SOLD - Super clean F150 with extras. Price to drop weekly till gone.

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That's at least two notches above a Ridgeline!
About 20. Took my toy hauler to my kids barn on Saturday. Truck had 350 miles. With cruise control the Ridgeline on a hill would downshift a couple times and hit 5,000 rpm. Big Blue just added turbo boost. No change of gear, rpm, or speed.
 

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Have you seen what Glen C. did with his Transit?
Yes and it was actually TrikePilot a couple years ago who got me peering down the long dark hole of van build blogs and Youtubers.

Mine came to me from the misfortunes of others because COVID forced Budget Rentacar to sell part of their fleet and this was one that went to the bankruptcy auction that a local RV dealer picked it up at. I snagged it the day after they got it because Transits sell so fast right now. For what I wanted to spend I've looked at a lot of high mileage beaters so was pleasantly surprised finding the same 2016 as my pickup with less miles, a brand new set of tires, a good Carfax, and straight enough to pass my inspection. I wanted a plain white van for stealth camping (or moonlighting as an Amazon delivery guy? ;) ), it's the mid-length 148", and the medium roof is just about 6 ft tall inside, with the interior length a touch over 10 ft and 370 engine. Even came with E-track already installed and the optional Ford wall liners. Trikepilot and Glenn's are the extended 170" (iirc) high roof, which is WAY more than I want or need, especially since I need to park in narrow Baltimore side streets near my daughter's. This van still had all the Budget stickers, including the record of every oil change and preventive mx service marked on the cage wall. Did some sticker removal & been using it to haul stuff for the kids the last 2 days, so tomorrow the cage wall comes out and morphing it to a mild camper build / toy hauler begins.
 

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Yes and it was actually TrikePilot a couple years ago who got me peering down the long dark hole of van build blogs and Youtubers.

Mine came to me from the misfortunes of others because COVID forced Budget Rentacar to sell part of their fleet and this was one that went to the bankruptcy auction that a local RV dealer picked it up at. I snagged it the day after they got it because Transits sell so fast right now. For what I wanted to spend I've looked at a lot of high mileage beaters so was pleasantly surprised finding the same 2016 as my pickup with less miles, a brand new set of tires, a good Carfax, and straight enough to pass my inspection. I wanted a plain white van for stealth camping (or moonlighting as an Amazon delivery guy? ;) ), it's the mid-length 148", and the medium roof is just about 6 ft tall inside, with the interior length a touch over 10 ft and 370 engine. Even came with E-track already installed and the optional Ford wall liners. Trikepilot and Glenn's are the extended 170" (iirc) high roof, which is WAY more than I want or need, especially since I need to park in narrow Baltimore side streets near my daughter's. This van still had all the Budget stickers, including the record of every oil change and preventive mx service marked on the cage wall. Did some sticker removal & been using it to haul stuff for the kids the last 2 days, so tomorrow the cage wall comes out and morphing it to a mild camper build / toy hauler begins.
Nice Van Bob! I was looking for a medium roof 148" Transit for about a month and a half, but no luck. I needed a van by the beginning of October, so, somewhat regretfully, I ended up buying a 2014 standard roof 144" I-4 diesel Sprinter. I say somewhat regretfully, because what I save on mileage (around 25) over the Transit, is negated by the higher price of diesel, and the ongoing maintenance because of DEF codes that are popping up because even by 2014, Mercedes had not figured out how to combat diesel emissions without particulate filter clogging or NOX sensors going bad. Ridiculously EXPENSIVE to maintain. Other than that, it's a charm. LOL
 

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Nice Van Bob! I was looking for a medium roof 148" Transit for about a month and a half, but no luck. I needed a van by the beginning of October, so, somewhat regretfully, I ended up buying a 2014 standard roof 144" I-4 diesel Sprinter. I say somewhat regretfully, because what I save on mileage (around 25) over the Transit, is negated by the higher price of diesel, and the ongoing maintenance because of DEF codes that are popping up because even by 2014, Mercedes had not figured out how to combat diesel emissions without particulate filter clogging or NOX sensors going bad. Ridiculously EXPENSIVE to maintain. Other than that, it's a charm. LOL
I drove a couple of short Sprinters and they are a lot nicer to drive. Both were diesels but not the 4 cal and have bad reps for reliability so passed on each. My other issue with the Sprinters is that I need to put a kayak on the roof and they are REALLY tall with one up there. In addition to simply getting it on top, many of our roads are tree-lined and snagging my boat is not something I want to do.
 
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