Rewire
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Well its been a month sinse putting the new transit on the road . The gas bill came and it was half what the E250 was that it replaced. 23 MPG average loaded.
You will be sitting down on the ground , like driving a small passager car,I'll take the extra room and the better view.:thumbsup:Fully loaded. How much cargo weight in it? Do you use it for residential service work? What would you consider the pros of owning it to be? The cons?
E-250 has 237 cubic feet of cargo room at 16 MPG.
The Transit Connect has 130 cubic feet at 23 MPG.
Fully loaded. How much cargo weight in it? Do you use it for residential service work? What would you consider the pros of owning it to be? The cons?
You will be sitting down on the ground , like driving a small passager car,I'll take the extra room and the better view.:thumbsup:
Not likely. My E-250 averages 14 MPG, and it ain't fully loaded. But it may be limited somewhat by the ladder racks on the roof ....
Yeah mine is about 8.5 MPG..:lol:Not likely. My E-250 averages 14 MPG, and it ain't fully loaded. But it may be limited somewhat by the ladder racks on the roof ....
Actually you dont feel like you are setting low its large windshield provides excellent visability its nothing like a passenger car .The can has almost a foot of extra headroom that doesnt make it feel cramped.
We have an E-350 Super Duty Extended 6.7L diesel with interior racks, cage and ladder racks that gets 13-16 MPG intown, 18-23 MPG highway and is usually fully loaded.
i have the same thing with a 6.0, and i'm getting 13 in town,
and 23 freeway... and it goes thru the scale at 10,500#
and that is with a tune on it that will beat an unloaded
transit.... it'd smoke the tires, but with tall gears and
6,100 lbs on limited slip differential, that isn't gonna happen.
I suspect for a niche service vehicle it might be a good choice. Maybe good for getting guys to and from the job site as well. But for hauling stuff, maybe not so good.
I think people have to look at ways to cut costs, and the cost of gasoline makes it an attractive place to try to reduce expenses.
Just curious if anyone is looking at using NG as a fuel. It seems to be making some serious inroads.
Well its been a month sinse putting the new transit on the road . The gas bill came and it was half what the E250 was that it replaced. 23 MPG average loaded.
Are you going to replace most of your fleet with Ford Transits?
Are you going to replace most of your fleet with Ford Transits?