But much of that was fueled by a witness who saw a white minivan leave the scene of a shooting, with two people in it.
Colombian police, acting on a tip from an informant, stopped a Chevy minivan leaving Bogota's El Dorado Airport.
From Ho Chi Minh City, aging Japanese minivans leave for Can Tho several times a day; the five-hour ride costs $5 to $10.
A few minivans leave or arrive throughout the day, offering seats to destinations as far away as Chengdu for about 120 renminbi ($19.50 at 6 renminbi to the dollar), but the rest of the time a horse being ridden up the main street is as likely a sight as a passing car.
The senator, Eric T. Schneiderman, who represents parts of Manhattan and the Bronx, was leaving the NY1 studio in Chelsea after taping an interview when his driver hit a parked minivan and left the scene.
They were looking for a redesigned Toyota 2004 Sienna minivan, but left empty-handed because the dealership was out of stock.
The most frugal way to Angkor is one I wouldn't recommend: a 10-passenger minivan that leaves Khao San Road every morning for a daylong drive to Siem Reap.
Our evacuation started off "soft," which meant I had time to get whatever I could fit into our minivan before leaving.
And Caravan, Voyager and Town & Country still claim 44% of the domestic minivan market, leaving a dozen other manufacturers scratching for scraps.
