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    89th
    wrote on 20 Dec 2020, 18:41 last edited by
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    I plan on getting an Odyssey in the next year or two.

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      Axtremus
      wrote on 20 Dec 2020, 18:55 last edited by
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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 β€œlong haul.” Life expectancy of the hybrid battery is somewhere between 5 and 7 years.

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        xenon
        wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:36 last edited by
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        Test drove both today. Went with the Toyota πŸ™‚

        Was heavily leaning Odyssey before the drives.

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          21 Dec 2020, 00:36

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          Test drove both today. Went with the Toyota πŸ™‚

          Was heavily leaning Odyssey before the drives.

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          George K
          wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:41 last edited by
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          @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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            Mik
            wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:41 last edited by
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            You could not go wrong with those candidates.

            β€œI 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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            • M Mik
              21 Dec 2020, 00:41

              You could not go wrong with those candidates.

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              xenon
              wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:46 last edited by xenon
              #11

              @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 Phibes
                wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:48 last edited by
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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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                • D Doctor Phibes
                  21 Dec 2020, 00:48

                  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
                  wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:52 last edited by
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                  @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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                    Mik
                    wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:56 last edited by
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                    A real man is not defined by what car he drives. His wife will tell him that.

                    β€œI 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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                    • M Mik
                      21 Dec 2020, 00:56

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

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                      brenda
                      wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:56 last edited by
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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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                      • D Doctor Phibes
                        21 Dec 2020, 00:48

                        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
                        wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:58 last edited by
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                        @doctor-phibes hahahahah

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                        • B brenda
                          21 Dec 2020, 00:56

                          @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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                          Mik
                          wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 00:59 last edited by
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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. πŸ˜†

                          β€œI 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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                            21 Dec 2020, 00:36

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                            Test drove both today. Went with the Toyota πŸ™‚

                            Was heavily leaning Odyssey before the drives.

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                            LuFins Dad
                            wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 03:14 last edited by
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                            @xenon πŸ‘

                            The Brad

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                              21 Dec 2020, 00:56

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

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                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 03:36 last edited by
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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
                                wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 03:40 last edited by jon-nyc
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                                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
                                  wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 10:41 last edited by 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
                                    wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 14:05 last edited by
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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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                                      21 Dec 2020, 10:41

                                      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
                                      wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 14:14 last edited by
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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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                                      • D Doctor Phibes
                                        21 Dec 2020, 14:14

                                        @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.

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 14:23 last edited by
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                                        @doctor-phibes said in Thoughts on hybrids?:

                                        @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.

                                        You still have a minivan? You fucking wuss.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 21 Dec 2020, 14:32 last edited by
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                                          Form follows function. I loved my Odyssey.

                                          β€œI 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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