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Steve, Host
the quest and sienna are so close but these things stand out
split 3rd row seat in sienna
quest has killer style
quest has to remove the head rests and put them in a bag (yech!!!) sienna clean and neat.
quest cloth interior looks cheap but i'm going for the leather--???non issue????
quest rouge and silver is way cool
quest dual dvd screens (you could probably do this 3rd party)
quest those skylights are way cool
sienna has power windows in the slide doors
quest has far reach for the cd changer
sienna may be more expensive.
sienna has more appealing features hid, rear camera front and rear parking sensors.
waiting for info about the redesigned ody and Consumer reports or other respected mags comparo
we have to drive both in as close a trim line as we will be purchasing as posssible. hard to do with the quest right now, i'm not purchasing till march 04 so can parkbench quarterbacking till then.
basically i rate the sienna as my first pick till i can do the above. It is also a toyota which tends to have higher quality acroass the board than others, ody had noise and sliding dooor problems.
"quest has to remove the head rests and put them in a bag (yech!!!) sienna clean and neat"
quest uses NHTSA approved head restraints, as does odyssey. siena's "in-seat" headrests are not approved, but are allowed.
"sienna has power windows in the slide doors"
the doors are smaller, with 6" less space when fully opened. the longer doors in the quest mean that the windows are too long to operate in any fashion. you give a little, you get a little, etc...
You have a copy of that book too, right?
:-)
Steve, Host
We want the S model as we don't want power doors. Going to get the S upgrade package as well. With the rear sonar my wife might actually try to parallel park sometime!
Does anyone know, can we get the roof rack as a dealer installed option? It is not available as a factory option. The dealer we're talking too doesn't know, says it is too new. Would like the SE-stype roof rack with the cross bars.
As much luxury as they pile into these vans they are still primarily people and stuff haulers. Doesn't make sense not to have a roof rack.
The old sliders are lightweight and don't need no stinking power (I think that's a direct quote from the '99 book <g>).
A big deal was made over the old track system and the 42 (?) different, if not flat, seat arrangements you could come up with. That's actually been pretty handy for us.
Got lemons, make lemonade.
Jimincalif, it's probably too soon for Yak or Thule to have come up with clips for their systems yet, but you may want to look at their aftermarket racks. Check Roof/Bike Racks and Cargo Carriers (OEM, Thule, Yakima) for links.
Steve, Host
another point on these: have you tried to raise the head rests in the siena to operable height? you cant see out the back window if you raise them.
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Most head restraints move up and down. Better ones adjust fore and aft. The safest ones are dynamic - they automatically adjust when you get rear-ended. Which type does the new Quest have?
Steve, Host
those of you considering the siena...sit in the 3rd row, and put the headrest up to where you are comfortable. then sit in the drivers seat and look in the rear-view. it will blow you away how little you can see.
Steve, Host
Steve, Host
Then in '99, the year Nissan made the Quest/Villager a bit bigger and added the second slider, the hp was upped a bit. Still the same basic engine though. The engine and tranny were shipped to Ohio for assembly from Japan, although I heard reports that the drivetrains were later made in the States.
You're just making this stuff up as you go along, right? :-)
Steve, Host
raul4...the metal ignition is by design. ever notice that imports use a metal ignition and domestics "finish" it? the previous generation explorers were the worst. the plastic "finishing" piece would get loose, and be difficult to start, since the base metal ignition was underneath. also, why would you want plastic over it just to get scratched up by your key???
i cant comment about the grill, because i haven't taken a hose to one yet, but none of my 5 quest buyers have complained to date.
The car drives like a dream as I've stated earlier. I hope Nissan works out the kinks in the product, i.e. the cheapy interior and rear view mirror, because it's a nice minivan.
Regarding rear view mirror and DVD blocking view - I'm 6'2" and very tall from the tail end to the eyes - anybody tall drive one?
Will need to buy on a moments notice once my 1995 Ford Windstar lays out a transmission on the highway - not worth fixing anymore at 120,000 miles.
steve
The crash test scores went down in '99 when the Quest was remodeled. One theory is that adding the second slider messed up the structural integrity. Nissan compensated in subsequent years and got back up to 5 stars in '01 for the front test (by adding seat belt pretensioners, among other things).
Hopefully the engineers learned from the last debacle and paid special attention to passenger safety with the new Quest, although achieving structural strength in a roof with all those holes in it may be a trick.
Steve, Host
I was thinking of the NHTSA scores - 3 and 4 stars for the '00 model - can't find '99 results this am.
NHTSA Vans scores
IIHS ratings
Steve, Host
The steering was quick and accurate, yet light.
I am certainly going to consider it. My old Volvo is threatening to give up the ghost, and I may have to make a decision sooner than later.
And before the new Honda van comes out and the Sienna and Quest get discounted. Hurry on down!
lol
Here's a new car checklist you may want to look at. It was written with the Odyssey in mind but pretty much works for most cars.
Keep us posted,
Steve, Host
Windstars don't die easy...you might not get above .500 any time soon.
Chillin'