I've been looking into getting an odyssey for a few weeks now. Many people who I have spoken to report that it has alot of road noise. One of my co-workers basically said that the stripping around the doors in his EX is not the best. In fact, he claims that he can see daylight. This all adds up and when he is on road trips he claims that his children in the back cannot even hear him when he is screaming at them.
He actually took us out to lunch in his van to compare to his truck.
His truck has multiple(or just thick) firewalls, the door frame overlaps the vehicle frame, and the stripping is quite thick. All of these options help reduce noise in the cabin. It's odd that a full sized extended cab pickup truck (with a V8) is quieter than his V6 miniman..
Are the touring models quieter drives than the EX models? You would hope that the extra gear would keep it quieter on the highway. The thicker glass should help to. I can't seem to find anything on reducing noise around the doors in design or stripping. And you would think that the larger wheels would actually increase engine noise. Not to mention, I put "quieter" tires on my accord and overtime they get louder and louder. This is expected, but it won't help if the vehicle is already loud.
Thanks for the help! Any info is welcome.
He actually took us out to lunch in his van to compare to his truck.
His truck has multiple(or just thick) firewalls, the door frame overlaps the vehicle frame, and the stripping is quite thick. All of these options help reduce noise in the cabin. It's odd that a full sized extended cab pickup truck (with a V8) is quieter than his V6 miniman..
Are the touring models quieter drives than the EX models? You would hope that the extra gear would keep it quieter on the highway. The thicker glass should help to. I can't seem to find anything on reducing noise around the doors in design or stripping. And you would think that the larger wheels would actually increase engine noise. Not to mention, I put "quieter" tires on my accord and overtime they get louder and louder. This is expected, but it won't help if the vehicle is already loud.
Thanks for the help! Any info is welcome.