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Are you talking about the middle seatbelt in the back row? If so, and it is like mine, there is a belt in the ceiling that pulls down to a connector on the right hand side of the middle seat. The small connector goes in there, and the regular seat belt connector goes across to the left side, like a normal seat belt. The one trick is to release it you use the regular seat belt connector to push in a "button" on the side of the connector on the right and that releases the whole thing.
Bump for update. How many cheerios have been lodged in the seat crevices in the past month?
The Odyssey is great and I have had a ton of people ask to borrow it. Drives well, reasonable gas mileage for the size and they really covered all the little things
All depends on what you're doing. If you're more the kind to need lots of towing capacity for things like trailers or boats, then truck. For moving kids around there's really no comparison. F150 might as well be a sedan for its ease of use getting kids in and out. Minivan wins that easy. For everything else in between (hauling small loads like lumber or washer and dryer etc), minivan can do just as well as the truck.
LOL... Im 55 and must be ahead of the curve... We had a pickup truck AND minivan. Still have a pickup truck but the minivan left in 2000 for a subaru outback.
I test drove an Oddesy a few years ago. It rode nice but I felt it lacked functionality for the large price difference (example the power liftgate was only on top trim package, standard on Chrysler...Chrysler has the full stow n go seating that folds into floor, Honda only the backs fold down)
They are more for a reason. Honda and Toyota crushes Dodge and Chrysler when it comes to reliability and dependability. They just plain last longer.
To follow up on this one, I had about 20 sheets of drywall in at one time. The car dipped significantly but held. Also had a #### ton of lumber (basement build). Then about 500 lbs of mulch in bags. Its not going to tow like a pickup but it holds a lot.
Had a 2005 T&c till this year (since 2009). Got to 165k before we got rear ended and they wouldn't fix it. Still ran though. Just got a 2015 T&C to replace. They're really easy to use and the wife likes it.
I'm about a year in as a kid-free minivaner. Love a minivan. I love my little Toyota car, but when it finally dies (a long time from now, I expect), I really don't see myself owning anything other than a minivan. Sheets of plywood fit perfectly. They are so damn convenient and dirt cheap when buying used (families are dumping these things off as soon as they don't need them anymore so they can get something expensive and cool).
I think this is the important issue. I think with a giant SUV, you are driving a truck, but the Minivan feels more car based. I suppose if you live in the middle of nowhere like Texas, the SUV might be tolerable, but in tighter areas, the minivan is better.
Except for when a 2 year old wants to open the door. What does he do climb up on the running board and pull?
Yep. It's not 2000 anymore. The Japanese are no longer much more reliable than other manufacturers.
True loading is easier in a mini van. But my 2 year olds can crawl into my truck no problem. And buckling them in is easy cause I don't have to bend down at all.
My '98 T&C is still going strong (180K). Only had it a year though. I'm a poor man's Dentist when it comes to cars, and I love that running minivans in decent shape can be easily had for $2K (particularly Chrysler/Dodge/Kia). Cheap enough that if you make to 6 months with no major problems, it's house money after that.
