Seth wrote:
> Been looking to get the wife a new minivan. Her '02 Venture WB-Edition
I no
> longer trust. 2 weeks ago needed the intake manifold repaired, now last
> week the AWD stopped working. Initially they said needed a new rear
diff.
> to the tune of $3000. Told them to forget it. Later on, after they did
> some more research, found some other tech articles suggesting just
replacing
> the AWD pump in the diff would do the trick. That was only $250 ($170
for
> part plus labor). Went ahead with that gamble merely to keep it in as
good
> a shape as possible till we decide upon it's replacement.
>
> It's not an issue of the dealer. I've dealt with them for many years on
> prior vehicles and they've always been straight. It's I just don't
trust
> the vehicle any longer. Only has 96000 miles on it and seems like it is
> falling apart.
>
> 3 vehicles we are looking at are the '07 Odyssey EX-L, the '07 Sienna
XLE
> with Package #3, or the MB R350 (my uncle works for them and can get me
a
> sweet lease even with a 20000 mile a year allowance.
>
> I haven't driven the Odyssey yet, but my wife went and drove it
Thursday.
> Today we both tried out the Sienna. Very nice. My wife liked the drive
> better than the Odyssey. But the Sienna, in the XLE level, only comes 7
> passenger. So that issue, and the 175,000 nearly trouble free miles on
my
> '01 Accord V6 EX-L has her leaning that way. Dealer is offering it to
us
> for $29,438, so we're pretty happy with that. Gonna see if I can work
him
> a little further and/or see what I can get out of him on our trade-in
> (haven't even mentioned trade to dealer yet).
>
> Ok, lots of irrelevant history out of the way...Just wanted to get that
data
> out there in case anybody else is currently comparing the same vehicles.
>
> Any finance deals or incentives either rumored or confirmed in the
upcoming
> week or 2? Hoping there may be some rebates or financing incentives for
the
> upcoming President's day weekend.
>
I bought an Odyssey (still can't spell it) in Nov and just got back from
several thousand miles to FL. I LOVE it, may be the best all-around
vehicle I've ever owned.
Baseline: previous car was 84 BMW 528e that I had owned for 20 years.
....BOb
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