The Honda Odyssey is the pine box that houses the corpse of The Single Life. Its a Daycare-DeLorean that can't go back in time and spread Amazing Goop on that broken condom.
My parents drove an 04 odyssey for years. It lasted a full 16 years, until it eventually, finally, crapped out. My dad loved that van, he babied the thing, washing it at least twice a month. When my parents went to trade it in its dying days , the thing had a check engine light on and was struggling to make it to 40. When they got to the dealer for an evaluation, the light miraculously went off, increasing the value tenfold. My dad says it was one last act of kindness from the van. He cherished that van, dailying it when his Ford freestyle went bad. My family has had 2 more odysseys, an 07 and our current one, a 2011. But neither of them hold a candle to that ever faithful 2004.
My parents also had a 2004 for 16 years it had over 200k when they got rid of it my mom babied it the extremely reliable only had a couple things break like the starter motor mounts and an o2 sensor I remember the power sliding doors would get stuck sometimes and one of the exterior handles broke both front window regulators though it had a problem of stalling but it only happened like 3 times it never crapped out it burned a little bit of oil but all Hondas do when they get high mileage transmission was a little rough but not major never had check engine light except for o2 sensor my mom jus wanted something newer and didn’t want a minivan anymore
Lol, say what you will, but I still think Honda Odysseys are awesome. They have so many buttons! It's an adventure just finding them all and pressing them to see what they do. Plus you can fit so many people inside, and I mean actually fit too, not cram them in like you do in most crossovers. Plus they have big ass doors that open and close with the press of a button! That's some fucking Star Trek shit right there. Plus they're so uncool, they're kind of cool. Three row crossovers just scream "I'm a boring mom trying desperately to look cool". A Honda Odyssey says "Fuck it, I don't need your rules. Plus my car has a vacuum cleaner. Where's your fucking vacuum?!".
This - your last paragraph. Crossover = desperately seeking approval....these days. To be fair, I love the crossover as a choice, but not my continually shrinking choice.
People who drive Odysseys aren't as bad as people who spent ten large more on Odyssey platforms with different sheet metal like the Pilot and Ridgeline to try and avoid the stigma. Yeah, your Ridgeline is real manly with FWD and all.... have fun trying to carry 4x8 sheets and all of your tools in it.
7 years ago I would have agreed, but the new generation of ridgeline / passport/ pilots are really nice and I would love to own any of them. They are all the same under the hood.
Alex Kuhn because being a hipster is simply an oddly socially acceptable excuse for still going through puberty. Everyone wants to be different and an individual but failing to realize they just started another clique to be herded into like the sheep they are.
Living the domestic life can and does deserve a good joke. However its becomes more of a cliche when people complain about a man's family life. In fact its a worn out Hollywood trope. Its hard to figure what the solution is for people dragging this tired out plot point. Do you leave your family? Are you doomed forever? Is there a different way to live the domestic life? In this case the mini van becomes the focal point. Is it the vans fault? If a different car is bought does that change everything? Well no. The man that bought the Explorer or Suburban has the same amount childhood trash in the back seats. He still laments about his youth while driving to to baseball practice. The man who fears the passing of time and the inevitable missed opportunities of his younger self dwells in a condition independent of a wife and kids. A single man may look at himself and realize that he is the source of this frustration or he might pass the blame onto to outside sources (the ever vague "They"). A family man can pass it on to his family and the mini-van is the megaphone telling the world "boo hoo poor me". Why? Because its not a "cool" car. The same man that prides himself on manly simplicity and practicality. The same man that bemoan his wife's need to have things match, brand loyalty, purchases based on esthetics alone (Iphone, Ipad, MacBook, all in rose gold). The same man that scoffs at the younger generation, rags on "Millennials" for their misuse of testosterone and avocado toast. This guy is afraid that a car's looks might make people think less of him. Living everyday resentful of his family and the world while ignorant of the hypocrite he has become.
Not really, Yoshi was. Toad was slower than Yoshi probably because he was too light to put all the power of the cart to the ground. People thought him being the lightest character equaled fastest but he just wasn't. Yoshi was perfectly balanced, able to put all those 150cc to the ground, and great in corners. Yoshi is the Miata of Mario Kart.
magichippo44 Toad and Peach were tied for fast acceleration. Yoshi did have a bit more top-end speed, BUT the way he leans into the corners is disorienting.
The Examined Life (of Gaming) Really? That's actually what I loved about Yoshi was his incredible turn in. His stupid leaning was like torque vectoring by braking in 1996 for me lol. Toad would understeer like a mini cooper for me.
I'm not a Honda guy but for some reason I love the Odyssey. I have one in both GT5 and GT6 and each are tuned to tackle the Green Hell. I love bringing it out online. Such a sleeper and it's a blast to just leave high end sports cars in the dust. Anyways, once again, great video!
I'm interested in why there's never been a sport van. I've always though mini-vans looked fucking cool, and every once in a while you'll see one on TH-cam serving Camaros and Challengers at the strip. I mean if you think about it... we've had sport versions of the wagon, trucks, SUVs, sedans, and economy cars. Vans are kind of untouched, though. You'd think the companies would throw in a option as a nod to that dad who traded in his Trans Am WS6 to appease the wife.
@@turksandwich7538 it's fwd and 5000 pounds with street tires it wasn't built for that shity show that means nothing... There drag races are so shitty and staged
What trim option did you get that gives you something vaguely resembling acceraltion. One of these things was the first vehicle I ever drove back in 2016 and I can comfortably say that when you put your foot down the thing still moves whenever you it feels like it.
sp00ky gh0sts you and the guy down the street from me who drives a slammed and cambered Oddysey with a widebody kit and a fart cannon would get along pretty well
It needs that power to get up to speed at all. It's a gigantic brick of shitty steel that weighs about as much as a large boat. Honda S2000 has a 4-Banger that puts out 230+ HP, which is quite amazing. That being a fast, lightweight, sports car makes it extremely good. I don't like Honda at all but I do have to give them credit for extracting that power from a 4 cylinder. It'll probably blow some gaskets after a little while maybe before it rusts through though.
