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Old Dec 18, 2025 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
You got me there. BTW the shifter in the Sienna SUCKS. I just live with it because it's a great overall Van
You better not touch mama’s van!! She will kick your a** 😂

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Old Dec 18, 2025 | 12:34 PM
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The shifter can't be as bad as the ones in my D4 A8s, that is the one thing that I actually really dislike about them.
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The shifter can't be as bad as the ones in my D4 A8s, that is the one thing that I actually really dislike about them.
I haven't seen the shifter in the D4 or A8, but the Sienna's shifter is pretty lousy



It sometimes gets stuck maneuvering it in the slots. It would have been easier to just make a straight Down shifter, it's electronic and doesn't have any linkage, so makes no sense to me
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I haven't seen the shifter in the D4 or A8, but the Sienna's shifter is pretty lousy



It sometimes gets stuck maneuvering it in the slots. It would have been easier to just make a straight Down shifter, it's electronic and doesn't have any linkage, so makes no sense to me
Yeah still better. You can't accidentally double click instead of single and overshoot R into D lol

You sure that one is full electronic?
Old Dec 18, 2025 | 01:58 PM
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I have so many cars I forgot I don't own a 2006 Sienna it's a 1998 lol.


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Originally Posted by Striker223
Yeah still better. You can't accidentally double click instead of single and overshoot R into D lol

You sure that one is full electronic?
Yep, fully electronic. You can even stick it in manual mode, then it clicks up and down for lower a higher gears. Let's just say, manual mode sucks 🙂

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Column shifter FTW. Also bench seats FTW almost no cars have them now.
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
I have so many cars I forgot I don't own a 2006 Sienna it's a 1998 lol.

Well, we know where to go for parts for older Toyotas
Old Dec 18, 2025 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Well, we know where to go for parts for older Toyotas
People treat my collection like a rental service, my car broke down can I borrow *insert car*
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
People treat my collection like a rental service, my car broke down can I borrow *insert car*
The last time I loaned out my Model Y to my nieces husband, he curbed it pretty badly and broke the aerocover and curb rashed the rim. He paid for a new aerocover, I let the curb rash go. Then I loaned him the car again 🤣
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I haven't seen the shifter in the D4 or A8, but the Sienna's shifter is pretty lousy



It sometimes gets stuck maneuvering it in the slots. It would have been easier to just make a straight Down shifter, it's electronic and doesn't have any linkage, so makes no sense to me
This looks like when you attach your PC steering wheel to your table with the shifter next to it.
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
The last time I loaned out my Model Y to my nieces husband, he curbed it pretty badly and broke the aerocover and curb rashed the rim. He paid for a new aerocover, I let the curb rash go. Then I loaned him the car again 🤣
I used to loan my BIL my POS '84 Camaro. Every time it would come back with missing things like window handle **** or something else. Once I started getting newer cars that ended permanently.
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
The last time I loaned out my Model Y to my nieces husband, he curbed it pretty badly and broke the aerocover and curb rashed the rim. He paid for a new aerocover, I let the curb rash go. Then I loaned him the car again 🤣
Both Sienna's are not on my property. 2018 had the borrower back into the passenger door with their Subaru. Got lucky and found a used door same colour same interior an exact match.
Then I loaned him the car again 🤣
That will teach them lol.
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Originally Posted by SC300Es
This looks like when you attach your PC steering wheel to your table with the shifter next to it.
Yeah, it was an interesting design choice. Whats more amazing is the screen...it's so small you can barely see it. One of it's uses is the backup camera, but it's so small, it's totally useless, like why did they even bother to put one in?
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
People treat my collection like a rental service, my car broke down can I borrow *insert car*
Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
The last time I loaned out my Model Y to my nieces husband, he curbed it pretty badly and broke the aerocover and curb rashed the rim. He paid for a new aerocover, I let the curb rash go. Then I loaned him the car again 🤣
Only car I loan out is🥁🥁🥁

Prius 🙃

Got it back once and it needed alignment and has 2 cracks in windshield. That person hasn’t borrowed it since.



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