Word: minivan
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With American cinema’s “wonders” from 2004 now behind us (they didn’t leave much of a mark) and Vin Diesel’s beefcake-with-minivan vehicle The Pacifier commanding the box office, the best thing to do is look ahead to what 2005 has in store...
...more than a dozen car-sharing companies revving up across the U.S. As such, the pair have only to jump on the Internet or call a local number to reserve one of several vehicles parked in their neighborhood. They can choose between a Honda, a Lexus, a minivan for carting equipment or, for a jaunty weekend outing, a silver Mazda Miata. They can enter the car any time of night or day with a security-coded electronic card, get charged by the hour thanks to an in-car transmitter, and receive the bill at the end of the month...
...went with my mom and her mom, my Polish Jewish “elegantzka” grandmother. Savta, as we call her, insisted on locating the perfect “something” for me, her younger granddaughter. So we loaded into the purple minivan and zipped a few exits down the interstate. At the exit we waited in lines of traffic, mostly other minivans and SUVs, and by the time we found a parking space in the sea of waxed cars, I was nearly ready to go home. But we trudged on and pushed open the glass doors...
...model (prices start at $25,000) includes an automatic lift gate and a rearview camera. Honda has upped the safety margin too, with side air bags, curtain air bags and a frame that dissipates energy in a crash. The Odyssey is aiming for European handling, a stretch for any minivan, but the 255-h.p. variable-assist engine (it turns off unneeded cylinders) gives an able approximation. --By Bill Saporito
...streak turns sour when a Kerry supporter unloading her toddler from the backseat of a minivan shakes her hand in Clemens’ face and yells, “Boo, boo, go away.” So Clemens cheers up when he encounters a Bush supporter hosting a yard sale at the next stop on the route. Clemens swaps a Republican party flier and $1.50 for a space heater and two t-shirts...