<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">FWIW, I rented a Toyota Sienna this past weekend, and I was VERY impressed with it. My wife even said that if we are ever in the market for a minivan, we should consider that.<BR><BR>Bob R<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 8/11/08, Anthony Romano <I><anthonyr105@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
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Hi Jim,<BR> I do a similar amount of driving but wanted to maximize the amount of gear I could haul. In my Toyota Sienna I can carry two 2m birds, with my wife and dog plus all of my contest gear. In the mixed driving to and from work it averages 26 mpg and highway cruising I have seen over 28 mpg.<BR> The previous car was a Probe GT and with the hatch down I could carry a 2m retract bird and have a lot more fun but that was all I could carry.<BR>Despite the negative score for cool factor the minivan is tough to beat.<BR> <BR>Anthony<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table>