Jiquay Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Just a quick note to say hello while I'm waiting for Ford to build my wagon... (This may go on for a page or two...) I ordered an XL Wagon two weeks ago, after noticing them on the streets for over a decade. I'm in my mid-50s & so far I've only owned two cars. I figure I'll only own two more before I hang up the permit, so I want THIS ONE to be new. My first was a '69 Chevy & I loved the cameraderie of Old Chevy Owners waving to each other. My latest is a '04 Mazda B & I'd need one of those suction-cup wavey hands in the window to cover all the other B pickups I see... I rented a TC van to live with one longer than the 12 minutes the dealer gives you to "test drive," most of which is spent with the salesman yakking in your ear. I found it quite nice - it's not a truck but it's not a car, either. Passing semi-trucks don't blow it off the road and the Traction Control (on the '15 I rented) doesn't make you car-sick as it searches for asphalt in the snow. (I hope the traction control hasn't been updated in the last 3 years...) I camp in the back of my truck frequently, but I am also tired of going out with friends & having to wait for them to catch a bus when we change locations because the pickup has only 2 seats... And I didn't want "my father's" minivan. As I said, I like the "rare birds" of the road, & the other vehicles to suit my needs (Mazda 5, Volks Sportwagen) are all over the place. So are TCs, come to think of it, but they've all got a logo where I will have Windows... 8-) Keith BSUPC and mrtn 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSUPC Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 "69 Chevy. A real automobile right there. And welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiquay Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 BSUPC: '69 Chevy Nova with a straight-6, 3-on-the-tree, manual steering & manual brakes. Same weight as my Mazda B, & you'd think with 35 years of technology & aerodynamics, they'd find a way to save fuel on an 1800kg chunk of iron. They haven't. But I don't miss doing tune-ups every 3500 miles... breaker-point ignition! GK BSUPC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G B L Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 The only thing that cannot be changed in the equation is how much HP it takes to move 1800 Kg . Hp = gal or Liters per mile or kilometers . As for the Tune up if you still had the Nova Pertronix makes a points replacement module for the dist that would end the 3500mi tune up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiquay Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 GBL: Push-rod straight-6 with a carburetor & breaker-point ignition, on a three-speed gearbox, versus Overhead Cam V6 with multi-port fuel injection & computer-controlled 25000-volt coils, with a five-speed overdrive manual... BSUPC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G B L Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) True but a pair of pliers, screw driver and an adjustable wrench would get you home, now its triple A. When you get your TC learn how to turn off the Traction control . That will be important. Edited March 6, 2018 by G B L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiquay Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Closest I can come to showing you what I'm waiting for is to go to the Ford buildabear game & copy one... mrtn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiquay Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Three months in, & I phoned my salesman - still no news... GK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chell Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Wow! I'm glad all I needed was a cargo van. Wife dropped me off at the dealership, after 5 hours of paperwork, I drove off in my new van. I hope yours, with whatever bells and whistles you're waiting for, turns out to be worth it !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 You ordered an XL? Why didn't you simply buy whatever was in inventory, and negotiate the pricing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoAl Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Congratulations on your new van. We need photos, I can understand ordering, you can pick color and options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 If I had ordered mine I would have had to get a 2017. I wanted the most stripped down version I could get that had rear windows. The rest of it I would have been happier NOT to get. Might even have been willing to pay more NOT to get any bells and whistles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiquay Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) In stock 300 km away was a fully-loaded silver Titanium. (Silver & white are a definite no-go for me.) Calgary area had exactly the XL equipment list I want - black. 6-8 weeks. meh. My dealer had a naked XL on order. "Oh, we can install everything you want except the frost-free windshield..." White, 6-seater, and I've met some mechanics at dealerships - thanks, I'll wait. GK Edited May 21, 2018 by Jiquay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoAl Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Yes, that’s exactly how I wound up with a white Titanium. Totally agree on dealer installing stuff although the dealer service on my Volt has been first class the one time I had an issue. I don’t hate white but would have rather had a red or green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ridley Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Nobody every regrets getting exactly what they want. BSUPC and Jiquay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiquay Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 A buddy runs a rustproof shop - white & silver rust quicker than almost all other colours, probably because the sun doesn't warm it as much as other paints & the condensation doesn't dry out of the door panels. Hence white & silver being on my 'no fly' list... GK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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