What's New for the 2004 Honda Odyssey?
One change accompanies the Honda Odyssey into 2004: Redrock Pearl models get a new Saddle-colored interior. No other changes have been made to the 2004 Honda Odyssey, which is due for replacement in 2005.

Advantages of the 2004 Honda Odyssey:

• Refined 240-horsepower V6 engine
• Responsive handling
• Second-row seats that slide together or split apart
• Fold-flat third-row seat
• Five-star crash test scores for front and side protection
• Deserved reputation for reliability
• Proven ability to hold value over time

Objections to the 2004 Honda Odyssey:

• Uncomfortable front seats
• Abrupt engagement of transmission’s Grade Logic Control feature
• Third-row seat is not split-folding
• Noisy cabin

Editor's Advice:
Until Honda arrived on the scene in 1999 with the excellent second-generation Odyssey minivan, Chrysler ruled the segment with the Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan and Plymouth Voyager. What made the Honda Odyssey click with consumers? A third-row seat that folded into a well in the floor, second-row seats that could slide together or remain split apart, dual power sliding doors, a powerful V6 engine, handsome styling, excellent crash test scores and Honda’s reputation for reliability. This was an unbeatable combination, thought many American families, and buyers lined up to pay more than sticker price for the Honda Odyssey despite its mushy front seats, noisy cabin and limited standard equipment. Today, the Odyssey is no longer the benchmark – that distinction belongs to the Toyota Sienna. However, supply and demand has equalized, prices have come down, and the 2004 Honda Odyssey still represents an outstanding value. Loaded with leather and a DVD entertainment system, the Honda Odyssey has a sticker price close to what completely loaded models from Chrysler, Ford and GM trade for after rebates and incentives. Stacked up next to the Toyota Sienna, which can easily close in on $40,000, the Honda Odyssey ranks as a bona fide bargain. Don’t forget about the Honda Odyssey when shopping for a new minivan. Like Harrison Ford, it might be getting old but it can still draw a paying crowd.