Capt. Rob wrote:
You went 3,000 miles in 5 days. 600 a day, if you average 55 mph that's over
10 hours a day in the car driving. If you held a steady 110 mph then it is
only 27 hours. You drove 1/8 of the way around the earth going to NC!


From PA, it's 749 miles to the beach house. But we didn't drive from
PA, we only stopped there to pick up my father. We also stopped off at
a few places in virginia. We were also gone from the 16th - 24th. Is
that five days? Good lord, Bob. Do better, please. BTW, I drove there
in 11 hours at night so Thomas could sleep through the trip. Thank god
for Sirius radio. It's a shame you admitted that such things are too
much for your limited focus. It really makes long drives nicer.


You paid more than 28K.

Well, if you really believe that than I'm even more certain we did
great on the price!


GPS, cell phone, radio, nagging wife = distractions and dangers to driving.

Yes, to poor drivers who can't focus. You should remove everything.


1/8th the distance around the earth! In crossing 5 states!


That sounds like you might have a clue until you realize that two way
is over 2K easily.


That's pretty much how we felt when we test drove the newest one.

You got that right.

Toyota will increase power for 2008.


Same name, same manufacturer, same engineers, same assembly plant,
commonality in parts

Nope...wrong again (and again and again), Bob. The new Sedona shares no
parts with the old Sedona, not even the switches or trim. And the
design team and build is now Hyundai. In fact it's built side by side
with the Entourage from Hyundai. It's the same van. The old Sedona was
Kia's 100%. So if you agree with JD Powers that the Hyundai is the most
improved car line in history, it's no wonder that the Sedona is getting
reviewed as the best minivan ever.


Right, all they have to do is cut the price and run KIA out.

Cutting the price still won't match Kia's better engine, nicer cabin
and more features. That's American car-maker thinking and you can bet
Toyota is smarter than that. The new Sienna will be improved to match
the Sedona.

Toyota is a great company and I expect them to raise the bar yet again
and soon.


RB
35s5
NY

My old Nissan truck with 300,000 miles has you beat all to hell. It
can go anywhere, speedo is broke so I dont worry about goin fast, it
hauls all my sailin crap and I dont worry about the spilled used oil
from my boats diesel in back. I can go thu the woods on any rutted
path bouncin offa trees and I dont worry about scratches. It hasnt had
AC in 10 years so it helps me get used to the heat here. It has a
simple engine cuz all the pollution crap rusted away and fell off.
You have a stereo in your veeeehicle? My gawd, thats for girls and
wine sippin wimps. You gotta be able to lissen to all the machines
noises to tell what its doing. Who needs a built in movie system? My
kids take turns countin all the stuff on my truck that doesnt work. My
daughter is convinced that when it finally dies (although I believe in
automotive immoratlity) that it will go to Old Truck Paradise on Dog
Island where it'll share stories of its adventures with all the other
old trucks there slowly being covered with vines and drifting dunes.
If that ever happens, I'll rig up a player to a small solar cell and
battery to randomely serenade the old trucks with Neil Young's "Long
May You Run"