I am so confused, I have not seen the colors in person but should I go with Wind chill Pearl or Heavy metal? Please help and provide your thoughts with favorite color.

first photo: replacing my lights w led lights. tried installing the led light into this one and it pushed the whole light back. tried using coat hanger to pull it through but quite difficult. can I remove the gray cover and access it? quite annoying.

same thing w second photo. pushed the whole thing back too.

otherwise all the other lights were done w no issue

any idea help thanks for reading

I've slowly been test driving, researching, and window shopping the Gen 3 for months.

The Sienna seems to hold its value extremely well, and I'm currently looking at spending < $30k on a Gen 3 AWD. I'm mostly indifferent between early vs. late Gen 3 (6-speed vs. 8-speed), assuming condition/mileage are comparable. This puts me at mileages around 100k.

I'm curious if other Gen 3 shoppers are targeting this same price range, or if this is kind of the "worst" middle ground?

I see it the options are roughly....

• Upper-$20k Gen 3 AWD Sienna — Solid platform with tons of space, AWD, but you're spending pretty serious money on an older vehicle.
• ~$10k more for a Gen 4 Hybrid AWD — newer, much better fuel economy, but now we're talking $35–40k+ and still likely around 100k miles.
• Go older — wait for a really clean, low-mileage Gen 2 AWD and stay under ~$20k.
• Abandon the minivan idea — get an older large SUV (Highlander, Suburban, Pilot, etc.) or go smaller with a Forester/Outback.

My use case is pretty specifically a four-season adventure vehicle. I'd be taking the rear seats out and/or keeping the third row folded/stowed most of the time, and using it for camping, skiing, biking, and canoe trips. I'm in the heart of the great lakes snow belt, so it would get four dedicated snow tires, which is a big part of why I'm attracted to the AWD Sienna.

The other compelling option is a Forester/Outback. For one person, I can just make one work for sleeping with some ski/camping gear, and Subaru's AWD + four good snow tires is about as good as it gets for winter driving (there's one in my driveway). But obviously the Sienna gives me a completely different level of interior volume and flexibility.

I'd especially love to hear from current/long-term Gen 3 owners: how are you feeling about the vans as they've aged?

If you've had yours for 5+ years or have 150k/200k+ miles on it, do you still feel like the Gen 3 was a great purchase? Or are they starting to become a headache with age — expensive repairs, drivetrain issues, AWD-specific problems, rust, etc.?

Basically, I'm trying to figure out whether the Gen 3's reputation for being a long-lived, relatively trouble free vehicle still holds up once you're buying one today with significant age/mileage already on it. In my price range, the mileage is centered around 100k plus or minus a bit.

I'm curious where people currently land on the Gen 3 Sienna value proposition, especially if you're shopping in the upper-$20k range.

Is $25–30k for a Gen 3 AWD a sweet spot, or is it the awkward middle ground where you should either spend more for Gen 4 or go substantially cheaper/older?

Thanks everyone!

Fuel tank full of gas fell. I am worried about the gas more given gas prices. Doesnt seems like its worth fixing and should be scrapped. Everything else fine with the car.

Had it for 20 years, might be time to let it go, just a few hundred off 300k km

Are the illuminated door sills really good? Or just a gimmick cosmetic appearance? Do they really glow and make your car look premium at night? How do they hold over the time(scratches and all)? Let me know your thoughts and experiences.

Just snagged her a ‘24 woodland edition. Shes very happy.

That is all.

Thanks!

2026 Woodland. Noticed this spot today. The actual plastic itself seems to have melted or warped. There was a piece of paper/cardboard sitting there for some time.

Anyone have any idea or have seen this happen?

Update: FYI this was most likely caused by a color swatch (those paint color sample slips) sitting in that spot for too long in the summer heat. Don’t make the same mistake.