I'll be driving my dad's '00 Transit van for the next few days. AMA.

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11/09/2015 at 12:15 • Filed to: None

To quote a great artist - “Gotta roll this bucket, ‘cause my Benz is in the shop”

I don’t mind it though, it’s a cool thing to drive.

DISCUSSION (46)

TheHondaBro > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:16

Does it have a Jaguar XJ220 engine?

. . > TheHondaBro
11/09/2015 at 12:17

Better! 2.5 TD (non-intercooled). 85 hp of pure excitement.

Moves-Like-Senna > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:19

Can you get it on two wheels?

. . > Moves-Like-Senna
11/09/2015 at 12:19

Yes, if I use jacks.

Nibby > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:20

How many corpses can fit in there?

Moves-Like-Senna > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:20

Can it do it without jacks?

Cé hé sin > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:24

If there’s a turbo, it must be the least pressurising turbo in automotive history. The original Golf had something like 50 bhp from a non-turbo 1.5 and that was forty years ago.

. . > Nibby
11/09/2015 at 12:25

3 up front if you want them to be comfortable. In the back you can put 10 200 lb corpses before exceeding the weight limit.

Cé hé sin > Nibby
11/09/2015 at 12:25

How many refugees can fit in there?

Fixed! (lots, is the answer)

. . > Moves-Like-Senna
11/09/2015 at 12:26

Yes, if I use a kerb to aid me and won’t mind having to lift it back on its wheels soon after..

M54B30 > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:33

I bought one of these for $500 in high school with a blown turbo. Mine was a passenger version with a few rows of seats.

Slowest car I’ve ever driven (the turbo wasn’t turbo’ing the diesel engine) but all that space and tinted windows made it ideal for high school parking lots

. . > Cé hé sin
11/09/2015 at 12:33

The NA version of this engine produces 69 hp IIRC.

Cé hé sin > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:35

Exciting! And despite that they still go surprisingly quickly on motorways.

. . > Cé hé sin
11/09/2015 at 12:36

I’m definitely planning a tailgating extravaganza!

Nibby > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:39

Perfect. I may visit you shortly.

. . > Nibby
11/09/2015 at 12:43

I have a couple tanks of diesel in the back. Will that be an issue?

MultiplaOrgasms > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:43

What do you think is the reason Ford made this bodystyle virtually unchanged for 150 years?

Will it do donuts?

Will it carry donuts?

How much pussy does one get while driving it?

What dark magic did your dad use to keep it rust free for more than eiht months?

Leon711 > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:43

Was this engine the soundtrack to your childhood like it was mine? Every minibus was either the transit or an LDV with the same engine.

Round headlight enthusiast > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:44

was that a Sir Mix A Lot reference?

Nibby > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:49

Nah

DoYouEvenShift > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:51

Is that the one with the goofy hood release?

. . > MultiplaOrgasms
11/09/2015 at 12:52

1. This bodystyle was simply perfect.

2. No, but it has a light arse and an open diff so it’ll do peg legged burnouts.

3. Yes! The cargo area is climate controlled.

4. White van drivers have a special magic spell just for that! It involves shouting ‘Oi, love! Nice tits, nice arse!’ out the window.

5. We use a special combination of praying to various gods, exorcisms, voodoo, rust check (and other things like it), filler, white paint, welding and body/floor rebuilds. 2 years ago we brought it back from grave’s edge, after that I’m pleased to inform that it’s doing fine!

. . > DoYouEvenShift
11/09/2015 at 12:52

Nope. My dad’s 2011 Transit has the key operated hood release however.

. . > Round headlight enthusiast
11/09/2015 at 12:53

Maybe :]

DoYouEvenShift > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:55

Thats the one!

Tohru > . .
11/09/2015 at 12:55

So you’re planning a robbery, then?

. . > Leon711
11/09/2015 at 12:55

Yes! Back when I was a kid I could easily tell when my dad was coming home just by the racket of this van approaching.

. . > Tohru
11/09/2015 at 12:56

Planning? Nah...

Leon711 > . .
11/09/2015 at 13:13

Every school trip, every scouts trip, every army cadets trip, every builders van, airport taxi, removal van, everything made that nasty screaming 2.5 diesel clatter.

. . > Leon711
11/09/2015 at 13:15

Nasty? It’s the sweet, sweet sound of days gone by. :D

Leon711 > . .
11/09/2015 at 13:17

It’s a nasty noise objectively, but it’s the beautiful sound of nostalgia.

. . > Leon711
11/09/2015 at 13:22

Frankly, I find it much less annoying than the more high-pitch sounds some small diesels make.

Cé hé sin > Leon711
11/09/2015 at 13:25

The previous ones were even worse...