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| Topic: | My New 2014 Transit Connect! This thread has 123 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 30. |
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| Post 16 made on Monday February 17, 2014 at 10:57 |
Mr. Brad Advanced Member |
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Nice! Let's see it wrapped!
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| Post 17 made on Monday February 17, 2014 at 12:44 |
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I hate you
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| Post 18 made on Tuesday February 18, 2014 at 09:03 |
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So did you buy it outright, lease it, or finance it?
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| Post 19 made on Tuesday February 18, 2014 at 21:12 |
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looks like i won't see one in s. fl till April..
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| Post 20 made on Saturday February 22, 2014 at 20:24 |
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I was wrong.. test drove it Thursday and again today.. Really nice. so much nicer than the NV200. I think it is worth the extra $$. I did notice it is smaller than the original one. I still think if set up correctly it could work. It will take some getting used to after driving the F-250 crew cab. I think I can park this thing inside my truck...I would love to see some photos on how you are setting it up!!! are you going to add a ladder rack on the roof?
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| Post 21 made on Saturday February 22, 2014 at 20:54 |
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On February 15, 2014 at 11:17, trilliumtech said...
That looks vastly improved over the 2010 transit that I drive. i have been thinking about getting a used 2010 - 2012 transit. i assume that you have this thing loaded with ladder racks, shelves, etc. what kind of mileage do you get and how does it drive?
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| OP | Post 22 made on Saturday February 22, 2014 at 21:48 |
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On February 22, 2014 at 20:24, skynyrdfan said...
I was wrong.. test drove it Thursday and again today.. Really nice. so much nicer than the NV200. I think it is worth the extra $$. I did notice it is smaller than the original one. I still think if set up correctly it could work. It will take some getting used to after driving the F-250 crew cab. I think I can park this thing inside my truck...I would love to see some photos on how you are setting it up!!! are you going to add a ladder rack on the roof? Sorry bud I just realized i had a few PM's from you (and others) this little ride is AWESOME! it rides so smooth and it is fun to drive. Gas millage is hovering around 30mpg at 245mi. on the clock. Its been mostly unloaded though. I have been making some headway on the van racking this weekend. I did have to redo one cabinet due to a miss calculation. I after some final numbers i think ill need to buy MORE systainers to fit the shelves. This actually has more room then i was thinking, The metal shelfs will be horribly inefficient though (for systainers) There has been ALOT of time and planning into this and finally just got one carcus built and test fit. I will be getting a ladder rack just like this when ever american van releases it for the 2014 (late august they said) [Link: americanvan.com] i LOVE this van!
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| Post 23 made on Sunday February 23, 2014 at 02:42 |
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Auto box, never seen this in a commercial vehicle.
Nice.
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| Post 24 made on Sunday February 23, 2014 at 10:17 |
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| OP | Post 25 made on Sunday February 23, 2014 at 12:07 |
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will have a few tonight, still not much to see, i have quite a few hours in actual shelving that needs to be done.
I think you guys will be quite pleased with how much im fitting in here.
I know i sound like a broken record here but i couldnt of done this kind of downsize without alot of systainers and discipline with organization.
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| Post 26 made on Thursday February 27, 2014 at 14:16 |
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On February 23, 2014 at 12:07, 3PedalMINI said...
will have a few tonight, still not much to see, i have quite a few hours in actual shelving that needs to be done. Sooo??
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| OP | Post 27 made on Thursday February 27, 2014 at 16:07 |
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On February 27, 2014 at 14:16, sofa_king_CI said...
Sooo?? I figured its not worth posting because you guys are going to be like WTF is he doing ;) Been working late into the evenings. Tonight is carpeting the shelves and cabinets to try and absorb some of the noise made from systainers and tools shifting around. Alot of the time spent doing this has been thinking from a sound standpoint and how to isolate as much as I possibly can.
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| Post 28 made on Thursday February 27, 2014 at 17:24 |
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I'm anxious to see what you come up with as I'm trying to figure out how I want to move forward with my 'older' transit connect and all my systainers.
ps. I just order the midi vac today along with a new midi systainer case and a couple sys 4's (for paint gun, HVL compressor and hoses), an extra Sys3 (have an idea for hand tools) and that open top unit that I wanted for keeping empty and loading up as needed.
Still working on how to manage install parts and pieces, I think I may keep them all in systainers also, but might make more sense to get regular bins and a couple emply Sys3's to load up on a per job basis.
...the struggle continues.
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| Post 29 made on Thursday February 27, 2014 at 17:26 |
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On February 27, 2014 at 16:07, 3PedalMINI said...
I figured its not worth posting because you guys are going to be like WTF is he doing ;)
Been working late into the evenings. Tonight is carpeting the shelves and cabinets to try and absorb some of the noise made from systainers and tools shifting around.
Alot of the time spent doing this has been thinking from a sound standpoint and how to isolate as much as I possibly can. Don't bring your helper with you in the van. That will silent the most annoying sound issue you have.
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| Post 30 made on Thursday February 27, 2014 at 17:46 |
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