If you drive a Chrysler not a Honda, do you feel embarrassed?

[Anonymous]

Here I learned there is a hybrid minivan. I am very interested, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:s/o from the Pacifica/Odyssey thread. There seems to be some sort of perceived status in driving an Odyssey over other minivans. I suppose the Odyssey is more expensive, but I haven't priced them. If you drive an Odyssey do you feel somehow superior or conversely, if you drive the pacifica, do you feel somehow "less than" because it's not the preferred minivan?

The Odyssey is objectively nicer. It’s also more expensive. But yes, if you live in an affluent area, people who want/need a minivan for whatever reason are going to get the nicest one. It’s like, “if I have to drive a lame minivan, it’s damn sure going to be the nicest possible one!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:s/o from the Pacifica/Odyssey thread. There seems to be some sort of perceived status in driving an Odyssey over other minivans. I suppose the Odyssey is more expensive, but I haven't priced them. If you drive an Odyssey do you feel somehow superior or conversely, if you drive the pacifica, do you feel somehow "less than" because it's not the preferred minivan?

The Odyssey is objectively nicer. It’s also more expensive. But yes, if you live in an affluent area, people who want/need a minivan for whatever reason are going to get the nicest one. It’s like, “if I have to drive a lame minivan, it’s damn sure going to be the nicest possible one!”

NP. I don't look down on other people who don't dive Odysseys, but yes the Odyssey was way nicer (just got a 2019 one). Mine is just as nice as our luxury car and I love all the features.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are all similar in price. The odyssey is more popular because of the high safety rating, but Chrysler is eithe caught up or ahead now. No one buys a minivan for status. They buy for function. They do not care what others think. You are thinking like an SUV person ?

Huh? I LOVE my Odyssey and am thrilled to own it. I have always wanted a minivan (for hauling things, buying furniture, road trips) and luckily now that I have 2 kids, I got one. I don't understand SUV people who gave up function just so they could look cooler. What is up with that? And SUV people- stop having your kids bash my car with your car doors since yours don't slide.

[Anonymous]

The Odyssey looks like a hearse. The Pacifica is more attractive. It’s a plus that Pacifica is available as a hybrid and I’ll probably buy one when my 2006 T&C dies.

[Anonymous]

Test drive a Chrysler Pacifica Limited. It's fantastic. Honda doesn't have stowable seats as far as I know - so that's why I wouldn't consider it.

[Anonymous]

Sigh....life has become such a contest to some. None of it matters one bit at the end of your days.

[Anonymous]

It's funny how hoi polloi accuse UMC and rich of being petty competitive snobs when the poor do the same crap. I'm better than you because my pos mini van costs $85 more a month?! Lol, so sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Test drive a Chrysler Pacifica Limited. It's fantastic. Honda doesn't have stowable seats as far as I know - so that's why I wouldn't consider it.

The stowable seats are really uncomfortable to actually sit in, because they have to be thin enough to fold into the floor. My back row folds into the well, that’s enough room for anything I need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's funny how hoi polloi accuse UMC and rich of being petty competitive snobs when the poor do the same crap. I'm better than you because my pos mini van costs $85 more a month?! Lol, so sad.

No one is saying they are “better.” We are saying if you are price insensitive, get the Honda.

[Anonymous]

I would be more embarrassed if I was a judgmental jerk who judged others based on what car or car brand they drove.

[Anonymous]

The Odyssey is an objectively uglier automobile than the Pacifica. Cost =/ class.

[Anonymous]

My Pacifica is the first American car I have ever owned. I love it. We have bucket seats in the second row, so being able to stow one of the seats and have a staging area for changing diapers, changing clothes after the splash pad, its just awesome.

[Anonymous]

Who even thinks about this? Who cares!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Odyssey is an objectively uglier automobile than the Pacifica. Cost =/ class.

I don’t think objective means what you think it means.