DONT BUY A TOYOTA!!!
its very ugly, boring, over priced and under equipped. Toyotas are too over-rated,their cars are niether strong nor very comfortable.
I wouldnt buy a Caravan either.
If you're looking for the best van for your money, right now its the Mazda A5, its got the looks of a sports car, the build quality of an audi and it starts at 18 grand, goto mazda.com and build it to include every luxury feature, it will total at 24 something grand including leather, nav, heated seats, dvd etc. Its japanese and the shape is new, so it will stay for a while, siena is looking old, they will update it soon. If you want a nice reliable japanese van and dont want to look like an old boring person the mazda is atleast worth checking out, your kids will love it. You can also see all the positive ratings on the mazda from top auto magazines under the 'press and praise' section on the mazda A5 website.
If you want something different, get the dodge journey, excellent cross over, loads of features, nice looks and versatility. Dodge and chrysler were under mercedes and some models show. Its cheaper, sportier and better in all respects than a toyota.
In buying a toyota, you'l pay more and get less, its simple. If toyotas were that reliable, theyd offer longer warranties but its not, i've seen toyotas broken as much as any other brand more or less. Almost all of mazda's lineup is award winning, so their cars are good and built well.
And even though toyotas maybe made in the US, but we dont earn any foreign reserve on them as we earn on american cars, and thats what economy is all aboout, earning foreign reserve to offset budget deficits. We sell american cars all over the world, Japanese sell us their cars and as a result we go into deficit.
As for the bail out, the best car makers in the world have needed bail outs, including rolls royce, bugatti, bentley, jaguar, Nissan was making 3 billions in losses before carlos ghosn took over, VW, Lamborghini all have needed bailouts and been bought out. Thats just a part of economy, as to your question that theres a reason they need a bail out, yes, its called a credit crunch, it has to do with the banks, not the cars. If millions of ppl cant get loans to pay their mortgages, its not coz they've suddenyl become lazy bums its becuase of the credit crunch, same go for car companies, they cant make their payments.
