And you thought the Sprinter was a dorkmoblie...

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SmithBuilt said:
I believe that thing will rank very close to the AMC Pacer and Gremlin on the all time ugly vehicle list.
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And, in spite of the 'large' shape, they don't have all that much useable interior volume, just like the cars above.

The Pacer reference reminds me of a car-magazine article I read many moons ago, about customixing a Pacer. They used EMT bent around the tires as fender edges for the wheel openings.
 
That is actually something that would work well for me.

I want a fuel efficient vehicle and i don't carry a lot of steel tube.

Put a ladder on top and a 4" PVC conduit carrier.

Ugly to me is the turning radius on a ford or Chevy full size van.
 
Read the story. That "Ford" is imported from Turkey of all places. I guess China couldn't build them without lead paint.

Think I'll pass on this one.

-Hal
 
That thing looks remarkably like a car from the past:

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I thought the Sprinter trucks were cool. Compared to Ford E250 a Sprinter has better mileage, turning radius, and more room. That's everything I want. I have truck envy.:D
 
hbiss said:
Read the story. That "Ford" is imported from Turkey of all places. I guess China couldn't build them without lead paint.
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Given it's a European vehicle, where would you like it imported from?

If it's built like a full size Ford Transit, then it's a very respectable vehicle, no matter where it comes from.

Ex-owner of a few Ford Transits, the first of which was old enough to be built in the days when a heater was an optional extra, and mine didn't have that option...
 
I just spent another three hundred dollars repairing my Escape. New transmission this summer. Three thousand dollars. Have spent more in the last six months on repairs on this truck than I ever did on all the Japanese vehicles I have ever owned. Brother in Law is an engineer for Ford. Will break his heart next summer when I show up driving something from across the pond. I'll have to promise him I'll go outside and kick it on Dec. 7th!
 
iaov said:
I just spent another three hundred dollars repairing my Escape. New transmission this summer. Three thousand dollars. Have spent more in the last six months on repairs on this truck than I ever did on all the Japanese vehicles I have ever owned. Brother in Law is an engineer for Ford. Will break his heart next summer when I show up driving something from across the pond. I'll have to promise him I'll go outside and kick it on Dec. 7th!
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The Escape was sold in Europe as the Ford Maverick. It was jointly developed with Mazda, in which Ford owns a controlling interest, and was released simultaneously with the Mazda Tribute. In the United States.

So much for Nippon cars being better.

I am a GM man myself never been let down by one of them I have owned and I have owned many, all have had well over 200,000 mile before I retired them and parts tend to be much cheapper and since I am able to do 80% of the maintenance myself I will remain a GM man.
 
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