Comments on: 2009 Honda Odyssey Review

By: Smith Ronald

Smith Ronald — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:40:10 +0000

Having first look at 2011 Honda Odyssey is quiet impressive as it seems they have ingeniously redesigned interior as well as exterior of the car giving it astonishing look. You can say it has newly designed minivan which can comfortably carry around eight people at a time. 2011 Honda Odyssey is the complete package of style and is also fuel economical car.

By: enrico

enrico — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:06:54 +0000

I had a look at a website and you can import the Honda Odyssey for $32,000 from Japan. Would it be easy to import cars from overseas ? Has anybody imported cars from Japan before, please feel free to comment. Your help will be much appreciated. Tariff should be drop to 5 per cent in the next few months. Why not just import the Odyssey directly from Japan ? Freight is about $1500 and compliance plate is not sure.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:13:29 +0000

Hi Mauro,
You mentioned you got the Odyssey Luxury for $49K drive away with extra options.
Can you tell me where did you buy it from and what extra options are included?
Thanks

Patrick

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:46:34 +0000

Just had a look at the Japanese Honda site http://www.honda.co.jp/ODYSSEY/naviaudio/

If the interior came in black leather (Like it does in Japan) and had the radio/sat Nav (As it does in Japan) I would happile spend another $5k and upgrade from my 2006 luxury model to this.

The australian version interior styling is a big let down.

I wonder if i import it, will the dash info be all in Japanese ?

My thoughts for Tom would be 1 year old in Middle row in fixed chair, and move teh H harness and booster chair to 3rd row when required. The new model has anchor points for all 5 rear seats, so i figure you make use of them all. Middle row strap goes over the head of child in booster (I think they would be low enough not to cause any issues.

By: mauro

mauro — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:16:27 +0000

As a footnote i found this company in Japan, dont know anything about them but they will import one with ALL the mod cons for about A$40K, plus import taxes here. did you know you can get them as 4×4 there!

wish I had know this before!

http://www.batfa.com/new_car_honda_odyssey.htm

By: mauro

mauro — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:59:43 +0000

I just bought a luxury 3 weeks ago for my wife. Got it for 49K with some extra options and all ORC.

She loves it.

Its comfortable enough to drive but I hate the fact that there are NO sat nav options available at all.

Also its due for its first 1000km service which i hope will sort out the fuel consumption issue, i am getting a crazy 14L/100km at the moment and I am driving it as smoothly as i can.

Take a look at the Japanese model and see its technology list and its sure to impress, plus anchor point are behind the rear seats, why did’nt we get that option here?

Unfortunately we in Australia always seem to be the poor second cousins to the rest of the world.

My cons are:
Technology lacking (unlike overseas model)
Anchor point in stupid spots (unlike overseas model)
Fuel consumption (14L/100km CRAZY)
Cream leather ONLY (ummm we have kids!)

we looked at all the other options and decided we didnt want to drive a bus and shes not into the techie stuff, still compared with the Japanese model the Aussie version certainly lacks in a number of areas.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:10:31 +0000

Tom,
It may be a little late, but in reference to your query re. anchor points, I have an 06 Luxury which i love, but also have a 2 year old in a child seat, 3year old and 5 year old, both in full booster seats with H harness. It is pretty much impossible to use the 3rd row, we have done so occasionally, with an adult, but its rather awkward. We were told by our local child restraint fitting station that it did meet Australian safety standards to do so, but wasnt ideal. We are thinking about having a 4th child and are having no luck finding a suitable car (one that has sufficient anchor points, side curtain airbags, good safety rating, NOT UGLY and room). The odyssey ticks all of these boxes except for where the anchor points are positioned! I couldnt believe they didnt change it in the 09 model! Just lost a sale there Honda, but god knows what our alternative will be? The Chrysler Voyager doesn’t have a good safety rating, the Tarago only has anchor points in the 2nd row, and forget about Kia! My mechanic said after 5 years of owning a Kia, drive it straight to the tip, only place for it.

By: Noqpid

Noqpid — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:57:04 +0000

I love the look of the new Oddy…but the price is too high…try looking at the Mitsubishi Grandis, $42K drive away, compared to $53 for the Honda…ok the Honda is a brand new model and a bit nicer…but the Grandis is still pretty well equipped to match…if $11000 fell out of your back pocket while walking down the street, would you turn around and go pick it up…yep, thought so.

By: Carz

Carz — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:52:20 +0000

This is perfect for family trip. I just wonder if this car is fuel efficiency. Appearance is good but I’m more on performance.

By: Mojo

Mojo — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:36:33 +0000

No sat nav option is a deal killer for me. I’d buy the Luxury model in a heart beat had it included a sat nav option. Now I’m gonna check out the Tarago instead.