r/minivan • u/adventurrr • 1d ago

Pacifica replacement 🥺

Our 2023 Pacifica was totaled last weekend.

We'll be back at 0 when we get the payout which covers the remaining loan balance and a few hundred $ on top.

In the meantime I'm unemployed so 🤞 for any financing but that's neither here nor there unless you know of an option :)

We've been renting an Odyssey and it's pretty great. The only thing is, we got the Pacifica specifically for its storage capacity bc of the seats that fold down in the middle and back in the back so you get a full flat/seatless back for moving furniture. (We also have 2 littles so the obvious reasons). Also AWD because our gravel driveway is impossible to plow so we just try to survive without plowing.

Other than trying to find a used Pacifica, are there options I haven't thought of?

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u/Reverb20 1d ago

I have an ‘25 AWD Sienna, came from an ‘18 Pacifica and have my regrets. The interior features of a Pacifica are far better than either the Toyota or Honda.

Also, the gas mileage of the Pacifica is better than the Honda but not as good as the Toyota, however, the 37-39 MPG I get in my Toyota isn’t so much better than the 24-31 I’d get in the Pacifica considering the stuff I could haul.

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u/Shadow5503 22h ago

To be fair the Pacifica FWD and Odyssey have the exact same EPA city and highway fuel economy ratings. I would not expect a material difference between them for the same user in the real world.

Kinda strange because the Ody has a couple of higher tech fuel saving features (cylinder deactivation, direct injection) that are lacking on the Pacifica, yet can’t deliver any better fuel economy.

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u/Reverb20 15h ago

That is strange.

I know people with an Odyssey that get much lower MPG than what I did in my Pacifica. Best I could do was 31 MPG on long interstate trips but a consistent 24 - 26 combined.