Since we are expecting a new family member our current conveyance — a Honda Odyssey — will not be sufficient to fit us all in. So rather than try and find an 8 seater vehicle (seemingly somewhat rare) we thought we’d go the whole hog and have bought an older 10-seater, and as the Americans say, “full-size” van. And when an American says “full size” you know they mean it. The idea was that though we all fit into an 8 seater, there would then be no room for a friend or grandparent or two. And a 10 was just as easy to find as an 8.
This van probably won’t get used that much, even though it is the “economical” model at 17mpg (13.8l/100km) — probably just when we need to go somewhere as a family. There are a number of things to fix on it but it’s currently driveable and I do have a few months to get them done before we really need it. Elijah has already given his numerous (and expensive) ideas on how we can best pimp it out.
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4 responses to “More Room to Travel”
Fent, can you get into it other than through the driver’s door?!
Jonathan
The Ford engineers thoughtfully placed a large sliding door on the other (street) side of the van as well as a front passenger door for no extra cost! They just weren’t shown in the photo 😛
Notice also how the engineers conveniently located the fuel tank door so it fills directly into the passenger compartment …
If its fill point is anything like my car – the fuel pipe travels in a convoluted path approx. 3 m to the fuel tank (which is located under the front seat passenger!) JAG