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WillMartin

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    WillMartin reacted to mrtn in Isn't this the cutest van   
    Yeah, it's happened before:
     
    https://youtu.be/537FDgzGv2A
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    WillMartin got a reaction from OLDSCHOOLFOOL in Isn't this the cutest van   
    There are a lot of things I would do if I had way more money than I could possibly know what to do with.  And too much free time.  One would be to take my Gen1 TC and put a V8 motor in the back with a 6 speed transaxle.  It would take some engineering and a whole lot of fabrication, but it would be quite the sleeper.  It would have to have bigger than stock wheels and tires to avoid lunching them, but it sure would be fun.  It will never happen.
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    WillMartin got a reaction from Slamsit in 2010 XLT Slammed   
    If you are going with that white, all that color.  That would be fantastic.
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    WillMartin got a reaction from dirt huffer in Anyone read of more info on this development: Ford will soon end production of passenger “multivans” like the Transit Connect   
    I have been driving vans for a long time.  The stigma of the van driver is a stigma to embrace.  All the "free candy" sign jokes are a little stale.  Besides, I go for a different demographic.  My sign says "free champagne."  It works great.  It gets chicks who would have been in the ocean in a Subaru Brat to like me.  Every time.  Try it.  You will see.
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    WillMartin got a reaction from Almo in Range left when low fuel light comes on   
    My 2010's light comes on and the display says there's 50 miles left.  When I put fuel in it at close to zero miles left, it takes about 13 gallons or a little more than that.  Considering the fuel economy it gets, that's somewhere from 40 to more than 50 more miles before it runs dry.
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    WillMartin got a reaction from Heisenberg in Hello from Eastern WA   
    There are about a zillion TCs over here on the west site of the mountains.  I can't answer any of your questions, since mine is a first gen and I have only had it for less than a year.  But welcome, and it shouldn't be hard to find a good one.
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    WillMartin reacted to tcconvert in the OH CRAP tote   
    My shade tree mechanic days are over. The only tools I carry now are a AAA card and a cell phone.
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    WillMartin got a reaction from Rileuy in Snow!   
    Seattle is the land of snow wimps and minimum numbers of snow plows.  Being from the midwest, snow doesn't faze me much, although I'm careful to avoid hills when there's snow and ice.  I didn't know what to expect from the TC in this stuff, because I got it in October.  I have to say it's a great little snow car.  It was a surprise how well it handles snow, because the tires that are on it now are awful.  It just powers through axle deep piles of snow, handles icy spots, and acts better in snow than it does on wet pavement.  Go figure.  So far, this little van has been making me completely happy to have bought it.
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    WillMartin got a reaction from PhotoAl in How many miles are too many...?   
    My TC was indeed a fleet vehicle.  Monterrey County California owned it.  It had just over 23K miles on it when I got it.  There were plenty of scuffs in the interior and some ugly dents that I'll eventually fix all of, proving that if you don't own it, you don't necessarily care very much.  But, it was mechanically perfectly maintained.  I still changed all the fluids except the transmission fluid.  That's going to get changed next time I change the oil.  It ran a little rough when I got it, probably from sitting.  It seems to like being run more, since it has smoothed out noticeably since I got it.  I have put just over 2K on it in four months, so it's not like I'm turning it into a high mileage vehicle in any hurry.
     
    I am a year from officially qualifying as an old dude, and I drive the van like an old dude.  The Daytona 675 does an indicated 170, and I have gone that fast on it.  On the track.  I won't admit what I may or may not have done and may or may not still do on a public road.  The bike was made for that.  The van was made to poke along in the slow lane.  It isn't all that much fun to drive anyway.  Better than the full sized van it replaced, but it's no sports car.
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    WillMartin got a reaction from jrm223 in OEM tires and wheelspin   
    Yeah, I'm not used to the kind of awe inspiring acceleration a TC is capable of.  It's a truly intimidating performance beast.
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    WillMartin got a reaction from herb in Trying to decide, and I need help!   
    You got good priorities.
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    WillMartin got a reaction from jrm223 in Modern day sedan delivery?   
    Over the years, I have heard all of the bad jokes about vans and "free candy" signs.  Mine has a different sign.  It says "free champagne."  I go for a different demographic.  I think there's the potential for a beautiful friendship with Rick in Casablanca.
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