Violetta What are you guys talking about, definitely a heavy car but you guys are exaggerating. This thing has a power to weight ratio same as the most powerfull Accord. I just don't think that soccer moms need all that power, they should just put a 2 liter diesels in minivans like in Europe.
I think my Renault Modus would be perfect for you guys. If England wasn't so far away of course. Renault Modus, official car of post menopausal widower grandmothers. (And I'm a 22 year old petrolhead driving it...)
I hate Honda Odyssey. I kissed one asian mid aged lady's 2004 Odyssey rear bumper, no scratch, 2mm x 6mm bulge, and she wanted me to pay $2000 for a new bumper. She pulls out her LV purse out of her LV bag and take my auto insurance paper. I am unemployed just graduated, only $3000 in bank, she has 3 cars, a house worth $164,000. I can hardly imagine Nissan Altima's bumper is stronger than Honda's. I do not recommend this snob vehicle.
That's what she asked for. She even has a bodyshop list for it. Usually the asians do is ask the bodyshop o get a high price, then when they get the money they split.
Quality Tofu Delivery funny thing, they are my aunt's neighbors that live near 19000 Twin Canyon Ct, Katy Texas. After they got my money the moved within 1 week.
Alternative DatSun That's fraud lol;;; $164,000 for a house is NOTHING. Where I live;;; 600sq foot condo's run at $320,000+... Keep a dashcam in your car, and if she had kept pressing you, you could report her to the cops for battery and harassment. I'm asian myself and I know exactly how to deal with these stupid housewives
My 07 odyssey launches pretty nicely. I feel like I never had a lack of power. The transmission went bad and then fixed itself and then never caused me a problem. I've taken it off road and it survived that. Truly an underrated car. I like the way it's designed too. I don't think it's ugly. The only problem I have with it is that it's not a westfalia vw vanagon.
His statements about the power train are so horribly wrong in the context of the van in the video. The Odyssey only had a 4 cylinder option for the first generation, when it was effectively a slightly taller accord wagon (and didn't even have sliding doors). For the second generation it had the 3.5 liter exclusively, with a 4 speed auto from 99-01 and a 5 speed auto from 02-04.
haha I used to have one too, sold it about 4 months ago. Great car, never had any tranny problems. 240hp to the front wheels, and if you floored it at a dead stop you squealed those front tires for a few seconds, it's great.
They are quite useful for carrying large loads in the back with the seats out, good in snow with heavy FWD traction, decent driving dynamics, not only for boring family people I think!
I'm a car dealer and I just look one of these in on trade (same color) with 301,000 miles. Still runs great. These are super reliable despite what people say
Or you can be like my brother in law and just say fuck it and not give a damn what other people think. He has one of these, 290,000 miles on it and it runs/shifts like a brand new one. Had one transmission replacement in its life at 175k. Interior looks like a freaking brand new car, its kind of scary how minty fresh the interior is, exterior is decent, not a spec of rust, clear coat isn't coming off it. It was one owner, stack of service receipts, always serviced at the Honda dealer. We nicknamed it the "MAN VAN", and IMO a minivan is a major way to show off how big your testicles are. I mean you have 2, 3, 4 of your offspring riding around in the back, nothing shows that you are more of a man than being fertile and a great dad IMO.
I really have been enjoying the emphasis on clever writing and metaphors instead of crude non sequiturs, even if they are still funny on their own. You guys are the opposite of family guy.
Revolt Wolf if I had more than two kids, I'd get the HYBRID Toyota Highlander. Three rows, plenty of SUV power lots of cargo space, can seat 8 people and fuel economy better than most compact cars :)
2 WORDS, sports wagon, you lose the 3rd row most of the time but you still have space to haul kids around and/or get laid in the back (not at the same time though)
Alex H Mine was slow, ugly, unreliable, relentlessly dull, and really didn't do anything particularly well. Plus, let's face it, it's kind of a granny car.
I would love for you to review my 2012 honda crv! "2012 honda crv! the official car for people who want to show the neighborhood that they are a successful stay-at-home parent!"
I know I'm probably late here but go for a station wagon if you want to have fun driving, or at the very least get a Mazda 5 (Mazda 3 with room to get laid)
Want to make sure members of the automotive enthusiast community know to always use protection? Show them this video. Accidental pregnancies among car enthusiasts will plummet.
I was selling cars back in 2001. These vans were gone before they hit the lot at full msrp. People were crazy about them. I know a big reason people luved them so much was that rear seat that folded into the floor. For minivans, that was revolutionary. They all have it now
Goddamn, this review was TOO real. Had I been able to watch this video five years ago and gleaned even some of the wisdom contained within my life would've turned out very, very different.
My wife and I are having twins, luckily she hates minivans. We bought the 2019 Ford Escape, hopefully you guys do a review of one of those someday. Ecoboost vehicle’s are at least somewhat fun.
Toad was my guy in m MK, right next to yoshi. And I drive a Bmw. I made it my pact to myself I will never drive something like this or in its equal class. But now I just may have watched my whole world burn and RCR just read my palm and am doomed for a life of grinding 3rd gears and fidgeting with the baby seat. "Honey I can't figure this thing out, does this end connect to the sphincter??" But it has cool slidey doors and you can't say your Bmw has slidey doors. Nor does your Bentley. Actually I totally see myself driving behind some guy in his first gen murcielago with 92,000 miles he got used after 7 ownerships and a branded title that just was only in a "fender bender" and had "no frame damage" with his doors up and me following with my slidey doors open
As a minivan even with the trademark transmission reliability problems, Honda Odyssey’s and Toyota Sienna’s are still battling it out for best minivan. If you look across the board, if it’s not transmission issues, it’s catastrophic engine failure in other brands. There’s just no winning when you don’t pull out. 😔
Say what you will about the Odyssey, but it was the main car of my childhood. Rode in a 2004 nearly every day for about a decade, and it had roughly 230,000 miles when we finally sold it. We still saw it occasionally after selling it. I have many good memories of the Honda Odyssey, and it's truly a great car for what it is.
That was the greatest and I mean the absolute greatest vehicle review I've ever seen and watched in my entire freaking life. I'm about to buy one of these things for the simple fact that I've had my second child and I need the space. but hey I'll look on the bright side,I partied like a teenager up until my mid-forties, so I'm way overdue for this extremely cliche boring part of my life that I actually love very much. Peace!
