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Old 01-04-11, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Och
If only I had moderator privileges, all of you guys that "would rock one" would be on a time out
that sounds like a fun thing to do!

i like the new sienna, i think it's a great car, but i still it's too much to give up for me (and my wife) to drive. if i were to get it, for sure it won't be SE though, i think it looks horrible, the front...
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Old 01-04-11, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Och
If only I had moderator privileges, all of you guys that "would rock one" would be on a time out
Originally Posted by rdgdawg
"Once you've gone van.... you'll know you're a MAN!!!"
Again, while I dislike... ehhh... DETEST the Odyssey, MARSHALL me up!!!:
should we lay low for a bit or continue to cram it down their throat???
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Old 01-04-11, 01:45 PM
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Old 01-04-11, 09:02 PM
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While I think the Sienna is great and the SE has some potential, the one sienna SE that i saw up close on the road was being driven by a 70+ year old couple, and one of the front chin spoilers was all sorts of scraped up. I still gave them a thumbs up!
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Old 01-04-11, 09:10 PM
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Minivans have been awesome since the dawn of time. I drive one almost daily because I somehow seem to enjoy it more than my GS lol. Maybe I just like the spacious feeling.
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Old 01-04-11, 09:30 PM
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i wouldn't buy a minivan, but if forced to, the new sienna isn't bad. but i'd rather have a JDM previa/estima
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Old 01-04-11, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Jetfire
i wouldn't buy a minivan, but if forced to, the new sienna isn't bad. but i'd rather have a JDM previa/estima
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Previa/Estima>>>Sienna (even though the latter is okay)









The Sienna is okay..........BUT THE PREVIA/ESTIMA (ACR5X-GSR5X) IS BETTER!!!

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Old 01-05-11, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Jetfire
i wouldn't buy a minivan, but if forced to, the new sienna isn't bad. but i'd rather have a JDM previa/estima
hehe, since someone mentioned it, if they bring over the alphard...
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Old 01-05-11, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by GS3Tek
should we lay low for a bit or continue to cram it down their throat???
I believe the "beast" has spoken... we should retreat........
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Old 01-05-11, 06:42 AM
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Old 01-05-11, 11:20 AM
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Still not cool, still not good looking.

Much improved though.
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Old 01-05-11, 11:29 AM
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I just took a peek back @ 2009, 2008 & 2007, the Sienna & Odyssey always outsold the Highlander & Piot, respectively.

People may have mocked the mini-van (altho @ what point do they stop being mini bc those things are huge nowadays) but they clearly bought them over mid-sized CUVs ...


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Old 01-05-11, 11:35 AM
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After driving my sister's mini van I do have to say they handle surprisingly better than I had expected; however, I could never own one. I rather take an SUV and I'm not really into SUV's either.
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Old 01-05-11, 12:20 PM
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Although minivans do look better nowadays, I would still never own one.

The sienna looks pretty good. The rear end in this pic resembles the previous gen RX

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