raiz

Hauling my dirt bikes around to different riding areas every weekend and then camping/sleeping in the back. I like having everything enclosed inside the TC. People are a lot less likely to walk off with your $$$ riding equipment. The 2013 and older TCs with the tall roof have just enough clearance for the dirt bike handlebars. The loss of 4 inches is too much. =( I went to a dealership and measured.

I think they are already failing. Does anyone have info about sales figures for the new Transit Connects? I think that lowering the roof and making it less utilitarian and more minivan is probably already affecting sales. Man if they changed the design back to the old version with the taller roof, made the thing run on diesel, and added a manual transmission, there wouldn't be anything that could touch it!

It seems like the height was one of the biggest selling points of these guys. Why would Ford make this decision! *Sigh*

Is it true that the 2014 US version is shorter than the previous years? If so, this is a deal breaker. My dirt bike just barely clears the inner roof of the 2010-2013. I'm guessing it wouldn't fit inside a 2014.....

I'm sorry if I missed it in searching, but I didn't see this specific topic covered. Is it possible to add seats to a cargo/work Ford Transit connect? This is the taller version that doesn't come with the 2nd or 3rd row of seats. My girlfriend is afraid of buying a 2 seater in case we want to bring friends along. Also, if you can add seats, does it matter which year or model of Ford Transit Connect you buy? Do the seats have to match the model year? Thanks in advance for your help guys!