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Originally Posted by stillsearching
As great as the mileage on Odyssey's and such are, I don't think i'd want one. EXPENSIVE to buy, EXPENSIVE to fix, and most of them require premium gas. Ever price the cost of a replacement 6 speed transmission? A rash of transmission issues affected the accords in mid 2000's, i'm not sure if it's the same for the minivan, but those bit spent $4k for something just past warranty. I'm willing to give up one or two mpg to not have the risk of losing it all on the first mechanical trouble... i'm more impressed by the van doing 19/27 with a older tech 4 speed, than 20/28. If your buying brand new it's fine to throw money at a problem, but you probably don't need the best mileage either. Those buying used or older need to be concerned, plus i'd think if you can do it with an older van... I mean the $30,000 you could spend buys alot of gas. : P
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No Honda Odyssey has ever required premium gas. Don't know where this is coming from?
As for the transmission, YMMV, but the older Odyssey has had failures that are high
for a Honda. The overall rate is about the same as any other van on the market.
Sam