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...Restrain yourself from going out and buying a Dodge Caravan after watching this movie; many of its scenes play like a Chrysler commercial (although Nissan also gets some exposure). The use of the familiar minivan as an instrument of terrorism turns out to be the most clever gag of the entire movie: nobody can find the infamous Jackal because he's driving the ubiquitous Caravan. Dodge Caravan: driven by soccer moms and international terrorists the world over...

Author: By Scott E. Brown, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stupidity, Sexism Plague a Lifeless 'Jackal' | 11/14/1997 | See Source »

...wheels could see their insurance bills jump 20%, or about $50 to $700 a year, for liability coverage. Any increase in such premiums would have to be approved by state insurance regulators. The only "light truck" vehicle whose owners are likely to escape paying higher liability premiums is the minivan. Accident statistics show the vehicles are just not macho enough to cause great damage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RITES OF WAY | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

...terms of the advance, it's nice to have the cash. But it hasn't had a large impact in my lifestyle," Mankiw said. "I live in the same house I've lived in for 10 years. I drive the same car. I did buy my wife a minivan, but that has to do with the children needing...

Author: By Nanaho Sawano, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Economics Professor Collects on New Book | 10/9/1997 | See Source »

CHARLESTON, S.C.: The family of Sergio Jimenez II has won a whopping $262.5 million judgment against Chrysler over a 1985 accident in which their son was thrown clear and killed after the rear hatch in the family's Chrysler minivan opened on impact. But TIME's William McWhirter says that figure is likely to be drastically reduced on appeal. "The company has an eight lane interstate of appeals available," he says. "The boy was reportedly not wearing a seat belt or a child safety seat." Other factors includes questions about whether the boy's father caused the accident by running...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chrysler to Appeal Minivan Verdict | 10/9/1997 | See Source »

...most freshmen starting college this fall, dorm life brings the sweet, beer-tinged scent of freedom. No more curfews, no more chores and, best of all, no more tangled, furtive interludes in the backseat of the family minivan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IVY LEAGUE GOMORRAH? | 9/22/1997 | See Source »

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