The 2008 Honda Odyssey is probably the best looking minivan

"Alex B" (alexb420) 05/06/2014 at 20:11 • Filed to: None

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I am a bit bias because my family has one, but still, if you look at the 2008 Toyota Sienna it looks like a bloated bubbly mess.

The 2008 Honda Odyssey still looks modern. It has aged well. I personally think it is the best looking minivan to date.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:14

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Nibby > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:15

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Alex B > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/06/2014 at 20:17

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Was that a production model?

Manuél Ferrari > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:17

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I think it's cause it actually looks like a van. I like it.

Crest > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:17

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Probably but not. Nissan NV sumn…….i'll find the pictures later

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:18

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Sadly, not. Just a damn good looking Windstar.

Alex B > Nibby 05/06/2014 at 20:19

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I somewhat agree, but it looks like it's trying to hard. The most radical SE Toyota me thinks! I wonder if it is as groudned to the ground as the Camry SE...

jkm7680 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/06/2014 at 20:20

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All I remember is how shitty those were. Even the taxi companies couldn't keep them for more than a year.

Alex B > Manuél Ferrari 05/06/2014 at 20:20

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Yes. It knew it was a van and it wasn't trying to hide that! It just works.

Alex B > jkm7680 05/06/2014 at 20:21

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YES! That is why you NEVER see ford minivans around. I despised ford vans, although I dig the new Transit Connect thing.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:23

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My dad owned two 90's Windstars and dd's a 2004 Freestar.

Ford really cheeped out on parts.

Manuél Ferrari > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:23

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Everything looks better when it's honest.

Designers should make vans look like the best vans possible, not like they're an SUV or something.

Coupes should look like coupes.

Sedans should be the best sedans possible and not try to look like coupes. Even though I do like how some of these new 4 door "coupes" look I would still take an M5 over an M6 GC.

Honesty in materials and honesty in design is a good thing.

jkm7680 > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:23

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I knew somebody who drove one. Everything got fucky real fast. The sliding door breaking was just the beginning. I do remember that in the mid 2000's all of the local taxi companies started picking them up. A year later, they were all gone and in the scrap yard.

Alex B > jkm7680 05/06/2014 at 20:26

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Haha, yeah. I don't like to think about old ford vans...

Alex B > Manuél Ferrari 05/06/2014 at 20:26

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Yes. I agree.

jkm7680 > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:27

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I hear that the Aerostar was a good van though. I still see quite a few of those driving around.

Alex B > jkm7680 05/06/2014 at 20:31

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I almost never see those. Maybe once ever 3 months.

Your boy, BJR > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:36

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Woah there yung'in. Back in my day, vans didn't have these here fancy "doors on both sides" or "roll down rear windows" or even "television sets" No-sir-ee. TYhe best we could hope for was some decorative fake wood paneling.

Alex B > Your boy, BJR 05/06/2014 at 20:40

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I had to ride in one of these once. Never again will I bee seen in one. Terrible cars. Although, the green house was quite large. When I went in the Odysseys third row I felt like I was in a prison! And our Odyssey doesn't have TV or navigation. Honda's nav rig is really awful looked dated from the factory. We just got iPads and a Verizon mifi for entertainment, and our iPhones for navi!

RotaryLover > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:41

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I never saw that model...wth.

Your boy, BJR > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:41

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You got the what now? What did ya call me?

Alex B > Your boy, BJR 05/06/2014 at 20:42

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Your boy, BJR > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:46

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Got-dang kids! What with yer peanut allergies and artificial inseminations and such!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:50

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BAM!!

If only you could photoshop real life

Alex B > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 05/06/2014 at 20:52

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The acura obviously looks the best. When the new Odyssey came out I thought it would fit right in as an Acura. Maybe Acura could make it AWD, give it the 3.7L V6 and call it a day.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 20:55

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When they first came out my mom thought that they were a accord wagon (lol). In my mind they have very acura-esque styling, I'm surprised that acura didnt pick up the platform, they picked up the crosstour. The odyssey would have been infinitely better than the crosstour as an acura

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > jkm7680 05/06/2014 at 21:10

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The sad thing is the previous generation aerostar was a great van. RWD and manual option. My dad had a red one growing up with a 5 speed and no AC.

jkm7680 > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 05/06/2014 at 21:41

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Yeah, I still see those around from time to time. Good, functional vans those.

AMC/Renauledge > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 21:42

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The 2008 isn't even the best-looking Odyssey much less minivan as a whole. That honor goes to the Renault Espace Phase 3.

wtrmlnjuc > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 22:42

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wtrmlnjuc > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 05/06/2014 at 22:44

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I don't ever see these ever happening (because luxury brands) but I still like their Asian "counterparts" better. (Alphard, Stepwgn (not luxury), gotta find that Nissan one.)

Burrito de EJ25 > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 23:00

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You posers need to GTFO.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Alex B 05/06/2014 at 23:46

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You wanna see something that doesn't age? Look at the later Safari and Astro vans. Kinda hard for a box to look old.

Plus it's rear wheel drive. Can your Odyssey do donuts? Didn't think so.

But I might be a little biased.

m2m, apex detective > Alex B 05/07/2014 at 01:07

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Nah, man. You're not even trying, are you?

Alex B > m2m, apex detective 05/07/2014 at 07:39

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I live in America, so a lot of Europe only cars I don't know about. =P

Alex B > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/07/2014 at 07:40

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I rarely see those anymore.

Alex B > AMC/Renauledge 05/07/2014 at 07:41

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That does look quite good.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Alex B 05/07/2014 at 08:22

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Really? I still see them all over the place. Most are being used as cargo vans, but I still see some passenger versions. And about 90% of the passenger ones are those fancy conversion vans with the TVs and stuff.

Alex B > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/07/2014 at 08:25

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I live in a wealthy area, no one really even drives stuff this old. Most of the fancy conversion vans I see are based on Mercedes-Benz Sprinters.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Alex B 05/07/2014 at 08:48

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That's true. I'm in a middle to lower middle class area, so GM and Ford conversion vans of varying ages are more common. It's funny that you mention old, because there's some of these running around from as new as 2006!

Alex B > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/07/2014 at 08:55

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I never thought they were that were that recent!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Alex B 05/07/2014 at 09:04

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They killed them off the same time they killed the GMT800 trucks I think. So around 2006 or 2007. I bet there were still some on dealer lots as late as 2008.

Alex B > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/07/2014 at 09:08

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The internets tell me they were killed off in 2005.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Alex B 05/07/2014 at 09:10

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The internets tell the truth, I'm getting years mixed up. I'm still saying there were some on lots as late as '08. They were so hilariously outdated by '05 that no one was buying them.

There's still "new" 2011 Saabs for sale last I checked on Autotrader. And those were good cars.

Alex B > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/07/2014 at 09:13

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Saabs are great.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Alex B 05/07/2014 at 09:16

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You can't not like Saabs. They're just so quirky. And the last 9-5 was beautiful.

Alex B > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/07/2014 at 09:22

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Yes. I saw one at the end of last month. Love them. If saab were still in business we might have one in our garage right now. My grandparents had a 9-3 SE like this

m2m, apex detective > Alex B 05/07/2014 at 10:19

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That's a bummer regarding S-Max et al ... but then you get a lot of displacementtastic hoonmobiles. ;)

The S-Max was a van with a proper chassis and optionally the 2.5T five-pot out of the previous Focus ST.