2021 Venza and Sienna
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She said NO WAY IN HELL. It took me about 2 years, but I got her to get into one.
Now, you couldn't pry her Sienna from her cold, dead hands. She absolutely loves it and reminds me every time I see her.
They really are great at what they do. (With the V6)
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Yeah ours have been the perfect family vehicle for our stage in life. I really resisted getting a third one this time, but my wife insisted and she was right. Nothing hauls people and stuff like a minivan.
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You can generally thank the auto press for much of the minivan-stigma in the U.S. (and I agree that the stigma is nonsense). Years ago, auto journalists and auto-writers started foistering the idea that, somehow, minivans were feminine, not fit for males to drive, and took away from one's manhood. Never mind the fact that they are, in many ways, simply among the best vehicles on the market for larger families.
I get irked when I read such nonsense...just like I do about the nonsense that Buicks are just for old people, sports-car drivers are added insurance-risks, Volvos are only for bespectacled schoolteachers, Harley bikes are only for gang-members and hooligans, etc.....
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Haha that reminds me of a client of mine that recently had two children, and I told her it was time to move on from her Corolla and get a Sienna. Screw the stigma and just enjoy the comfort already.
She said NO WAY IN HELL. It took me about 2 years, but I got her to get into one.
Now, you couldn't pry her Sienna from her cold, dead hands. She absolutely loves it and reminds me every time I see her.
They really are great at what they do. (With the V6)
She said NO WAY IN HELL. It took me about 2 years, but I got her to get into one.
Now, you couldn't pry her Sienna from her cold, dead hands. She absolutely loves it and reminds me every time I see her.
They really are great at what they do. (With the V6)
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Posts: 68,465
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From: Maryland
You can generally thank the auto press for much of the minivan-stigma in the U.S. (and I agree that the stigma is nonsense). Years ago, auto journalists and auto-writers started foistering the idea that, somehow, minivans were feminine, not fit for males to drive, and took away from one's manhood. Never mind the fact that they are, in many ways, simply among the best vehicles on the market for larger families.
I get irked when I read such nonsense...just like I do about the nonsense that Buicks are just for old people, sports-car drivers are added insurance-risks, Volvos are only for bespectacled schoolteachers, Harley bikes are only for gang-members and hooligans, etc.....
I get irked when I read such nonsense...just like I do about the nonsense that Buicks are just for old people, sports-car drivers are added insurance-risks, Volvos are only for bespectacled schoolteachers, Harley bikes are only for gang-members and hooligans, etc.....
As for them being feminine, its true that by and large the wife drives the family vehicle on a regular basis. When I look around on the road, most of the 3 row crossovers I see and most minivans are driven by women.
It all depends on what you want out of a vehicle. I am willing to sacrifice some practicality for a vehicle that I'm emotionally attached to and that I enjoy having. Not everybody is.
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i think you can just skip over the hated minivan posts.
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Did you see my full-review of the 2021 Venza? Here....enjoy.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...a-venza-2.html
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Racer
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I don't love mine at all, its an excellent tool.