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Re: New engines
Maybe I'm in denial, but the death of the Ford full size van has been reported numerous times before. Probably on borrowed time, but with enough demand for the full size, I hope Ford keeps it around.
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06-03-2010, 09:09 AM
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Re: New engines
Hope you're right Herb.
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06-03-2010, 02:09 PM
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Re: New engines
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Any idea where they will be made? It seems we've (ie: Wall Street and the government) have decided not to make anything any more.
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06-03-2010, 09:58 PM
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Re: New engines
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Holy fugly fright, Batman!
Well I got used to the '08+ giant front end, I'll probably get used to this... or go Sprinter next time.
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06-03-2010, 10:22 PM
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Re: New engines
There may be a hiccup in Ford transit availability.
"Though Toyota is getting the brunt of the attention for what are apparently faulty gas pedals, the fact that the problem has been traced to supplier CTS means that Toyota isn’t the only OEM that’s shutting down production until a fix for the pedals is found. Bloomberg reports that Ford’s JV with Jiangling Motors in Nanchang, China has halted production of the Ford Transit commercial van, after switching over to CTS-supplied pedals in December."
reference (though I found it in a number of places): http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chines ... -concerns/
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06-04-2010, 06:26 PM
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Re: New engines
I read that for 2011, Ford pickups may get a V-6 (ecoengine? or some name like that) that gets 28 mpg highway in the full size pu. It is also turbocharged so it has V8 power. Lets hope they put it in the new Transit vans also. Sprinters are too big for me. If the Transits are a carbon copy, I'm looking at the Chevy Express. 18/6" long, same width as a E150, about the same height.
PS The current Transit Connect is made in Turkey.
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06-05-2010, 11:57 PM
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Re: New engines
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Holy fugly fright, Batman!
Well I got used to the '08+ giant front end, I'll probably get used to this... or go Sprinter next time. |
X 2 !!! Ford will not get my money for that monstrosity.
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06-06-2010, 10:34 AM
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Re: New engines
I kinda think it would look good with 315's, bumpers etc. though. 
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06-06-2010, 11:14 AM
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Re: New engines
anyone know the interior cubic foot space of
e150
e250
e350
both RB and EB
sprinters
transits
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as well as payload/gvwt??
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06-06-2010, 11:10 PM
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Re: New engines
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anyone know the interior cubic foot space of
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sprinters
transits
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as well as payload/gvwt??
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You can find most of your answers on the SMB Wiki site.
http://wiki.sportsmobileforum.com/index.php?title=Ford
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