Considering a 2023 Ody but been reading a lot of horror stories about the reliability of the latest.
Anyone want to confirm or alleviate my fears?
Anyone want to confirm or alleviate my fears?
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I looked at these both when making our purchase a few years back in used models 2015 ody vs probably the same year sienna. I wanted the sienna my wife wanted the Honda. We ended up with the Honda. I drove a sienna this may June from a rental through Turo. I loved the sienna so much better. It drove nicer and seem to handle better
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I have had a 2000 model sienna, and lately I have had two odysseys, a 2006 oddy and the current one a 2011 oddy, I can confirm the following: The sienna is very reliable but less refined, less sophisticated and less fuel efficient compared to the ODYSSEY, but the more recent the Odyssey model, the less quality interiors and the more expensive the parts, that is, the Odyssey will always be more economical in gasoline, smoother, more spacious and with more technology than the Sienna. Finally I can say that for me the two vans are equally reliable but the odyssey will always be the sportiest and the most economical in fuel.
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From a maintenance standpoint, Toyota all day. Our 2010 highlander 3.5 is on the original plugs with 240k and never had a CEL. Not once. No belts, no eco crap. Wife wanted the oddy which has been fine but with 102k now I need a tb service 🙄
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Ya but Toyota and Kia are eating Honda’s lunch
In what way?
We are talking the 2018+ here and specifically the 23' Odyssey vs. the 23' Sienna, very different than the earlier generations in Odyssey vs. Sienna. Sienna has better tech and fuel economy being a hybrid but I still prefer everything about the Odyssey including the interior.
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I really wanted the new Sienna, until I drove one. Odyssey has historically been poor the first few years after a redesign and then settles in to be pretty reliable later into the design. I am on a list to buy a new Odyssey.
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You don't even know if you like the current one , why wait for another. Did you drive them both to form your own opinion? Seems like you're trolling
We are also on the list to take delivery of a 2023 Odyssey, late December delivery. Key issue for me is the ability to remove the second row seat. Sienna doesn’t do that at all and that’s a deal breaker. Considered the Pacifica then remembered how I detest Chrysler vehicles as my first car at 16 was a 79 Plymouth Horizon, ugh, the consumer reports non-recommendation on the Pacifica plays in there as well. Sold the 08 Odyssey we had since new late last week and looking forward to our new arrival. Hope the 08 doesn’t feel lonely in someone else’s driveway😆.
This is exactly why I don't own a Sienna.
Honda quit selling 2021 Ody's in Jan/Feb due to component shortages after that they were all 22's. So comparing 21 odyssey sales to 21 Sienna sales is a moot point.
Magic Slide seating is what did it for us as well. With 3 in car seats, it's a game changer and has already come in handy on numerous occasions. If car seats were not an issue, maybe the Sienna is a good one, but I exhaustively compared Sienna/Odyssey/Pacifica and Odyssey was, hands-down, the winner when it came to seating flexibility.
I don't know about all this interior being cheap talk. We have a '23 sport and it looks/feels great to me. I came from a 2007 CR-V, though, so anything's an upgrade.
If you're buying a minivan to for the driving experience or to go fast, you're already doing it wrong lol
For us, it's a cargo hauler and halfway decent mileage. Obviously I wouldn't want it to have like 100hp engine but the Odyssey and the Sienna are both adequate for what they are. The Sienna is nice because of the EV/hybrid, there's almost instantaneous torque. I didn't feel the Sienna was slow or felt slower than the Odyssey, even though there is a difference in 0-60, etc. We test drove the Sienna around town for about 20-30 mins when we drove it and I didn't think the handling was any worse than the Odyssey but I guess we didn't really push it to the limits during the test drive either.
yup, that's what sold the wife too. I much preferred the captains chairs in the Sienna but she was worried about with 2 car seats, someone couldn't get in the back during a road trip or whatever.
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