Long-Term Update: 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring
Total mileage 23,334
By Neil G. Chirico
Photography by Brian Vance
2005 Honda Odyssey Touring
• Average fuel econ 18.5 mpg
• Unresolved problems None
• Maintenance cost $71.07 ("A" service); $71.46 ("B" service)
• Normal-wear cost $0
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Every time we go on the road, the Honda Odyssey is first choice as a support vehicle. It's popular not only for its load-carrying capacity, but the photographers and MTOL video crew love shooting out of those power sliding doors. But we don't recommend doing that. We're the professionals after all. The Odyssey got no time off over the holidays, serving as people- and gift-hauler. One editor noted, "With luggage and presents stacked on the fold-flat third-row seat, it still allowed comfortable seating for five as the three-way climate control kept everyone toasty and warm." We'll hate to see this one go.