Regular friends of the decanter will have seen several posts here since last spring in which, after some initial trepidation, ol’ Robbo has had nothing but praise for the Honda Odyssey we bought (aka the Juggernaut).
Alas, I’m afraid I’ve discovered a weakness, thanks to the ice and snow we got last night. Watching Mrs. R trying to get the thing up the modest rise of the driveway before I could clear the slush off was like watching a beached whale trying to struggle over the dune and back into the sea. Front-wheel drive plus massive poundage in back means no traction for you!
So now I’m trying to think of a new name for our minivan. One idea that popped into my mind is the Honda Fat Albert. Another might be the Honda Brick.
Other suggestions are, of course, welcome.
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January 22, 2012 at 4:18 pm
the gripping hand
Honda Badonkadonk!
We called our Odyssey Homer (said in a Homer Simpson voice).
January 23, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Robbo
Ha! Got it goin’ on like Donkey-Kong!
January 23, 2012 at 2:22 pm
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January 23, 2012 at 3:18 pm
NOVA Curmudgeon
Did you try backing the Juggernaut up the drive? Just a thought.
January 23, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Robbo
Well, I like the theory behind backing up, but on our street you would do so at your peril.
January 23, 2012 at 11:14 pm
lynellenperry
Does it have a way to turn off the electronic tire control stuff? My husband’s muscle car was similarly beached on a snowy hill until he remembered to turn of the ESP. Now he turns it off every day before opening the garage door.
January 24, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Robbo
@Lynellen – Couldn’t say. There are entire banks of buttons I’m afraid to press because I don’t understand them.
January 26, 2012 at 12:03 am
lynellenperry
Ok, upon googling, you should have a button called VSA. Hold it down until you hear a ding. That turns it off (it turns on every time you start the car).
January 26, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Anne
I’m still laughing, I think Honda Fat Albert is priceless – it makes you visualize that van trying to get uphill, practically panting like Fat Albert. A van is great for getting the family around, especially if you wind up driving everyone on the team home from practice. Trying to fit them all in my sports car years ago was like getting clowns in a VW.