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Luckily, running wires with a cargo van is a lot easier. You don't have to worry about taking apart the interior. Install something like this, to give you more options down the road. Then you can run a fan like this:

I got rid of mine once I got a beeper. That handheld CB on my belt was too big & heavy. I don't use it at all. I wish to remain engaged with the vehicle's operation. Then there is the crazy part of me that thinks I'm driving a Toyota, and that sudden acceleration can happen. Sort of like all of those Prius that accelerated to maximum speed, and the operators could not regain control to stop the vehicle. Toyota has recalled more than 14 million vehicles worldwide due to acceleration problems in several models and brake defects with the Prius hybrid. Toyota has blamed driver error, faulty floor mats and sticky accelerator pedals for the unintended acceleration.Nov 2, 2015 Toyota settlement over acceleration problems to top $1 billion https://www.nbcnews.com/.../toyota-settlement-over-acceleration-problems-top-1-billion... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009–11_Toyota_vehicle_recalls When asked to describe his cruise control problem, Steve Wozniak said, "It's a little more of a procedure of upping the speed, upping the speed, and then suddenly it just sort of went like it thought you told it to go to infinity." On March 19, 2014 it was announced that Toyota and the U.S. Justice Department had reached an agreement whereby Toyota would pay a US$1.2 billion criminal penalty in exchange for deferred prosecution of wire fraud charges. The agreement also subjects the car company to further independent monitoring of its safety procedures. The penalty ended a four-year investigation in which the Justice Department concluded that Toyota had intentionally hid information about safety defects from the public and had made deceptive statements to protect its brand image. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. remarked "Other car companies should not repeat Toyota’s mistake. A recall may damage a company’s reputation, but deceiving your customers makes that damage far more lasting." The penalty is the largest ever waged against a car company.

Be a maverick. Buy the Mercedes van. Show the world that you are willing to spend more on a work van; and that your invoices will be higher to pay for that van. That is what my dad says when he sees a Mercedes van. That contractor must be charging higher prices to pay for the van. So what else did they find? Any thoughts on paying the difference out of pocket, and restoring the van? Some guys will take whatever the insurance is willing to pay, then make up the difference themselves, because that is how much they like the car. I would accept the payout, then apply it towards purchase of a new car.

I never need an excuse to go to Harbor Freight. Nor do I have an excuse for drinking intoxicants and associating with vixens with low moral standards. But it won't be a Harbor Freight trip. Harbor Freight sells sets of sockets. Sears has open stock. I will not buy 180 pieces, for the 1 size I want. Already own hex bit kits that I only bought for 1 size. Problem is that they are too small. Now I have a bunch of small bits without purpose.

I think you should get spikes!

Does anyone know the size of the hex bit I will need to insert into the guide hole? Just in case I lose the OEM lug wrench. And just in case anyone needs to know, the OEM torque spec is 100 lb-ft. With an 18" breaker bar, and a 3/4" socket, the lug nuts came off with ease.

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Is the diesel an option for Long Wheel Base? I just don't think I would ever buy a short bed pickup either. Same way I know that you need a full size bed on a pickup truck in case you need to carry plywood, futons, beds, whatever......I don't want to buy a smaller van that will leave me kicking rocks & crying, because of whatever it is that I can't get in my van. And it's always by inches. Not too bad in a truck with a shorter bed, because you can still try to drive with the tailgate down, and your load strapped. But I don't want to drive with the van doors open.

3.5 months. Unbelievable.

The wheelchair ramp conversions are already on the road. I see them out there in use. I still wonder about passenger safety, when a wheel chair is rolled into a van, then strapped down. Okay, the chair is safe. What about the person in the chair? Is that wheelchair position in a correct position to work with the vehicle's airbags? I still think that if possible, it is better to assist the person into a vehicle, strapped in with the vehicle's seat belt, and in the correct passenger position for the airbags. At least that is how I've been doing it. But I'm not in the business of transporting the disabled. Just driving around family members.

Same goes for cars.

Milk crates would work just fine......only problem is that you have to steal them.

Now we are way off topic.

You may have better luck converting your Transit Connect to electric. R&D has already been done for the first generation Transit Connect. You may be able to locate parts still on the market, and apply your own tweaks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_Transit_Connect_Electric

Looks like only a half dozen people reported the issue, nobody has a solution, and it is only with the first generation sold in U.S.

A shop teacher used to say about engines, "suck, bang, and blow".

Funny how you don't see guys wearing MC colors riding on the back of a girl's Grom.

You are correct. Body work can often cost more than mechanical work. $10,000 thrown in the right direction, with proper windage, can almost replace everything you need under the hood. You can probably get a whole new engine, transmission, and everything to go along with it. That is a lot less expensive than $30,000 for a new car. But do you spend $10,000, on a car that is only worth $2,000?

Try calling this guy. He may be able to help. https://www.vmpperformance.com/aboutus.asp

I am jealous. That is such a cool Grom. Can you take me for a ride? 5150 Yes and no. You would need proprietary software, in most cases, to tune the engine. Companies like SCT make handheld tuners for more popular Ford Mustang, F-150, et cetera. But I don't think anything is over the counter for Transit Connect. Custom tune writers are not in the business of adding HP & torque to a minivan.

My dad taught me the same thing about cars. Value depreciates daily. Interest adds debt daily. If I only have $2,000, then it's a $2,000 car that I will buy. If all that buys is a 14 year old Hyundai, then I will drive it for a year, save what I would have spent on payments. My next car will be a $4,000 car that might last 3 years. The math can work that way. $500 monthly car payments adds up to $30,000 in 5 years. The real problem is when you have that money in your hand, you might not want to spend it all at once on a new car. You may decide that you could live with driving another used car, and do something else with that money. My ex wanted to spend it on a wedding. She is now my ex. There are options. Insurance auctions for salvage title cars. Little old ladies that are not allowed to drive anymore. Maybe someone else with a stroke of bad luck, and you can take over payments. As a kid, I rode a motorcycle because it was cheaper. In today's world, $2,000 will buy a very good used 2 wheeler. Leaps and bounds beyond a $2,000 car.

You didn't consider a little more luxury, like a Honda or Toyota van, for driving kids around?