I am only 20 and we recently purchased this 1993 Toyota Previa mini van to take on long road trips and save the mileage from our new car! (It's the old Sienna)! I think the Sienna's are great! Let me just tell you about our van!
We purchased it in October, it has absolutely no problems, it runs wonderful..automatic transmission, great engine sound, rear diff is great. Everything is wonderful on it!
We took it to Chicago at the end of October for one weekend. If only you knew how far it is to Gurnee, Chicago from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Well if you don't, it's 21 hours! We drove straight there, slept, went to fright fest at the six flags there and drove straight home! In one weekend. The van is a work of art I tell you, it's amazing! Not a problem still.. soo..
In December, we drove it to Los Angeles, 27 hour drive. We drove straight there, stayed for 10 days, and drove straight home. Still, no problems at all. Get this - It has 400,000KM FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND. I hope this convinces you to stick with a Toyota because they are truly amazing! If you don't like Toyota, try Honda, they are great as well. Japanese made cars are supposed to be A LOT better than domestic vehicles.
I have attached a photo of our beautiful van. It is definitely not the prettiest vehicle (the sienna is a HUGE improvement), but it's amazing! I couldn't be happier with it. Sometimes I would rather drive it than my new Lancer! By the way, our next new vehicle will, without a doubt, be a Toyota!
PS - If you like SUVs, how about the Toyota Highlander? I love it, it's gorgeous, and still big! The new ones seat 7!