meet Pluto! {she's no NV, but I like her better}
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We named her Pluto, because she's only slightly smaller than a planet.
See the little black circles on the bumper? They're back-up sensors. If you live in Raleigh, you'll be glad I have those.
See the little black circles on the bumper? They're back-up sensors. If you live in Raleigh, you'll be glad I have those.
As huge as she is, she's only a foot longer than Lee's work Suburban. I drive that just fine, so this isn't as intimidating as I thought it would be.
The cockpit (okay, maybe it's just the driver's seat, but given the size of Pluto, I think "cockpit" works) is just like other 15-passenger Ford E350s.
But the back? Nope.
Forget most of the benches, and instead you get captain's chairs with one bench in the back for seating for 10.
In case you're wondering, the plan - using the picture above - is for Zoe to be front left, one of the big girls to be front right, the other big girl to be middle left, Patricia to be middle right, and the boys to be on the bench in the back.
The current bench could move back and we could add the spare bench - a three seater that will probably live in the attic - where the current bench is. We don't need for the vehicle to seat 13, though, and I like my cargo space, so we're keeping it as it is.
I have no idea how this picture is useful, but our friend Chad might like it, so here you go. Chad will also care that it's a 2011, that has 47,000 miles on it, and that it's not a Mercedes (though he already figured out that last one, I'm sure.)
And, yes, for the first time ever, the Dingle crew has a DVD player in the car. I know we've done a couple road trips to South Texas, one to Nashville, a few to Florida, and a handful of others, but we tend to go low-tech when roadtripping. I'd rather not have the screen, but the price and everything else about Pluto worked for us, so I'm okay with it. If you're in the market, here's the place where we found ours; they usually have a good selection at the best prices and with the best features I've seen.
The cost was considerably less than the NV, and I like the set-up of this better, so it's a win all around.
Plus, another win: no more "what kind of vehicle should we get?" conversations and Facebook posts now that Pluto has joined the family!
The cockpit (okay, maybe it's just the driver's seat, but given the size of Pluto, I think "cockpit" works) is just like other 15-passenger Ford E350s.
But the back? Nope.
Forget most of the benches, and instead you get captain's chairs with one bench in the back for seating for 10.
In case you're wondering, the plan - using the picture above - is for Zoe to be front left, one of the big girls to be front right, the other big girl to be middle left, Patricia to be middle right, and the boys to be on the bench in the back.
The current bench could move back and we could add the spare bench - a three seater that will probably live in the attic - where the current bench is. We don't need for the vehicle to seat 13, though, and I like my cargo space, so we're keeping it as it is.
I have no idea how this picture is useful, but our friend Chad might like it, so here you go. Chad will also care that it's a 2011, that has 47,000 miles on it, and that it's not a Mercedes (though he already figured out that last one, I'm sure.)
And, yes, for the first time ever, the Dingle crew has a DVD player in the car. I know we've done a couple road trips to South Texas, one to Nashville, a few to Florida, and a handful of others, but we tend to go low-tech when roadtripping. I'd rather not have the screen, but the price and everything else about Pluto worked for us, so I'm okay with it. If you're in the market, here's the place where we found ours; they usually have a good selection at the best prices and with the best features I've seen.
The cost was considerably less than the NV, and I like the set-up of this better, so it's a win all around.
Plus, another win: no more "what kind of vehicle should we get?" conversations and Facebook posts now that Pluto has joined the family!