Re: Toyota Sienna vs. Honda Odyssey for windsurfing van?

From: Ken Poulton (poulton@zonker.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com)
Date: Fri Oct 05 2001 - 10:52:21 PDT


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From: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>
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Subject: Re: Toyota Sienna vs. Honda Odyssey for windsurfing van?
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> JR/Rick -- is the Privia wide enough? If so it seems that the Sienna is the
> same width and just a bit shorter -- no? I think my two board should fit up
> the center (8-6 and 9-2), sails on left and sleeping room on the run if I
> take the rear chairs out? -- Rick, you mentioned that the Sienna wasn't long
> enough -- for what length board? thanks! mark.
>
> Ken -- you drive a Previa -- have you compared it to a Sienna?

The Sienna puts its engine in front of the driver instead of under the
driver as in the Previa. This leaves 12-18 inches less interior space
in the Sienna, and makes it a much less capable windsurf vehicle.

It's a tragedy in car design. The Previa was a truly innovative design
that greatly increased the capacity of a minivan. But it looks "different"
so it never sold well. The Sienna is just another damn Dodge Caravan
design, albeit built with Toyota quality. And worst of all, there is no
all-wheel-drive for the Sienna.

Ken "can't find a replacement for my '91 Previa" Poulton
poulton@labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com

"We had to eat bark off the trees and stare into the sun until our eyeballs
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