Wife totalled our 4 runner last week, looking for a new car

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She is ok, a little sore. Guy cut her off on the thru way and she did a 180, hit a barrier. We made out pretty good, had the vehicle paid off a long time ago. I fucking hate the car buying experience, so I tend to take it out on the dealers (I will drive them nuts) We are looking into a Toyota Sienna. Anyone have one?
 

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Why not buy American? They are basically giving away Jeeps that are similar to yours.
 

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Purchased a 4WD Honda Ridgeline last month and it has met all my expectations and more.

17-21 MPG

The confort of the ride is tremendous for a truck/Suv vehicle

Tremendous cabin space and the short truck bed handles most anything a regular city dweller would ever need. The very spacious lockable trunk/cooler under the bed of the truck is a tremendous option.

Being a Honda, it holds terriffic resale value and is high on quality.

The 2006 version was voted the truck of the year by many leading consumer agencies, as well as some very popular car and truck magazines.


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Glad to hear Mrs #1C is good and I'm guessing the GiantForehead was properly strapped into the child carseat.

As for the new vehicle, I would - in my continued quest to be Just Like Fishhead - do whatever he did.
 

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Hope wifey is fine.
One word man, Jeep.
Mine lasted 1/4 million miles before I had to lay her to rest after a traffic accident, if not, it would have gotten 400,000.
 

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Jeep IMO is one of the poorest decisions there is. You have been lucky to get a good one. My bud owns several shops and has always told me to stay away.

He is American biased but I have had 7 Toy. in the last 10 years with nothing wrong with them. In fact, sold an 89 Camry to a friend with 90k and he is still driving it with 200k.

Many incentives out there.
 

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Thanks for the feedback from everyone. Wife is fine. She was coming home from work on the 33 (Billsfan and Harry should know of that stretch of highway) no kids on board. Will look at a Ridgeline, not sure it will meet our expectations for seating capacity; we need a 3rd row of seats. I may also look into the Honda Odyssey, although they are in general, at the same price range as the Sienna and I prefer the Sienna. I did toss around the idea of another SUV, but I fully expect gas prices to rise ahain above the 3 dollar mark so minnivan was the clear choice.
 

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Why not buy American? They are basically giving away Jeeps that are similar to yours.

It is american: "The Toyota Sienna is a family minivan currently manufactured in the United States by the Japanese automaker Toyota for the North American market only, and shares its platform with the Toyota Camry."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Sienna

You would be crazy to be any dodge/chrysler/jeep product - stick with honda/toyata and you will come out ahead in the long run even though they will cost more.
 

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Thanks for the feedback from everyone. Wife is fine. She was coming home from work on the 33 (Billsfan and Harry should know of that stretch of highway) no kids on board. Will look at a Ridgeline, not sure it will meet our expectations for seating capacity; we need a 3rd row of seats. I may also look into the Honda Odyssey, although they are in general, at the same price range as the Sienna and I prefer the Sienna. I did toss around the idea of another SUV, but I fully expect gas prices to rise ahain above the 3 dollar mark so minnivan was the clear choice.

Glad wife is fine cheater and I know that stretch of highway well and I don't like driving on it.
 

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Glad wife is fine cheater and I know that stretch of highway well and I don't like driving on it.

Harry, is spring gonna come or what? Today was a teaze, the wind sucked, but the sunshine was welcome.
 

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If you're thinking about getting another SR5 (4runner, Tundra, Tacoma) be careful with the ones made after '05. I have an '05 Tacoma. The guys at Toyota said they changed the structure and there were many complaints with model years after '05.
 

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Own a 2007 Rav 4 and love it. We have a rare version with a 3rd row seat that folds down. The 3rd row only works for small kids.

We only have 2 kids so we rarely use it. But its good to have in case we are toting others around and what not.

Its only a 4 Cylinder. But it has decent power and gets 28mpg on the hwy if you treat her right.

Perfect vehicle for a family of 4.
 

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Bought a van in 2006. It was between the Sienna and Honda Odyssey. We test drove both and ended up buying the Odyssey. You can't go wrong with either choice.
 

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Glad to hear that your wife is ok....I do not like driving on that stretch one bit, especially in snowy conditions.....Good luck with the car shopping adventure!
 

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Why?
Because she got cut off on the highway?

Another rock solid contribution dude.
Rock solid indeed.
 

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Fishheads suggestion of a Ridgeline makes good sense. I think the resale value on those is phenomenal.
 

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IMO, Toyotas are great automobiles. But why not look at the Toyota Highlander Hybrid? Both roomy and great gas mileage
 

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cheater, glad to hear the wife is okay.

Still planning on starting up the personal chef biz sometime in the future? May want to get something with some good cargo room!

Some people hate on the Honda Element but the new ones look much nicer than the older ones, and they are super practical and affordable. Options for rubber padded floors in the cargo area which work great for caterers.
 

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