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Originally Posted by UltArc
Prius v swap won't work- phone won't let me paste, but search and it has to do with the batteries and space.
Agree on just using what you have. For me, a standard is mandatory. EOC is worth an automatic transmission in gold. I'd get a Mazda 5, boat tail, underbody, and grille blocks. Couple years old, under 10k. The way to be.
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I wish we bought the manual version of the Mazda5. We have the auto. Our mileage numbers are great, but knowing there is potential for more with the manual leaves me a little upset. But, it's the wife's car and she didn't want a manual. I drive it on all of our road trips and it really is a great car, even with our automatic base model. It really is a car more than a van. It parks like a car and handles like a car.
To reiterate, the Mazda5 can't seat 7. There are only seat belts for 6. Plus, with 6 people, there isn't much room for a lot of stuff. Maybe a few grocery bags in the trunk and that's it.
OP, if you already have the Sienna, keep it. 24 mpg in a people mover is pretty good. You'll lose money trading it in or selling it and then lose more on buying another vehicle, unless you can get vehicles for way under Blue Book. Then you have to pay for registration and sales tax. The cost savings of going from 24 mpg to 29 mpg over 50,000 miles is about $1,400. You will probably lose triple that (or more) in a vehicle swap.
But, it sounds like you want to get rid of the minivan. What is your price range?