I'm on my second Toyota Sienna. Love it (even if it is a minivan). No complaints here, 12 yrs later. My first one was 11 yrs old before I got a new one and I only got a new one because I wanted the safety features that new ones come with as my now 15 yr old learns to drive.

I only know people who own Hondas or Toyotas. If Honda isn't working, then choose Toyota.

Love our Pacifica. I’ve had Chrysler minivans for years. Driven two well over 150,000 miles. No dependability issues.

Definitely get a Sienna.

Extremely reliable. 👍🏼

As for dependability, forget Kia + Chrysler. 👎🏼👎🏼

I have a Chrysler Pacifica and it is the literal definition of a piece of junk! AVOID

I’m on my second AWD Sienna (first was totaled by baseball sized hail at 140K miles) and while I’m getting tired of driving a minivan after 10 years, it’s still the best vehicle for schlepping kids, carpooling, and cargo. It’s also excellent in winter weather with the appropriate tires—we’ve owned a wide variety of SUVs and the Sienna is better than any of them for leg room.

What do you mean "rotor issues?" The front brake rotors? What's going on with them?

We bought an Odyssey and kept having rotor issues every 6 months after only a few years. Traded it in and went with a Sienna and we love it. Totally regret ever going with a Honda in the first place. Toyota is always reliable.

We have the sienna and really like it. It's our first minivan.

I drive a 2011 Sienna and only ever needed routine maintenance on it, with one exception, the engine moving the driver's seat back and forth died a few years ago. I love the way it drives, it is smooth, quiet, comfortable and perfect for the whole family, including the dog. Our kids are teens now, and the car still has a few years left on it (I hope), so we will likely replace it with something smaller and more fuel efficient when it does (maybe an EV), but I won't lie, I will miss Big Blue.

I like the Sienna. We’re waiting for the hybrid, but we test drive the Odyssey, Sienna and Pacifica. I don’t like the way Honda’s drive and we have a fairly new CRV and I hate the electronics/screen set up. I was tempted by the Pacifica, but I found the seats uncomfortable, especially the stow n go seats, and I couldn’t stomach paying that much for a Chrysler, even with all the added features to entice us. I think Car and Drivers extended review suggested it wasn’t wearing well - rattling/squeaking f after a year or so. That said, a bunch of families at our preschool have the Pacifica and love it.

We are on our second Toyota Sienna (last one was totaled in an accident that everyone walked away from unharmed). I like it, and it drives more like a large car than a truck (which was my complaint with the rental Town & Country we had when the car was hit). Lots of space, seats fold down easily, low maintenance.

Anonymous wrote:I just purchased a new car. We had a VW minivan and were considering the Chrysler Pacifica. The challenge I had was that minivans have gotten really big. The Pacifica was wider and longer than my 10 year old Routan. I live in DC and need to be able to park in a garage downtown. The wider longer minivan really limited the places I could park.

If I lived in the burbs -I would definitely had taken it for a test drive.

Thanks. I'm in the burbs with 4 kids (tweens and teens) so I need a bigger van. I'll look at the Pacifica.

I just purchased a new car. We had a VW minivan and were considering the Chrysler Pacifica. The challenge I had was that minivans have gotten really big. The Pacifica was wider and longer than my 10 year old Routan. I live in DC and need to be able to park in a garage downtown. The wider longer minivan really limited the places I could park.

If I lived in the burbs -I would definitely had taken it for a test drive.

My 2014 Odyssey is a lemon - endless problems and thousands of dollars to fix transmission issues. We are selling and going to get a different make - I know people like Toyota Siennas, but are there others that you swear by/have gotten good reviews? Chrysler? Kia? Dodge? TIA