Drove the Quest, and, well, meh. Nothing special, and the accelerator pedal was vibrating under my foot which had on a thick-sold shoe so that's not good.
Didn't love the handling either, so that's out.
Went and drove a base model 2011 Sienna. Liked it, but the salesman was definitely not interested in dealing with me so I left. Anyway I have to hash it out with dh.
We're now looking for a late model Ody or Sienna at a bit of a higher trim model with as low mileage as possible for as low a price as possible. I'd rather have a few more extras and creature comforts since I'll be driving it til it's done, than a brand spanking new vehicle anyway. I guess we'll see! I made a list of the top 10 contenders, spreadsheet (mileage, price, make/trim, distance away, blue book value) so dh can see what's what at a glance.
Will report back if/when there's something to report!