1995 Honda Odyssey EX review from North America

This is just the finest Honda ever made. When Honda made this first generation to capture the US market - perhaps they made it better - we've had very little repairs besides the 3K oil/filter Honda's love to have done.

The interior cleans up great, and it looks nearly new, though we had twin babies the day we bought it, and 6 kids now.

However the tape deck and stereo are just trashy, and really they were that way from the start, though this was the top line most loaded model.

At 95K it needed a new timing belt.

At 198000 it needed a new engine because the psi was at 121, and the gaskets were bad.

At 238000 it's beginning to need a new transmission. It gave a funny little pop for the first time, so yes we're going to put in a new tranny.

NEVER has the engine light gone on.

Made in Japan.

Reliable, economical (with a new engine, 39mpg freeways in Seattle) 25mpg streets stop and go, which is about 356-409 miles per 13 gallon tank of 87 grade gas!

Air and heat work great.

Someone tried to break in and damaged the door molding.

Our twins say it's going to college with them (we replaced the glass with nearly limo glass when we were stationed in Arizona)