Wife currently has an '08 Infiniti QX56 and we're looking at getting an Oddy.
We have a 4 yr old in a booster and a 2 month old in a carseat..........the Infiniti has 2nd row captain's chairs, which is a PITA as Mommy has no-where to sit when the baby is crying and she needs to sit in the back.
Love the idea of the +1 seat in the Oddy second row.
I've got a friend at a dealer who can get me a new EX-L with RSE for $300 over dealer invoice, which is a great deal ($32,490 + TTL). They will have to dealer-trade for the van, though, as they don't even have an '11 on the lot that we can test drive.
We're going to drive an '08 EX-L tonight just to see if the van "fits" us or not......my parent's had an '06 a few years ago, so we're just refreshing our memory
We'll have to pull the trigger and have the dealer trade for an '11 if we like this used van.....kinda stinks not being able to touch and feel the '11 first. I prefer the body design on the 05-10 better, but the interior on the 11 looks nicer. Any thoughts on that? Does the 11 drive similarly?
Had originally thought about buying a lightly used 08/09 model, but all the used ones are in the upper 20k range, and with the deal we were offered on a new one, it's hard to justify buying used.
We want an EX-L with RSE. Would like the 6 speed from the Touring for extra mpg but I'm not going to pay the extra $$$ just for that.
Any thoughts to consider?
My only concern was the transmission.......I know of 2 friends with '01-03 Oddys that put transmissions in their vans, and our friends with an '07 just lost their Torque Converter at 40k.........Are we thinking the 5 speed or 6 speed transmission is a better bet from a reliability standpoint?
Thanks! Ben
We have a 4 yr old in a booster and a 2 month old in a carseat..........the Infiniti has 2nd row captain's chairs, which is a PITA as Mommy has no-where to sit when the baby is crying and she needs to sit in the back.
Love the idea of the +1 seat in the Oddy second row.
I've got a friend at a dealer who can get me a new EX-L with RSE for $300 over dealer invoice, which is a great deal ($32,490 + TTL). They will have to dealer-trade for the van, though, as they don't even have an '11 on the lot that we can test drive.
We're going to drive an '08 EX-L tonight just to see if the van "fits" us or not......my parent's had an '06 a few years ago, so we're just refreshing our memory
Had originally thought about buying a lightly used 08/09 model, but all the used ones are in the upper 20k range, and with the deal we were offered on a new one, it's hard to justify buying used.
We want an EX-L with RSE. Would like the 6 speed from the Touring for extra mpg but I'm not going to pay the extra $$$ just for that.
Any thoughts to consider?
My only concern was the transmission.......I know of 2 friends with '01-03 Oddys that put transmissions in their vans, and our friends with an '07 just lost their Torque Converter at 40k.........Are we thinking the 5 speed or 6 speed transmission is a better bet from a reliability standpoint?
Thanks! Ben