It took me many, many years before deciding to buy a minivan. I have a
sedan,
an SUV and will add a minivan to the fleet.

I test drove the 2004 Sienna and the 2003 Odyssey. While the Sienna does
have many nice features, they are basically catch-up to the Odyssey but
demand
a premium. In the current economic situation, I am looking for good deals
and
the Odyssey clearly has the advantage.

As for RWD, can someone really explain what are the advantages of RWD over
FWD. I just can't see how RWD can manage snow and ice.

"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "DTT" <dtmstran@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:697a20b8.0308041041.247bc99@posting.google.co m...
> > Someone heard from the dealership that it will have a 3.8L to keep up
> > with the Quest and Sienna. Make lot of sense, otherwise, Honda will
> > have to drop price to compete. Is it true?
>
> With the redesigned Sienna, Quest and Ford products on the market in 2004
I
> think Honda is going to see a big drop in Odyssey sales. When the new
> Odyssey came out it put a real dent in Sienna. Now the Sienna has topped
> Odyssey in most ways and will take that bite back.
>
> Honda's home market sales in Japan are off big time this year because they
> are not keeping pace with the competition. I suspect we may see the same
in
> North America in 2003 or 2004 because Honda always lags in giving the
market
> what it wants. Pilot was 5 years late compared to Toyota. Still no Honda
> RWD vehicles or pickup trucks. How can Honda afford to leave the largest
> segment of the No. American market (pickup trucks) to everyone else?
>
> John
>
>