bilgewiper

This is really a non-issue for me but my wife informed me today that the cruise control won't engage above 83 mph on our Transit. After 30 years of marriage this shouldn't surprise me as she informed me a decade ago that our Chevy Express van starts cutting out at 96 mph while running thru the Nevada/Utah waste lands (she had never gotten a ticket in near 38 years) . Maybe I should put her back into a Diesel Rabbit like we used to drive.

I tried the above on my 2010 Transit. It works. Wish I knew when the average fuel economy reading started. When it was new 52k miles ago or last 1000 miles or what. I have checked it many times and it does not seem to reset at fill up or when resetting trip odometer. Mine reads 23mpg now which is what I get mostly when I check it the old fashioned way. I wish I knew what all the other info was.

I changed my wheels to black aftermarket wheels. That fixed the brake dust problem. It's not that you can't see the dust on black as much but they are aero dynamically different than stamped steel wheels and really the dust does not stick to them. My front pads made it to 42k. miles before replacement.

those bumpers must only come on the vans with the 180(?) degree rear door option as my mine does not have any.

It will be better offroad than a 2wd Explorer. Ground clearance of the Explorer might be better. 2-4 hour trips are no problem. The Explorer would be a quieter vehicle as far as interior noise at freeway speeds. I am 6'2" and 300lbs. I have had no issues with seat comfort for the last 48k miles I have put on my '10 Transit. Been a great vehicle. Other than normal service replacement stuff like tires and brakes at 45k I have only had to replaced 1 burned out turn signal bulb! 22-23mpg consistently on mostly mountain freeway driving.

Do I need special tools to change out the pads. The rotors are fine! I didn't need any special tools unless a cheesy wheel cylinder press thing is special. Suppose I could have used my giant channel locks to push that cylinder back in also.

With the TPMS you got with the new tires/wheels do you still have to run 49 lbs in the rears to keep the TPMS light off?

I just changed out my 1st set of front brake pads at 44,400 miles. They were almost paper thin. Don't think I'll push it that far on my next set. We do mostly freeway driving.

I do all my own servicing also. I've got over 40k miles on my Transit and it has never been back to dealer. This vehicle is very easy to change oil and filter on. No need to even jack it up once you know where the drain plug is as you really cant see it while laying on the ground next to pass. ft. tire. Filter is out in the open and easy to get to.

LOL! Like the "custom idiot light canceling mechanism" !

So did you get your TPMS reprogrammed or you just going to live with the dash light on? I've got over 40k+ miles on my Transit and will be changing to sportier wheels with next tire change. I will live with that light on if I have too and check my own tires like I have for almost 40 years.

I've got 5 separate, now repaired cracks in mine. Pretty par for winter freeway driving around here in most my vehicles. The windshield in my Transit holds up far better to flying debris off of snow laden 18 wheelers than the windshield on my Scion xB which cant withstand any little hit.

I dont think my TC has that piece. Yours fell off and you didn't know it. LOL! No great loss

My first time I went back to the dealer to look at other new Transits to see where it went...don't feel bad

LOL! Been there done that. And putting it back on at least once a month. Comes from left door, right side (center, between both doors) striker.

Hey Danny, whats with the pictures of the white Transit with rear 1/4 windows and different ugly front grill?

My Transit has 24k miles on it and most of it is going up and down a 2200 foot grade usually 3-4 times times daily at 65-70mph. Sure, it occasionally drops to third and even 2nd (which I detest) sometimes depending on load and which 18 wheeler I want to pass. But, I can always maintain 70 mph if I want. Unless you live on the Big island or Maui and run up the volcano's a lot you will have no problem.

I just wish it wouldn't be so willing to drop all the way down into 2nd when cruising at up a hill at 65-70mph. 3rd is fine but there is such a small margin of difference in throttle position between getting 3rd or 2nd on a hill at that speed. Also wish it had a Yaw sensor thats tied into transmission function. Almost everything else out there does including my Scion and my "old" '03 Dodge P/U. In mountain driving they only make sense.

I've got 20,000 miles on mine and have no buyer remorse. Must of been that ARRA tax incentive that has so many on used market. I bought mine with the "cash for clunkers" tax wasting incentive.

Ahhh....ok. That answers that. Thanks. How about, has anybody put 6'x9" in the back doors? It looks like there might not be enough depth in the left door due to the licence plate indent

Here is a scanned pic from the article in Car and Driver showing possible speakers.

The April 2010 issue of Car and Driver has a review of a Transit they used in a 1000 mile trip hauling a motorcycle to a race. In one of the pics you can see what I think are speakers mounted up high near the roof on the side walls. Anybody know about those or recognize the brand etc?

I have 18k on mine and get consistantly 23-26 mostly around 24.

My 1st generation Scion xB had no armrest for even the driver. Within months of the cars release here in the U.S. there were numours aftermarket companies making different syles all avalible on the internet. Somebody is going to make one for these vehicles I hope.