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Hi All:
Does anyone know when the 2005 Honda odyssey will be available? Besides,
how much it would be? I am really interested in this new model. But looks
like no news about it.

Thanks

The Odyssey is clearly due for a model change. The 2004 edition is the sixth
year of production for that model. Anyone that's owned Honda's for as long
as I have will know that in years past, they religiously revised model
styles every four years.
-chris

"wingbay" <wingbay@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Hi All:
> Does anyone know when the 2005 Honda odyssey will be available?
Besides,
> how much it would be? I am really interested in this new model. But looks
> like no news about it.
>
> Thanks
>
>

If you check Honda's website, I mean the japan one. You see the new odyssey
is available. But not for NA. I think the new Odyssey will be availble in
NA around October 04.
"wingbay" <wingbay@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:5XUZb.97996$uV3.570951@attbi_s51...
> Hi All:
> Does anyone know when the 2005 Honda odyssey will be available?
Besides,
> how much it would be? I am really interested in this new model. But looks
> like no news about it.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Jacky Lau wrote:
> If you check Honda's website, I mean the japan one. You see the new odyssey
> is available. But not for NA. I think the new Odyssey will be availble in
> NA around October 04.
> "wingbay" <wingbay@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:5XUZb.97996$uV3.570951@attbi_s51...
>
>>Hi All:
>> Does anyone know when the 2005 Honda odyssey will be available?
>
> Besides,
>
>>how much it would be? I am really interested in this new model. But looks
>>like no news about it.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>
>
>


http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/odyssey/

For those who can't navigate in Japanese

In article <p8a_b.2072$253.168862@news20.bellglobal.com>,
"Jacky Lau" <jackylau76@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> If you check Honda's website, I mean the japan one. You see the new odyssey
> is available. But not for NA. I think the new Odyssey will be availble in
> NA around October 04.

If you check Honda's Japan web site, you'll see that THEIR new Odyssey
is available. It's essentially our OLD Odyssey, with updates. It's
still the tall Accord wagon with swing-out rear doors, etc.

What Japan calls the Odyssey, isn't sold here in North America.

What we call the Odyssey is sold in Japan as the Lagreat. If you find
the Japanese web site with mentions of the 05 Lagreat, that would be
what you're looking for.

But if you see something now with Odyssey, that's a product NA will
never see.

In article <c1bc0o$1g8n2e$1@ID-132998.news.uni-berlin.de>,
Franz Bestuchev <fbestuchev@hotmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/odyssey/
>
> For those who can't navigate in Japanese

Has absolutely nothing to do with our Odyssey. Our Odyssey is called
Lagreat over in Japan.

In article <Kk3_b.588929$X%5.191901@pd7tw2no>,
"Chris" <whosechris@yahoo.ca> wrote:

> Anyone that's owned Honda's for as long
> as I have will know that in years past, they religiously revised model
> styles every four years.

And a few years ago, changed that to a 5 year cycle. The 98 Accord went
until 03, and the 96 Civic went until 01 before revisions and platform
change.

Always look to the Accord and Civic. Those are the bread and butter
cars that establish baseline platforms: Civic for cheaper and smaller,
and Accord for bigger and more expensive.

So the new Civic comes, and shortly thereafter comes the new CRV--based
on the Civic platform. Likewise the new Accord came in 03, and shortly
thereafter come the other vehicles based on the same platform: Odyssey,
Pilot, MDX, TL, etc.

Honda makes the most of just a couple basic platforms. Smart engineers,
they are.

The roof line looks to be lower. Has the headroom for any
of the seats been reduced?
Dick





>
> http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/odyssey/
>
> For those who can't navigate in Japanese

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <c1bc0o$1g8n2e$1@ID-132998.news.uni-berlin.de>,
> Franz Bestuchev <fbestuchev@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/odyssey/
>>
>>For those who can't navigate in Japanese
>
>
> Has absolutely nothing to do with our Odyssey. Our Odyssey is called
> Lagreat over in Japan.
>

Didn't know that

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/lagreat/

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/lagreat/

Steve

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-C74974.18053722022004@news.usenetserver.com...
> In article <p8a_b.2072$253.168862@news20.bellglobal.com>,
> "Jacky Lau" <jackylau76@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> > If you check Honda's website, I mean the japan one. You see the new
odyssey
> > is available. But not for NA. I think the new Odyssey will be availble
in
> > NA around October 04.
>
> If you check Honda's Japan web site, you'll see that THEIR new Odyssey
> is available. It's essentially our OLD Odyssey, with updates. It's
> still the tall Accord wagon with swing-out rear doors, etc.
>
> What Japan calls the Odyssey, isn't sold here in North America.
>
> What we call the Odyssey is sold in Japan as the Lagreat. If you find
> the Japanese web site with mentions of the 05 Lagreat, that would be
> what you're looking for.
>
> But if you see something now with Odyssey, that's a product NA will
> never see.
>