I don't understand why people don't just go on Craigslist and get a Dodge Grand Caravan for $1,000. Oh wait, nevermind, tons of people do that. Look at it this way, instead of spending $30,000 on a Honda Odyssey that will eventually fail and/or burst into flames, spend the $1,000 on a Dodge Grand Caravan. Why? Because the first thing you do with one is spend another $1,000 on a headunit, new speakers, amp and several subwoofers that you don't need but of course you're going to get because you just got this incredible car for an incredible price and god damnit if you're not going to enjoy it. And, of course, buying a car with 200,000+ miles on it, when you drive it home you notice the transmission is stuck in second gear. Drop another $3,000 and have the transmission rebuilt. That transmission will at least take you to 400,000 miles before you get any problems out of it, change the fluid every 70,000 miles and it'll take you to 500,000 miles. Now you're $5,000 in, and still have $25,000 dollars left over that you were going to spend on a Honda Odyssey but instead got a much better car. Let's take another $1,000 out for miscellaneous problems that need repair. $24,000 left. Ok. So your car's reliable, it sounds good, what else can you do? Paint it, of course! Painting your car will achieve maximum enjoyment levels and also maximum baller levels. Hell yeah. so you go to Walmart and grab as much black and red spraypaint as you can hold in your hands, then realize you need painter's tape and some newspapers so you grab some of those. Then you waddle up to the checkout with your arms full of paint and tape. As you lay your items down on the conveyor belt you glance over to see 50 cent condoms. You grab a handful to put into your glove box so when you have passengers in your car they'll think you get tons of pussy. When you set out to paint your white, '97 Grand Caravan you try your best to cover everything up with newspaper and tape but inevitably end up spraying some black paint on your windows and brake lights. Oh well, a little overspray never hurt anybody. You finish with the black, now time for the red. The tape is put into stripes over your hood and roof, 2 stripes sounds good. Overspray strikes again as you now have 2 red stripes with little red speckles an inch apart on either side of the stripes. Oh well. It's still baller. You spray the remainder of your red paint behind your license plate and let it drip down, European style. As you're driving your black and red '97 Grand Caravan down the I-95 to meet up at a car audio show so you can show off your mad sound system and your baller van, some asshole in front of you slams on his brakes. You slam your brakes as hard as you can to avoid collision and somebody rear-ends you. You get pushed into the car in front you who was still on his brakes. Your baller-mobile is totaled. They couldn't see your brake lights because of all that black paint. -And that, my friends, is why you don't buy a Grand Caravan on Craigslist.
I loved my 2001 Odyssey. When I replaced the transmission I added the oil cooler and a tow hitch, put a Yakima box on the roof, and pulled out the middle seats. With the rear row up it was a portable room. With them down it was perfect for an air mattress and I could haul 4x8 sheets of plywood or drywall. Upgraded the stereo, had a scanner and CB, and a tablet permanently attached over the old nav screen. Spent tons of time in that van. I miss it.
My dad bought this a week before my birth back in 2001. (I was planned btw). It grew up with me. It was cozy on a stormy night on the way back/to a party. It shuttled me to and from school. It was a old friend. Admittedly, for the first time in it's existence, ours blew it's transmission (totally unexpected right?) It was already on the way out, as my mom had gotten tired of driving it around as had my father, and we were already going to replace it or set it aside for a 2016 Honda Pilot. Not to mention the sliding door was no longer functioning as well so you kinda had to pull it along to close the door. To put in a 4 grand transmission (not including mechanics bills for the actual replacement) in a car we were pretty much giving away for free because hail damage to the roof had rendered it worthless to our insurance company was the definition of insanity. My father gave the car away to a charity radio show that repaired the transmission and sent it to someone who needed more than we did. It still is terrible car, but it kinda grew on me, and it made me very sad to see it go like that. Just a personal story from a younger car lover.
My dad bought this a week before my birth back in 2001. (I was planned btw). It grew up with me. It was cozy on a stormy night on the way back/to a party. It shuttled me to and from school. It was a old friend. Admittedly, for the first time in it's existence, ours blew it's transmission (totally unexpected right?) It was already on the way out, as my mom had gotten tired of driving it around as had my father, and we were already going to replace it or set it aside for a 2016 Honda Pilot. Not to mention the sliding door was no longer functioning as well so you kinda had to pull it along to close the door. To put in a 4 grand transmission (not including mechanics bills for the actual replacement) in a car we were pretty much giving away for free because hail damage to the roof had rendered it worthless to our insurance company was the definition of insanity. My father gave the car away to a charity radio show that repaired the transmission and sent it to someone who needed more than we did. It still is terrible car, but it kinda grew on me, and it made me very sad to see it go like that. Just a personal story from a younger car lover.
My family and I had an 01 Odyssey EX in that same duct tape silver (the Honda name is "Granite Green" which is HORSESHIT!) color from 2001 until 2017. Mom drove her first, then eventually it kinda became my car (technically still registered to Dad, but I was the primary driver). Drove her to high school (had my first true makeout sesh in it), then drove her to college in Wisconsin and home every weekend, then eventually drove her to Harper the SECOND time I went there. Sadly she finally died in the early spring of 2017, and I miss her to this day. Rest in Peace Bessie. We all loved you.
My mom has a 1999 Honda passport in which the transmission thunks in the summer and my dad has a 2003 Acura tl type-s that is on it second transmission and might need a new one soon. Damn you Honda transmissions!
My wife drives a 1st gen Odyssey. I actually like it because it is smaller and lighter than the newer Odyssey, and it drives like a car because it is based on the Accord platform. It was also made in Japan.
I have fond memories of this minivan. My step mom had one and she would haul me and my three older step-siblings around. She also started a cleaning business during the 2008 recession and her old Odyssey got her and the business off the ground! Miss that old van.
Honda Odyssey: the official car of “ Honey... I’m Pregnant”. those 3 words can turn or ruin a car guys dream of a sports car with 400 HP to a numb , underpowered , heavy grocery getter and baby carrier.
I've seen a parts car lot use one as their truck. Made perfect sense to haul a motor across a gravel lot in oregon where it rains half the year, had no rear doors any more and was pretty close to joining the cars it had been ferrying parts from.
