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Natzure, wanted to pass on to you that I ordered the water hog mat from llbean, 4x6 size in charcoal. Couldn’t be happier with my purchase! The fit in the cargo area of my SWB cargo van is perfect...Oh yeah, I just took delivery of a new, 2020 TC last week! I still have the 2022 on order so this will work for us until (if!) it comes in...

Thanks GBL, actually I don’t care where it’s built, as long as it’s well done. Whenever it comes...

No, we went with gas, XLT, SWB, barn doors, with glass, sliding doors with glass, cargo van, in race red! Ordered 3/24/21 we hope for a better experience. ?

Natzure, I just saw a water hog mat from LLBean, in many sizes and colors. I didn’t know they carried them...just another idea.

GBL, thanks for those words... Since my post I have gotten over the sting of the whole thing, and, have ordered another FTC, (they can’t all be lemons, right?). I realized I really missed our TC. We are now looking forward to a 2021 model. Since they will be built in Mexico the wait should be shorter ...? Glad to still be here with the faithful...

Uline.com has some nice cargo area water hog mats. Weather tech also... Good luck hunting!

Yep did just that. As of March 2020, we received all our money back. Purchase price,,tax, license et all. Thanks for some good times...

Ok, it’s been awhile. Three more attempts by the dealer to fix the tranny and auto stop/start....In December they installed a brand new transmission and told me all was good to go... As I drove off the lot I found the auto stop thang was still not working! It is still intermittent, however a few days later NO REVERSE! Wtf? December 27 I contacted a lemon law lawyer. So on Monday they will advise me if they will accept my claim. Good luck to all of you who have this vehicle, as for me I’m done.

Well, the dealer picked up my van last Thursday morning, brought it back Friday evening. Said it was good to go. Ok, I now have reverse back, however the auto stop/start doesn’t work... Since I don’t care about that feature, I’m inclined to just leave well enough alone. I think I need to give it some time.

Yet another update... last month my Dealer called me and once again said Ford would not be building my newest order. No reason that he knew of, just not building it. I waited a couple of days and went into his Dealership. We sat down and started searching all over California for one similar to my order on a lot. He found ONE about 200 miles from us. It was close to the one I had ordered 5 months ago, just no glass in the sliding doors, no nav, but short wheel base! Apparently it had been ordered by a customer who wanted a long wheel base but this one was not. I asked my guy to see if it was available, it was, and I got it...still at my promised $500 under invoice. A week later, I attempted to back into my driveway...WTH? No reverse! The gear shift was in reverse, the dash readout showed reverse, but all I got was rpm’s. I shut it off, restarted it, and waalaa, reverse. Back to the dealer. Two hours later they called me...bad news. A module in the transmission was bad and would have to be replaced. Ok, it’s under warranty. Two weeks later now and we’re still waiting for Ford to send us a module. As a side note...this van has the “Auto/Stop” feature however if the driver wants to disable it, there is a button on the dash to do so. If you do disable it, that is when the transmission will not select reverse and you have to shut the vehicle off and restart it, then you have reverse. A glitch that Ford is aware of and is working on. I tell ya...I am losing faith in the Brand. Otherwise, I am enjoying the van as far as everything else goes. Good power, easy parking, good hauling capacity. I also have a number to a local company who installs windows in the sliding doors. standby for further updates...

Update April 11, 2019 After waiting for seven months, my dealer called me with bad news. My Transit will not be built. They can’t get the Diesel engines! Right! ok, so I ordered another 2019, from a different dealer, but a cargo van, XLT with windows in the sliding doors and rear doors, SWB, gas engine, almost same as before...except this dealer offered me a deal: $500 under invoice. So maybe September or December? I always removed the second seat anyway in the passenger van, so no problem.

$30525 MSRP

As of today, I have a 2019 TC XLT, swb, diesel, symmetrical rear doors, on order. With: tow, cloth seats, mid overhead storage, driver assist, sync3 w/nav, anti theft, blis, power seat. Enough is enough! Invoice less incentives on delivery....they are guessing April-June. The diesel is the only option on swb. No rear symmetrical doors on Titanium’s. I hated my hatchback on my 2016 TC, just sayin’ Good luck to others who have ordered.

Thanks for the reply Don. It looks to me like both styles have hinges that are bolted to the body. The liftgate on top, the barn doors on the sides. I'm still waiting to hear from my local Ford Dealer body shop...

Have any of you folks checked into changing a liftgate to symmetrical (barn door) doors? Or done so? Any info appreciated...

Installed a grab handle on my lift gate to assist in closing it. Works real well. I bought a handle from "attwood" item #2054-5, off Amazon for $13.00. It is attached using rivet nuts, and Philip head bolts, so if it has to be replaced, it will be very easy. The handle is for marine environments so should hold up well.

Don, good comments. I haven't tried to remove the rear seat as yet, but it's good to hear it is an easy operation. I am glad I waited for this SWB, after driving the RAM version I knew I wanted the short one in a Ford. Almost the same outside, but better inside. I sold the RAM in two days on AutoTrader! Sure, "Shorty" is good lookin' Don, but he is brand new after all. FDLFDC

Don, thank you from us, & Shorty! For a short lil guy, he sure can wag that tail!

Got it yesterday! Ordered Oct. 2016 Yes, it was almost six months, but now we are enjoying this mini van. Callin' him "Shorty"

BanzaiTree...Welcome to the forum, and hello from Watsonville! My 5 month wait is almost over to get my 2017 FTC XLT SWB in Silver. Look for me in and around S.C., I'm up ther now & again.. Good luck on your camper build. FDLFDC

Someone told me that the 2017's would have a small storage compartment, with a lid, under where the front passenger rests their feet. Anyone know if this is true or not? FDLFDC

Coit Tower is quite stunning at night! Thanks for this!

I ordered the same one last Saturday and was told only the driver's seat is power. forward/back/up/down/seat bottom:tilt up or down. A side lever controls the recline.

ahh..man, beautiful picture! I was up at the top looking out those windows. Can people still do that. As for transportation...I'm for going back to small towns and using horses... BTW, you are not as crazy as yer handle implies! "Take no guff, cut 'em no slack, hook 'em & book 'em and don't look back"

If I lived in the City I would consider the "Zero" made in Scotts Valley, CA. all electric, quiet, fairly small but lots of power. Zeromotorcycles.com I have owned 37 bikes in the last 59 years. Never been without one. I knew this was my last bike when I got the plate: "MOHICAN". Now...I am fighting cataracts, and vertigo...not a good combo on two wheels. (I hope no one here works for CA DMV!) Thinking about it...I rode a 1958 Harley Duo-Glide on the 49 mi. scenic drive in S.F. I had no problems.....but that was in 1963. I remember parking it right in front of Coit Tower...probably can't do that anymore. Fifty150, you make me very happy to have the parking I have available to me! Cheers!