away from room, I don't see the point in this idea unless you are three feet tall. I got in, and had to struggle to get back out, after hitting my head on the DVD screen and bending my foot just about backwards to get out of the door and out from under the tiny table.
 
To me and my dad, it was the ultimate gimmick.
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Re: Swivel and Go [thegraduate] by ateixeira
Nov 12, 2007 (8:32 am)

Replying to: thegraduate (Nov 12, 2007 7:35 am)

Why would the DVD screen be deployed if the seats were facing back?
 
Think about it. If a movie was on everyone would be facing forwards so they could see it!
 
That situation wouldn't happen in normal use.
 
The table you'd simply remove.

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