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Vans & Minivans Honda Odyssey Inside Line 2008 Comparison Test - Crossover vs. Minivan vs. SUV
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2008 Comparison Test: Crossover vs. Minivan vs. SUV - Put simply, neither the Sequoia nor the Acadia could touch the Odyssey's ability to swallow stuff, or its ease of loading and unloading passengers or cargo. (more)
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Replying to: jkavanagh (Mar 10, 2008 5:37 pm) |
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Replying to: traveler73 (Mar 11, 2008 12:59 pm) For those people a mini-van is not even an option. The towing capacity of almost all car based mini-vans is 3500 lbs. Even a small 18ft boat ski boat will weight that much with gear in it, so the mini-van is useless to a family with a boat. And to get a Sequoia with all the luxuxy of a $43k Acadia you would probably be up above $50k so price vs options is definitely a decision that needs to be made if a person is actually trying to compare an Acadia and a Sequoia. |
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I guess the only smart pick is the Acadia. If I want transmission problems and constant rotor replacements, along with dash rattles and sliding door failures, I would pick the Odyssey because those are all of the problems associated with my wifes Honda Odyssey that has 15k miles on it. If I want to have broken camshafts and engine failure due to sludge, of course I would pick the Toyota. Then they can deny any fault on their part for months while I threaten a lawsuit. Then finally come clean and call it a "service bulliten", that way the can escape any negetive media coverage about it. Just like the Toyota Camry I had. So The GMC Acadia would be my pick.
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Replying to: dvsutton (Mar 11, 2008 10:38 pm) |
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Replying to: traveler73 (Mar 11, 2008 3:10 pm) Exactly correct...but then people rarely makes any purchase (especially cars) based solely (or even partially) on logic. I'd say in general that the folks you see driving around in minivans are more logical and practical than those driving around in giant SUVs, with the exception of those who need to tow or require serious AWD. On the other hand, if you have $40-50K laying around then go buy some giant SUV or what-ever other vehicle you want, but that doesn't change the fact that for those using logic for decision making, then minivan will provide more bang for the buck in terms of space utilization, cost, mpg, etc than any other vehicle out there.
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Replying to: bobw3 (Mar 12, 2008 4:54 am) This comparo makes so much sense it is not even funny, not sure why people are busting on it. My family just bought the Saturn Outlook. We probably the exact people these cars are made for, we have 2 small children and have plans for a 3rd. I checked out the Honda Od, Toyota Sienna, Honda Pilot, Mazda CX-9, Toyota Highlander Hybrid and of course the Saturn Outlook. General reasons for going with one make over another (will not comment on driving characteristics just simple facts) -AWD....we live in NH get the idea? (If the Honda Od had it would of been a tough call with the Outlook but still probably lean towards the Outlook since the some of the facts below....why oh why is it not an option...I don't know) -Utility.... real 8 passenger seating (if you are going to buy one of these cars you should want to get the maximum benefits from the size, our friends who have a Sienna already ran into issue missing that 1 additional seat)....decent room behind the 3rd row along with the various folding seat options to meet your various needs. -Styling/Features inside.... Dual Sunroof (This was a huge thing that sold this car on my wife and son), Onstar+Integrated Phone (used onstar within 2 days of getting car having keys locked inside), split folding seats (Unbelievably the Highlander does not offer this and has a much smaller room behind 3rd row...just a glorified stationwagon IMO since you need to fold the entire 3 row...oh how I wanted the Hybrid, but oh no they lost it on a simple thing like this) -Styling/Features outside.... the Outlook is a very handsome vehicle and does not give that mommy look that so many do not like (such as my wife for example  , but to each his own....available tow package for a decent real-world weight towing. We love it so far and if it was a Hybrid I would think it is the Perfect car. B.
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Replying to: brutus22 (Mar 12, 2008 11:07 am) Granted if you went with a 7 passenger AWD Sienna you'd lose a seat, but then it would be a whole lot easier putting one of the toddlers in the 3rd row and another toddler & infant in the 2nd row. Or both toddlers in the 3rd row (separated) and you and your inant in the 2nd row. And you'd have double the cargo space behind the 3rd row of the Sienna as compared to the Outlook. You could put put the 2 toddlers in the 3rd row of the Outlook, but then you won't have much cargo space for all the stuff. Or put a toddler and infant in the 60 portion of the 60/40 2nd row and the other toddler in the 3rd row so you could fold 1/2 the 3rd row, but then you'll have the toddler and infant seats right beside each other, and the toddler in the 3rd row will have a pile of stuff beside them if you fold flat the other 1/2 of the 3rd row, which doesn't seem to safe. Of course you could put all three in the 2nd row, but I don't know if I'd want two toddlers with a new infant in the middle to "play" with! I
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Replying to: bobw3 (Mar 13, 2008 10:17 am) I looked at a Saturn and it will work fine for 3 kids in car seats. It's weak point relative to the minivan however will be storage space for the strollers etc.
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Replying to: flanken (Mar 10, 2008 10:57 am) Anyway, I concur on the sliding doors. Loading my son in and out of his booster seat is so easy with this setup. With an SUV I'd have to lift him up into the car but with the "van" he can just walk in himself and I don't have to throw my back out trying to buckly him in as he's right at chest level. Best of all, the 5 was had with a manual transmission and is just really pleasant to drive and to live with on a daily basis of traffic, parking, loading/unloading, and just driving around town. |
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Replying to: bobber1 (Mar 13, 2008 10:46 am) We have a 3month old and 3 year old. Right now we have an '05 Ford Freestyle. In the summer we had a lot of relatives over, so we needed a 3rd row that could hold adults, plus some cargo behind the 3rd row. I looked at the Mazda5 at the time, but it wouldn't have been available until the Fall '05 and we need it in the Spring '05, but we've been happy with the Freestyle. To me the biggest issue with the Mazda5 was lack of rear AC vents. Our Freestyle has 4 ceiling AC vents above the 2nd and 3rd rows and they're used all the time in summer road trips. Just this year the Mazda5 got vents for the 2nd row that will put the AC airflow at knee level, but the vents really need to be in the ceiling because it's your upper body that gets hot, not your knees. Also the real-world MPG of our Freestyle is from the low to upper 20s depending on suburb, mixed or all highway driving, and the Mazda5 doesn't seem much better. So I'm happy with our choice, but I do like a lot of the features of the Mazda 5. If the MPG was better and it had ceiling AC vents then I might reconsider it in the future.
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