ruadisneyfan2
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 20, 2006
I just traded in my Sienna after 13 great years with it. I bought it new in 2006 and it really didn't need much besides regular maintenance (tires, brakes, battery, etc.) One thing that kind of ticked me off though is that the cable snapped that moves the power side door. Once it was hanging out, I could easily see the metal was not much thicker than fishing line. Pathetic. Also Toyota gave me a price of something like $2200+tax to replace the cable. They said they had to remove the 2nd & 3rd row seats, pull of the floor, it was such a huge job, blah, blah blah. Ridiculous, no way. I ended up paying $400 to just have the motor disconnected and be able to use it as a manual door.I liked the Traverse, I really considered it in my top choices between Traverse, Pilot, Acadia, Highlander, Odyssey, and Sienna. I previously had an Acadia. Way to go on paying off car early! I got mine maybe around the same time Oct 2018 with 4 year loan at 1.9%.
Much later, maybe a year or more, I watched a youtube video showing how to DIY. The guy never removed seats or went under the floor. It was all done by removing the inside door panels. Yes it was a bit complicated but no way was it worth $2200.
Also, the 3rd row folding into the floor feature broke on the one side. It's a split seat so I could still fold down part of it but the other side wouldn't budge. Toyota said it would not give an estimate because they'd have to troubleshoot at the rate of BendMeOver/hour and then once they know what's wrong, it would be in addition to the troubleshooting cost. Sigh, never mind. I probably sound bitter but really I loved the car itself. Maybe it's just my Toyota dealer that left a slightly bitter taste.
It could hold the 4 of us plus kid's friends, extended family, bikes, tons of luggage, beach chairs, etc. No regrets. I would have kept it longer but it didn't have AWD and really wanted something more able to handle snow since we are required to show up at work regardless of the weather. The AC & heat system kicked a$$ and no problems with the engine at all.
eta: ooops! I misread your post and thought you were still shopping for a vehicle. I really need to read more carefully.