being small it has the benefit, since i use it primarily for infrastructure of forcing me to keep it semi orderly since there is no room for excess
On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > I was going to bring that up. The "original" Transit has become the > Transit Connect. It's essentially a car with a small van body. Probably an > excellent in-town delivery vehicle and gets outstanding mileage. If your > needs are relatively modest, it can fit into a lot of situations. > > The Transit is an E-series van, and comes in short, medium, and tall > varieties. It competes with the Mercedes Sprinter and the Dodge ProMaster > and the like. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 10/4/2016 11:33 AM, Jason McKemie wrote: > > A transit connect or transit? One is pretty much a car, the other is the E > series replacement. > > On Tuesday, October 4, 2016, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We had a Ford Transit and just got rid of it. It was two years old. I >> can't say anything horrible about it but the guy who drove it always had >> something bad to say. It was to small, couldn't store enough, so low to the >> ground it wouldn't go off the highway, etc. Of course now that he has a >> brand new Dodge Promaster that you could park that transit in it "rides to >> rough". What a pussy. >> Anyway, It got really good gas mileage, had a few recalls but nothing >> earth shattering or more than what seems usual these days. Enterprise >> fleet, where we get our vehicles, says they tend to have transmission >> problems around 65k to 70k miles. We didn't experience that and got rid of >> it at 68k. >> >> It got around 26 MPG HWY and my guy kept it loaded down. With the heavy >> load it never squatted. I will say it does have small tires and is low to >> the ground. City and highway it was good. I thought it was pretty expensive >> for what it is. I think I paid $27k or some such. My full size ProMaster >> was less and gets about 15 MPG. >> >> On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 12:14 PM Joe Novak <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> http://www.dmv.org/il-illinois/salvaged-vehicles.php >>> >>> Salvage titles don't get registered in Illinois... they have to be >>> inspected for a 'rebuilt' tilte. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I assume the hail damage was cosmetic and you would just live with it. >>>> They were pricing them about 25% off MSRP, but I assume you lose the >>>> incentives like upfitting allowance, cashback, 0.9% financing that you >>>> would get on a new van. They were technically used vehicles since they >>>> were titled when the insurance company paid off the dealer whose lot they >>>> were sitting on when the hail hit. I also suspect the Carfacts history >>>> would affect resale value, since it would show up as an insurance salvage >>>> vehicle, people think accident or flood damage. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 4, 2016 11:36 AM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Suggestions for work vans >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Did they fix the hail damage? I doubt repairs were 30k per vehicle. >>>> Might get a nice price reduction. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 12:32 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am also looking at Ford Transit, medium roof 130” wheelbase 3.5L >>>> Ecoboost. Trying to decide if the dual sliding doors option is brilliant >>>> or stupid. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> A dealer near me bought up a bunch of 2016 Transits with hail damage, I >>>> decided to pass on that. I think that means a salvage title. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 4, 2016 11:10 AM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Suggestions for work vans >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I already have a Tacoma which is great, but I'm looking for a second >>>> vehicle for a second driver. I'd like to try a work van to keep everything >>>> inside. Maybe even warm parts for the winter. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm looking at the Ford Transit and would love to hear of any >>>> additional suggestions/experiences. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
