Michaellana Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 My name is Mike and live in the Greater Toronto Area. In June 2010, I bought my first Transit Connect. I own an electrical contracting company and had my doubts that the cute little truck could stand up to the rigors of service work. It was delivered late in the afternoon and when it arrived, it created quite a stir around the office. The little truck from the very start, fit right in. I liked it because the cost of running the little truck is very inexpensive and my employees liked it because of the way it drives and because it's easy to park in the city. They say it's like driving a fun little go cart all day. I have three of the the Transt Connects now and as the Safari and Savanna vans expire, we are replacing them with the little truck. To my surprise, my electricians are asking for them as the older vans expire. The only complaint we get is the stereo in it leaves a lot to be desired. I always tell my guys about my first boss and how he took the stereo out of the vans and how he also took the belt off of the A/C compressor. He used to say we should be working, not sitting in the truck soaking up A/C. He was cheap, but he had a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncranchero Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Welcome! Yep, the stereos are a big disappointment. Plans are to upgrade my speakers but haven't gotten around to it yet. I get used to it until I get in my Sport Trac on weekends and then it's "man, that TC sound system sucks!" :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattCook Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Yes, the stereo is just about useless, I went for a Alpine INA-W900 with some 6 inchish mid grade Alpine speakers. Turned out great!! It has navigation and iPod integration, you can add a backup camera and bluetooth if you want to. They cut me a deal since I'm a good customer and got some other stuff at the same time, I payed $1,300 for the stereo and install, not to bad in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaellana Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thank you for welcoming me. I hope to be able to contribute to and learn from this comunity. The Alpine is a really nice upgrade. The stereo in the Transit is very noticeable to me as well, since I'm used to Fords Sony/Sync/Navigation in my F 150 Lariat, which sounds amazing. Still though, the little trucks seem to take a beating well and cut my fuel bills in half. To fill the tank in the F 150 it costs $150. To fill a transit here in Toronto it's $50. It's crazy how much fuel costs have risen, purely due to market speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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