New Ford Van

zorry · Jun 23, 2014

Is that 4600 Ford dealers and 275 $printer dealers ?

Turtle · Jun 23, 2014

zorry said:
Is that 4600 Ford dealers and 275 $printer dealers ?

That's certainly how the math works out, yes.

OntarioVanMan · Jun 23, 2014

You mean the Ford dealer will have ALL the parts you need right there in the dealership same day?....a Ford dealer in Poo Doink Wi will have that tie rod end?....Really?....

Actually we don't need a Dealer or sprinter service center for mundane repairs like water pumps, brake jobs and like....any mechnutnic can do it...

Big Al · Jun 23, 2014

I thought there was only 100 dealers authorized to do warranty work on Sprinters, 50 Freightliner & 50 Mercedes.

Sent from my SCH-i705 using EO Forums mobile app

OntarioVanMan · Jun 23, 2014

Big Al said:
I thought there was only 100 dealers authorized to do warranty work on Sprinters, 50 Freightliner & 50 Mercedes.

Sent from my SCH-i705 using EO Forums mobile app

That is an old rumor I believe......there is a ton of places that do Sprinter work....you just have to know where to look....Most FL dealers do Sprinter work now... Me personally never been to a FL or Mercedes dealer.... I do't go to many dealers actually....van doesn't break down that much....maybe once a year if that...

Moot · Jun 25, 2014

kg said:
With Ford not producing the Econoline, and the trouble GM is having with deliveries to dealers, it will be tough to get vans for a while.

What type of trouble is GM having with deliveries to dealers?

kg · Jun 25, 2014

The railroad co that leases rail cars to gm has been slow to replace older car carriers as they are taken off line. The result is that at major loading yards things have slowed down. Customers are waiting longer for ordered vehicles.

Stay safe
KG

Krig · Jun 26, 2014

Doesn't the US Transit borrow a bunch of parts from Ford's US cars? The engines and drivetrain come from the F-150, don't they?

I'm not sure how parts availability would be an issue.

Also, according to this, parts will be much cheaper than on a Sprinter.

Ford Transit USA Forum - View Single Post - My Ride & Drive Day with the Transit (long post)

Ford Transit USA Forum - View Single Post - My Ride & Drive Day with the Transit (long post)

And you can apparently also idle the diesel engine.

LDB · Jun 26, 2014

Here's a working link. The one above was corrupted by missing spaces and duplicate http.

Ford Transit USA Forum - View Single Post - My Ride & Drive Day with the Transit (long post)

Krig · Jun 26, 2014

LDB said:
Here's a working link. The one above was corrupted by missing spaces and duplicate http.

Ford Transit USA Forum - View Single Post - My Ride & Drive Day with the Transit (long post)

Actually, it's two separate links.

The entire post was apparently corrupted because I had Javascript turned off.