<---- Car Biz for 21+ years... go Odessey or Siena for sure. Had a Toyota franchise for a while and always had good stories and little trouble from Sienna owners

Just an FYI... because of the quake and ensuing tsunami, Japaneese cars are very limited and bringing a premium right now. Plants are back to capacity, but, it will be 3-4 months before inventory levels are back. There will be very few incentives, if any right now and demand> supply..... that is if you are considering new of course.. On the pre-owned side, due to lack of new inventory, used car prices have risen, and/or held high... MIght want to wait 3-4 months... December, year end would be my suggestion

 

Originally Posted by utterczar

Just an FYI... because of the quake and ensuing tsunami, Japaneese cars are very limited and bringing a premium right now. Plants are back to capacity, but, it will be 3-4 months before inventory levels are back. There will be very few incentives, if any right now and demand> supply..... that is if you are considering new of course.. On the pre-owned side, due to lack of new inventory, used car prices have risen, and/or held high... MIght want to wait 3-4 months... December, year end would be my suggestion

Tx! Yeah, pretty sure we're going new - hubby's pretty impatient and past ready to get rid of the caravan, but I'll see what I can do haha

people abuse minivans but they are great if you get the right one. You can't go wrong with either the honda or toyota. I'd also look at a Kia minivan. If you're unaware, Kia is basically owned by Hyundai which is a great up and coming car company. We have a Sonata with 60k miles on it and it's been flawless. I'm guessing you could save at least a few K getting a Kia versus either a comparable honda or toyota.
We have an odyssey with 130k on it, no problems.
One bit of advice. No matter what, spend the extra money and get the electronic sliding doors.

Yeah, the automatic sliders are a must. Loved being able to push the button as we were walking across the parking lot to open them up and let all the hot air out. The kids just jumped right in too.

I miss the minivan (I didn't really have to drive it though hehe)

Toyota Sienna has always scored top marks in reviews. The Kia Mini-van is very comparable, according to the buying guides I have seen in Canada. Where it may lag behind in some areas, it gains in price point. Friends have one, and love it. Poster above was right about them becoming a bigger player . . . they no longer make disposable vehicles.

For the love of fucking god.....please dont get a minivan.

Minivans are for daycare centers only.

Next thing u know u will be asking for advice on what mompants to get.

Much luv piggy but please get an suv

 

Originally Posted by Prestonluv

For the love of fucking god.....please dont get a minivan.

Minivans are for daycare centers only.

Next thing u know u will be asking for advice on what mompants to get.

Much luv piggy but please get an suv

for the love of god, don't get an SUV. have you ever been in a parking lot and seen a bunch of women trying to maneuver their SUV's in a parking lot? It's a comical nightmare. Get a minivan. yeah, I'm sexist, but it's the truth.

have a 1999 chevy venture, 185k miles havent had it in the shop in over 5 years, only problems are the auto locks dont work anymore. very reliable vehicle although i doubt if they still make them.

 

Originally Posted by Prestonluv

For the love of fucking god.....please dont get a minivan.

Minivans are for daycare centers only.

Next thing u know u will be asking for advice on what mompants to get.

Much luv piggy but please get an suv

Loool - it's the 3rd vehicle, not my sole car - we need it to hold the dogs, plus the carseat, plus all our stuff (we crate the dogs and a minivan is the most practical solution) - I've loved having the minivan as an option - the space comes in handy, and the new ones have a ton of neat features

 

Originally Posted by pigalet42

but I'm looking at the Odyssey and Sienna

if you are going used there is an older toyota minivan that i cant think of right now you should add to the list. Also read a shit ton of reviews recently while shopping for my wife's vehicle and Im so glad I didn't get the town and country. I read 400 customer reviews and they all complained about the same stuff on the Chryslers. Odyssey had the highest marks in the reviews I saw followed by that toyota.

Sad part is I bought her another Blazer instead of a minivan and it turned out to be a lemon. I suggest when you go out to purchase the new vehicle you have a breakdown and go into full mid life crisis mode and buy a corvette

EDIT* nvm it was the sienna

Don't get a minivan, pigalet. That's fucked up.

Kids are very close to the glass in Minivans vs. full size SUVs.

I prefer to be in a Tahoe, Yukon, Suburban when a vehicle of the same ilk (or larger) t-bones me and my fam.

Almost a prerequisite here in Texas... might be diff in your State.

Piggy, how is your job going?

Bought an Odyssey in 2000. Its got over 200k miles and has been an unbelievable vehicle for our family. The Wife just got a new Pilot as our oldest will be taking over the Odyssey as her first car(yeah, we take care of them and drive them forever). Not that that is for everybody but its a credit to what a reliable van the Odyssey is.

LOL at all the people without children saying get a 50k SUV. I said the same thing before kids. Being cool isn't that important as you get older and they aren't any safer. To each their own but not everyone wants $800 car payments and 12 mpg so they can look like the guys in rap videos.