Last Updated on February 10, 2026 by stlplace
I owned it since summer 2013 and wrote my Toyota Sienna quite a bit over the years. I commented it on a YT video too.
我的2012年丰田Sienna：是2013年夏天买的旧车27,000 miles，一直开到现在。昨天开到了150,000 miles。
I debated a bit between Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey at the time, decided to go with Sienna because it appears Odyssey may have transmission issues as it ages.
Overall I am quite happy with my purchase.
Main repair costs
The rodents (squirrel): the main reason was I didn’t have a garage between summer 2013 and summer 2019. And I had to park outside: I usually parked at the same place, and on some work from home days, I didn’t move the car. It took me a while to figure out the rodents don’t like the orange smell of the “Bounce” dryer sheet, and I was able to use that to keep them away. I also moved the car around as needed.
The tires: which is not unusual. Because it’s a bit heavy. But proper tire rotation and balance, and wheel alignment will help too. It seems I usually got about 40 k miles from a set of tires.
Reference
YT: 2万美元二手日系8座MINIVAN厢型车——丰田塞纳/本田奥德赛/美国二手车/美国车价/汽车市场/车评/通病/体验。