Hi All,
We are breaking down and looking into getting a mini van. We are looking for an overall safe van that works well with car seat installs. We checked out the 2012 Ody and Sienna a few days ago. We were really liking the Odyssey until I was reading online about their transmission problems that have been going on for years. They even have a website about it http://www.odysseytransmission.com/ Now we are back to being very confused.
What I liked best about the Ody is the middle seat in the second row (8 seater). It looks so substantial and even has latch. Since we only have one kid at the moment, I want his seat as central as possible for safety reasons, and this looked perfect. Oh well.
The Sienna's second row middle seat (8 seater) did not look as substantial, did not have latch. Can you honestly really install a car seat in it safely? The salesman said I could use the outer latch connectors from the side seats to install in the middle, but that sounds completely wrong to me. So I do not think he knows what he is talking about (correct me if I am wrong about that). Would a seatbelt install work?
What would you suggest for us? Is there another van that is as safe and would suit our needs? Would waiting for the 2013 models help us in any way (will Sienna's 8th seat come with latch next year)?
Thanks!!
We are breaking down and looking into getting a mini van. We are looking for an overall safe van that works well with car seat installs. We checked out the 2012 Ody and Sienna a few days ago. We were really liking the Odyssey until I was reading online about their transmission problems that have been going on for years. They even have a website about it http://www.odysseytransmission.com/ Now we are back to being very confused.
What I liked best about the Ody is the middle seat in the second row (8 seater). It looks so substantial and even has latch. Since we only have one kid at the moment, I want his seat as central as possible for safety reasons, and this looked perfect. Oh well.
The Sienna's second row middle seat (8 seater) did not look as substantial, did not have latch. Can you honestly really install a car seat in it safely? The salesman said I could use the outer latch connectors from the side seats to install in the middle, but that sounds completely wrong to me. So I do not think he knows what he is talking about (correct me if I am wrong about that). Would a seatbelt install work?
What would you suggest for us? Is there another van that is as safe and would suit our needs? Would waiting for the 2013 models help us in any way (will Sienna's 8th seat come with latch next year)?
Thanks!!