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Replying to: artgpo (Nov 26, 2007 2:41 pm) You might want to reread posts 806, 810 and 812 on this thread. The $2000 rebate or, as you prefer, "dealer incentive" has been there for a while - at least since late August when I was looking. It was only $2000 then and went up recently to $2500. Go read the "Prices paid and Buying Experiences -- Odyssey" thread As they said on that thread - "buying of used Odysseys may not be such a good idea right now since you can get such good prices on the new ones". It is inevitable that this WILL effect resale values. I'm glad these posters are getting good prices because their resales value may be effected by the usual supply/demand rules in the future. |
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Replying to: artgpo (Nov 26, 2007 2:38 pm) Liberal bias -MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, NPR, NYTimes, Newsweek, Time, USNewsReport, CONSUMER REPORTS (IMO) etc Conservative Bias -- FOX, NYPost, USToday etc. "What value does any vehicle have after eight years?" You might want to use the easy KBB available online to research. If YOU consider 3 years as the only valid time for resales values to matter you cut out most of the auto sale market. Nonetheless, that is your purogative.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Nov 26, 2007 11:48 am) The 2nd row seats of the 8 passenger Sienna have NO ARMRESTS which makes them UNCOMFORTABLE ALL THE TIME for 2nd row passengers. The 2nd row middle seat of the Odyssey is MORE COMFORTABLE for me than the 2nd row middle seat of the Sienna 8 passenger. ALL of the Odyssey seats but the driver's seat are MORE comfortable for me than those of the Sienna. The Odyssey has the BEST idea for 8 passenger seating of all current minivans.  The Sienna has THE MOST cargo space behind 3rd row of all minivans by a large margin. The Sienna cloth interior has the MOST Attractive door panels of any minivan with cloth interior. The Sienna also gets the best (or tied for best) fuel economy of all V6 powered minivans and is the ONLY minivan with P-R-N-D-4-3-2-L where the driver can have the transmission shift no higher than any of the 5 forward speeds.  As stated by others many times, each minivan has advantages. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Nov 26, 2007 12:58 pm) |
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Replying to: maryh3 (Nov 26, 2007 1:15 pm) My daughter's 1999 GC SE had 104,322 last week and it has had very few repairs. She likes it MUCH BETTER than my 2006 Sienna LE that now has 18,668 miles.
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Replying to: maryh3 (Nov 26, 2007 3:12 pm) |
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Replying to: hansienna (Nov 26, 2007 5:13 pm) Consumer Reports is still the gold standard for unbiased evaluations as they except no advertising and actually buy their test vehicles on the open market. Just because a couple of people on here say it isn't so does not make it that way.
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http://www.edmunds.com/chrysler/townandcountry/2008/consumerreview.html Vehicle 2008 Chrysler Town and Country Limited 4dr Ext Minivan (4.0L 6cyl 6A) Review The performance is horrible, and I wish I didn't buy this car. Gas mpg is horrible with the big iron block 4.0 liter. Iv'e had this van for 1 month and I have had constant problems. The transmission is very sluggish and the swivel and go seats are very unsafe. My friend got in a crash with her kids in a 2008. the seats were swiveld and her kids got serious whiplash. I want to trade it in when lease is up for a new Honda Odyssey. I don't like the the power doors, because my son got his finger stuck and door did not reverse. So let me tell you what has happened in 1 month. My car gets horrible gas milage, my sons finger is severly bruised and my friends daughters have whiplash. Don't buy this!
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Replying to: bobw3 (Nov 26, 2007 6:14 pm)
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Replying to: artgpo (Nov 26, 2007 6:01 pm)  The October 2007 Issue is an excellent example of their blatant bias against Chrysler and other American labels. |
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