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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We bought a Toyota Sienna earlier this year (2 kids - 5 yo and 3 yo) and LOVE it. It's roomy and convenient, and it drives like a dream. Our previous car was an Accord, so the minivan is obviously much bigger, but it didn't take long at all to get used to it. Highly recommend.[/quote]
Thanks. Now what made you go with the Sienna over the Odyssey? [/quote]

NP. We had a Sienna, which I loved, but my husband was convinced from reading reviews that the Odyssey was so much better so he talked me into trading it in. I still regret that, because I found the Sienna to have MUCH better visibility, a tighter turning radius, and the controls were much more intuitive. The (2015*) Odyssey felt huge and ungainly, like I was driving a tank, it couldn't easily do a U-turn in narrow intersections, and I felt like I couldn't see out of it at all. The camera helped a little but not nearly enough -- yes, it helps with backing up but only to see how close you are to other cars; It's useless for spotting cars speeding towards and around you while you're trying to back up. I drove it for a year, then we traded it in for a Highlander last year. I've already been hinting to my husband that he should take the Highlander when his car dies so I can get a Sienna again, since we need more cargo space. I don't want to think about how much money we would have saved if I hadn't given in and traded it to begin with.

*If Honda has fixed all of these things in the past 3 years, please disregard.[/quote]

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