24-Naming Names May 1, 2024
We have finally decided on the names for our vans. We think that is more fun than just giving them numbers. OL’ NED (North East Demo) is Larry’s old 2016 Ram ProMaster van and has almost 334,000 miles on it. We just spent over $12,000 on “minor” repairs but it still runs great and gets 18mpg. As the name implies, it will be stationed in the Northeast and Mike will fly up for a week at a time. This allows him to fly up Monday morning and back Friday afternoon.
You all remember Grindzilla. That is Mike’s 2019 ProMaster for the Southeast and has over 100,000 miles on it. It just had over $3,000 worth of work, again all minor stuff.
Our latest addition to the fleet is Optimus Grind, Larry’s brand new 2024 ProMaster where he will be covering the West. The first two cost less than $50,000 each but the 2024 cost over $70,000. That is what I get when I let Mike pick the options.
We do have one other vehicle in our fleet, Bessy, our 1998 Ford E150 van. She started out life as a salesman’s vehicle that was used to tow the demo trailer and is now used for local errands. It just had about $100 worth of repairs and a wash job and still runs great with over 200,000 miles.