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Additional problems continued from attached below with Odyssey are:

- small gas tank.......(Windstar has 25 gal)
- Awkward overdrive select...you have to detent the shift lever and move
down..often missing the overdrive.....Other mfrs have a simple button to
push on end of shift lever.
- Uncomfortable arm rests on driver door and door top near
window........hard plastic........Other mfrs have softer cloth or soft
plastic covered foam.
- 500lbs heavier.....you can feel it when you drive vs other mfrs.
- Awkward radio controls....have to reach across to push scan.
- No scan control in radio controls on steering wheel......only channel
select.
- Gas cap, when unscrewed, is not attached to vehicle.
-Rear captains when folded down do not serve as table for rear bench seat.
- Shift lever hids console controls on right side especially when not in
overdrive (lower).
- No panel illumination brightness adjust.

Like to hear you thoughts.
Thanks



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Bought one after years of reading good reports in Consumers.
Own two Windstars now....test drove Dodge.

Cant say I didnt do my homework but after a few weeks of driving there a
couple things I like and dont like.

Like:
Exremely quite engine and ride.
Solid feel, handles very well.
rear seat recessed into floor.
Price seemed to be about same as Dodge Grand equivalent.

Dont Like
A/C is wimpy.....long time for air to get cold and cool down cab.
Not many inside amenities.....passenger controlled air etc.
Doors dont lock automatically when start driving.
No leather on steering wheel.
Turn ratio to large of steering wheel ....To much steering wheel turn for
radius
Parking Brake doesnt retract automatically when put in drive.
Side doors dont open if transmission no in park.
Seats not great....need more support on sides of legs..too too flat seat.
Center fold down table...would like console.
Cup holders in dash are not adjustable for large cups.
No data display:
No outside air temp measurement,
No mileage, No compass,
what is full auto vs auto on climate control?

Like to hear you thoughts.
What $ can I get for a Odyssey with 1200 miles on it?

Thanks

> Like to hear you thoughts.

yes. sounds like a complete POS to me. youd better trade it on a caravan.
btw... my friend has a 98 ram, babied from purchase... just cracked the
cylinder head. $1200. the jeep before that? cracked cast iron exhaust
manifold, tho we fixed that ourselves.

you couldnt pay me to drive a daimler chrysler.

"JASONST" <JASONST@AOL.COM> wrote in message
news:HI8Ft0.Anp@news.boeing.com...
> Additional problems continued from attached below with Odyssey are:
>
> - small gas tank.......(Windstar has 25 gal)
> - Awkward overdrive select...you have to detent the shift lever and move
> down..often missing the overdrive.....Other mfrs have a simple button to
> push on end of shift lever.
> - Uncomfortable arm rests on driver door and door top near
> window........hard plastic........Other mfrs have softer cloth or soft
> plastic covered foam.
> - 500lbs heavier.....you can feel it when you drive vs other mfrs.
> - Awkward radio controls....have to reach across to push scan.
> - No scan control in radio controls on steering wheel......only channel
> select.
> - Gas cap, when unscrewed, is not attached to vehicle.
> -Rear captains when folded down do not serve as table for rear bench seat.
> - Shift lever hids console controls on right side especially when not in
> overdrive (lower).
> - No panel illumination brightness adjust.
>
> Like to hear you thoughts.
> Thanks
>

Nothing's perfect. It's still a Honda.

Paul, happy with his '01 EX

-Column shifters in general are shitty. Sooner or later you gonna grab the
wrong one.

-I don't use door's armrest.

-Which equivalent sized minivan is 500 lb lighter? Why do you get the
impression that drive a heavy hunk of metal is like driving a sport car? Which
ads brainwashed you, perhaps Sport Utility Vehicle ads?

-Useless scan button.

-I hate attached gas cap. I like to spin the cap to close it. The string get
in the way.

-I hate that shifter.

-Due to Ford's defective product, we had a recall on that panel illumination.

You should dump it.

JASONST wrote:

> Additional problems continued from attached below with Odyssey are:
>
> - small gas tank.......(Windstar has 25 gal)
> - Awkward overdrive select...you have to detent the shift lever and move
> down..often missing the overdrive.....Other mfrs have a simple button to
> push on end of shift lever.
> - Uncomfortable arm rests on driver door and door top near
> window........hard plastic........Other mfrs have softer cloth or soft
> plastic covered foam.
> - 500lbs heavier.....you can feel it when you drive vs other mfrs.
> - Awkward radio controls....have to reach across to push scan.
> - No scan control in radio controls on steering wheel......only channel
> select.
> - Gas cap, when unscrewed, is not attached to vehicle.
> -Rear captains when folded down do not serve as table for rear bench seat.
> - Shift lever hids console controls on right side especially when not in
> overdrive (lower).
> - No panel illumination brightness adjust.
>
> Like to hear you thoughts.
> Thanks

I don't feel sorry for you one bit. It seems that most (if not all) of these
"problems" should've been evident when you test drove the vehicle BEFORE
purchasing it. It's not like it's a big mechanical failure that happened after
buying it. You should've noticed that the gas tank was smaller than the Ford
when you looked at the specs. You did test drive the Odyssey and read the spec
before purchasing it, didn't you?

Jase
2003 Accord EX-V6

You sound pretty stupid so I'd recommend trading immediately for a Windstar.
Don't lose the gas cap.

In article <HI8Ft0.Anp@news.boeing.com>, "JASONST" <JASONST@AOL.COM>
wrote:

> - No panel illumination brightness adjust.

Bzzzt. For a moment, I thought you were serious. Now I know you're
just another troll.

Frankly, the response to my post you made makes no sense at all.

"newservice" <jeff.t@bit-net.com> wrote in message
news:bfa0s4$5qn$1@news.chatlink.com...
> You sound pretty stupid so I'd recommend trading immediately for a
Windstar.
> Don't lose the gas cap.
>
>