We have a 2004 Ody with 24K miles. Here's what I think so far:

1 - Ride is pretty smooth, steering is a little on the heavy side, no
rattles.
2 - More road noise than the 1999 Grand Caravan that was replaced by the Ody
3 - Gas mileage not as good as the 3.8L Caravan that it replaced. Only
about 17 around town, 26 on the highway. But it's consistent with the
window sticker. Newer ones are supposed to be better on gas.
4 - The view out the back is not all that great. It's worth springing for
collision sensors in the bumper cover or an aftermarket rear camera kit.
5 - The fold-down third row seat takes a little muscle to move. Not for
your petite housewife.
6 - Location of rear power outlet could be better. Only useful to 3rd row
passengers or devices with long power cords. Needs outlets for 2nd row
passengers.
7 - I haven't had the notorious transmission problems (just Google Honda
transmission problems and read all of the rants), but it only has 24K onit.
I have a 2002 Acura TL, and the transmission was replaced and the warranty
extended to 7 years by Honda.
8 - Alarms for sliding doors are a bit of a nuisance if someone tries to
open a door with the tranny in any position other than Park
9 - The location of the spare tire (under the carpet between the first and
second row seats) won't make you happy if you're traveling with a loaded
van, but then again, one tucked under the back won't make you happy if you
have to change it in bad weather either...

"Ford Driver" <wingnut@invalid.net> wrote in message
news:12hoiafqdqte863@corp.supernews.com...
>I drive a 99 Ford Windstar mini-van and am looking to purchase a new or up
> to 2 years old mini-van. I get 17 mpg in town and 25 on the road in my
> Windstar. I would like to hear from Honda mini-van owners their likes, or
> dislikes, about Honda mini-vans. Any particular problem
> areas, such as the Windstar manifold problem (OBD-II P0171 and P0174
> codes)
> and intermittent ABS light, with Honda mini-vans?
>
> Thanks for your time and information.
>
>