If you want to see a review about the social stigma of minivans this is the right place, if you want to know anything about the odyssey go somewhere else.
This is one of the official cars of "Baby on Board" stickers
I have a sticker that says "thot patrol" on mine
Also, either a stick family, or a "death to your stick family" sticker...
Jesus H. Christ, I said that before I saw the stickers on the back window....smdh
You forgot the Volvos, SAABs and Audis. The soulless yuppie c********** with children drive those too. With the same exact sign in the window.
That and the Chrysler Pacifica
2001 a space honda odyssy
LEGOStudios9083 I WANTED TO DO IT
condoms prevent minivans.
minivans prevent condoms
Full size SUVs for the dad that still has confidence and refuses to settle with a minivan
one reason to use condoms
*W O K E*
what about the WRX? it has 4 doors, so you can use it for a family
I really hope they start showing this video in sex ed classes.
I gotta agree, it will encourage safe sex
My parents drove an 04 odyssey for years. It lasted a full 16 years, until it eventually, finally, crapped out. My dad loved that van, he babied the thing, washing it at least twice a month. When my parents went to trade it in its dying days , the thing had a check engine light on and was struggling to make it to 40. When they got to the dealer for an evaluation, the light miraculously went off, increasing the value tenfold. My dad says it was one last act of kindness from the van. He cherished that van, dailying it when his Ford freestyle went bad. My family has had 2 more odysseys, an 07 and our current one, a 2011. But neither of them hold a candle to that ever faithful 2004.
My parents also had a 2004 for 16 years it had over 200k when they got rid of it my mom babied it the extremely reliable only had a couple things break like the starter motor mounts and an o2 sensor I remember the power sliding doors would get stuck sometimes and one of the exterior handles broke both front window regulators though it had a problem of stalling but it only happened like 3 times it never crapped out it burned a little bit of oil but all Hondas do when they get high mileage transmission was a little rough but not major never had check engine light except for o2 sensor my mom jus wanted something newer and didn’t want a minivan anymore
Well 6 people just got killed in one of these cheap traps
what the hell man? that has nothing to do with any of this.@@Xane_Dragon
Lol, say what you will, but I still think Honda Odysseys are awesome. They have so many buttons! It's an adventure just finding them all and pressing them to see what they do. Plus you can fit so many people inside, and I mean actually fit too, not cram them in like you do in most crossovers. Plus they have big ass doors that open and close with the press of a button! That's some fucking Star Trek shit right there.
Plus they're so uncool, they're kind of cool. Three row crossovers just scream "I'm a boring mom trying desperately to look cool". A Honda Odyssey says "Fuck it, I don't need your rules. Plus my car has a vacuum cleaner. Where's your fucking vacuum?!".
my brother drives this to his school and I swear everyone thinks he's awesome cus he drives the Odyssey. swag wagon indeed.
It comes with a vacuum cleaner built-in?! That's so awesomely functional!
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This - your last paragraph. Crossover = desperately seeking approval....these days.
To be fair, I love the crossover as a choice, but not my continually shrinking choice.
splewy all while in comfort.
One heck of a birth control ad.
@Genghis Khan you’re destroying the environment just to make more mouth-breathing clowns like you? Wow, what a man, thank you for your service.
I agree. There are enough kids/people in the world, don't need anymore.
@Genghis Khan how you doin now bro?
I would love to see you review the Nissan Cube. That _thing_ baffles me.
I believe you mean the nissan pube
It's because it's a car that was built for Japan by the Japanese. It's not really for american or British needs.
ClaymoreClare So are many other cars that don't look ridiculous.
It is the product of out of touch marketers attempting and failing to sell to youth.
It's a shame the cube looks so damn goofy. Between the legroom and the side-hinged rear hatch, it's a superb small car for tall people.
I had to drive one of these for a good portion of high school until I bought my Lancer. Eh, at least it was easy to bone in
Lancer Evo?
Yes, 17 year old minimum wage earning me could afford an Evo. How'd you know!
how'd you afford insurance especially at 17? It's like $500 a month where I am
Almost the same thing, I drove a ford freestyle in high school and it was horrible but man it was easy to put the back seats down and ya know
+Tim Beck I see a lot of Lancer Evo's in Cleveland
I took my drivers test in an Odyssey. I regret nothing.
I learned to drive in a beat up '96 Odyessy.
Im using a Honda Odyssey Alternator in my Accord V6. xD. 40,000 miles later, still works.
me too! 2003 EX-L
I learned to drive in chevrolet venture minivan.
Same bro
Honda Odyssey, the Connecticut of cars.
Maybe the Delaware, New Jersey, Rhode Island, or Maryland of cars but yeah I agree it's the Connecticut of cars.
Michael LaRocco lol
Woah Jezzus! I totally belueved I was the only person who had this exact analogy cross my mind!
A tug and a snooze, you can't lose.
Spill it on the ground....? Please be outside. At night. In the back.
Damn right. Being a virgin: it's a blessing and a curse
These words will live with me forever
I had a 2004 Odyssey. It was my band van. I got laid in it. I pulled out. So worth it.
+Mike Johnson Wanna buy an Aztek 50 bucks.
i believe you lol
Yes boys this certainly 100% true
People who drive Odysseys aren't as bad as people who spent ten large more on Odyssey platforms with different sheet metal like the Pilot and Ridgeline to try and avoid the stigma. Yeah, your Ridgeline is real manly with FWD and all.... have fun trying to carry 4x8 sheets and all of your tools in it.
Man, somebody at honda must have read this, because the new ridgeline can do all these things
common complaints of the last ridgeline...
I like the pilot better simply because I like the interior better
I get a pilot over an odyssey because of interior and I need AWD
7 years ago I would have agreed, but the new generation of ridgeline / passport/ pilots are really nice and I would love to own any of them. They are all the same under the hood.
Careful... the Odyssey may become the next hipster-wagon
Previa
Daniel Katz its mid engined, hipsters won't touch it
The first-gen was mid'
but hipsters love first-gen stuff...
Quite a conundrum.
