Looking at the respective website info on Dodge Promaster, Chevy City Express, Ford Transit Connect, etc., I see no mention of seating for more than two. But out in the "wild" I've seen a few of these vans that didn't appear to be a company or work van, with what may have been a husband and wife in the front seats as to suggest there may be more occupants but I couldn't see in the rear to tell whether it had more seats or not. Do any of the new vans of this type come with 2nd or 3rd row seats or do safety regulations and/or calculated "lack of demand" keep them all 2 seaters?
Transit/City van seats?
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I used a Kentucky Zip Code on the ford.com website
Transit Connect Passenger Van
http://shop.ford.com/build/transitconnect/?intcmp=show-bp#/config/Config%5B%7CFord%7CTransit%20Connect%7C2017%7C1%7C1.%7C200A.S9E.....WGN.997.~[censored]-AH.446.NON-FLEET.~VS-E5.%5D
Transit Passenger Van
http://shop.ford.com/build/transitvanwagon/?intcmp=show-bp#/config/Config%5B%7CFord%7CTransit%20VanWagon%7C2017%7C1%7C1.%7C301A.K1Z.....X73.CS2.VW.~YZKAA.MLR.99M.446.WAR.20F.XL.%5D
Transit Connect Passenger Van
http://shop.ford.com/build/transitconnect/?intcmp=show-bp#/config/Config%5B%7CFord%7CTransit%20Connect%7C2017%7C1%7C1.%7C200A.S9E.....WGN.997.~[censored]-AH.446.NON-FLEET.~VS-E5.%5D
Transit Passenger Van
http://shop.ford.com/build/transitvanwagon/?intcmp=show-bp#/config/Config%5B%7CFord%7CTransit%20VanWagon%7C2017%7C1%7C1.%7C301A.K1Z.....X73.CS2.VW.~YZKAA.MLR.99M.446.WAR.20F.XL.%5D
Both the Transit and ProMaster City come in passenger configurations. I've had both for work. The Transit is noisy, underpowered, and rides like a horse drawn wagon. The ProMaster City is noisy, has unusable power because of what has to be the worst transmission programming ever, uses a quart every 5000 miles like clockwork, and has the added benefit of non-existent support from Chrysler dealerships, an ignition switch that WILL fail where you cannot get the key out, and then a 3 month wait while FIAT (Fix It Again Tony) gets an ignition switch to you. The service team I work on currently has 12 of the ProMaster's. All have had transmission flashes to improve the driveablilty (terrible) all use oil, and 3 have had ignition switches fail. Did I mention they do not come standard with a spare tire, but a small piece of dung that tries to simulate an air pump under the front passenger seat? The car is a total joke, no wonder it's called the Doblo in Italy, cause it do blow.
My vote, if you are dead set on a vehicle like this, is the Transit. My local dealer always has a few with full seating. Shouldn't be hard to find one.
My vote, if you are dead set on a vehicle like this, is the Transit. My local dealer always has a few with full seating. Shouldn't be hard to find one.
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Originally Posted By: beanoil
The Transit is noisy, underpowered, and rides like a horse drawn wagon.
Did you mean to say Transit Connect ?
The Transit 250/350 isn't that rough, can handle a fair amount of cargo weight (which smooths the ride out a lot). Mine is smoother than the E-250 it replaced, but it suffers from a MAJOR lack of low RPM torque-any hill, upslope, headwind, the transmission is downshifting out of sixth into 5th, 4th, 3rd, & pulling redline upshifts in cruise going uphill on the interstate. I can't help thinking the 3.5 EB or 3.2 diesel would have been a BIG improvement, & getting better MPGs in the process. Good news is, in 45K, ZERO oil top-ups. Not sure how long the soft rear axle will last, already needs re-shimmed again due to excessive endplay. Chevy/GMC Duramax is a better option for hauling heavy/towing, IMHO.
Originally Posted By: Danno
Originally Posted By: beanoil
The Transit is noisy, underpowered, and rides like a horse drawn wagon.
Did you mean to say Transit Connect ?
We had some Transit Connects-it's an FWD minivan that thinks it can haul something, the 2.0 Duratech proves it CAN'T!
Originally Posted By: beanoil
The Transit is noisy, underpowered, and rides like a horse drawn wagon.
Did you mean to say Transit Connect ?
We had some Transit Connects-it's an FWD minivan that thinks it can haul something, the 2.0 Duratech proves it CAN'T!
Originally Posted By: Alex_V
Looking at the respective website info on Dodge Promaster, Chevy City Express, Ford Transit Connect, etc., I see no mention of seating for more than two. But out in the "wild" I've seen a few of these vans that didn't appear to be a company or work van, with what may have been a husband and wife in the front seats as to suggest there may be more occupants but I couldn't see in the rear to tell whether it had more seats or not. Do any of the new vans of this type come with 2nd or 3rd row seats or do safety regulations and/or calculated "lack of demand" keep them all 2 seaters?
Also, I've seen plenty of Transit 250s & 350s as rentals, some rated for 15 passenger use, also seen a couple church bus ones running around Cincinnati.
Looking at the respective website info on Dodge Promaster, Chevy City Express, Ford Transit Connect, etc., I see no mention of seating for more than two. But out in the "wild" I've seen a few of these vans that didn't appear to be a company or work van, with what may have been a husband and wife in the front seats as to suggest there may be more occupants but I couldn't see in the rear to tell whether it had more seats or not. Do any of the new vans of this type come with 2nd or 3rd row seats or do safety regulations and/or calculated "lack of demand" keep them all 2 seaters?
Also, I've seen plenty of Transit 250s & 350s as rentals, some rated for 15 passenger use, also seen a couple church bus ones running around Cincinnati.
Originally Posted By: Danno
Originally Posted By: beanoil
The Transit is noisy, underpowered, and rides like a horse drawn wagon.
Did you mean to say Transit Connect ?
The OP specifically mentions Transit Connect, City Express, and ProMaster. So yes I mean Transit Connect, and think he meant ProMaster City considering the class of the others he mentioned.
Originally Posted By: beanoil
The Transit is noisy, underpowered, and rides like a horse drawn wagon.
Did you mean to say Transit Connect ?
The OP specifically mentions Transit Connect, City Express, and ProMaster. So yes I mean Transit Connect, and think he meant ProMaster City considering the class of the others he mentioned.
Sorry, yes I meant Promaster City. Interesting info. Anyone with experience with the Chevy City Express? And yes, I know it's a Nissan.
Ford has two completely different vans: The Transit is the full size one, of which I've seen a number configured for passengers. The Transit Connect is much smaller and generally used commercially though I believe a passenger version is available that may need to be ordered special.
Ford speak for a van with seats is "wagon".
I thought that you could get an EcoBoost 2.0 or 1.6 in the Transit Connect but it appears to have reverted to the 2.5L NA motor only this year.
I thought that you could get an EcoBoost 2.0 or 1.6 in the Transit Connect but it appears to have reverted to the 2.5L NA motor only this year.
Originally Posted By: bullwinkle
I can't help thinking the 3.5 EB or 3.2 diesel would have been a BIG improvement, & getting better MPGs in the process.
Negative. There are 2 350's at work with the 3.2 diesel. They have torque around town, but struggle to keep up pace going up the mountains on the turnpike. Loaded they see 11-13mpg average.
I can't help thinking the 3.5 EB or 3.2 diesel would have been a BIG improvement, & getting better MPGs in the process.
Negative. There are 2 350's at work with the 3.2 diesel. They have torque around town, but struggle to keep up pace going up the mountains on the turnpike. Loaded they see 11-13mpg average.
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