After six faithful years of service our 1998 Honda Odyssey bit the dust. The problems, we were told, would cost about $4,000 to repair and because of age and other issues the car wasn't worth that much anymore.
So we traded it in on a 2007 Hyundai Entourage. The business department of the car dealership had listed this car at a good price to draw in customers and figured they would want a different color and they would give them the regular price for that change. That worked for them for a few people but we thought the red color was O.K. and didn't warrant the $8,000 difference in price.
Some of the interesting features include 4 captains chairs and the third row seats divide so that one- third can be laid down while two-thirds stay up or vice-a- vers. The car has temperature control so that you can pick an exact temperature, like 72 degrees, for each of the driver and passenger front seat separately, as well as for the back area separately. The doors are electronic and open for you at the push of a button.
A little compass reads out the direction of the car; and miles per gallon of gas is instantly and continuously computed and averaged. The dashboard shows a car picture that each tire can light up on if the tire pressure in that one is low. There is a conversation mirror in addition to the regular mirror so that front row people can see those in the back. There is a sunglasses holder built it on the top of the driver side. There is a CD player and radio with extra controls for the volume on the steering wheel.
The gear shift looks like a standard although it is automatic. The 1,2,3 drives are shifted to the side, while regular ones are straight up and down. There are 11 cup holders in the car with four in a fold down tray between the two front seats. All three rows of windows can be opened and controled by the driver. The computer display of the miles per gallon can also show miles per trip and outside temperature.
The car has a V-6 engine while our Honda was a 4 cylinder. There are at least three twelve volt power outlets (cigarette lighters) for plugging things like little DVD players into. The car has less than 30,000 miles on it. The lights in the car operate automatically so that they are on when it is dark and go off by themselves. I'm sure there are a number of gadgets that we have not discovered yet.
Your Daddy says it is so beautiful. I think he really likes it. I hope it lasts many years as cars are expensive these days.
3 comments:
That is gorgeous!! Is the red a problem just because they get pulled over more often? It seems the fact it is a mini-van ought to cancel out the color. It is pretty. Congrats on the new baby! :) I am jealous!
We have the exact car, except ours is gold. I love it too! We bought ours in UT when we were visiting this summer, our '99 suburban wasn't going to get us back to CA. Congrats on the new car, they are fun to drive!!!
-Emily :)
I like the red color too. Sounds like a really neat car. I think that tire pressure alert sounds really nice. Wish I had one of those. My tires always look underinflated to me. Good luck with the new car.
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