While the Sienna is in no way perfect, we chose it for many reasons including the following:
1. Exterior Looks - I hate the new Ody
2. We wanted to try AWD
3. Push button start
4. 6 speed Trans (I know the Ody touring now has 6 speed)
5. More power (21 hp may not be a lot but it's still more)
6. Dual Moonroofs
7. Did I say it looks nicer yet?
8. We liked the lounge seats for the kids
I'm sure there are a few others I'm missing but those are the highlights that swayed us. Include the fact that the sales dept at newmarket honda did everything they could to piss me off and we're getting a Toyota.
We also just wanted a change. Even with a new Ody, there would still be many similar ergonomics, seats, buttons, etc that would be very similar and after 6 years we wanted to try something new.
Stay tuned, I will report back soon.