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We test drove both and got an odyssey, but not a new one because it was too many $$. But the magic slide seats and other features were so nice!! I have two kids RF in the centre outer seats and will switch one FF soon. When we hopefully have another child we’ll likely put our oldest in the back.

I really didn’t like the Pacifica at all. It was a physical dislike. I got into it and hated it immediately and it didn’t improve upon test driving. I didn’t like where the front mirrors were as well because they seemed to be in my way while I was driving and trying to see. I also am biased towards Honda because that’s what my family has always had and I grew up driving an odyssey. No regrets in purchasing ours though!

We chose it also because it has consistently high safety ratings and offers multiple car seat configurations and easy installation.

I just bought a 2018 Odyssey last summer and was deciding between the Pacifica and the Odyssey as well! I LOVE it so much. We have 3 as well (6 year old FF but still in a 5 point harness, 3 year old FF, and 5 month old RF in a baby bucket). I liked the Odyssey's many spots for carseats, and the magic slide seats are seriously amazing. Compared to the Pacifica I felt the new Odysseys (2018 and newer) had a better overall build quality / feel to them.

1) In our middle row we have taken out the center seat and just stuck it in our basement for now. My younger two sit in the middle row, with the two captains chairs slid next to each other. My oldest sits in the back. Removing the center seat and pushing their seats next to each other allows to have a really big landing zone area that I can kneel on if I need to help buckle people. I can fairly easily reach my big kid in the way back to help with her buckle from there, though she is pretty good at doing it herself now. She was really mad about sitting by herself at first but now she loves that she has cupholders and a big seat next to her for toys.

2) I've only had it one winter but I'm in New England and I felt it was great so far. I'm at the point in my life where I am not going to risk driving my kids or me around if I KNOW there is a giant snow storm coming.

3) I love the Apple CarPlay and the giant screen, I play podcasts on my way to work every morning and Pandora for the kids. I could not live without the backup camera, and the blind spot monitors are also really helpful. The 3rd row is really roomy, I've sat back there on long drives to help entertain everyone and it really is not a bad spot even for an adult.

@Hypatia: even the regular Pacifica try’s to conserve gas, the engine turns off at stop lights and stuff, it’s pretty cool. My sister just got one and they have moon roofs that take up almost the whole van and I was surprised how un mini van it feels inside.