Bonus Gallery: Road Tripping In The 2011 Toyota Sienna

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer

Two weeks in a minivan with three kids? There but for the grace of god goes this childless 20-something. Luckily our man Karesh is made of sterner stuff, and was happy to put the 2011 Toyota Sienna through its real-world, families-are-no-place-for-the-weak paces. Here, in pictures, are some of his impressions.







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  • Sastexan Sastexan on Jun 30, 2010

    Do any of your kids take a booster seat or car seat? The backwards-facing car seat is the death of small cars - it sure is hard to find a backward facing car seat that fits properly in anything less than a large sedan / SUV. And if you need two rear-facing seats, you really are up a creek.

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    • Psarhjinian Psarhjinian on Jul 01, 2010

      It depends on the seat manufacturer's specifications, but most seats will require some play so that, in an accident, the seat travels a little and absorbs some of the force, rather than the child's body. The police who run the clinics I went to where quite up-front about angle and no touching the front seats. The front tether on rear-facing seats is a strange concept for me. I've seen that on American carseats, but never in Canada.

  • Michael Karesh Michael Karesh on Jul 01, 2010

    My youngest is seven, and uses a simple booster. I have three, but never had more than one in a rearward facing seat at the same time. I managed to fit a Britax Roundabout, a fairly large seat, in between the front seats of a Ford Contour.

  • Analoggrotto It's bad enough we have to read your endless Hyundai Kia Genesis shilling, we don't want to hear actually it too. We spend good money on speakers, headphones and amplifiers!
  • Redapple2 Worthy of a book
  • Pig_Iron This message is for Matthew Guy. I just want to say thank you for the photo article titled Tailgate Party: Ford Talks Truck Innovations. It was really interesting. I did not see on the home page and almost would have missed it. I think it should be posted like Corey's Cadillac series. đŸ™‚
  • Analoggrotto Hyundai GDI engines do not require such pathetic bandaids.
  • Slavuta They rounded the back, which I don't like. And inside I don't like oval shapes
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