Just a short recap on our Kia Sedona rental I mentioned previously.
Our 2008 Sedona proved to be an excellent minivan overall, really on par with the offerings from Toyota and Honda. While there are some advantages and disadvantages as I mentioned previously, I think it will appeal to many families. I’ll add to my earlier post that braking was very good throughout our trip, especially in the mountains. Unlike the steering and accelerator pedal, I had no complaints at all about the brakes in terms of performance or feel. Traction was solid on dry pavement, rain and even a couple hail storms on the Trail Ridge road in Rocky Mountain National Park. I drove it for a week and couldn’t come up with any major complaints at all.
The interior was really up to par, too. There were no rattles or squeaks of any kind. The controls all worked well and had a good feel to them, even though they were sometimes awkward in placement and function compared to our current vehicles. While this was an LX model without power sliders, the manual ones operated easily enough that our 7 and 9 year olds could open and close them.
The price is right too, as the LX sells for under $25k and even less when the big rebates are in effect. I wouldn’t trade in my Odyssey EX-L for one, but if I was shopping for a new vehicles at this price and had safety as a top priority, the Sedona Base would be a finalist.