No Garage

[Eye of the Tiger]

Oh yeah, I miss the days when Ford thought that naming cars with common suffixes would shore up their shitty sales. Why didn't we get a Freestang?

I got a Freescort, once. I think I paid too much.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Minivans. Efficient, car-like, but dumpy and weak
Maybe I should focus on a real VAN. IMHO, Ford Econolines are the best VANs. I'd prefer model year 1997+ with the 4.6 V8 and cruise control

[Submariner]

Are you going to drive around offering small children feee rides home, too?

[93JC]

[Eye of the Tiger]

The '02 E-250 that I had was great. It just needed some sound insulation, because cargo vans are loud metal boxes.  Even the 4.2 V6 wasn't bad, but I'd rather go V8 if I bought another one.

[Morris Minor]

I have no idea why, but the work van of choice here (N. Georgia Mountains) is the Chevy Express. I don't see too many many Econolines (or Transits for that matter)

[Eye of the Tiger]

I have no idea why, but the work van of choice here (N. Georgia Mountains) is the Chevy Express. I don't see too many many Econolines (or Transits for that matter)

I like the GM powertrain, but I do not like the coachwork and chassis of the Express/Savanna.

[Submariner]

I like the GM powertrain, but I do not like the coachwork and chassis of the Express/Savanna.

You should buy an old Econoline conversion van and name it ShagginWagon.

[Eye of the Tiger]

You should buy an old Econoline conversion van and name it ShagginWagon.

I feel like that has been done before. A conversion van would be nice, though.

[Submariner]

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'm looking at a 2013 E250 ... to trade for Fiesta ...

[Eye of the Tiger]

Plan 75.3
Sell all current inventory
Have a 2013 E250.
Find some beater that does better than 17 MPG to drive to work.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Side hustle idea: use VAN to run uShip deliveries.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Ford Fiesta resale values have plummeted way faster than my loan balance. This is slightly inconvenient.

[Eye of the Tiger]

So, I realized that my face is stuck in a constant smile whem I'm driving Ranger. I can't sell it unless I have another smile machine.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Or, I need an older, even slower truck, with more gears...

https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/1976-chevy-dump/6924631524.html

[Submariner]

Or, I need an older, even slower truck, with more gears...

https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/1976-chevy-dump/6924631524.html

Or, I need an older, even slower truck, with more gears...

https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/1976-chevy-dump/6924631524.html

Rebuild engine.  Moar pwr.

Remove dump.  Build camper.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Rebuild engine.  Moar pwr.

Remove dump.  Build camper.

I want less power, more torque, more gears, more noise, and more air conditioned doge space.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Only 3 speeds, but VAN

https://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/d/columbia-1985-gmc-g-ton-work-van/6916630809.html

[RomanChariot]

That van has the largest suicide knob I have ever seen.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I would love beast van, but 4.10 gears and a 3 speed is shit for highway trips.

Back to wanting a Venture/Montana. They are the lightest weight minivan, even lighter than a Mazda MPV. Ventures are generally simple and easy to service, pooprod 3400,  4T65 tranny is usually good, and I like solid real beam suspension for VANs. I might want to overload it or tow something stupid. I know, intake gaskets, blah blah blah, but they are otherwise just as reliable and subpar as a Caravan or Fureestar. I want something that I can sleep in with the engine idling and I won't die from CO.

[BimmerM3]

They are the lightest weight minivan, even lighter than a Mazda MPV.

Nuh uh

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=515286003&zip=80301&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D80301%26sortBy%3DderivedpriceDESC%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26marketExtension%3Don%26modelCodeList%3DMAZDA5%26makeCodeList%3DMAZDA%26searchRadius%3D0%26transmissionCodes%3DMAN&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&modelCodeList=MAZDA5&makeCodeList=MAZDA&searchRadius=0&makeCode1=MAZDA&modelCode1=MAZDA5&clickType=listing

Can't tow tho

[Eye of the Tiger]

Nuh uh

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=515286003&zip=80301&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D80301%26sortBy%3DderivedpriceDESC%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26marketExtension%3Don%26modelCodeList%3DMAZDA5%26makeCodeList%3DMAZDA%26searchRadius%3D0%26transmissionCodes%3DMAN&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&modelCodeList=MAZDA5&makeCodeList=MAZDA&searchRadius=0&makeCode1=MAZDA&modelCode1=MAZDA5&clickType=listing

Can't tow tho

Okay,  but ... that is barely a mini-van, they are impossibru to find, and I need a V6.

[BimmerM3]

mini-mini-van?

It has slidey doors, so I count it.

[Eye of the Tiger]

In lieu of a van, keeping Dakota?
It needs just a little bit more power.
Engine loses power when hot, and I think because the exhaust manifold is so close to the intake.
I might do a heat wrap on the manifold. No big deal. Also,  Jet performance module #90017 may be of further assistance. It's a good truck.

[Eye of the Tiger]

If I get a little 6x12 enclosed trailer, I could tow it with Dakota and make money doing uShip. Theoretically.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I drove around with my fancy scanner and found out that both the crankshaft position sensor and intake air tempersture sensor signals occasionally drop out. This may explain random sluggishness. I can fix this. Is good truck.

[Eye of the Tiger]

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[Eye of the Tiger]

A short Chevy Express 2500 with the 6.0 is such a better idea than an E-250 5.4. But the Ford is more comfortable to me.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'm going to try installing transwarp drive on Dakota.