soundguy Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I just purchased a used 2016 Transit Connect LWB passenger version. Selling my beloved Chevy Astro van after 15 years and 165,000 miles. Haven't driven the TC more than fifty miles yet, but so far I believe it will fit all my needs. Took out the third row seats to gain more floor space. Any worries I should have? The vehicle has 30,000 miles on it. Clean Car Fax. Thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chell Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Welcome to the site. Worries about taking out the seat? Only if you have teenagers borrowing the car and using that extra space for ... well, NOT studying school work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoAl Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Welcome! Funny you have an Astro van, we had the GMC version (Safari) which my wife drove the wheels off of! Literally! The right front ball joint failed twice in the 210,000 Miles we had it. All our kids have many stories of being driven around it. Took it camping to Disney a couple of times. Wife went from Safari to Smart car and hasn’t looked back. The Safari was running up one of the tires went flat and it didn’t get driven and then the fuel pump failed. It went away a few months before I got the TC. Now my wife doesn’t drive the TC as “it’s so big”. The engine bay on the TC is fantastic compared to the Safari - I remember changing an alternator when my wife went to visit our older son at college. It was a couple of hours away and a thunderstorm came up. Nice thing was the alternator was reached by removing the engine cover and most of the work was inside the van. Not an easy job though. From what I see the TC’s are reliable vehicles, not so many wagon version around. I have my rear seats out and will probably not put them back in until I need to haul more than 4 people. Tomorrow I’m taking my daughter and son to IKEA to look for furniture for his new appartment. With the seats out there is a lot of space and can even slide a box between the two middle seats - I have the captains seats in the middle row. I like the captains seats as can leave them in an still get my scooter in. Mike: since you teach repair, the right front ball joint made a clunking noise from almost the day we got it. The dealer looked at it several times, had a couple of other mechanics look at it and nobody could find anything. Sometime around 75,000 miles it catastrophically failed - in her parents driveway!! Had it fixed and the same thing happened about 75,000 miles later! That time she was doing about 10 mph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Look for the $79 futon @ IKEA. It's the best deal in the whole store. They can't keep them in stock. At my local IKEA, these are always selling out, and they won't take orders or hold them. Clerk will tell you when the next shipment is, and how many are coming.......25 are arriving next Tuesday.....then it's first come, first served. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00376932/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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