Alex Kuhn because being a hipster is simply an oddly socially acceptable excuse for still going through puberty. Everyone wants to be different and an individual but failing to realize they just started another clique to be herded into like the sheep they are.
Daniel Katz Mid-Engine. Supercharged. All-Wheel Drive.
The Previa.
1994 Bronco for you here in North Texas. OJ white and everything.
2010 Mazdaspeed 3 in North Texas too
Wegmans!
what i find hillarious, is that this makes more horsepower than a 86 or 87 corvette c4 xD
Rival Calem it doesnt, and no where near the torque.
I think those early to mid 80s only had 220-230 hp
@@theyhatehimbecausehetoldth7576
Yes it does, it makes more than 210 hp
@@theyhatehimbecausehetoldth7576
This Odyssey makes 210 hp, the 84 Corvette makes 205.
@@homeofthemad3044That's not the l98. That's the l82 crossfire.
he went from a mustang with nitro to a minivan? i would have kept the mustang & told the kids & the wife to either squeeze in or walk your asses home.
*Nitrous
Abenator25 *nos
Nitrous Oxide System is a brand, not the actual product.
So next time before letting loose & "releasing inside", think about the Honda Odyssey...
I like this insane troll logic...
Id go limp in 3 seconds flat.
Living the domestic life can and does deserve a good joke. However its becomes more of a cliche when people complain about a man's family life. In fact its a worn out Hollywood trope. Its hard to figure what the solution is for people dragging this tired out plot point. Do you leave your family? Are you doomed forever? Is there a different way to live the domestic life?
In this case the mini van becomes the focal point. Is it the vans fault? If a different car is bought does that change everything? Well no. The man that bought the Explorer or Suburban has the same amount childhood trash in the back seats. He still laments about his youth while driving to to baseball practice. The man who fears the passing of time and the inevitable missed opportunities of his younger self dwells in a condition independent of a wife and kids. A single man may look at himself and realize that he is the source of this frustration or he might pass the blame onto to outside sources (the ever vague "They"). A family man can pass it on to his family and the mini-van is the megaphone telling the world "boo hoo poor me".
Why? Because its not a "cool" car. The same man that prides himself on manly simplicity and practicality. The same man that bemoan his wife's need to have things match, brand loyalty, purchases based on esthetics alone (Iphone, Ipad, MacBook, all in rose gold). The same man that scoffs at the younger generation, rags on "Millennials" for their misuse of testosterone and avocado toast. This guy is afraid that a car's looks might make people think less of him. Living everyday resentful of his family and the world while ignorant of the hypocrite he has become.
What?! Everybody knows Toad is the Mazda Miata of that game!
Not really, Yoshi was. Toad was slower than Yoshi probably because he was too light to put all the power of the cart to the ground. People thought him being the lightest character equaled fastest but he just wasn't. Yoshi was perfectly balanced, able to put all those 150cc to the ground, and great in corners. Yoshi is the Miata of Mario Kart.
magichippo44 Toad and Peach were tied for fast acceleration. Yoshi did have a bit more top-end speed, BUT the way he leans into the corners is disorienting.
The Examined Life (of Gaming) Really? That's actually what I loved about Yoshi was his incredible turn in. His stupid leaning was like torque vectoring by braking in 1996 for me lol. Toad would understeer like a mini cooper for me.
lol wow I am such mario kart noob, even having played SNES one.
toad was my alternative pick to yoshi
magichippo44 Not to mention the real pros use the heaviest characters.
"...this daycare DeLorean of suburban domesticity."
Nice one!
Why is America spending so much money on sex ed courses???
Show kids this video and they'll never think twice about a condom.
I'm not a Honda guy but for some reason I love the Odyssey. I have one in both GT5 and GT6 and each are tuned to tackle the Green Hell. I love bringing it out online. Such a sleeper and it's a blast to just leave high end sports cars in the dust. Anyways, once again, great video!
The best looking van from that era
I'm interested in why there's never been a sport van. I've always though mini-vans looked fucking cool, and every once in a while you'll see one on TH-cam serving Camaros and Challengers at the strip.
I mean if you think about it... we've had sport versions of the wagon, trucks, SUVs, sedans, and economy cars. Vans are kind of untouched, though. You'd think the companies would throw in a option as a nod to that dad who traded in his Trans Am WS6 to appease the wife.
GeminiTIGER Dodge offers a Grand Caravan sport. I saw some guy on TH-cam put a turbo in one, thing did fucking sick burnouts.
Why hello Jeremy Clarkson
GeminiTIGER theres a stanced honda odyssey with 1200+ HP all over the internet lol.
Mickey Ramirez correction 1020+
Mickey Ramirez I hope he changed the transmission out too because honda Odyssey has bad transmission problems.
2001? Odyssey? Anyone?
Shhhhhhh
+Naveek Darkroom 2001: A Honda Odyssey
Illuminati.
Change your fucking profile pic
@@kristencook3440 Agreed
my mom has a 2002 model. it has 175,0000 miles and running strong. original transmission and engine. never gave us a problem
I have an ‘03 and it’s been going as strong as ever at 142,000 miles; only things that gave out were the rear vent windows
@@danielnobrega9313 My '04 has 254,000+ mi on it and still runs great. Original engine/ trans too.
3 outta whatever ain't bad!
I have a 2006 with 239,000 miles still going strong
Anyone remember that 1029hp odyssey?
Crazy.
For those of you who haven't...
www.speedhunters.com/2014/02/burnouts-for-family-1029hp-minivan/
Overrated POS
Lost badly on that netflix sleeper show.
I have a manual 450hp turbo 09 Ody it's fun af and gets plenty of wtf looks
@@turksandwich7538 it's fwd and 5000 pounds with street tires it wasn't built for that shity show that means nothing... There drag races are so shitty and staged
The official car of poor judgement calls.
Better purchase than a pick up truck for what 50% of truck buyers actually need/use
Its basically an oversized accord, actually fun to drive and the thing moves. Second gen is the best gen
What trim option did you get that gives you something vaguely resembling acceraltion. One of these things was the first vehicle I ever drove back in 2016 and I can comfortably say that when you put your foot down the thing still moves whenever you it feels like it.
do 1999 ford crown victoria
or any crown vic
mrsaulthegreat He did do a grand marquis though...
