Bought New Ford Car for New Ford Job (Bonus Reindeer Oppo)

"i86hotdogs" (i86hotdogs) 12/05/2018 at 15:50 • Filed to: None

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2016 Transit Connect Cargo Van. 106,xxx miles. Decided to dip into my credit and finance something. This one cost me $10k.

I am excited to do something to the rear of this thing. I see it as a blank canvas. First thing’s first: line the floor with the carpeting every car should be lined with.

Next, add seating. Either a small bench or a futon-like couch will suffice. Going to add some insulation for noise reduction and heat containment. I also have a set of subwoofers and amp laying around. The van comes with two weak speakers, so any help there would be a huge improvement.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > i86hotdogs 12/05/2018 at 16:07

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Dang that’s cheap! 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > i86hotdogs 12/05/2018 at 16:09

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So you bought a TC Cargo and are turning it into a TC Passenger?

Or you’re just adding the bench for parked seating?

AestheticsInMotion > i86hotdogs 12/05/2018 at 16:15

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I'm excited to see where this goes

facw > i86hotdogs 12/05/2018 at 16:15

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Does the TC cargo van have the mounting points for the factory bench? I suppose you could bolt something down really well, but automotive seating seems like one of those things where it’s pretty important that it works right.

Monkey B > facw 12/05/2018 at 16:36

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I didn’t look for them in mine because it didn’t occur to me since I use it for work. T hese are built in Turkey and they build every single one coming stateside as a passenger van... because chicken tax. When they ship them to Baltimore they are stripped at the port and, from what I was made understand, they throw the shit away. What a waste. 

FSI > i86hotdogs 12/05/2018 at 16:41

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I fully support this. Transit vans are great, drove several of those at my last temporary job.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > facw 12/05/2018 at 17:23

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Going to guess not as the Cargo has a level floor from back to the seats, the Passenger version has a lower floor in the middle.

I could be wrong though.

i86hotdogs > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 12/05/2018 at 17:35

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Parked seating. Also for when I’ve had too much to drink, and need a place to sleep.

i86hotdogs > facw 12/05/2018 at 17:37

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I have heard mixed answers on forums. I will check when I re-upholster the flooring. I should have mentioned the seating in the rear isn’t for transportation. This will double as my tailgating vehicle, and a last resort for a place to sleep. 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > i86hotdogs 12/05/2018 at 17:39

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Ok, makes more sense now. I hope you enjoy your new van, we really liked the passenger version when we were looking.

i86hotdogs > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 12/05/2018 at 17:52

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Couldn’t find a passenger version in my price range. They had the first gen in that setup, but not a fan of the look or the 4-speed trans.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Monkey B 12/05/2018 at 18:03

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You’d think they’d send the seats back to Turkey to be installed in another one 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > i86hotdogs 12/05/2018 at 18:04

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I’ve never driven the new version, but I drove the last one and it was really amusing, you didn’t sit much higher than a Focus, but you had this big van roof over your head.

I fully support the addition is much shah carpeting in versions colors 

Monkey B > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/05/2018 at 18:13

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that’s what I thought...I always wanna go find the place and see if I can score some windows. Backing this thing out of spots with no right rear window is irritating at times since people are dicks.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > i86hotdogs 12/06/2018 at 07:07

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I would maybe bite on a first gen if they had made an extended version.

I think the cheapest passenger version we found was a 2015 XLT for $8k. It had 180k miles on it and needed a bunch of work. Otherwise we found a couple 2015s with around 100k miles for around $12k. They seem to hold their value really well, especially the passenger trim.

i86hotdogs > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 12/06/2018 at 09:31

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Yeah their resale is impressive. Cheapest one I saw was a ‘15 with around 200k and a rebuilt title for $ 11k. . Too suspect for me. 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > i86hotdogs 12/06/2018 at 10:03

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We couldn’t justify spending $12k on something that would likely need suspension + whatever other work that comes along with a 100k miles, so we just decided to keep what we had.