Chrysler Town and Country

I recently went on a trip to the East Coast and for one leg of the trip, the rental was a Chrysler Town and Country V6 with the optional DVD. The Chrysler Town and Country is the minivan that started it all. In the 70's they came out with the garagable minivan. Honestly they have been putting out some crap, but this time they are making it work. It was decent. For most of the time I sat in the front seats and the passenger seat was like a mini oasis for me. there was this perfect side on the right for my arm and on my left a slightly lower one. There was a lot of mini cubbies perfect for all the gadgets that are normal. The only thing I have about that would be the noise and ride. It is a lot more rough and I wish they had a little softer suspension. There was also a thing about how close the ceiling was to my head. I wish it was a little lower. The radio was a little farther away then I like. Now the back seats thats a little different! I sat in the second row and it was hell! for a short 25 minute ride it was annoying! The seats had no support (thanks to stow and go) and the third row is a pinch for three. I like the DVD player! Very nice! but I wish you load it from the rear DVD as opposed to the radio. I HATE the rear seats!. The stow and go did come in handy though! When we had to send three people, 2 boxes, 10 pieces of luggage it was handy to have all that space! It was very easy with a low load floor, I loaded 65% of the luggage in a dress shirt and trousers and it was very easy to lower the third row. The stow and go was a hassle. You have to move the front rows all the way forward (with power seats, takes longer than you think) then shove the thing all the way down. The gas mileage was so so, we managed about 300 miles from a full tank, but we had 7 people and gear to last one day. I really wished Chrysler perfected all the things they put in the van before they released it, but I would just wait until they fix them. I am hoping to see the new Sienna some time soon, but until then, heres my ratings:
Appearance: 6
Interior: 7
Driver touch points: 7
Passenger comfort (F/R): 8/5
Content: 7.5
Efficiency: 7
letter grade: B-

First Post: Honda Insight

I am not very good at this but I'll give it a try. A few days ago I went to a Honda dealership and while my parents are looking at an Accord Crosstour, I take a peek at a Honda Insight and I think OH GOD! This was a very cheap feeling car. It so blank and there was nothing there! It reminds me of a Hyundai Accent in terms of content and space. The seats were flat and all the plastics feel like they belong on a cheap toy rather than a $23000 car! It really was that bad. The "piano black" background for the insight was not nice. The radio looks like it was stolen from a Kia and it was not nice. I sit in the back and it was not to bad. It was a little more spacious than I expected and trunk space was okay, but it is hard to get up because it is in a weird angle. What really got me in the interior was the air conditioning vents. Were they really trying to cut cost that they couldn't put a regular vent. It was like this round cylinder with vents. How you adjust it is by turning the cylinder then to shut it off you turn it all the way 90 degrees. It was that bad. I would not recommend this car. But it still has that Honda name and dammit. It still holds it resale and is a hybrid so you get the gas mileage. If Honda can sell this for less, like $17000 then it would be good, but I don't see where the value comes from for this thing.


By the way I will be using this scale to do my reviews from 1 to 10
Appearance:7.25
interior:4
driver touch points: 6
Passenger comfort F/R: 6/7
content:6
Overall letter grade: C