[Damocles]

How do you like the Sienna? Is it worth the extra money upfront?

[TontoKowalski]

Ours is a 98, and we love it. To be honest, I wanted an SUV, but it was to be HER primary vehicle, and she wanted the van.

Anyway, she did a ton of research...Consumer Reports, etc., and the Sienna came out as tops in safety, reliability, and so on...

I figured it would be out of our range (by the way, when did basic family transportation get up in the 30-40K area?), but it turned out to be right in the middle of the spectrum as far as price. Maybe a little less than the middle.

That made the choice easy. We haven't regretted our purchase. Again, all this is based on research and options in 98. Were I to go out tomorrow and buy a new van, I'd do the research all over.

[Aquinasfan]

How do you like the Sienna? Is it worth the extra money upfront?

We haven't had any problems with ours. But since you can get a 2-3 year old non-Toyota/Honda for $10k less, is it worth it? Probably not, unless you really hate going in for repairs. I really hate going in for repairs. So does my wife.

Maybe it would be worth getting a 2-3 year old Sienna or Odyssey.

[oust the louse]

Can't go wrong with a Toyota.Excellent product.Meant to be driven for 100dreds of thousands of miles.I'm sold on them.Go to Edmunds.com and look at the chat rooms going on regarding Sienna's.