I have a 2006 Toyota Sienna for the next 6 months. AMA!

"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
10/26/2015 at 22:19 • Filed to: None

No, seriously. AMA.

DISCUSSION (57)

FromCanadaWithLove > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:21

Metric or Imperial?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:21

You have 24 hours to live and no dollar to your name, what do you do?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > FromCanadaWithLove
10/26/2015 at 22:23

Metric.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
10/26/2015 at 22:23

Grab the keys and go for a drive.

not for canada - australian in disguise > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:24

Why is a pickle called a pickle when there are other pickled foods?

How many Raphael Orloves can fit in it? (Dead or alive)

If a Toyota minivan falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a noise?

Is sand called sand because it’s inbetween the land and the sea?

whoarder is tellurium > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:28

What is your favorite color and why is it beige?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > not for canada - australian in disguise
10/26/2015 at 22:29

Because it’s pickled and is shaped like a dick-le.

9 alive, dead depends on how the dismemberment process occurs.

Indeed it does. Like a cross between Tourettes Guy, a crying baby, and a wet fart.

Absolutely.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > whoarder is tellurium
10/26/2015 at 22:30

My favourite color is beige because cops ignore beige cars. (JK, its red.)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:31

How many dead hookers have you tried to fit in the back?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/26/2015 at 22:32

In Canada, we use aboriginal women, mainly because the government doesn’t open probes to see why they’re missing (I’m going to hell for this.)

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:33

How much do you wish it was the 2007 version so you could have the 266-hp 3.5L instead of the 215-hp 3.3L?

Nibby > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:34

HOW MANY CORPSES CAN YOU PERFORM NECROPHILIA ON INSIDE THAT THING?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 22:34

Too many to count.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PotbellyJoe and 42 others
10/26/2015 at 22:35

Not that much. The 3.5 is only 0.3 of a second faster to 60 than the 3.3.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:38

I found the 30-50 was significantly quicker in the real world (I used to sell these things and still love them.)

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PotbellyJoe and 42 others
10/26/2015 at 22:39

215 is more than adequate. The 3.3 drives like a big Toyota Echo, although that’s probably because the bushings are shot.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:40

An ultra-high-trim minivan or executive sedan equivalent?

Are you old enough and married to the point where you think as weird as a van is, that it’s the best for people with more than one child?

Do you think I should do my essay tonight or tomorrow? I have a test at 9:30AM and my essay is due at 3:30PM.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:43

I think everyone here is going to hell.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
10/26/2015 at 22:43

High trim minivan. Have you seen a loaded 2015 Sedona? Shit’s dope, yo.

I’m 16, so yes, I am old enough to say that minivans are the best kid-haulers around.

Tomorrow. You need to study.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/26/2015 at 22:45

That’s true, although it would be funny if only Westboro Baptist Church members and Jezebel commemters went to hell.

Nibby > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:45

When the funerals never end...

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Nibby
10/26/2015 at 22:46

...And your dick’s stuck in the dead, carry on.

XJDano > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:46

Do you miss the Pontiac?

Too soon?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:47

Jezebel commenters are vicious.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > XJDano
10/26/2015 at 22:47

You mean the Oldsmobile? A bit, but everyone misses their first car. Don’t worry. My life motto is “it’s never too soon”

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/26/2015 at 22:49

I’d donate my right testicle to rid the world of feminazis.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:50

Haha, I wasn’t saying it wasn’t. In fact the biggest push for Toyota in getting the 3.5 into everything was with the sludge issues (not that the 3.3 was bad for them, just the image of “It’s a whole new engine!”)

7.8 to 60 is nothing to sneeze at. My parents have the 3.3L in their Solara, it’s a strong, but decently quiet mill.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PotbellyJoe and 42 others
10/26/2015 at 22:51

Did the 3.3 sludge often?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:52

it’s not that, it’s just that a lot of them are assholes.

Nibby > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:56

Good ol’ rigor mortis

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 22:59

Hard to say, Toyota was pretty secretive about the real numbers. It was often significant neglect that was the issue, but the oil lines are wider in the 3.5L than the 3.3 for that reason.

I know people with 260k+ miles on 3.3L and are not good about maintaining the car.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/26/2015 at 23:09

That too.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PotbellyJoe and 42 others
10/26/2015 at 23:10

If the oil is changed regularly, it should be fine, right? Now, to see if changing the fluid will fix the slipping transmission.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 23:18

There’s a TSB for the 5-speed, sharpens up the shifting, ask about it.

And yeah, changing the oil and proper care means you should have little to worry about. Also for the people that did have the sludge issues, Toyota addressed it, at least for our customers. I wouldn’t be concerned.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 23:22

DESERT SAND MICA!?!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
10/26/2015 at 23:24

In all of its glory.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PotbellyJoe and 42 others
10/26/2015 at 23:25

It’s more that you can sense the clutches slipping off the line when you smoothly tip into it. I’ll try changing the fluid and going synthetic.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 23:37

Did you find the Trac Off button yet? Toyota did their best to hide it from the consumer.

Round headlight enthusiast > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 23:42

Do you enjoy having zero steering feel or weighting? Have you tried to neutral drop it only to realize that Toyota accounted for people like you doing mischievous things?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Round headlight enthusiast
10/26/2015 at 23:43

The steering has more feel and is better weighted than the steering of a 2013 Sonata, so that’s a plus. As for neutral drops, I don’t want to ruin the transmission.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/26/2015 at 23:49

I’m pretty sure Canadian LE models with the 3.3 didn’t have traction control, only TPMS.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 23:51

bend over and look under the dash underneath the ignition.

Round headlight enthusiast > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/26/2015 at 23:56

You can’t. The transmission programming will not let you do a neutral drop. Probably saved teenage me’s rear end too

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/27/2015 at 00:07

There’s nothing but a blanked out switch there. I also checked toyotanation. No VSC for Canadian 06 models.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Round headlight enthusiast
10/27/2015 at 00:08

I won’t even try doing a neutral drop. The transmission needs new fluid badly.

Amoore100 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/27/2015 at 00:20

Sedona? In Japan, high level execs get things like Elgrands and Vellfires that have S-Class worthy rear seats but with more leg and head room, not to mention they wear names that are much more interesting than any German sedan...

Kinja'd!!!

Elgrand^

Kinja'd!!!

Vellfire^

Anyways, minivan is always best kid hauler. I’d like to see you try and get eight people into a Highlander with room to spare with cupholders and sunvisors for everyone, not to mention returning around 18-20 mpg.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/27/2015 at 00:42

Kinja'd!!!

XJDano > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/27/2015 at 07:59

Yeah, I should have made my first car last longer then dogging it out. Not that I miss it, I just wasn't a good steward of keeping what I had.

CaptDale - is secretly British > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/27/2015 at 12:06

WHY?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/27/2015 at 16:18

Because my landlord wasn’t using it so she said I could use it until March.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > XJDano
10/27/2015 at 16:19

I didn’t have much to begin with.

CaptDale - is secretly British > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/27/2015 at 16:42

But why?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/27/2015 at 17:56

I dunno? But any car is better than no car. That being said, I just took off the moulded splash guards and found pitting metal behind them. Time to break out the naval jelly and the touch-up paint.

CaptDale - is secretly British > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/27/2015 at 20:01

Ah I suppose that is true...

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/27/2015 at 20:17

Yeah. But honestly, I love the thing. It’s just so practical.

CaptDale - is secretly British > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/27/2015 at 20:28

Kinja'd!!!

Sorry I had to

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/27/2015 at 20:31

No problem.