bill odonnell

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February 9, 2006, on Toyota Sienna Review:
I have a 2004 Sienna AWD that I bought in a panic when my third child was born, and I realized that our small SUV would not accomodate 3 child seats. I'm a complete nerd, but I like to pretend that I'm cool by driving a cool car. But the Sienna is not cool, and my false cool facade (that no one else noticed except me, in any case) was completely shattered when I drove the Sienna. Which is every weekend, whenever the family goes anywhere. But I got over that eventually: the Sienna is a really nice car. It handles well, has a smooth ride and is very comfortable for the five of us. We can drive up to Maine on vacation, and there is plenty of room for all the kid stuff, and I can still see out the back window. We also haven't had a single problem with it, unlike the "cool" German cars my wife and I had until we got sick of taking them to the shop 6 times a year. OK, there was one problem: I ripped the driver's side rearview mirror off on a poll in parking garage. But Toyota replac...