Best Minivan for MPG

[arcosine]

2.2 L Ecotec, I4 5 speed:

[pete c]

That's cool but a little on the long side.

[Varn]

What happened to your trademark Yellow coroplast Tony? Are you going to use house paint and paint it white.
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[arcosine]

I bought 11 4x8 sheets for $100 of white.

[vacationtime247]

Had a Chevy model similar to this transport the Lumina APV. Gave just $400 for it but it still ran good. The outside driver and passenger door handles wouldn't release the latch. Had to open it from the inside. But a few carefully maneuvered zip ties fixed that. Other than the windshield wipers and the rear it looked aerodynamic. Dash did seem a mile long.
VT247

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian

How many seats in the Vue? It's not exactly a minivan.

5 seats. But after all, these crossover SUVs are nothing but "glorified minivans"

[PaleMelanesian]

Nope. Doesn't count if it only seats 5. Anything without a third row of seats is in a different class.

True that a lot of large crossovers these days are minivans under the skin.

[Varn]

Although I don't know what Tony's motivation for a van is I suspect it is to in part to haul his streamliner to races. They are thought to be about the smallest vehicle for this purpose. A friend of mine has gotten his streamliner into a Honda Fit by cutting his bike in two sections and he assembles it at the races.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian

Nope. Doesn't count if it only seats 5. Anything without a third row of seats is in a different class.

Many minivans not available in America have 5 seats only

[hondaguy72]

I'm a 1998 odyssey owner. In mixed driving I've never had a tank below 20.5mpg with an average now in the 22.xx range. Highway mpg is quite good at around 28, but the newer honda vans can achieve this with all the new technology, but at a much higher price.

My van currently has about 228k on the clock. Since I bought the van at 137k miles it's been an oil burner. Conventional oil results in about a quart used every 500miles. Valvoline maxlife extends the burning to about 1 quart every 1400 miles with little negative effect on economy. (both 5w30) They require little maintenance with plug changes at 30k, cap and rotor at 60k, timing belt at 90k intervals. Parts are not particularly expensive.

You would be hard pressed to find another vehicle as flexible with as many features as the Honda. My favorite is the four conventional door layout with power roll down rear windows.

Obviously I vote for the Gen 1 odyssey.