+mrsaulthegreat ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) and now the crown vic is up lol
***** I know, but its a 2000 model
close enough
I have a 2003 honda odyssey with a muffler delete, a thot patrol sticker, and i call it the short bus. And I love it more than anything
sp00ky gh0sts you and the guy down the street from me who drives a slammed and cambered Oddysey with a widebody kit and a fart cannon would get along pretty well
"Daycare DeLorean of Suburban Domesticity". Done in one.
Can someone explain to me why do new Honda's family minivans have 250hp V6 engines, more power than their sports cars?
Probably to get those hulking pieces of metal up to speed in a respectable timeframe
So they can actually hit the speed limit before they get to their destination. XD
awesomeologyism *Plastic
It needs that power to get up to speed at all. It's a gigantic brick of shitty steel that weighs about as much as a large boat.
Honda S2000 has a 4-Banger that puts out 230+ HP, which is quite amazing. That being a fast, lightweight, sports car makes it extremely good. I don't like Honda at all but I do have to give them credit for extracting that power from a 4 cylinder. It'll probably blow some gaskets after a little while maybe before it rusts through though.
Violetta What are you guys talking about, definitely a heavy car but you guys are exaggerating. This thing has a power to weight ratio same as the most powerfull Accord. I just don't think that soccer moms need all that power, they should just put a 2 liter diesels in minivans like in Europe.
So what does it mean if you own a Bisimoto's 1000hp Honda odyssey?
It means the wife went to Santa Cruz with the kids for a week
You're still wanting to die, but at least you want it to be fast
I think my Renault Modus would be perfect for you guys. If England wasn't so far away of course. Renault Modus, official car of post menopausal widower grandmothers. (And I'm a 22 year old petrolhead driving it...)
I hate Honda Odyssey.
I kissed one asian mid aged lady's 2004 Odyssey rear bumper, no scratch, 2mm x 6mm bulge, and she wanted me to pay $2000 for a new bumper. She pulls out her LV purse out of her LV bag and take my auto insurance paper.
I am unemployed just graduated, only $3000 in bank, she has 3 cars, a house worth $164,000.
I can hardly imagine Nissan Altima's bumper is stronger than Honda's. I do not recommend this snob vehicle.
$2000? More like $200!
www.ebay.com/bhp/odyssey-rear-bumper-cover
Plus, my dad had one, it was so fun for $3000!
That's what she asked for. She even has a bodyshop list for it.
Usually the asians do is ask the bodyshop o get a high price, then when they get the money they split.
Quality Tofu Delivery funny thing, they are my aunt's neighbors that live near 19000 Twin Canyon Ct, Katy Texas. After they got my money the moved within 1 week.
Alternative DatSun That's fraud, LOOOOL.
Alternative DatSun That's fraud lol;;; $164,000 for a house is NOTHING. Where I live;;; 600sq foot condo's run at $320,000+... Keep a dashcam in your car, and if she had kept pressing you, you could report her to the cops for battery and harassment. I'm asian myself and I know exactly how to deal with these stupid housewives
My 07 odyssey launches pretty nicely. I feel like I never had a lack of power. The transmission went bad and then fixed itself and then never caused me a problem. I've taken it off road and it survived that.
Truly an underrated car. I like the way it's designed too. I don't think it's ugly.
The only problem I have with it is that it's not a westfalia vw vanagon.
You guys should definitely do a review of any one of the cutlasses or just an oldsmobile in general,
There is one haha, a 91 or 92 Caprice Classic Sedan.
5:03 NOOOOO DONT LET US SEE YOUR FACE AHH
Thats the owners face.
Joey DH the roman? maybe?
Joey DH if it is the owner's face at 5:03, it is his face at 5:10
André Rumi Steinbruch Uhhh no could be literally anyone else. I'm almost certain it's not him.
Looks like Adam Jensen.
You need to review a Toyota Previa
That would actually b a good review because the Previa is turning into the next hipster wagon.
In the words of his LA Video: "UNGH MID-ENGINED MINIVAN"
His statements about the power train are so horribly wrong in the context of the van in the video. The Odyssey only had a 4 cylinder option for the first generation, when it was effectively a slightly taller accord wagon (and didn't even have sliding doors). For the second generation it had the 3.5 liter exclusively, with a 4 speed auto from 99-01 and a 5 speed auto from 02-04.
Great one! Thats what I always think when I see a mini van.
DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!
I love this company, yeaaaaaaaaa!!!
Dude...I liked Toad in Mario Kart. He had a sick turning radius and crazy acceleration.
This reminds me that I still gotta finish watching every episode of Samurai Jack for when it gets brought back on Adult Swim.
stupid, stupid, stupid transmission. i loved the dynamics- for a van- but after the 2d transmission went out...i set fire to it.
as I 22 year old proud owner of a 2002 ex-l I couldn't be happier...
haha I used to have one too, sold it about 4 months ago. Great car, never had any tranny problems. 240hp to the front wheels, and if you floored it at a dead stop you squealed those front tires for a few seconds, it's great.
They are quite useful for carrying large loads in the back with the seats out, good in snow with heavy FWD traction, decent driving dynamics, not only for boring family people I think!
So it's basically a moving analog for a broken condom?
I'm a car dealer and I just look one of these in on trade (same color) with 301,000 miles. Still runs great. These are super reliable despite what people say
Or you can be like my brother in law and just say fuck it and not give a damn what other people think. He has one of these, 290,000 miles on it and it runs/shifts like a brand new one. Had one transmission replacement in its life at 175k. Interior looks like a freaking brand new car, its kind of scary how minty fresh the interior is, exterior is decent, not a spec of rust, clear coat isn't coming off it. It was one owner, stack of service receipts, always serviced at the Honda dealer.
We nicknamed it the "MAN VAN", and IMO a minivan is a major way to show off how big your testicles are. I mean you have 2, 3, 4 of your offspring riding around in the back, nothing shows that you are more of a man than being fertile and a great dad IMO.
I really have been enjoying the emphasis on clever writing and metaphors instead of crude non sequiturs, even if they are still funny on their own. You guys are the opposite of family guy.
Likewise, can you do a review on the 1998-2003 Toyota Sienna?
