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Old 02-09-2025, 04:15 PM   #1098
Street Pharmacist
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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates View Post
I had a Pacifica this past week as a rental and was really happy with it.

Smooth, spacious, logical layout of controls/buttons & great trunk space. We had 4 adults & 2 todlers using it for a week and everyone was comfortable.

I haven't tried a Sienna or Odyssey but get why minivan hype is back.
I own a Pacifica hybrid and we've had the van since 2019

Advantages:
-comfort can't be beat, kids get captains chairs and each have their own screen with a 110v outlet to plug a console in for the 10+ hour trips to Alberta.
-use almost no gas day to day, only using gas when driving more than 50km in a day
-lots of useable space

Disadvantages:
-not particularly powerful and you didn't really get the same instant torque as with EVs
-engine refresh mode means no matter what you're still going to burn some gas from time to time
-twice the drive trains to maintain and for something to go wrong in
-bespoke parts means expensive repairs if not warranty
-current models have outdated entertainment tech. Could use a refresh
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