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Recently purchased a 2011 TC with hopes of doing some overnight camping down the road. Was a time I'd have done this work myself, but too old and decrepit for that now. Found a friend of a friend who likes to do custom work (couldn't find a body shop that would touch it), tracked down the parts, and let him have at it. Short list of parts: - Fiberine full length one foot topper - Slider windows - Universal retractable side step - Aries step up bumper - MaxxAir roof fan Here's the original concept I photoshopped from stock pics off the web. Nothing to scale, but it did give a good sense of what I wanted to see when it's done. This uses an actual pic from the dealership's online ad. Vehicle already has a nice 1K inverter and dual battery system for going off grid, and is in excellent condition with 70K on it. And here we are a week later with the real deal. Stopped by today to take a peak, and lots of progress: I ordered the Fiberine topper with the extra wood reinforcement inside the glass shell. Lot stronger, and better for attaching headliners and such. I was expecting maybe some blocking here and there, but they gave it the full monty ... So far, no complaints - the guy does really nice work, especially considering that it's a first. He's mostly custom racers and resto-rods, but figured why not - always ready for something new. Asked today if he'd do one of these again, and it was ... not a chance! Took four men and a chain hoist to get that roof on there, and plan is to leave that for the younger guys. Anyway - been planning this project for several months now - good to see it actually happening!

I have a 2016 Ford Transit that has over 50k miles that we use for delivery. A couple weeks ago we had our first real break down. The water pump was leaking water and it messed up the belt. The belt broke and was in pieces all over. Our mechanic charged us $500 to fix everything. Other than that, it's been a great truck. I only wish it had SYNC 3 instead of the SYNC I have now. The handling is amazing. It doesn't even feel like you're driving a van when you go around corners. Ford did an amazing job. I checked out the Dodge Promaster, the little Nissan truck and the Mercedes Metro. I think the Ford had the best value of them all. Great build quality. $500 in repairs in 50,000+ miles doesn't seem to be too bad.

The first cell phones were actually car phones. Handset mounted onto the dash. Back when Miami Vice was still on the air. I had more hair on my head, and everybody else had powdered sugar on their nose from eating too many donuts.