puzzle ?'s

Hi Everyone, What would puzzle well with a FR 85. Our rf MR can not puzzle with our GN. I would like to buy a FR85 anyway. Do you think the MR will fit any better with the FR85? Or maybe I should buy just get a radian to rf beside the FR85? I have never used a RN, and will have to order one to try.

Would a MA70 work beside a FR85 any better than the MR?
Thanks

You're in luck. I have a MR, a FR85, and a van bench sitting in my driveway . Seriously. DH has the van. I will go try them.

Yes, they puzzle. I can get the outside of the MR cupholders to the inside of the FR armrests. After that, the MR runs into the wings of the FR. I don't know if a Radian would get all that much narrower. The cupholder of the FR was within about 1.5" of the MR base. Since the MR base is 11", that comes out the same as a 14" RN up against the side of the FR (am I making sense?).

Thanks, I hated the idea of getting a RN if I dont need one. I just will be cramped in our windstar until spring , when I to will be driving an express.

Do you like your vans? Are they 12 or 15 passenger? What seats work the best? LOL, sorry for all the ?'s, but I dont know anyone IRL with an express. I'm looking forward to driving something with some elbow room for everyone!

Kel said:

Thanks, I hated the idea of getting a RN if I dont need one. I just will be cramped in our windstar until spring , when I to will be driving an express.

Do you like your vans? Are they 12 or 15 passenger? What seats work the best? LOL, sorry for all the ?'s, but I dont know anyone IRL with an express. I'm looking forward to driving something with some elbow room for everyone!

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I my Safari van. It's an 8-passenger. I use it around town & DH drives his own car. How many kids do you have?

The Express is a 15-p, but we take the back bench out for cargo room. It drives pretty nicely, but then I'm used to driving big vehicles. We only insure it for long trips to visit family. You can't get those big vans with headrests, unless you can spring for a Sprinter, so I'm kinda stuck there. For the last couple trips, I secured the dog crate to the back of the bench with cargo tie-downs so that it stuck up behind the big girls' heads, and put a foam camping mattress along there (hard to explain). I need a better solution .

I have all the seats in my siggy. They've all been in the van at one time or another and all work. The SR22 base and the MR both need a locking clip to keep from tipping. What year(s) are you looking at?

Chex (on here) also has an Express. Hers is newer & a 12p.

ETA: Just read one of your other posts. Are you planning to have any more kids? If I only had 5, or even if I only had 6, I would choose the Safari over the Express any day. (And, well, obviously I do, since it's the Safari that's insured all year round.)

We have 5 right now and will have a few more, I cant ever seem to get enough of babies, lol. I would love a sprinter but will be getting an express, lol. An 08 if i can, but maby older. Debating on a 12 or 15? I would like the extra cargo, but I will be driving this everyday.