1995 4x4 SMB Low miles - Page 3

laurag · 08-05-2013, 07:02 PM

It has two tanks, one 27 gallon and one 20 gallon

laurag · 08-05-2013, 08:01 PM

All: Van "under contract" to wonderful SportsMobile forum member. Will holler if we do not finalize deal in case anyone else remains interested. Thank you to everyone for the questions and sharing. I learned a lot.

Ocsmb · 08-06-2013, 01:07 AM

Do you have carfax that confirms the miles?

86Scotty · 08-06-2013, 05:39 AM

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Do you have carfax that confirms the miles?

I do. I had done that already. No problems there.

Ocsmb · 08-06-2013, 11:44 AM

Damn, killer deal then.

Ocsmb · 08-06-2013, 05:43 PM

If buyer falls through I'd be interested.

**BroncoHauler** · 08-06-2013, 07:04 PM

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If buyer falls through I'd be interested.

Didn't you already buy, and then sell, an SMB for your parents?

Herb

Ocsmb · 08-06-2013, 09:56 PM

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If buyer falls through I'd be interested.

Didn't you already buy, and then sell, an SMB for your parents?

Herb

Yes but this one is to buy and sell for a profit. My parents could use it in the meantime

Too good a deal to pass up

laurag · 08-19-2013, 06:17 PM

to all that helped, discussed, questioned, etc. thank you. it was a great experience selling it and it has been sold to a very good home. left PA on Saturday. best to all, hope to have the luck in the future to have another SMB.

santi · 09-01-2013, 12:25 AM

Thanks for the explanation. I let out an "ohhhhh" when I read it. Yeah, the biggest downside to Ford Sportsmobiles is the gas mileage is a bummer.

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Since people already brought up the engine, can someone tell me the difference between the 351 and 460 and which one you prefer? I wouldn't say I'm a complete dunce about engines but what do the number designations stand for?

Thanks.

This seems like an insanely good deal and exactly what I'll want when I'm ready for my first.

351 and 460 are cubic inch sizes, which is one of the ways engines are known. Liters is the other. Not sure about the 351 but the 460 is also known as a 7.5 liter. 351 was a medium sized v8 gasoline engine in the years this van was produced, 460 was the biggest. 302 would have been the small one. More modern Ford engines are usually known by their liter size. 4.6 is the smaller one, usually in 1/2 ton or '150' trucks and vans, 5.4 is the medium one and the most popular, which is in many 250/350 trucks and vans, and the 6.8 liter v10 is the biggest one, only in 1 ton '350' vehicles. Then their are the diesels. Back then the diesel option would be the 7.3 liter, then their was the 6.0, and now the 6.4. The liter sizes in diesels have jumped around but they have gotten stronger over time despite smaller liter sizes.
If that's not helpful I can describe them another way:
351 - eats a lot of gas
460 - eats a ton of gas but will pull about anything (gets the same bad MPG regardless of load).