These would be much better reviews if you included some of the positive aspects of the vehicle instead of just the negative.
He does, but this has none
Original Odyssey didn't have VTEC until '98 when it got the 2.3; 2.2 models got the DX/LX engine with a bigger exhaust manifold.
Even if I have a family, No way in hell I'd get a minivan. At the very least, a hatchback like a Ford Focus ST
Revolt Wolf I agree
Good strategy till you meet that "Honey, I think I am pregnant, again" moment.
Revolt Wolf if I had more than two kids, I'd get the HYBRID Toyota Highlander. Three rows, plenty of SUV power lots of cargo space, can seat 8 people and fuel economy better than most compact cars :)
At worst, I’d get a BMW 3-Series touring/estate.
2 WORDS, sports wagon, you lose the 3rd row most of the time but you still have space to haul kids around and/or get laid in the back (not at the same time though)
Please review my 1995 Ford Taurus! I live in Jersey! :)
That would be a good car for him to review. They're so damn easy to make fun of! Trust me, I know, I used to have a 94' Taurus.
Like this post so he sees it! :) And if you want to see a shitty taurus being reviewed! :D
97I30T What's wrong with the Taurus?
Alex H
Mine was slow, ugly, unreliable, relentlessly dull, and really didn't do anything particularly well. Plus, let's face it, it's kind of a granny car.
Taurus SHO!!!!
I would love for you to review my 2012 honda crv!
"2012 honda crv! the official car for people who want to show the neighborhood that they are a successful stay-at-home parent!"
Im a teenager and I love minivans might even get one as my first car
I know I'm probably late here but go for a station wagon if you want to have fun driving, or at the very least get a Mazda 5 (Mazda 3 with room to get laid)
If anyone's wondering the reupload was because of a typo.
Want to make sure members of the automotive enthusiast community know to always use protection? Show them this video. Accidental pregnancies among car enthusiasts will plummet.
I was selling cars back in 2001. These vans were gone before they hit the lot at full msrp. People were crazy about them. I know a big reason people luved them so much was that rear seat that folded into the floor. For minivans, that was revolutionary. They all have it now
I remember my dad had the exl trim for this car and it had a v6 with vtec pushing out 240hp, not bad for a minivan in 2003
Goddamn, this review was TOO real. Had I been able to watch this video five years ago and gleaned even some of the wisdom contained within my life would've turned out very, very different.
A TUG AND A SNOOZE
YOU CAN'T LOSE.
CPLdoomguy Oh my God this was so brilliant.
My wife and I are having twins, luckily she hates minivans. We bought the 2019 Ford Escape, hopefully you guys do a review of one of those someday. Ecoboost vehicle’s are at least somewhat fun.
My moms 2004 3rd gen Odyssey was really nice to drive. I miss borrowing that car on the weekend
I picked Toad all the time in Mario Kart...I don't drive anything cool though, but I don't drive a minivan.
Toad was my guy in m MK, right next to yoshi. And I drive a Bmw. I made it my pact to myself I will never drive something like this or in its equal class. But now I just may have watched my whole world burn and RCR just read my palm and am doomed for a life of grinding 3rd gears and fidgeting with the baby seat. "Honey I can't figure this thing out, does this end connect to the sphincter??" But it has cool slidey doors and you can't say your Bmw has slidey doors. Nor does your Bentley. Actually I totally see myself driving behind some guy in his first gen murcielago with 92,000 miles he got used after 7 ownerships and a branded title that just was only in a "fender bender" and had "no frame damage" with his doors up and me following with my slidey doors open
As a minivan even with the trademark transmission reliability problems, Honda Odyssey’s and Toyota Sienna’s are still battling it out for best minivan. If you look across the board, if it’s not transmission issues, it’s catastrophic engine failure in other brands. There’s just no winning when you don’t pull out. 😔
Say what you will about the Odyssey, but it was the main car of my childhood. Rode in a 2004 nearly every day for about a decade, and it had roughly 230,000 miles when we finally sold it. We still saw it occasionally after selling it. I have many good memories of the Honda Odyssey, and it's truly a great car for what it is.
Original transmission ?
@1500_Cash_Motivated nah it was replaced once. Don't know at what mileage but it was towards the end I know
That was the greatest and I mean the absolute greatest vehicle review I've ever seen and watched in my entire freaking life. I'm about to buy one of these things for the simple fact that I've had my second child and I need the space. but hey I'll look on the bright side,I partied like a teenager up until my mid-forties, so I'm way overdue for this extremely cliche boring part of my life that I actually love very much. Peace!
The grille is mismatched. The 1999-2001with the small H logo had 4 grille lines and the 2002-2004 has 2 grille lines with a slightly bigger H logo.
I AM NEVER EVER HAVING KIDS!!
Thank goodness
I don't understand why people don't just go on Craigslist and get a Dodge Grand Caravan for $1,000. Oh wait, nevermind, tons of people do that. Look at it this way, instead of spending $30,000 on a Honda Odyssey that will eventually fail and/or burst into flames, spend the $1,000 on a Dodge Grand Caravan. Why? Because the first thing you do with one is spend another $1,000 on a headunit, new speakers, amp and several subwoofers that you don't need but of course you're going to get because you just got this incredible car for an incredible price and god damnit if you're not going to enjoy it. And, of course, buying a car with 200,000+ miles on it, when you drive it home you notice the transmission is stuck in second gear. Drop another $3,000 and have the transmission rebuilt. That transmission will at least take you to 400,000 miles before you get any problems out of it, change the fluid every 70,000 miles and it'll take you to 500,000 miles.
Now you're $5,000 in, and still have $25,000 dollars left over that you were going to spend on a Honda Odyssey but instead got a much better car. Let's take another $1,000 out for miscellaneous problems that need repair. $24,000 left. Ok.
So your car's reliable, it sounds good, what else can you do? Paint it, of course! Painting your car will achieve maximum enjoyment levels and also maximum baller levels. Hell yeah. so you go to Walmart and grab as much black and red spraypaint as you can hold in your hands, then realize you need painter's tape and some newspapers so you grab some of those. Then you waddle up to the checkout with your arms full of paint and tape. As you lay your items down on the conveyor belt you glance over to see 50 cent condoms. You grab a handful to put into your glove box so when you have passengers in your car they'll think you get tons of pussy.
