Deanh Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Mulling over the 2020 Transit ordering guide....well, Encyclopedia Britannica ( 42 pages )...scratching my head on a couple of things. AWD is now avail...good. May not sell in huge numbers but a good "have". Diesel is now a 2.0...that's questionable IMO..then again its not avail on 54 body variants...( yeah, figure that one out ) And one BIGGIE is they have come back with the Crew Van...bout bloody time ( its a second row bench behnd the two front buckets in a Cargo van. 42 pages...let the nightmare continue.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I've been contemplating a regular length/low roof passenger van w/ 4WD, no 3.5EB, no ability to move the "long" C-bench into the 2nd row. HRG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I just saw a Transit Chassis with a pickup bed (more or less) at Home Depot as a rent a truck. Looked very strange compared to the regular pickups they used to rent. What's the advantage or difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, akirby said: I just saw a Transit Chassis with a pickup bed (more or less) at Home Depot as a rent a truck. Looked very strange compared to the regular pickups they used to rent. What's the advantage or difference? I've tried repeatedly to rent the one my local HD has, to get some Transit "seat time", but it's always checked out. The rental counter guys refer to it as a "Vuck", try saying that 3 times quickly,,,,, HRG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 minute ago, HotRunrGuy said: I've tried repeatedly to rent the one my local HD has, to get some Transit "seat time", but it's always checked out. The rental counter guys refer to it as a "Vuck", try saying that 3 times quickly,,,,, HRG Mine also had a regular Transit Van for rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Saw a Transit cab with a box today, first time I've seen that combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Deanh said: Mulling over the 2020 Transit ordering guide....well, Encyclopedia Britannica ( 42 pages )...scratching my head on a couple of things. AWD is now avail...good. May not sell in huge numbers but a good "have". Diesel is now a 2.0...that's questionable IMO..then again its not avail on 54 body variants...( yeah, figure that one out ) And one BIGGIE is they have come back with the Crew Van...bout bloody time ( its a second row bench behnd the two front buckets in a Cargo van. 42 pages...let the nightmare continue.... While the 2.0 TD/10-speed has proven to be a good replacement for the 3.2 I-5 TD/6-speed in the Ranger, it does get caught out a bit at max loading, Perhaps Ford is only looking at Transit 2.0 TD in models where buyers will see a noticeable increase in economy numbers rather than the pure "grunt" of a bigger diesel. LOL, all Ford's complaining about Fusion production variability (33,00 ways) seems so fake and empty when Transit has a 42 page ordering guide with huge variability of build. IMO, just putting the skids under Fusion.. Deanh, get hold of a diesel if you can for a test drive, I was mighty impressed by this version's (single turbo) ability to move weight, acceleration is no great shakes but still a good replacement for the old 3.2. but why no 3.0 V6 Powerstroke? Is Ford admitting that diesel is not a big player US Transit buyer's eyes? Edited July 22, 2019 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldwizard Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Any day equivalent of the old quad "captain's chairs" like in the old Club Wagon Chateau ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 16 hours ago, jpd80 said: While the 2.0 TD/10-speed has proven to be a good replacement for the 3.2 I-5 TD/6-speed in the Ranger, it does get caught out a bit at max loading, Perhaps Ford is only looking at Transit 2.0 TD in models where buyers will see a noticeable increase in economy numbers rather than the pure "grunt" of a bigger diesel. LOL, all Ford's complaining about Fusion production variability (33,00 ways) seems so fake and empty when Transit has a 42 page ordering guide with huge variability of build. IMO, just putting the skids under Fusion.. Deanh, get hold of a diesel if you can for a test drive, I was mighty impressed by this version's (single turbo) ability to move weight, acceleration is no great shakes but still a good replacement for the old 3.2. but why no 3.0 V6 Powerstroke? Is Ford admitting that diesel is not a big player US Transit buyer's eyes? along those lines...the 1.5 diesel in the Transit connect never saw the light of day....I swear...I see diesel death knolls...hybrids make more sense..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 4 hours ago, theoldwizard said: Any day equivalent of the old quad "captain's chairs" like in the old Club Wagon Chateau ? Sure, when you get to an upfitter such as Explorer Van.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, akirby said: I just saw a Transit Chassis with a pickup bed (more or less) at Home Depot as a rent a truck. Looked very strange compared to the regular pickups they used to rent. What's the advantage or difference? Just thinking about the typical use of Home Depot rental truck... it is generally being rented to move big bulky items not necessarily heavy loads. So Transit chassis maybe a better from a fleet operation standpoint. It probably does better MPG when hauling a single ficus tree or washer/dryer combo vs. F-150 (on the other hand, F-150 probably does better if you are hauling 1,000 lbs of bricks or towing a generator). And the aluminum tray will take the beating better than steel bed over time. Edited July 23, 2019 by bzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, bzcat said: Just thinking about the typical use of Home Depot rental truck... it is generally being rented to move big bulky items not necessarily heavy loads. So Transit chassis maybe a better from a fleet operation standpoint. It probably does better MPG when hauling a single ficus tree or washer/dryer combo vs. F-150 (on the other hand, F-150 probably does better if you are hauling 1,000 lbs of bricks or towing a generator). And the aluminum tray will take the beating better than steel bed over time. The last truck I rented from Home Depot was a Super Duty to haul a....storm door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, silvrsvt said: The last truck I rented from Home Depot was a Super Duty to haul a....storm door Same here, to bring home a 4/0 double pre-hung closet door HRG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Definitely a more versatile bed and larger than a typical pickup. Just looks very strange when you see it for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 all over the place here...lower bed height and enough payload for their purpose...they may even be somewhat shorter and thus easier to park and manouver... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Tray back pick ups were quite popular in Australia before everyone fell in love with crew cabs they are still the preferred version for tradesmen to carry all their tools and equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 54 minutes ago, Deanh said: all over the place here...lower bed height and enough payload for their purpose...they may even be somewhat shorter and thus easier to park and manouver... Lower bed height??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, akirby said: Lower bed height??? load height of a Transit Van is a mere 28 inches...even adding the bed onto a chasiss I would guess that's substantially lower than the same flatbed on an F series.... Edited July 23, 2019 by Deanh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 48 minutes ago, jpd80 said: Tray back pick ups were quite popular in Australia before everyone fell in love with crew cabs they are still the preferred version for tradesmen to carry all their tools and equipment. yet to see and bodies on a Ranger Supercab chassis here.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 and Deanh, agree with you regarding diesel's future in vans, they would be better concentrating on 2.5 Hybrid in TC and the 3.3 V6 Hybrid in Transit - those two would attract a lot more buyers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Deanh said: yet to see and bodies on a Ranger Supercab chassis here.... Looks like Knapheide is starting to look at body variations. https://www.hardworkingtrucks.com/knapheide-reveals-service-body-for-2019-ford-ranger-says-flatbed-is-coming/ HRG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 17 hours ago, jpd80 said: and Deanh, agree with you regarding diesel's future in vans, they would be better concentrating on 2.5 Hybrid in TC and the 3.3 V6 Hybrid in Transit - those two would attract a lot more buyers.... sincerely would not be surprised to see Diesels eventually get hybrid replacements in the future either...Fords publicity stunt with the F150 kinda debunks any whims about capacity...albeit grandiose... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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