There comes a time in every young car writer's life when he must drive a minivan. At some point, I will have to write about them, so it's good to get acclimated. But I'm about as far away from the typical Sedona buyer as you could get -- a mid-20s male with no kids, no pets, or even hobbies that involve large leisure equipment like Fender bass amps or kayaks. Needless to say, my weekly Tuesday-night cruise through UCLA's Westwood Village to meet attractive young women wasn't as successful as usual. When I tried to show off the Sedona's nifty remote sliding doors to a pair of co-eds, they announced they forgot to make a call and started running toward a public phone with a blue light on top. Seriously, who doesn't have a cell phone nowadays? *
Proving that the Sedona is not in fact a good vehicle for picking up women, I decided to find another way for my automotive odd coupling for the evening to pay off...
James Riswick, Associate Editor
* Who didn't actually do this...But if a young guy in a van drives up to you, running for a blue light phone seems like a wise idea
boxermike says:
12:54 PM, 05/10/07
I tried the same thing in a Honda Odyssey on Rodeo Drive. The results were the same.
desmolicious says:
01:19 PM, 05/10/07
The Sedona may not be a good vehicle for picking up women, but it is a great vehicle for picking up a lot of women!
duh_rel says:
01:33 PM, 05/10/07
For those of you who don't know, the "blue light" comment was in reference to security posts that often contain blue lights on the top. They're pretty common on college campuses from what I've seen. You activate it by pushing the button to notify authorities of imminent danger; such as a bomb threat. But remember, just because you push the button notifying security, doesn't mean your safe just yet. One of my friends pushed it one night when she was approached by a rapist, and police officers didn't magically drop down from the sky. Luckily she was able to run off and hide.
billt9 says:
01:36 PM, 05/10/07
So in the end did the police officers inflate out of the box?
You can find them in some mall parking lots too.
duh_rel says:
04:52 PM, 05/10/07
billt9: Nope, according to her, no officers ever showed up. Then again, it wasn't like she stuck around waiting. When we heard her story, we came to the conclusion that the post didn't even work. I'd figure at least the light could start to strobe or have some audible alarm sound off right? Or would the light make the victim more visible for the attacker and the sound too loud that it'd drown out a victim's cries for help. *shrugs*
At any rate, get some spinners on the Sedona and you'd at least look 'phat' trying to pick up the ladies. Haha.
kpschoedel says:
09:45 AM, 05/11/07
So, can I order a Sedona without side and rear windows?
jriz says:
10:41 AM, 05/11/07
Yes, however, they are replaced with a pair of round, black-out port holes.