Ideal Windsurf / Kiting Vehicle?

nanmoo · Post by **nanmoo** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:53 pm

I'm sure they make one for the Dodge Caravan you'll soon be purchasing.

JL · Post by JL » Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:40 am

This will be available in Canada soon: http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto ... to_01.html Which would (possibly) make this sort of thing available to us: http://www.westfalia-ford.co.uk/ I like the rear galley: http://www.westfalia-ford.co.uk/elevate ... index.html

eastside · Post by **eastside** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:07 am

When I see it I'll believe it. Funny how the "reborn" Detroit three continue to foist archaic, gas guzzling (non-diesel), one size fits all vans on Canadians and Americans.

bwd · Post by **bwd** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:42 am

Want. Don't really need.

nanmoo · Post by **nanmoo** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:45 am

eastside wrote:When I see it I'll believe it. Funny how the "reborn" Detroit three continue to foist archaic, gas guzzling (non-diesel), one size fits all vans on Canadians and Americans.

To be fair, Ford has had the frugal 4 cyl Transit Connect here for a few years now.

JL · Post by JL » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:26 pm

Sure Ford brought the transit, but in Europe it has a diesel / standard trans. option that gets great fuel economy

This is new: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ROADTREK ... 474wt_1163

KUS · Post by **KUS** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:13 am

too bad about the Ford chassis but these chinooks look sweet, great layouts and like the diesel, 7.3L on this one.

more force 4 · Post by **more force 4** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:36 am

nanmoo wrote: To be fair, Ford has had the frugal 4 cyl Transit Connect here for a few years now.

BTW, the Transit Connect is NOT the same as the European Ford Transit (much larger and kinda similar to the Sprinter). Euros get 4 cyl and standard options in the big vans that make them comparable to economy cars for mileage - 6 - 7 litres per 100 km. They won't import them though, they don't think North Americans could figure out how to drive them

~~~~~4j~~ · Post by **~~~~~4j~~** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:39 am

Nice one Kus. Run it on veggie oil like the ozyvan.

Here are some vehicles that I snapped in parkinglots. I like the low profile of the pop-top campers. And the Sprinter conversions always look great, but $$$.

nanmoo · Post by **nanmoo** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:21 am

more force 4 wrote:BTW, the Transit Connect is NOT the same as the European Ford Transit (much more similar to the Sprinter). Euros get 4 cyl and standard options in the big vans that make them comparable to economy cars for mileage - 6 - 7 litres per 100 km. They won't import them though, they don't think North Americans could figure out how to drive them

In europe they have the Transit Connect which is the same as ours, PLUS the Transit, which is bigger and looks just like a Sprinter. So no they are not the same, but because there are two models. Transit Connect and Transit.

Keen · Post by **Keen** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:17 pm

we might have more options for wind-mobiles soon. apparently the e-series is a going away and this Transit will be 'global'.

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2012/03/20 ... boost.html

BK · Post by BK » Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:44 pm

I have an 82 diesel westy available if anyone is interested...

JL · Post by JL » Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:20 am

Diesel high top ford

http://jalopnik.com/5866019/ford-offici ... ransit-van ... Nurburgring tested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc

Keen · Post by **Keen** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:15 am

cool. wonder what pricing will be. maybe some good competition for the sprinter.

(looks like my post was a sort of a duplicate of your earlier one JL... guess i should read rather than skim!)

TheLaw · Post by **TheLaw** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:31 am

JL wrote: Nurburgring tested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc

That was too cool JL! Nice find... commence distracting many of my friends with this.

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