Got hooked on them when I bought one to transport my aging parents.
They're fantastic for road trips thanks to the huge field of view and extra storage, and they can double as a camper van for two people if you remove the back seats.
Most guys my age here own oversized trucks but real men drive minivans.
It’s my wife’s daily driver- not mine- but I love driving the Sienna. Heck, it even has AWD. When we go on trips, there is no question if there is room enough to bring something. We travel a lot, so it’s got way more miles on it than yours, but miles well spent in comfort and I expect to get a ton more miles out of it for years to come. Love the van, anyone dissing on vans has never owned one. Both luxury and utility with no compromising.
The current Sienna is severely compromised from a utility standpoint - the design team just didn't try very hard. And, again on the current model, you have to get the AWD or it is drastically underpowered for driving when loaded up (the AWD option adds a ~30HP electric motor for the rear wheels).
And to make matters worse, it is built in the same factory that makes the Highlander, Grand Highlander, and Lexus TX. They adjust the output mix to ensure that dealers will never have a large inventory - so you are guaranteed to be forced to pay full price and will never get a good deal on it. This wouldn't be such a bad thing, except that the sticker price is expensive.
Got hooked on them when I bought one to transport my aging parents.
They're fantastic for road trips thanks to the huge field of view and extra storage, and they can double as a camper van for two people if you remove the back seats.
Most guys my age here own oversized trucks but real men drive minivans.