I have the run flat tires and I know I will be unhappy the day I need to
buy
new tires, if I get a flat and don't need to change it..... that will be
a
happy day.
"z" <gzuckier@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1172000475.901184.325790@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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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