2005 Ford Freestar
For family vacations, trips to the lake, runs to the nearest mega grocery store, or getting eight members of the junior high football team to the game, nothing beats a minivan. Whatever your cargo, Ford aims to make sure that the 2005 Freestar reaches its destination safely.

The base Freestar S weighs in at 4,275-lbs. and starts the bidding at $23,930 (plus a $710 destination charge). The decked-out Limited model will set you back $32,755. All Ford Freestars offer 134.3 cubic feet of cargo room and a list of safety features including dual front airbags with a front passenger airbag cutoff sensor and antilock brakes. For an extra charge, the 2005 Ford Freestar can be outfitted with electronic brake assistance, traction control, stability control, a rear parking sensor, front side airbags, and side curtain airbags.

In NHTSA testing, a 2005 Ford Freestar without side or side-curtain airbags received five stars for the driver and front passenger in a frontal crash, four stars for the front and five stars for the rear occupants in a side crash, and four stars for its rollover rating. In IIHS testing, the 2005 Ford Freestar received a Best Pick ranking for its offset frontal crash test performance.