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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.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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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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                You could not go wrong with those candidates.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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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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                            @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. 😆

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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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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                                  @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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                                    jon-nyc
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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

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      Klaus
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                                      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...

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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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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