First Gear- 2015 Ford Transit Connect

"Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey" (dingersghost)
01/28/2015 at 16:51 • Filed to: First Gear, Transit Connect, Does anyone actually read these?

The long wheel base model, that's the size of an Escape.

Another model from Yurop! The Transit Connect. Or as Ford markets it: The un-minivan. But thats exactly what this is, a minivan. Sliding doors. Seating for 7 (with some really cool looking seat fabric). I'm surprised it doesn't come with a screaming kids soundtrack. The dash and console look like they're about the same ones from a Focus. Heck, they very well could be. I don't know much about these things. They are small though, the LWB version I had today was only a little bigger than an Escape. There are a few different versions of these and their bigger brother, like today's van, panel variants, etc. They're not the prettiest things either, though maybe they'll grow on me. They aren't ugly by any means, the look just doesn't excite me. Driving around the lot felt similar to driving a Focus. The one I drove was pretty spartan, with hand crank windows, manual mirrors, the smaller digital screen in the dash.

I thought it was a decent car. Time will tell.

First Gear is a new column, about a kid, a car lot full of new cars, and a habit of noticing random things. It's written from the view of a Ford dealer's lot attendent who for some reason thinks you care about the cars he spends very little time in. He also thinks you actually care about his random thoughts and will randomly post them to Oppositelock at his leisure. Just don't give him an excuse to break into full reviews. He can't handle that level of greatness.

DISCUSSION (19)

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
01/28/2015 at 16:56

That review Connected with me.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
01/28/2015 at 16:58

You must have Focus.

Yossarian > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
01/28/2015 at 16:58

They probably don't advertise the van much because margins on it are smaller than the CUVs and they don't want to risk cannibalising sales.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
01/28/2015 at 17:00

It seems like Canada Post is phasing out the old Grummans for these now.

Klaus Schmoll > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
01/28/2015 at 17:03

It's a no-nonsense car/vehicle for no-nonsense people. Nothing wrong with that. I wouldn't want to drive one, but I don't have a bazillion kids or a small business, but if I had.....

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Klaus Schmoll
01/28/2015 at 17:11

No I don't think there's anything wrong with the car at all. I'm starting to see more and more of them on the road and the many different configurations are surely helping.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
01/28/2015 at 17:12

Except at a Fiesta.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
01/28/2015 at 17:12

Hm. The US is still using the good old Grummans. Fun fact, did you know those are Explorer-based? At least the old ones are anyhow

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
01/28/2015 at 17:14

That would be a good thing to Escape to now

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
01/28/2015 at 17:18

I thought they were S10 based and powered by iron dukes. (these are the LLVs, not sure if there are more models, since they went under in 1994)

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey
01/28/2015 at 17:20

I'd be an Explorer of the idea.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
01/28/2015 at 17:21

Hey, be careful if there's any Escorts