When you set out to paint your white, '97 Grand Caravan you try your best to cover everything up with newspaper and tape but inevitably end up spraying some black paint on your windows and brake lights. Oh well, a little overspray never hurt anybody. You finish with the black, now time for the red. The tape is put into stripes over your hood and roof, 2 stripes sounds good. Overspray strikes again as you now have 2 red stripes with little red speckles an inch apart on either side of the stripes. Oh well. It's still baller. You spray the remainder of your red paint behind your license plate and let it drip down, European style.
As you're driving your black and red '97 Grand Caravan down the I-95 to meet up at a car audio show so you can show off your mad sound system and your baller van, some asshole in front of you slams on his brakes. You slam your brakes as hard as you can to avoid collision and somebody rear-ends you. You get pushed into the car in front you who was still on his brakes. Your baller-mobile is totaled. They couldn't see your brake lights because of all that black paint.
-And that, my friends, is why you don't buy a Grand Caravan on Craigslist.
I loved my 2001 Odyssey. When I replaced the transmission I added the oil cooler and a tow hitch, put a Yakima box on the roof, and pulled out the middle seats. With the rear row up it was a portable room. With them down it was perfect for an air mattress and I could haul 4x8 sheets of plywood or drywall. Upgraded the stereo, had a scanner and CB, and a tablet permanently attached over the old nav screen. Spent tons of time in that van. I miss it.
normally i wouldnt watch reviews on stupid cars but since mr.regular is reviewing it, its actually worth my time :)
My dad bought this a week before my birth back in 2001. (I was planned btw). It grew up with me. It was cozy on a stormy night on the way back/to a party. It shuttled me to and from school. It was a old friend. Admittedly, for the first time in it's existence, ours blew it's transmission (totally unexpected right?) It was already on the way out, as my mom had gotten tired of driving it around as had my father, and we were already going to replace it or set it aside for a 2016 Honda Pilot. Not to mention the sliding door was no longer functioning as well so you kinda had to pull it along to close the door. To put in a 4 grand transmission (not including mechanics bills for the actual replacement) in a car we were pretty much giving away for free because hail damage to the roof had rendered it worthless to our insurance company was the definition of insanity. My father gave the car away to a charity radio show that repaired the transmission and sent it to someone who needed more than we did. It still is terrible car, but it kinda grew on me, and it made me very sad to see it go like that. Just a personal story from a younger car lover.
Bisimoto Odyssey 1029 Horsepower plus the kids.
My dad bought this a week before my birth back in 2001. (I was planned btw). It grew up with me. It was cozy on a stormy night on the way back/to a party. It shuttled me to and from school. It was a old friend. Admittedly, for the first time in it's existence, ours blew it's transmission (totally unexpected right?) It was already on the way out, as my mom had gotten tired of driving it around as had my father, and we were already going to replace it or set it aside for a 2016 Honda Pilot. Not to mention the sliding door was no longer functioning as well so you kinda had to pull it along to close the door. To put in a 4 grand transmission (not including mechanics bills for the actual replacement) in a car we were pretty much giving away for free because hail damage to the roof had rendered it worthless to our insurance company was the definition of insanity. My father gave the car away to a charity radio show that repaired the transmission and sent it to someone who needed more than we did. It still is terrible car, but it kinda grew on me, and it made me very sad to see it go like that. Just a personal story from a younger car lover.
My family and I had an 01 Odyssey EX in that same duct tape silver (the Honda name is "Granite Green" which is HORSESHIT!) color from 2001 until 2017. Mom drove her first, then eventually it kinda became my car (technically still registered to Dad, but I was the primary driver). Drove her to high school (had my first true makeout sesh in it), then drove her to college in Wisconsin and home every weekend, then eventually drove her to Harper the SECOND time I went there. Sadly she finally died in the early spring of 2017, and I miss her to this day. Rest in Peace Bessie. We all loved you.
My mom has a 1999 Honda passport in which the transmission thunks in the summer and my dad has a 2003 Acura tl type-s that is on it second transmission and might need a new one soon. Damn you Honda transmissions!
I love how I'm getting ads for the 2014 Odyssey with this video.
My wife drives a 1st gen Odyssey. I actually like it because it is smaller and lighter than the newer Odyssey, and it drives like a car because it is based on the Accord platform. It was also made in Japan.
Coming to Denver? I have a 2014 Mazda2 and a 1995 Toyota Celica you can review.
Not Honda's best looking vehicle, but as a Lincoln resident I'm glad people buy them!
I love minivans. Not even ashamed. Beats a crossover.
I love you. Very cogent and evocative writing in this one. Come drive my Lexus please.
Although 0:00 - 0:07 was funny. That’s not the type of people I think of driving these, lol!
I like toad..
I have fond memories of this minivan. My step mom had one and she would haul me and my three older step-siblings around. She also started a cleaning business during the 2008 recession and her old Odyssey got her and the business off the ground! Miss that old van.
Don't make fun of it...the Odyssey was, is, and always will be a very capable, fun to drive fan.
this was my mom's minivan, how the heck did you get ahold of the exact one? that mark. you know the one, current owner. that was me.
Honda Odyssey: the official car of “ Honey... I’m Pregnant”. those 3 words can turn or ruin a car guys dream of a sports car with 400 HP to a numb , underpowered , heavy grocery getter and baby carrier.
The ending has my favorite Roman song.
Supposedly, it's not pronounced "supposably".
I've seen a parts car lot use one as their truck. Made perfect sense to haul a motor across a gravel lot in oregon where it rains half the year, had no rear doors any more and was pretty close to joining the cars it had been ferrying parts from.
A true family man drives the kids in a ford transporter or Fiat Multipla( unless your needing a good minivan Ford Windstar).
An 04 is my everyday commuter vehicle. 200k miles and it won't die.
4 leather captain chairs and is a comfortable, inexpensive people mover.
"A tug and a snooze, you can't lose" should be the official motto for RCR because i want a t-shirt that says that
If you want to see a review about the social stigma of minivans this is the right place, if you want to know anything about the odyssey go somewhere else.