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it drops like a rock ......... my atv trailer is a 7 x 12 flatbed with rails and we see 16-19 mpg with it attached doesn't matter if empty or loaded 16-19 mpg it is .....................

I upholstered mine with leatherette vinyl fabric for auto interiors , gives it a nice finished look, well except for the bare cieling and rear walls , bwahahahaha 15 bucks for 3 yards of vinyl and a few bucks for some spray upholstery glue

yeah the heater core sits six inches away , dead center ,and is blowing the 200 degree air straight at the plastic housing , it's almost a perfect straight shot thru the lower console / dash if you turn the temp control to the start of the red zone it doesn't get anywhere near as hot to touch

on the ford website after you build a van there are lots of upfitter options several of which are ladder racks

hmmmm I would of thought with a 2 inch receiver it would it least be class II even though the vehicle tow weight is only 2000 . I can vouch that it will safely carry the max ........................hehehe

Oh I know all about stop and go .......... one of my routes is 27 stop lights in 10 miles . you guys are getting screwed by NY , your gas probably has more clean burn shit in it than actual gasoline !

you must have a lead foot ? Or NY state sells you guys some really shitty quality gas . Here in NH , in town is a lot of hills ,constantly up and down hills . My gas mileage still averages 23.5 for combined driving . 2014 Connect LWB Cargo van XLT w/2.5 liter . I agree though get the 2.5 liter , the ecoboost can't do what the big dog does for towing power . speaking of which the only times my gas numbers are as low as Johny guy's I've got 2000 lbs worth of trailer attached to it's ass . and I still get 17-19 mpg

see the notch ? stick a flat blade screwdriver in there and pry it up . its a center post that spreads out the sides like a rivet . re useable if you don't screw em up .

it's to make up for the wagons that don't have any rear heat ...................LOL !

mine does that too................... probably every one of em does it.

the factory hitch is a class II and is 2 inch receiver and when ordered from the factory comes with electronic anti sway control .

Try again , there is 16 different sliding doors in the parts catalog for the different models .

t-50 The Nissan NV-2000 is a lot cheaper than a connect , why you ask ? They are made in US and no tax . US customs MADE ford stop this run around on the chicken tax . You can't screw with the US customs office. Theres also a reason the gutted van costs about the same as a finished wagon , us van owners are ultimately the ones paying the chicken tax , as the wagons don't have the tax.

I think its only purpose is to keep debris and or fingers out of the door track slider thats behind it

Wagons have opening windows in the rear sliding doors vans have fixed glass . also the quarter panels are different in vans or wagons see diagrams from parts catalog below . Also in the parts catalog there are different floor pans for the van vs the wagons in both LWB and swb models , and the kombi van has an even different floor pan . these are the main body parts that a dealer or bodyshop would order if you got in an accident . They would have to be building uni bodies in maryland to get around the tax . and if thats the case there would be no tax as the van would thus be maufactured in the USA . I did my homework before I bought . there aint no way ford is doing this much work in a warehouse in baltimore . Theres also a reason the gutted van costs about the same as a finished wagon , us van owners are ultimately the ones paying the chicken tax , as the wagons don't have the tax.

they screw in where your seat belt mounts are in your wagon ...................

if they came as wagons and converted there would be a hole there as ALL the wagons have windows there. We got about a foot Boston got hammered with 2 ft + of snow.

I don't believe it, got a link to that story dated 11/18/2014 ? if they were wagons converted to vans they would have to have an insert added to where the rear side window used to be and trust me , my van is one pc unibody in that section there is no panel added there . It's never had a hole there for a window . see pic and none of the places where a seat belt would be have any marks at all where a belt would be attached . Every article I've ever seen about the chicken tax was on the Turkish built connects , not the valencia vans.

the same d rings on the floor will also bolt to the rear cargo walls in like 6 or eight different spots . I've added 4 xtra to mine . 2 on each side wall and the 4 original ones on the floor gives lots of options for tie downs for cargo . They are like 20 something bucks each and come complete with all hardware ready to bolt down. Mines got the silly slots inthe plastic panels too.The drings are part # 550a74 the carpet only goes back to where the 2nd row seat would be in a wagon . the rest of the van is the floor behind the add on pc . in your diagram the carpet is #13000 in the below diagram #13046 is the vinyl floor covering

The chicken tax thing and converting wagons to vans was only on the one built in turkey the 2014 and up connects come as a van or a wagon with no conversions done in Maryland any more . The US gov. made them stop doing that . source: http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2014/04/current-negotiations-could-end-chicken-tax.html

and to further confuse the issue ............. from the manual 4.3 qts with filter 4 qts without changing filter page 196 of owners manual http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/2014-transitconnect-owner-manual-version-1_EN-US_11_2013.pdf that was from printing #1 of the manual printing #2 has it listed as omni phil says 5.7 qts. for the 2.5 liter on page 197 http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/2014-Transit-Connect-Owners-Manual-version-2_om_EN-US_03_2014.pdf

it's pretty damn accurate actually my trip computer #'s fall right in line with your mpg's pretty darn close

GREAT LINK I like the wiring diagrams the best

doubtful they are just slid into a very shallow recess to hold them in IIRC . The one on my left door came out the first day I had the van . Driving down interstate and noticed it flapping in the breeze , just barely hanging on . Sqirted a couple dabs of silicone behind it right there on side of road and has been good ever since . That was well before the little spring thingys breaking . I chalk it up to 1st year model run growing pains .