Yeah well, can't say no to family. Plus he owned up to it, offered to buy a new Rim. The Aerocover took most of the damage and the Rim was superficial so I just bought a new cover (he paid for it) and called it a day

 

I don't borrow cars I'm attached to, mostly. I really like the 1998 Sienna GREAT vehicle dead reliable, has good power. The sliding doors could be better they like to break in various ways. Overall cost of ownership is extremely low.

 

Yep, he will never hit that curb again 🤣

 

I don't usually lend cars out unless it's to my close friends, but none of them mistreat stuff so I normally get the cars back full tanks and washed.

The jeep has been lent out so many times it's basically the groups village bike lol!

 

I don't loan cars or tools becauae I learned the hard way.

Loaned my neighbor my socket set to work on his car.
Full set in a nice case.

He lost two sockets.
That was the last time.

Nobody touches my tools now. Lol

 

Sliding doors are often a weak point in otherwise-reliable minivans. That has been the case for many years.

There are a number of reasons for that....one of them being the use of relatively flimsy hardware for the locks/catches, but also cheap electronics for the power-openings/closings. Also, the lateral/longitudinal flexing of the vehicle's unibody body over bumps can, over time, put pressure and stress on the channels that the sliding-doors roll back and forth in to open and close.

 

Oh I can say no to family!

 

Yes I noticed this today as well. The LS has sat for 2 months and it's been freezing here on and off. Had a great visit with my surgeon today and drove the LS430 around for 3 hours or so (this is all part of me starting to get better, driving etc). They just don't quit or falter. I haven't driven a car like that for nearly so long in months like I said.... I had the music up blaring the whole entire time so I didn't hear much but oh I was enjoying the V8. There's a lot of low end torque there and that Toyota VVt-i does liven up the midrange. That UZ has to be one of the most well-mannered V8s ever made. The car sat and wafted at or below 2000RPM 85% of the drive.


Note my old school key in the ignition. I definitely WOULD NOT want the smart key, one of the reasons I searched a base car 14 years ago.

 

The smart key system in my 06 has sperged out a few times and killed a battery before, it's not bad but eh. I do like the passive door handles though, that part of the system is very good.

Overall I like the physical key more in the 430 as well but I wish it has the passive locking. The 460 doesn't have a choice and you have to use the cheap plastic button from a Camry.

The Pheaton and D3 are strange, you can use the physical key OR just use the center console mounted start/stop button(s). The D3 has separate start and stop buttons for some reason, also on the wrong side of the console IMO.

I do greatly prefer the console location for start/stop as it it's more natural and you never have to lean toward the dash. Other perk is someone in the rear seats can turn the car on/off if you have it coded to not require the brake pedal to be pressed. I have the Pheaton, D3 and black D4 coded that way so if I'm in the rear seat I can turn the cars fully on if I'm waiting in the back seat for my driver to get back. By driver I mean wife or one of my friends lol, we are taking the Pheaton to Texas next year and I'm going to abuse the rear seat space

 

My folks had a 99 and they loved it. It also had a lot of trouble with the doors.

 

BayeauxLex, Lex2k, amirza786 move on from the childish Tesla Prius Sienna back and forth please .

 

Thank you.

 

Everyone calm down. We are just joking with each other.

 

Now we know who reported us

 

Being a noob I certainly am not stirring the pot. I've been around forums way too long.