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Sorry you had to use that for dump runs. I know guys who have flatbed trucks just for dump runs.

I'm sorry.

That all depends on what you can live without. I have a button on my dash for heating up the mirror mounted on my door. It never gets that cold here, that I need it. I now other guys who bought cars with engine block heaters, and they never use them either. I am living without leather seats. I am living without the top of the line stereo. I am living without the tow package. I did not get the OEM bumper insert cornering fog lights. I am living without the glass roof.

If you think that a used car will satisfy you, try searching with CarMax. I think buying used cars online is challenging at best. But it is an option. Just to see what is available and where the pricing is.

You could buy a taller ladder. Now that you the rack for it, you can carry an 8' ladder. Or think about carrying one of those multi-position ladders.

This is not your dad's minivan. It is not a "Soccer Mom" van either. While I respect those who think that the Transit Connect looks good. A lot of people don't, and these vans are not sold by looks. Nobody that I know has said to me, "looks good". One of my buddies said, "looks like shit". I don't care. The vehicle does what i bought it for. For me, the need was to seat more than 2 people, better on gas, and easier to park than the pickup truck. I have a Honda, but nobody but an infant in a car seat can really sit in the back of that, since the front seats slide right into the back seats. My Harley has a solo saddle, and nobody rides on it but me. My Explorer's odometer quit working around 650,000 miles, I wasn't sure what the real mileage was, and the body was rusting out with rain leaking from the sunroof channels. I wanted to efficiently transport seniors and children. An SUV was out, because old people even had a hard time with climbing into my Explorer. So despite the lack of bells & whistles, and no luxury, the Transit Connect saved me about $10,000 in comparison to a Honda Odyssey or Toyota Sienna. And if any of my siblings or cousins don't like it, they can drive the grandparents and all of their kids, in whatever car that they pay for themselves. They all have nicer cars, because I'm cheap and they don't mind spending more money. Looks alone, the Transit Connect was unique when it came on the U.S.A. market. I immediately noticed all the work vans, and the technicians using them. For my own purposes, it was just too small to be a work vehicle. Not able to carry a lot of weight, not able to handle 8'X4' plywood, not able to carry 10' pipe, well, no way was I going to forklift load a transformer......you get the picture. But for some people, it was perfect for what they did, because full size 1/2 ton trucks and vans were too big. Right off the bat, I knew that it would be great for telecom techs, service plumbers who don't carry pipe, auto parts runners, and all sorts of other trades. A local police department bought them for the crime scene technicians. My city's Park Rangers got them (Park Rangers do not engage in high speed pursuits). Then with the new body style, my city acquired an entire fleet of LWB wagons for personnel deployment. If you need 100 street sweepers at a special event, you have them all report to the maintenance yard headquarters, transport them in Transit Connects, and then send trucks out with their gear. For certain agencies like Adult Protective Services, Child Protective Services, and Homeless Outreach Team, the LWB has worked out really well.

Some of those older motorcycles can be refurbished and kept running forever. Older Harleys have tons of parts available, a design which hasn't changed much in about 50 years, and are simple. That gravity fed carburetor into the V-Twin is very simple. And even the motors can be rebuilt or replaced easily. And these days, every part on a Harley, from controls, to handlebars, to seats, to fenders, is available in abundance. There are even guys who will order all of the parts, and build a bike, from the frame up. Only drawback is that you have custom built, dinosaur technology, which cost way too much. I always think that I could buy a new bike, which runs faster and better, for less than what I put into the Harley. If I buy a little Ninja, or CBR, I could get better mileage, ride faster, corner better, save money, and not have to wear leather pants. Sport bike guys don't look like The Village People.

Sorry for your loss.

Alas, even the Police Interceptor is a front wheel drive with unibody construction. some old timers still want to carry revolvers with 6" barrels.

My Explorer went through 3 multifunction swithches. Some of these parts are just poor quality. I think a bulk order of bad switches went into the Taurus, Tempo, Mustang, et cetera during the 90's. Then the dealership sells you a MotorCraft switch that also fails. i think Ford, GM, and Chrysler are all using poor quality parts. It saves money. They can replace it free under warranty. Then sell you more after the warranty expires.

You're in the desert. Go get a beer. Update is in November.

I make myself, everyday, believe in technology. I can't mod a touchscreen phone with a rotary dial. But my bike still has a carburetor with an air cooled engine; in today's world of fuel injection and liquid cooling. i understand the physics of two cars of equal sizes. But I don't want an equal size. I want to be in something bigger, heavier, with a full box frame, and old school police push bumpers that will crush the Smart car and Fiat with ease.

Good find. Was that installed with rivet nuts? i suppose someone with a long wheel base could order and install 2 sets, since there are already holes in the roof for that. Then they could drive around with 4 bars. Or just install the bars closer together, since there are already holes in the roof for that.

A lot of good cars are just not sold in The U.S.A. But we get a lot of junk, that shouldn't have been built at all. The Dodge K-Car comes to mind. I suppose passenger wagon vans are a very limited market. Most vans sold are commercial use. Those custom luxury van conversions went out with the price of fuel rising. Although I still know a few people, myself included, who would love to have a 70's Shaggin' Wagon. Exactly what every father wants to see pulling up to take his daughter out.

On the truck, I have one of those cameras that mounts on the license plate screws. No problem with it. Just be careful that if you mount it on the top screws, it could block the license plate state of issue and the registration stickers. I mounted mine on the bottom of the license plate. Most license plates have holes on the top & bottom.

I want to believe in the technology. But old guys love the idea of a full box frame and steel bumpers. Unibody with plastic bumpers just makes me uncomfortable.

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I have the LWB XL wagon, no cruise control. Curious how it works also.

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Sometimes all of these electronic issues require an old fashion, mechanical solution.

Important part is that your family is safe. I worry about that with today's cars.

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