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Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > The last two vans I bought we put lights in from Amazon. > LED Lights on Amazon > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017ISF48O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1> > They were cheap and work great. One kit was enough for the Promaster. > Definitely lights things up enough to even work in there. > > We had the Transit Connect. I will say we had it set up with organizers > fit for 6 carry holder deals with hinged lids and dividers. Floor to > ceiling and side to side. Great for storing lots of stuff and also serves > to protect the driver from flying crap. With two doors you could get to > them all without getting in. At any rate, not having been the driver and > just the guy writing the check it seemed to me to be worth the difference. > I bought a Military HUMVEE from Fort Hood to go places nothing else would. > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 1:38 PM Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I'm thinking medium roof because it's 6', it'd be nice to stand in it to >> grab things. The only disadvantage is not being able to go through a drive >> through, which is awfully rare to begin with. >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 <(937)%20552-2340> >> Direct: 937-552-2343 <(937)%20552-2343> >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:36 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 >> >> >> >> >> >>
