What to look for in a Ford Transit
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Welcome Scott to the CRVL forums! To help you learn the ins and outs of these forums, this "Tips, Tricks and Rules" post lists some helpful information to get you started.
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Most of our rules boil down to two simple over-riding principles: 1) What you post should provide good information (like your introductory post), and 2) Any response to someone else's post should make them feel glad they are part of this forum community.
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Hi and welcome! I bought a mid roof Ford Transit last year.
As far as "must have" I think it depends on what your van build plan is and what your style of traveling would be. For me one "must have" was cruise control, as I noticed some of the Ford Transits don't have it. Many of my road trips involve a few days of lots of miles, and I find it a lot easier to do several hundred miles when I can put the cruise control on.
Originally I thought I wanted a van with back windows, but decided against that as my van build plan changed.
Some things I didn't think of as "must have" but which turned out to be helpful: the factory rubber mat that came on some vans I found really helpful, as together with a carpet, that's all I use for my floor, and it seems plenty flat and comfortable. The black polystyrene side panels that came installed on some vans, I also found quite helpful, as I was able to take them out and use them as templates to cut plywood walls for the van.
As far as "must have" I think it depends on what your van build plan is and what your style of traveling would be. For me one "must have" was cruise control, as I noticed some of the Ford Transits don't have it. Many of my road trips involve a few days of lots of miles, and I find it a lot easier to do several hundred miles when I can put the cruise control on.
Originally I thought I wanted a van with back windows, but decided against that as my van build plan changed.
Some things I didn't think of as "must have" but which turned out to be helpful: the factory rubber mat that came on some vans I found really helpful, as together with a carpet, that's all I use for my floor, and it seems plenty flat and comfortable. The black polystyrene side panels that came installed on some vans, I also found quite helpful, as I was able to take them out and use them as templates to cut plywood walls for the van.
