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I just can't get past the Ugly of the Promaster. I saw 3 of them on I-75 north of Flint a couple of weeks ago (testing I'm sure). UGLY!! I like the Ford Transit much better for looks alone. I'm driving a front drive Dodge Minivan now (as a courier) and it's great in the winter even...

I know this has been asked before, but what is the typical gas mileage (or fuel mileage) that people get with a C/V loaded vs unloaded? Trying to figure out what the running costs might be.

I believe it was $8900...

I looked at Ryder. Looks like the prices have gone up a bit, but THANKS... I'm still shopping and I will add them to my rotation of sites... This is likely going to happen in the next 2 or 3 months.. SO I have time to find the right van. As for the CDL/HAZMAT... It's my understanding that...

Hmmm.. Maybe I could adjust my budget downward a bit and go for the higher mileage vans... This will be in Northern Michigan so there are some "out of the way" places and I would hate to break down in the middle of nowhere... But I guess that can happen in a new van... What I save on buying one...

I'm looking to buy a used cargo van. Although it won't be used for expediting, I figure you guys/gals would be the best place for me to ask. I will be using this van for weekly round trips of about 500 miles hauling x amount of batteries. (Car, Truck, Boat and aircraft type batteries)...

I have to say, that is one FUGLY van!

Sometimes the checkbook is the most powerful tool in the toolbox. :)

I don't have a K&n on it but I will take a look at the MAF Sensor. Thanks! and I will let you know what I find.

OOps.. Sorry I didn't put the year. it's a 93 with FI I will check out the ford forums Jack. Thanks!

I'm having a problem with my Ford 302 V8 It's hesitating a lot when I'm going slow (around town and such). It seems to run fine when i step on it and at cruising speed. There is also a sort of whistling or squealing sound that isn't belts. It's more like an air thing. Kind of hard to...

Chef, What kind of inverter / battery setup do you have? Also, do you have a fixed wall for your bunk area or do you cool the whole van? If I were going to do this, I would take the passenger seat out and put the A/C unit over there and the heater in the winter. Then it takes up no...

Thanks for the input. It was just a general question. I wasn't sure if there were laws about overloading a Van as long as you stay under 10k I've seen a lot of non-expediter vans out there big time overloaded. I saw one guy that had his 3/4 ton van full of fence posts (the steel ones...

Ok, This might be a dumb question, but I've been told that the only dumb questions are the ones not asked. What would happen if you had a cargo van that had say a 9000gvw and you took a load that makes your van weigh 9999lbs. As long as it's done safely (can it be?) how would one get in...

If they are anything like my Cadillac SUV, every 100k .. But likely yours should last longer then that in a van used on the freeway all the time. I do have a Toyota that has the original fuel pump at 235k..

What type of A/C is that? How do you power it? Just wondering...

What if you change the door frame with the tag from a 1-Ton? Ok, I know... but I'm just saying.... Buy a 1 ton junker and take all the parts including the vin and door sticker.. But then again, it would be cheaper to just buy a 1-ton.

I would love to see some van setups too! Thinking of setting one up this winter for spring departure into the unknown.

Why is it that on some air brake equipped trucks and buses the brake pedal looks so much like the accelerator pedal? Just always wanted to know. I would think they would make it look like a brake pedal in a car or pickup to avoid confusion. Or is it to cause people like me confusion? :)

Instead of a new floor above the wheel wells, couldn't someone put singles on the rear and modify the wheel wells to get the 48 (or more) inches of space? Some sort of super single with it offset to the outside... Maybe that's a million dollar idea or a stupid one :)