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01-10-2021, 09:13 AM
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Location: Arlington Va
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AWD Transit opinions
In short, what is everyones opinion on the Transit AWD? I am seeing a lot of issue with the 10 speed transmissions and reports of them sitting at the dealership with extended repair times.
I was mostly happy with my quigley 6.0 (bullet proofed) EB with RIP until I rented a transit recently and the comfort difference is not even comparable. Prior to driving one I had researched econoline vs transit until my eyes hurt and came to the conclusion that ease of repair, lower cost, and overall ruggedness where more important to me. The data is somewhat skewed since there is decades of data on the econoline and the transit is in that window where I feel like only the negatives are coming out...I.E. not enough time has passed for people to put a couple hundred thousand miles on one.
My end goal with the econoline was a high top, which the transit gives me out of the box. That combined with ease of cold weather use(not having to plug in, heat works), noise and smell not offending neighbors, stealthy, and comfort make the transit pretty appealing.
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01-10-2021, 09:37 AM
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Admittedly I have not even go to my first oil change, so my data will be limited. I love the way the rig drives, haven't seen any issue in the drivetrain so far. Haven't really had the need to check out the different AWD settings either.
The only issue that I believe I have is a large parasitic load that kills the battery. And for a vehicle that has so many battery saver options I find it unbelievable that I can completely kill it. I did take it in to the dealer, they found nothing wrong after 4 days but did replace the batteries. I admittingly have not put much effort in to tracking it down, mainly took it in to establish a record of the issue, and see if they possibly could find the issue.
The next time it goes back to the dealer I will have more data.
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01-10-2021, 09:41 AM
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What is your setup? I.E. Battery isolator with dedicated house power, stock, stock with lots of addon electronics
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Originally Posted by Scalf77
Admittedly I have not even go to my first oil change, so my data will be limited. I love the way the rig drives, haven't seen any issue in the drivetrain so far. Haven't really had the need to check out the different AWD settings either.
The only issue that I believe I have is a large parasitic load that kills the battery. And for a vehicle that has so many battery saver options I find it unbelievable that I can completely kill it. I did take it in to the dealer, they found nothing wrong after 4 days but did replace the batteries. I admittingly have not put much effort in to tracking it down, mainly took it in to establish a record of the issue, and see if they possibly could find the issue.
The next time it goes back to the dealer I will have more data.
-greg
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01-10-2021, 11:24 AM
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Location: Beaverton, OR
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My van electrical is stock at this time, I have hooked up to CCP to test a few things I have installed Fans, Awnings , but have not started my house electrical yet. So this is pure Ford, they are disconnected.
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01-10-2021, 09:55 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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I also have limited data as I've only test drove the Transit a few times before making my purchase. Still awaiting on my 2020 AWD in 2021.....sigh
I really love the way it handles, it drives like a car and is very comfortable coming from an E350. It feels like a really big Subaru, which is great because our other vehicle is an Outback which we love.
Our 5.4 was a pig on fuel and a harsh ride, it made it hard to stomach a few very long road trips physically, cost of fuel and our limited range (400-450KM) kept us from venturing too far away from a gas station.
Our E350 has a fiberglass high top which we love, but the clean transition of a high roof van is hard to beat.
Our Transit will double our fuel economy and range, that puts me more at ease to venture out further than I would have. Ours has a lot of options so its quite spendy, but I was also prepared to drop money at Agile for a TTB conversion but they stopped doing them.
We were pretty much sold on our first test drive just on the comfort/ride quality.
While the Transit is relatively new to North America its been around in Europe for quite some time.
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2020 T250 AWD Ecoboost 148 High Roof Long
2004 E350 RB 5.4L 4x4 Chateau (SOLD)
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01-10-2021, 10:24 PM
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I've got about 600 miles on ours. Very happy with it. Was holding out for Quigley version but it just didn't happen. Been camping in negative 10 degrees lately so it has been nice to have more space than the Sportsmobile pop top in this new Transit.
Ours is a low option crew van but I'm impressed with all the Ford gadgets that are included. Wish the AWD came with the diesel but the ecoboost has crazy power at altitude just not great MPG.
Pretty much a top of line build so let me know if you have any questions. Still waiting on van compass lift kit. Maybe in the spring is my guess.  
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01-11-2021, 01:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by simplesez
I've got about 600 miles on ours. Very happy with it. Was holding out for Quigley version but it just didn't happen. Been camping in negative 10 degrees lately so it has been nice to have more space than the Sportsmobile pop top in this new Transit.
Ours is a low option crew van but I'm impressed with all the Ford gadgets that are included. Wish the AWD came with the diesel but the ecoboost has crazy power at altitude just not great MPG.
Pretty much a top of line build so let me know if you have any questions. Still waiting on van compass lift kit. Maybe in the spring is my guess. Attachment 37767Attachment 37768 |
Do you have a build thread? What is that front bumper mount that you have? Do you have the split front/rear camera, if you do does it obstruct it?
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2020 T250 AWD Ecoboost 148 High Roof Long
2004 E350 RB 5.4L 4x4 Chateau (SOLD)
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01-11-2021, 02:09 PM
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Location: Golden, CO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyrull
Do you have a build thread? What is that front bumper mount that you have? Do you have the split front/rear camera, if you do does it obstruct it?
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No I didn't build it. CoPilot Vans made it. Yes there is a camera. It is located on the windshield. Other front sensors are not blocked.
Walkthrough video here
https://youtu.be/cHihjLvOGU8
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01-11-2021, 02:18 PM
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Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by simplesez
No I didn't build it. CoPilot Vans made it. Yes there is a camera. It is located on the windshield. Other front sensors are not blocked.
Walkthrough video here
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I thought that van looked familiar! I've seen that video, nice rig!
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2020 T250 AWD Ecoboost 148 High Roof Long
2004 E350 RB 5.4L 4x4 Chateau (SOLD)
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01-11-2021, 02:24 PM
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Thanks we are really fortunate to own it.
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