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Thoughts on hybrids?

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  • MikM Away
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    Mik
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    I drove an Odyssey for 14 years with nothing but maintenance. Nothing. I still regret having sold it. Highly recommend.

    "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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      Got an Odyssey myself. The Sienna was also on my final short list over a decade ago when I chose the Odyssey. I have been happy with the Odyssey, but I also have nothing against the Sienna. You’ll be fine with either one. Good luck.

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        I plan on getting an Odyssey in the next year or two.

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          As for the hybrid vs. non-hybrid question, factor in one out-of warranty hybrid battery replacement if you’re thkinkng “long haul.” Life expectancy of the hybrid battery is somewhere between 5 and 7 years.

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            Test drove both today. Went with the Toyota 🙂

            Was heavily leaning Odyssey before the drives.

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            • X xenon

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              Test drove both today. Went with the Toyota 🙂

              Was heavily leaning Odyssey before the drives.

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              George K
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              #9

              @xenon said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

              Test drove both today. Went with the Toyota
              Was heavily leaning Odyssey before the drives.

              What changed your mind?

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • MikM Away
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                #10

                You could not go wrong with those candidates.

                "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                • MikM Mik

                  You could not go wrong with those candidates.

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                  @george-k said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                  @xenon said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                  Test drove both today. Went with the Toyota
                  Was heavily leaning Odyssey before the drives.

                  What changed your mind?

                  It drove like a car (in a good way). I thought the Honda would be a lot better in term of pickup, but the hybrid system has a nice response from stop (the Odyssey can dig much deeper though). And the inner and outer fit/finish just felt much much more modern.

                  The 50% better fuel mileage was a bonus. Ended up paying $5k more than a similarly specced Odyssey though.

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                    Taking ownership of ones first mini-van is part of the hell that announces the fact that you're approaching middle age.

                    Whilst, like erectile disfunction, it may be unavoidable, I see no reason to celebrate it, or even to tell anybody else about it.

                    Dressing the discussion up as being about 'buying a hybrid' is just a distraction from the dreadful truth.

                    I apologize for my bluntness, but somebody needed to say it.

                    (Doctor Phibes - recovering former Sienna owner)

                    I was only joking

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                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                      Taking ownership of ones first mini-van is part of the hell that announces the fact that you're approaching middle age.

                      Whilst, like erectile disfunction, it may be unavoidable, I see no reason to celebrate it, or even to tell anybody else about it.

                      Dressing the discussion up as being about 'buying a hybrid' is just a distraction from the dreadful truth.

                      I apologize for my bluntness, but somebody needed to say it.

                      (Doctor Phibes - recovering former Sienna owner)

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                      George K
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                      #13

                      @doctor-phibes said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                      recovering

                      As if...

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • MikM Away
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                        wrote on last edited by
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                        A real man is not defined by what car he drives. His wife will tell him that.

                        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                        • MikM Mik

                          A real man is not defined by what car he drives. His wife will tell him that.

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                          @mik said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                          A real man is not defined by what car he drives. His wife will tell him that.

                          Exactly. She will have a far more detailed definition to provide.

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                          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                            Taking ownership of ones first mini-van is part of the hell that announces the fact that you're approaching middle age.

                            Whilst, like erectile disfunction, it may be unavoidable, I see no reason to celebrate it, or even to tell anybody else about it.

                            Dressing the discussion up as being about 'buying a hybrid' is just a distraction from the dreadful truth.

                            I apologize for my bluntness, but somebody needed to say it.

                            (Doctor Phibes - recovering former Sienna owner)

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                            xenon
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                            #16

                            @doctor-phibes hahahahah

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                            • brendaB brenda

                              @mik said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                              A real man is not defined by what car he drives. His wife will tell him that.

                              Exactly. She will have a far more detailed definition to provide.

                              MikM Away
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                              Mik
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                              @brenda said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                              @mik said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                              A real man is not defined by what car he drives. His wife will tell him that.

                              Exactly. She will have a far more detailed definition to provide.

                              Isn’t that the truth. 😆

                              "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                                Test drove both today. Went with the Toyota 🙂

                                Was heavily leaning Odyssey before the drives.

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                                @xenon 👍

                                The Brad

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                                • MikM Mik

                                  A real man is not defined by what car he drives. His wife will tell him that.

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                                  Doctor Phibes
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                                  @mik said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                                  A real man is not defined by what car he drives. His wife will tell him that.

                                  Right after she tells him to go buy "us" a loser-cruiser.

                                  I was only joking

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                                    #20

                                    I have avoided and will continue to avoid the minivan.

                                    I rode in a Sienna almost every weekend for 3 years and it seemed like a fine car. My buddy had one and we had boys the same age and would take them out Saturdays

                                    If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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                                      Klaus
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                                      #21

                                      Minivans rock. I don't understand the problem many people have with them, who'll then go on to buy an SUV, which is basically the same thing except that it sits 10 inches highe, costs $10K more, and has worse mileage (says the owner of a SUV).

                                      Obviously there are nicer looking cars, but if one has a large family and/or a lot of stuff to haul, this is usually not on the top spot of the priority list.

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                                        jon-nyc
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                                        Thanks a lot, Xenon. Now I'm getting Toyota Sienna ads...

                                        If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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                                        • KlausK Klaus

                                          Minivans rock. I don't understand the problem many people have with them, who'll then go on to buy an SUV, which is basically the same thing except that it sits 10 inches highe, costs $10K more, and has worse mileage (says the owner of a SUV).

                                          Obviously there are nicer looking cars, but if one has a large family and/or a lot of stuff to haul, this is usually not on the top spot of the priority list.

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                                          Doctor Phibes
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                                          @klaus said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                                          I don't understand the problem many people have with them,

                                          My main problem when I owned one was all the shit I took from people about it. I'm finally getting to unload it.

                                          I was only joking

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