On Feb 11, 8:01 pm, "Seth" <seth_lermanNOS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.
>
> Thanks
Little late now, but... two caveats, maybe, if you were feeling
luxurious; lots of people who get the electric remote doors are
unhappy, because they are slow, can't be manually overridden, get
stuck on pebbles and things and have to recycle themselves slowly, and
won't operate if the vehicle isn't in park. (That last one seems odd
to me; are there a lot of carpool moms who want to just sort of slow
down in front of the school and fling the kids out the door like
paratroopers?)
Secondly, the runflat tires are like $250 each when it comes time to
replace, and if you decide not to go that route, then you need a new
set of wheels to fit "normal" tires.
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