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 <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>
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 <part15...@gmail.com> 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 <lewis.berg...@gmail.com>
> 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 <jno...@lrcomm.com> 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 <af...@kwisp.com> 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:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 4, 2016 11:36 AM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *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 <af...@kwisp.com> 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:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 4, 2016 11:10 AM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *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
>
>
>
>
>
>
