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Old 08-02-2015, 10:19 AM   #1
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Our 2015 Ford Transit is now a Sportsmobile!

We went to get/brought home our newly converted 2015 Ford Transit from Huntington, IN on Tuesday, July 28. All in one day: 5AM - 10:30PM, 800 miles. BTW - it got 18.1 mpg on the trip home. Apparently it weighs 6,439 lb now. In general, we're pretty pleased with it - more later as we experience it all.

Rather than post a bunch a pictures, I filmed a video tour of The Tan Van (as we call it) and posted it out to YouTube: https://youtu.be/hGsPWg79cgE. Let me know if you can't see it.

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Old 08-02-2015, 10:26 AM   #2
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Re: Our 2015 Ford Transit is now a Sportsmobile!

Congratulations. It looks great. Hope you have many enjoyable travels.
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Old 08-03-2015, 06:02 AM   #3
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Very nice!
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Old 08-03-2015, 08:11 AM   #4
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Pretty nice Van but I need to ask "The Tan Van" looks gray to me ?
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Old 08-03-2015, 08:12 AM   #5
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Nice! If I had to choose between Transit and Sprinter I would go Ford. Better dealer network and cheaper maintenance/parts. The EcoBoost is pretty amazing. Happy trails!
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Old 08-03-2015, 02:49 PM   #6
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Re: Our 2015 Ford Transit is now a Sportsmobile!

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Pretty nice Van but I need to ask "The Tan Van" looks gray to me ?
Yes, you're totally right - it is gray! We kind of developed the name when we ordered the van from our dealer and waited 3 months for it to arrive. The color is "lunar sky" and from the small photos we saw on-line and in the brochure (http://www.ford.com/services/assets/Bro ... &year=2015, page 29) we thought it looked tan. Oh, well - we've never seen one in this color so it won't get mixed up. We still like our Tan Van, even if it is gray.
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Old 08-03-2015, 10:44 PM   #7
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Old 08-03-2015, 10:49 PM   #8
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It does look a bit tan in the brochure.
Neat color.
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Old 08-24-2015, 01:28 PM   #9
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Your Van looks great. I am planning on a Transit also, I agree with you the Ford network is better than Mercedes.

Best of luck, and happy travels.
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Re: Our 2015 Ford Transit is now a Sportsmobile!

How about The Tran Van?

You know, short for....Transit.
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