holliegator Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 After almost 19 weeks, my Black Label Navigator L arrived and I took delivery Tuesday! Black exterior, Chalet interior. She is beautiful, amazing!!!! Good thing I got pics while it was in the showroom, because it has rained every day and now she is dirty! The wait was very hard - especially because it sat in my town for 9 days before it got to the dealer. But all good things to those who wait! I have no idea how to use 90% of the features yet, didn't have hours to spend at the dealer figuring that out, and still haven't had time to sit down and do so. We will figure it out soon, and of course can go back in and they will help whenever we need. The Chalet theme is incredible - rich chocolate brown and crème/white. The backs of the middle row seats are brown too - that was a nice bonus! A few things that I didn't realize re car seats...for some reason I thought I would be able to use the tilt and slide seat with a carseat forward facing - nope - seatbelt goes to the floor and my daughter is too heavy for LATCH. It's OK though, because we very rarely have anyone but my husband and I and our two kids in the car (one who is rear facing, so that tilt and slide is a no go already. If we have a guest, I can switch the forward facing child to the third row. The seats are EXTREMELY easy to get a super tight fit on the car seats. We have spent hours of our lives installing car seats, this was the easiest of all the SUVs by far (we have rented everything in the large SUV market and previously had an Infiniti QX56). So, kudos to Lincoln for a good car seat install. For the rear facing seat though, we will need to get an angle adjuster if my husband wants to ride in the passenger front seat. We also need to get something to protect the screen on the back of the front seat. We only have about a year left on the rear facing, so its not that big of an issue, but I am going to try to find a seat that works better over the next year because I think the rear facing Diono is going to destroy the seats, even with a really good seat protector. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2b2 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 most impressive, holliegator, Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_SF Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) sweet ride! We have a 4 and 6 year old, and we use boosters now, which can easily stay in the seat when they tip forward. Ours don't have anything to keep them in place (though they tend to stay put). However, I've seen similar boosters with latch attachments which are not securing the child, but just keeping the booster in place. (the real seatbelt holds the child) I highly recommend the Chicco GoFit Booster, as it's got more padding than other models, which my kids confirm makes it more comfortable on longer trips. Edited May 19, 2018 by Dave_SF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boredinbirmingham Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 After almost 19 weeks, my Black Label Navigator L arrived and I took delivery Tuesday! Black exterior, Chalet interior. She is beautiful, amazing!!!! Good thing I got pics while it was in the showroom, because it has rained every day and now she is dirty! The wait was very hard - especially because it sat in my town for 9 days before it got to the dealer. But all good things to those who wait! I have no idea how to use 90% of the features yet, didn't have hours to spend at the dealer figuring that out, and still haven't had time to sit down and do so. We will figure it out soon, and of course can go back in and they will help whenever we need. The Chalet theme is incredible - rich chocolate brown and crème/white. The backs of the middle row seats are brown too - that was a nice bonus! A few things that I didn't realize re car seats...for some reason I thought I would be able to use the tilt and slide seat with a carseat forward facing - nope - seatbelt goes to the floor and my daughter is too heavy for LATCH. It's OK though, because we very rarely have anyone but my husband and I and our two kids in the car (one who is rear facing, so that tilt and slide is a no go already. If we have a guest, I can switch the forward facing child to the third row. The seats are EXTREMELY easy to get a super tight fit on the car seats. We have spent hours of our lives installing car seats, this was the easiest of all the SUVs by far (we have rented everything in the large SUV market and previously had an Infiniti QX56). So, kudos to Lincoln for a good car seat install. For the rear facing seat though, we will need to get an angle adjuster if my husband wants to ride in the passenger front seat. We also need to get something to protect the screen on the back of the front seat. We only have about a year left on the rear facing, so its not that big of an issue, but I am going to try to find a seat that works better over the next year because I think the rear facing Diono is going to destroy the seats, even with a really good seat protector. I live the interior, nice choice! We have 2 in car seats as well and for the rear facing seat to use the tilt and slide we programmed the #3 front seat position to move all the way up as far as possible and it allows the car seat seat to tilt enough to use the tilt and slide. On our front facing seat we are not at the wait limit yet so we can still use LATCH for that one. We havent tried mounting one in the third row yet but if it came down to it we would, thankfully we will rarely need those seats. Congrats on you BL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holliegator Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 most impressive, holliegator, Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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holliegator Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 sweet ride! We have a 4 and 6 year old, and we use boosters now, which can easily stay in the seat when they tip forward. Ours don't have anything to keep them in place (though they tend to stay put). However, I've seen similar boosters with latch attachments which are not securing the child, but just keeping the booster in place. (the real seatbelt holds the child) I highly recommend the Chicco GoFit Booster, as it's got more padding than other models, which my kids confirm makes it more comfortable on longer trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holliegator Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holliegator Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 I live the interior, nice choice! We have 2 in car seats as well and for the rear facing seat to use the tilt and slide we programmed the #3 front seat position to move all the way up as far as possible and it allows the car seat seat to tilt enough to use the tilt and slide. On our front facing seat we are not at the wait limit yet so we can still use LATCH for that one. We havent tried mounting one in the third row yet but if it came down to it we would, thankfully we will rarely need those seats. Congrats on you BL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holliegator Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thanks boredinbirmingham!! That is a super idea with seat position 3!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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